Two and a Half Men announced that same month that he had developed an idea for "Two and a Half Men" to be redone that would exclude Sheen and have Cryer in a key role alongside a new character. On May 13, CBS announced Ashton Kutcher would join the cast. Kutcher was quoted as saying, "I can't replace Charlie Sheen but I'm going to work my ass off to entertain the hell out of people!" On August 2, 2011, it was reported that the season-nine premiere would begin with Sheen's character having been killed off and his ex-girlfriends attending his funeral. Afterward, Charlie's Malibu home
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