97 Fun Facts About Two and a Half Men

What relation is Jake to Charlie Harper?

Nephew: Jake is the son of Charlie's brother Alan, and spends weekends at his bachelor uncle's beach house once his parents divorce.

What does Charlie Harper do for a living?

Jingle writer: when the advertising work dries up, Charlie reinvents himself as a children's singer under the name Charlie Waffles.

What is Alan Harper's profession?

Chiropractor: Alan's practice earns so little that, with two ex-wives to pay, he sponges off whoever owns the beach house.

In which California community is Charlie's beach house?

Malibu is where Charlie's beachfront bachelor pad sits; Alan moves in when his wife Judith decides to divorce him, and Jake stays at weekends.

Who plays the sardonic housekeeper Berta?

Conchata Ferrell was hired for a two-episode arc in which Berta quits when Alan and Jake move in; instead she stayed for all twelve seasons.

How is Rose, played by Melanie Lynskey, introduced in the pilot?

As Charlie's stalker: Rose is a one-night stand who refuses to go away, and Melanie Lynskey's planned one-off appearance turned into a twelve-season role.

Who plays Charlie and Alan's vain mother Evelyn?

Holland Taylor's Evelyn, a five-times-widowed realtor, takes Alan in when Charlie's beach house is sold, until its new owner invites him back.

Which actor played Alan's ex-wife Judith?

Marin Hinkle's Judith sets the show in motion by throwing Alan out, then lives comfortably on his alimony without taking a job.

Which Two and a Half Men cast member is the only one to appear in all 262 episodes?

Jon Cryer never missed an episode as Alan; when Charlie Sheen was fired, the show was relaunched around him and a new character.

In which category did Jon Cryer win his second Emmy for playing Alan Harper, in 2012?

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series was the category: his 2009 win had come as a supporting actor, but with Charlie Sheen gone Cryer was entered as the lead and won there too.

In his 2011 meltdown interviews, Charlie Sheen claimed to have Adonis DNA and what kind of blood?

Tiger blood, Sheen said, was what set him apart from the 'normal people' Alcoholics Anonymous was written for; a week later he was fired from the show.

Charlie Sheen's 2010 contract made him TV's highest-paid actor at roughly what fee per episode?

$1.8 million an episode was the price of keeping Sheen in May 2010; ten months later he was fired, with most of the two-year deal still to run.

Which British actor was approached to replace Sheen before Ashton Kutcher was hired?

Hugh Grant was deep in negotiations but pulled out at the last minute; he later said he was too scared to sign on without seeing a script.

Who is Walden Schmidt, the Ashton Kutcher character who buys Charlie's beach house?

An Internet billionaire: Walden made his fortune selling his website to Microsoft, yet he first appears soaking wet after trying to drown himself over his divorce.

According to Rose in Two and a Half Men's season nine premiere, how did Charlie Harper die?

Hit by a Paris Metro train, says Rose, hinting that she pushed him after catching him cheating; her story falls apart in the series finale.

Ashton Kutcher's 2011 debut became the most-watched Two and a Half Men episode ever, drawing roughly how many US viewers?

29 million, or 28.74 million by Nielsen's count, watched the first episode without Charlie Sheen, about twice the audience of the previous season's premiere.

Which actor played Charlie's ghost in the episode 'Why We Gave Up Women'?

Kathy Bates's ghost tells Alan that Charlie is spending eternity in hell in a woman's body; the guest spot won Bates her first Emmy.

Which veteran actor guest-starred as Rose's father, Harvey, in season three?

Martin Sheen, Charlie Sheen's real father, played Harvey, who has a fling with Evelyn; his other son Emilio Estevez later appeared as a friend of Charlie's.

Which real-life partner of Ashton Kutcher guest-starred as Walden's love interest Vivian in season 11?

Mila Kunis was engaged to Kutcher when she played Vivian, a free-spirited hiker Walden falls for while his girlfriend Kate is away; he ends up losing both.

Which dim-witted girlfriend of Charlie's goes on to become Alan's second wife?

Kandi marries Alan at the end of season three, then throws him out four months later, leaving him with alimony to pay to two ex-wives.

How are Two and a Half Men's episode titles chosen?

A fragment of its own dialogue names every episode, usually giving no clue to the plot, which is how the 100th came to be called 'City of Great Racks'.

Which CBS drama took part in a 2008 crossover with Two and a Half Men?

CSI and the sitcom swapped writers: the CSI team scripted a suspicious death at Charlie's house, while the sitcom's writers wrote the murder of a sitcom diva for CSI.

Why was Two and a Half Men's fifth season, in 2007-08, cut to just 19 episodes?

A writers' strike halted Hollywood from November 2007 to February 2008; Sheen's troubles came later, cutting season seven to 22 episodes and season eight to 16.

Which church did Angus T. Jones say he had joined when he called Two and a Half Men 'filth' in 2012?

Seventh-day Adventist: Jones, then 19, urged viewers to stop watching in a video testimony, apologised to his colleagues a day after it made headlines, and left the cast after season 10.

After leaving the beach house, Jake joins which organisation?

The US Army signs Jake up at the end of season nine and puts him to work as a chef; he is later posted to Japan for a year.

What alias does Walden adopt when he pretends to be poor while dating Kate?

Sam Wilson is Walden's cover for living as a regular guy, in the hope of being loved for himself; his hidden money still ends up launching Kate's fashion career.

What fake name does Alan use to spy on Lyndsey's new boyfriend Larry?

Jeff Strongman joins Larry's spin class to size him up, only for the two men to become friends and for 'Jeff' to start dating Larry's sister Gretchen.

Who plays Jenny, Charlie's long-lost daughter, introduced in season 11?

Amber Tamblyn's Jenny arrives not knowing her father is dead, then proves a chip off the old block, sharing his taste for drink and women.

Why do Walden and Alan marry in Two and a Half Men's final season?

So they can adopt a child: after a health scare Walden wants to be a father, and posing as a couple wins the pair six-year-old Louis, after which they divorce.

What was the title of the two-part 2015 series finale?

Of Course He's Dead teased the question of whether Charlie Sheen would return; he never did, and a body double shot from behind stood in for Charlie.

Which action star played Lieutenant Wagner in the Two and a Half Men finale?

Arnold Schwarzenegger's detective recaps the show's entire plot to Alan and Walden, a joke at how far-fetched it had become, then proudly arrests the wrong man.

What single word does Two and a Half Men's creator say to camera in its very last shot?

Winning! was Charlie Sheen's own catchphrase from his 2011 meltdown; the creator says it from a director's chair, and a falling piano flattens him a second later.

Which actor is arrested in the Two and a Half Men finale as a Charlie lookalike?

Christian Slater, dressed like Charlie, is hauled in by mistake; Alan, Walden and Berta celebrate anyway, until a helicopter carrying a grand piano appears.

In the Two and a Half Men finale, where has Charlie spent the four years since his supposed death?

Captive in Rose's basement: she lied about his death and held him there until he escaped, after which he sets out for revenge on his family and sends cheques to the women he wronged.

In the Two and a Half Men finale, how has Jake turned a $250,000 cheque from Charlie into $2.5 million?

Gambling in Las Vegas multiplied the gift tenfold, Jake reports on a flying visit home; he has also married in Japan since viewers last saw him.

In the Two and a Half Men finale, what had Rose caught Charlie in bed with?

A hooker, a mime and a goat: an animated flashback shows Rose's revenge misfiring, with the goat rather than Charlie paying the price.

From season 10, Two and a Half Men moved to Thursdays at 8:30 pm, right after which other CBS sitcom?

The Big Bang Theory became its lead-in when the show left Mondays after nine seasons, taking over a slot from Rules of Engagement.

What is the job of Herb Melnick, Judith's second husband, played by Ryan Stiles?

Pediatrician: Herb is Jake's own doctor before he marries Jake's mother, a match that delights Alan because it ends his alimony payments.

Which actress played Dr. Linda Freeman, the Harpers' sarcastic psychologist?

Jane Lynch's Dr. Freeman starts out as Jake's child psychologist and ends up treating Charlie, Alan and Walden in turn; the part earned her an Emmy nomination.

What is the name of the local bar where the Harpers drink and Walden first bonds with Alan?

Pavlov's is where Alan takes a suicidal Walden for a drink on the night they meet; they leave with two women and the start of a friendship.

What does Rose send to attack Walden and Alan after Walden breaks up with her?

Ferrets: Rose seems to take the break-up calmly, then sets her pets on the pair and tells Walden's girlfriend Zoey that she is pregnant by him.

Which 2010 comedy film ends with a clip of Sheen and Cryer as their characters?

Due Date's aspiring actor, played by Zach Galifianakis, ends the film with a guest spot on his favourite sitcom, as Jake's tutor in a scene shot specially for the movie.

What was renamed in honour of Two and a Half Men after its final episode was filmed?

Stage 26 at Warner Bros., where the finale was shot, became the Two and a Half Men Stage; fans then petitioned for a spin-off reuniting the Harper brothers.

Which star's NBC sitcom beat Two and a Half Men to the Outstanding Comedy Series Emmy in both 2007 and 2008?

Tina Fey's 30 Rock won both years, and The Office the year before: Two and a Half Men was nominated three years running but never took the top prize, its nine Emmys going to actors and crew instead.

Which 2023 show by the same creator reunited Charlie Sheen and Angus T. Jones?

Bookie put Sheen back to work for the producer he had publicly attacked twelve years earlier, and its pilot reunited him with Jones, both playing themselves.

Which producer, nicknamed the 'King of Sitcoms', co-created the show with Lee Aronsohn?

Chuck Lorre signs off each episode with a 'vanity card' of text shown after the credits; the finale's card revealed that Charlie Sheen had turned down a cameo.

Forbes estimated Ashton Kutcher earned how much per episode in 2012-13, making him TV's highest-paid actor?

He held the top spot for four years, with Jon Cryer second at roughly $600,000 to $700,000 an episode.

Which future film star played Prudence, Berta's teenage granddaughter, in season one of Two and a Half Men?

Megan Fox played Prudence, one of several granddaughters Berta sometimes brings along to work at the beach house.

Which pop star guest-starred as Missi, a brief love interest for Jake Harper, in Two and a Half Men?

Miley Cyrus played Missi, an old family friend of Walden's, and the romance ends once Jake falls in love with her.

Which style of shirt is the trademark of Charlie Harper, the bachelor played by Charlie Sheen in Two and a Half Men?

Bowling shirts are so much a part of Charlie that his girlfriend Mia makes giving them up a condition of cleaning up his act.

Which sitcom gave Ashton Kutcher his career-debut role long before he joined Two and a Half Men?

That '70s Show was just beginning its sixth season when Two and a Half Men premiered, long before Kutcher moved in.

What does a startled Alan Harper spill on the floor when Walden Schmidt first appears in Two and a Half Men?

Charlie's ashes were on their way to be scattered on the beach; the remains end up inside a handheld vacuum cleaner instead.

Which actress played Evelyn Harper in the unaired original pilot of Two and a Half Men before being replaced?

Blythe Danner was dismissed after she began suggesting changes to scenes, and the pilot she filmed was never broadcast.

Which star of The Outsiders guest-starred as Andy, an old friend of Charlie Harper, in Two and a Half Men?

Emilio Estevez, the real-life brother of Charlie Sheen, appeared in season six as Andy, a long-time friend who dies before Charlie does.

Which tech giant does Walden Schmidt say he sold out to on first meeting Alan Harper in Two and a Half Men?

Microsoft comes up on the very night Walden turns up on the deck, and by the next morning he has announced he will buy the beach house.

Which Latin pop star guest-starred as Fernando, Charlie Harper's handyman, in an early season of Two and a Half Men?

Enrique Iglesias played Fernando, a carpenter, in the second-to-last episode of the fourth season.

Which comedy film had already paired Charlie Sheen with the actor who plays Alan Harper in Two and a Half Men?

Hot Shots! had both actors in its cast, which made the sitcom a reunion for the two on-screen brothers.

Which FX sitcom became Charlie Sheen's first acting role after he was fired from Two and a Half Men?

Anger Management put him in the part Jack Nicholson played in the 2003 film that the series is loosely based on.

Under what name does the elder Harper brother perform children's music in Two and a Half Men?

Charlie Waffles is born after he makes a tape of kids' songs for a girlfriend's young son and the boy's father offers him a job.

Where do Alan Harper and Kandi get married at the end of season three of Two and a Half Men?

Las Vegas gives the couple a wedding and a jackpot of half a million dollars, but within months the winnings are nearly gone and Kandi throws Alan out.

Which actress played both Bridget, the ex-wife of Walden Schmidt, and Myra Melnick in Two and a Half Men?

Judy Greer first appeared as Myra, Herb's sister, who has a fling with Charlie before going home to a fiancé he never knew about.

Which rock singer plays himself as a neighbour of Charlie Harper and former employer of Berta in Two and a Half Men?

Steven Tyler turns up as himself twice, three seasons apart, living close enough to the Harpers to count as a neighbour.

Which legal phrase did the studio and network cite when ending Charlie Sheen's contract on Two and a Half Men?

Moral turpitude was given as a main cause of the separation, and Sheen answered with a $100 million lawsuit.

In which line of business does Evelyn Harper, mother of Charlie and Alan, work in Two and a Half Men?

Real estate is how she came to sell Charlie his beach house, and at his funeral she keeps talking about putting it back on the market.

To which country is Jake Harper sent for a year when he leaves Two and a Half Men after season 10?

Japan is the posting Jake announces at the end of season 10, and a father-son bonding trip with Alan serves as his send-off.

Which singer appears as himself to serenade Walden Schmidt's proposal to Zoey in Two and a Half Men?

Michael Bolton, a friend of Walden's on screen, sings at the proposal and comes back in the final season to sing at a wedding.

Which earlier sitcom's title couple tour the beach house as possible buyers in season nine of Two and a Half Men?

Dharma & Greg, played once more by Jenna Elfman and Thomas Gibson, turn the house down because the commute downtown would be too long.

Which actress plays Lyndsey McElroy, the on-off girlfriend whose house Alan Harper burns down, in Two and a Half Men?

Courtney Thorne-Smith arrived in season seven, with Lyndsey introduced as the mother of one of Jake's friends.

Which actress plays Sylvia Fishman, the swindler Charlie Harper falls for under a false name, in Two and a Half Men?

Jenny McCarthy's character comes back from prison in season eight, then goes after Walden's money until Alan and Bridget expose her.

At which university does Rose claim to have earned a master's in behavioural psychology in Two and a Half Men?

Stanford follows an undergraduate degree she says she finished in only two years, and she applies the training to the Harpers all series long.

Which rock band does housekeeper Berta say she once followed as a groupie in Two and a Half Men?

The Grateful Dead years are one chapter of Berta's colourful past, which also includes prison time spent working as a barber.

What nickname does housekeeper Berta often use for Alan Harper in Two and a Half Men?

Zippy is her name for Alan, whose fussy tidiness once made her quit until he begged her to come back and promised to do his own cleaning.

What does Alan Harper leave burning that sets fire to the house of his girlfriend Lyndsey in Two and a Half Men?

A tobacco pipe that Lyndsey found attractive on him was still lit when he set it down, and the fire cost him the relationship for a while.

Which comedy veteran plays Marty Pepper, the former TV producer who marries Evelyn Harper, in Two and a Half Men?

Carl Reiner's Marty takes the Harper brothers for a couple raising a son and remarks that the setup would make a good sitcom.

Which actor plays himself as the roommate of Alan Harper in a sanitarium in season nine of Two and a Half Men?

Gary Busey shares the room during Alan's stay in a mental hospital, where Alan has a nightmare about becoming a grandfather.

What kind of dancer is Mia, the girlfriend who gets Charlie Harper to drink less, in Two and a Half Men?

Ballet is Mia's career: once Charlie tires of her rules she takes a job in New York, then returns when her dance company comes to town.

Which animal did the scientist mother of Walden Schmidt raise alongside him as a study in Two and a Half Men?

A baby gorilla grew up beside Walden until he was four so that his mother Robin, a primatologist, could compare how humans and apes develop.

Which film star plays himself beside Elvis Costello and Harry Dean Stanton in a support group in Two and a Half Men?

Sean Penn joins the season two premiere as one of Charlie's buddies in a men's group that meets over whisky and cigars.

Which reality-show host appears as himself, a neighbour and love rival of Walden and Alan, in Two and a Half Men?

Jeff Probst plays a version of himself in season 11, living near the beach house and competing with both men for dates.

Which future R&B star played Celeste, the girl next door who dates Jake Harper, in Two and a Half Men?

Tinashe was acting before her music career took off, and her Celeste has a father who strongly disapproves of the romance at first.

Which actor plays Jerome, the former football player who moves in next door to Charlie Harper, in Two and a Half Men?

Michael Clarke Duncan's Jerome starts out fiercely protective of his daughter, then gives Jake his blessing and befriends the brothers.

On which earlier sitcom did Charlie Sheen play a charming, commitment-shy bachelor before Two and a Half Men?

Spin City brought him in as deputy mayor Charlie Crawford when Michael J. Fox left the series, and the part won him a Golden Globe.

What is the title of the theme song that the three leads lip-sync in the opening of Two and a Half Men?

Manly Men is mimed by the stars rather than sung by them; the voices on the recording belong to other performers.

Which girlfriend moves in with Charlie Harper and becomes his fiancée before ending it in Two and a Half Men?

Chelsea is one of the few women who gets Charlie to try changing his ways, and she becomes a close friend of Alan's as well.

Which actress plays the murdered sitcom diva in the crime-drama crossover written by the creators of Two and a Half Men?

Katey Sagal's Annabelle is killed while filming her own show, and the three Harper actors slip into the episode for uncredited cameos.

Which actress plays Laura Lang, the divorce lawyer Charlie Harper jilts at his brother's expense, in Two and a Half Men?

Heather Locklear's Laura is handling Alan's divorce when Charlie drops her, and the snub wrecks his brother's settlement.

Which actress plays Liz, the sister of Alan Harper's ex-wife Judith, in season one of Two and a Half Men?

Teri Hatcher's Liz flirts with the newly single Alan at Jake's birthday party, years after a coatroom fling with Charlie at the wedding reception.

Which comedian plays Archie Baldwin, Charlie Harper's nemesis for an advertising award, in Two and a Half Men?

Jon Lovitz turns up in season three as Archie, the one songwriter standing between Charlie and an industry trophy.

Which stand-up comic plays Billy Stanhope, the business partner and frenemy of Walden Schmidt, in Two and a Half Men?

Patton Oswalt's Billy builds a gadget called the electronic suitcase with Walden, then reveals he has been seeing Walden's ex-wife.

Which actress plays Kandi, who dates Charlie Harper before marrying his brother, in Two and a Half Men?

April Bowlby had already appeared on the sitcom as a different character, Kimber, before landing the part of Kandi.

Which annual ceremony named Two and a Half Men its Favorite TV Comedy in its 35th edition?

People's Choice Awards voters had already crowned it the best new comedy series back in its first season.

Where does Charlie Harper fly to see Rose after she moves abroad in Two and a Half Men?

London is Rose's new home, but Charlie flees back across the Atlantic once he learns she is ready to start a family.

Who is the drummer best friend of Jake Harper whose mother Lyndsey dates Alan in Two and a Half Men?

Eldridge and Jake bring out the worst ideas in each other, starting with sneaking off to the beach with a few beers.

What career does Kate launch with secret backing from her boyfriend Walden Schmidt in Two and a Half Men?

Fashion design becomes Kate's living after Walden routes $100,000 through Alan's bank account to fund her clothing line.

Which Rugrats voice actress sang the part of Jake Harper in the theme of Two and a Half Men?

E. G. Daily, the voice of Tommy Pickles, supplied the boy's part because the three stars only mime the theme in the opening titles.

Which actress, mother of Charlie Sheen's daughter Sam, plays Charlie Harper's ex-girlfriend Lisa in Two and a Half Men?

Denise Richards appeared twice as Lisa, and the couple's real daughter Sam turned up on screen as Lisa's little girl.

Which actress plays Linda Harris, the judge Charlie Harper gets himself arrested to see again, in Two and a Half Men?

Ming-Na Wen's judge ends the romance after a wrong pill from Evelyn sends Charlie haywire at a function held in her honour.