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Ashton Kutcher will officially step in for Charlie Sheen
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Ashton Kutcher will officially step in for Charlie Sheen on “Two and a Half Men,” CBS announced on Friday.
It marks a prime-time homecoming for Kutcher, who first got his start as a member of “That ’70s Show,” before leaving that FOX series to focus on a big-screen career.
Kutcher expressed his excitement about joining the cast of the long-running sitcom and even had kind words for the man he is ostensibly replacing.
“I can’t replace Charlie Sheen but I’m going to work my ass off to entertain the hell out of people,” Kutcher said in a statement.
Chuck Lorre, the show’s creator who has feuded with the troubled Sheen prior to his firing last spring, expressed relief that the series would not fall victim to the former star’s public meltdown.
Chuck Lorre, the show’s creator and executive producer, said in a statement, “We are so lucky to have someone as talented, joyful and just plain remarkable as Ashton joining our family. … Added to that is the deep sigh of relief knowing that our family stays together. If I was any happier, it’d be illegal.”
Sheen was fired from the series in March after engaging in increasingly bizarre behavior and reportedly struggling with substance abuse. He is currently suing Lorre and Warner Bros. TV for $100 million over the termination.
A number of names had been tossed around as possible replacements since Sheen’s ouster. Most recently, “About a Boy” actor Hugh Grant was offered the part. Grant reportedly dropped out due to creative differences, though the fact that he was offered well under $1 million an episode — far less than Sheen — might also have had something to do with his reluctance.
Moving to “Two and a Half Men” could be a wise career move for Kutcher. Though he has scored a few modest hits with “Dude, Where’s My Car?” and as a member of the ensemble film “Valentine’s Day,” many of his most recent movies, such as “Killers,” have stumbled at the box office.
He has also kept a hand in the television world, as co-creator and producer of MTV’s hit series “Punk’d,” and The CW’s reality series “Beauty and the Geek” and “True Beauty.”
Production on the ninth season of the hit show will resume this summer for broadcast in the fall.
On Thursday, Kutcher hinted he was joining “Two and a Half Men” after The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that he would take Charlie Sheen’s place.
“What’s the square root of 6.25?” he tweeted. The answer is 2.5.
THR quoted an individual close to the negotiations as saying the agreement will result in a “huge payday” for Kutcher. (Sheen made $1.8 million per episode.)
Charlie Sheen taking to Twitter as congratulate Ashton.
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