Charlie Sheen Sheen from entering its production lot. Sheen, already the highest-paid actor on television, responded by publicly demanding a 50 percent raise, claiming that in comparison to the amount that the series was making, he was "underpaid". CBS and Warner Bros. terminated Sheen's contract on March 7, 2011. He was replaced by Ashton Kutcher. In the aftermath of his dismissal, Sheen remained vocally critical of Chuck Lorre, and filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against Lorre and Warner Bros., which was settled the following September 26. That same month, Sheen, while presenting an award at the Primetime Emmy Awards, addressed "everybody here
Two and a Half Men (season 1) into Sheen's fading career. Before their reunion on the series, Cryer and Sheen had both appeared in the comedy "Hot Shots". Other connections between the actors are that Taylor, Sheen and Cryer have each appeared in a John Hughes film (Sheen in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", Cryer in "Pretty in Pink" and Taylor in "She's Having a Baby"), and that Jones, Ferrell, Taylor and Hinkle have all made guest appearances in "ER". Additionally, Sheen and Cryer each made guest appearances on the animated series "Family Guy". "Two and a Half Men" was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards but lost