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Hugh Grant Turned Down Replacing Charlie Sheen on Two and a Half Men
Charlie Sheen left the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men in 2011.
Series creator Chuck Lorre says Hugh Grant was considered to replace him and met with the show's team.
CBS and Warner Bros.
offered Grant $750,000 per episode and a four-day work week, according to Lorre.
Grant initially agreed, but backed out when it was time to sign a contract.
Lorre says he then thought the show might end.
CBS executive Les Moonves suggested Ashton Kutcher, despite Lorre's initial concern that Kutcher was too young for the role.
Kutcher joined the show and starred for four more seasons.
Lorre recounts the casting change in his memoir, Sitcom, which is due out Oct.
13.
Hugh Grant was offered the chance to replace Charlie Sheen on Two and a Half Men but backed out before signing a contract, series creator Chuck Lorre said.
CBS and Warner Bros. offered Grant $750,000 an episode and a four-day work week, according to Lorre.
Lorre said Grant had been on board briefly, then an agent or manager told him Grant did not want to proceed.
After Grant withdrew, CBS president Les Moonves suggested Ashton Kutcher for the role.
Lorre said Kutcher joined the show, which continued for four more seasons with him.
- Who
- Hugh Grant was offered the role; series creator Chuck Lorre described what happened.
- What
- Grant turned down the chance to replace Charlie Sheen on Two and a Half Men.
- When
- After Sheen left the show in 2011; the exact date Grant withdrew is not stated.
- Where
- The CBS television series Two and a Half Men.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Charlie Sheen departed Two and a Half Men.
Chuck Lorre and Lee Aronsohn met with Hugh Grant and wrote scenes for a possible character.
Grant withdrew from the opportunity, Lorre said.
Les Moonves suggested Ashton Kutcher, who joined the show for four more seasons.
- Offer
- $750,000 an episode
- Proposed work week
- Four days
- Series creator
- Chuck Lorre
- Original lead’s departure
- Charlie Sheen left in 2011
- Replacement who joined
- Ashton Kutcher
What people are saying
When it came time to sign a contract and proceed, he bailed. He just bailed.
Mr. Grant doesn't want to do this.
I guess the show is over.
He was sharp and funny and just a genuinely wonderful human being.
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