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Two and a Half Men is an American television comedy series, which premiered on CBS on September 22, 2003. The sitcom stars Charlie Sheen, Jon Cryer and Angus T. Jones. The show is about a hedonistic jingle writer, Charlie; his uptight brother, Alan; and Alan's young son, Jake. Charlie's free-wheeling life is complicated and altered when his brother gets divorced and moves into Charlie's beach-front house.www.imdb.com/title/tt0369179/ There have been six seasons of Two and a Half Men, the seventh season is currently showing. CBS renewed the show for an additional three seasons.www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i43b2ec4937929a5062699bf1c78a3a51 Two and a Half Men is consistently ranked one of the most watched comedies every season in the United States.

Cast and Characters

Current Cast

• Charlie Sheen as Charles Francis "Charlie" Harper, a hedonistic bachelor, jingle/children's song writer who tends to pick on his little brother Alan but ultimately loves him. He is the exact opposite of his younger sibling: relaxed, carefree, and affluent. He loves his nephew Jake and gives him advice (much of which is not age-appropriate), but the two often trade barbs as well.
• Jon Cryer as Dr. Alan Jerome Harper, Charlie's twice-divorced chiropractor brother, who is more conscientious than his brother, but continually stricken with bad luck and contently teased by Charlie. After losing his house to his wife Judith in the divorce process, he resides with Charlie. He is generally a nice and polite person, but seems to have a weakness for women who treat him poorly, which may stem from the non-nurturing relationship he had with his and Charlie's mother. In the Season 4 episode, "Repeated Blows to his Unformed Head," it is revealed that Alan is a maieusiophile. Jon Cryer plays the part of the younger brother, by two years, yet in real life he is a few months older than Charlie Sheen. Prior to Two and a Half Men, Cryer and Sheen appeared together in the 1991 comedy Hot Shots!. Cryer also won the 2009 Emmy award for best supporting actor in a comedy series.
• Angus T. Jones as Jacob David "Jake" Harper, the underachieving son of Alan and Judith. He spends most of his free time playing video games, eating, watching television, playing guitar, sleeping and expelling bodily odors. He is also an excellent poker player and a fairly good cook, but is a bit on the ditzy side (although he is sometimes quite observant), which is a frequent theme of joke around him. He clearly loves his father and uncle but is often surly toward them. The voice Jake is lip-synching to in the theme song is that of female singer and voice-over artist Elizabeth Daily.
• Conchata Ferrell (starring season 2-current; recurring in season 1), as their sharp-tongued housekeeper Berta. Although Berta's manner may be viewed as sarcastic, Alan and Charlie still treat her with a great deal of respect, and it is clear that the household cannot function properly without her. She has a sister named Daisy, played by Camryn Manheim, with whom she does not get along. She also has three daughters and a number of granddaughters, who she herself states are "sleazy and easy" and whom she sometimes brings along to work. A notable example was when she brought her teenage granddaughter Prudence, who is played by Megan Fox. She has been known to attend many of the Harper family functions when not working. She has served time in prison.
• Holland Taylor as Evelyn Harper, Charlie and Alan's conceited, self-centered mother and Jake's grandmother. She expresses a superficial fondness for her sons and grandson, but she rarely lives up the self-perceived image that she's a devoted and misunderstood matriarch. Her sons and grandson generally return the favor and go out of their way to avoid interacting with her on most occasions. Her wide-ranging sex life is a recurring gag throughout the series. The family frequently refers to her as "the devil," and Charlie has her number on his cell phone under the name "666." Apparently wealthy, she has been married numerous times and sells real estate.
• Marin Hinkle as Judith Melnick, Alan's vindictive, self-absorbed and humorless ex-wife. She seems to despise Alan and takes any chance to humiliate him. She was the first woman Alan ever slept with, but their marriage was cold and she said that the only time she was ever happy being sexual was when she was pregnant with Jake. She made no secret of living luxuriously with Alan's alimony, going as far as to get breast implants. She has since remarried to Dr. Herb Melnick (Ryan Stiles), Jake's pediatrician, a union that brought joy to Alan because it meant he no longer had to pay alimony. In Season 6, she threw Herb out of the house and briefly reunited with Alan before reconciling with Herb, and it was later revealed she was pregnant with a girl. Alan feared he was the father, but Judith said she would kill him if he revealed that he slept with her, and after she gave birth in the Season 6 finale the child's parentage remained uncertain. Jake and Berta believe the child looks more like Alan than Judith or Herb.