Two and a Half Men (season 9) following the cancelation of the previous season. Chuck Lorre revealed that he'd considered ending the show, but thought that it would've been "such a heartbreaking way to end". On May 13, 2011, it was announced that Ashton Kutcher would be taking over from Sheen, playing new character Walden Schmidt. It was also announced that the writers would kill off Charlie Harper. For a revamped show, the producers re-decorated the main set of the beach house, which was used up until the final season. The theme tune was also revamped, with two new singers used in the opening sequence. The new
Alan Harper (Two and a Half Men) After Charlie Harper's apparent death (due to the departure of Charlie Sheen), Walden Schmidt moved into his house to maintain "Two and a Half Men" living together. For a very short time, Alan became married to Walden. They adopt a precocious African-American child, Louis, played by Edan Alexander. Alan proposes to Lyndsey in the Season 12 episode "Don't Give a Monkey a Gun", and she accepts. Though it never seen due to the series' end, it's assumed that Lyndsey finally did marry Alan. Alan has a brother named Charlie. Charlie is a musician, spending very little time at his piano