Jon Cryer Embodied His Big-hearted ‘Two and a Half Men’ Character in Response to Co-star Angus T. Jones Calling the Show “filth”
- Jon Cryer, Charlie Sheen and Angus T. Jones starred as the lead characters of Two and a Half Men for several seasons.
- After Charlie Sheen's controversial exit from the show, Angus T. Jones also made some damaging comments about it.
- Despite all this, Jon Cryer did not seem to have anything bad to say about Jones in an interview.
Two and a Half Men got under fire twice roughly within two years. The only original leading star who did not have a controversial take about the show or its creators turned out to be Jon Cryer. For a sitcom with the kind of fame that this one had, it was mired in more controversies than it should have and there was nothing that could be done about it except moving on.
It began with Charlie Sheen’s scornful comments about one of the creators, Chuck Lorre. This led to him being written out of the show almost immediately. Unfortunately, about two years later, history repeated itself and Angus T. Jones made some scathing comments which meant that even he had to be let go. However, when Cryer was asked how he felt about Jones’ comments, he channeled his inner Alan Harper.
Jon Cryer had the kindest response to Angus T. Jones’ disdainful comments about the show
Two and a Half Men kickstarted in 2003 with Charlie Sheen, Jon Cryer, and Angus T. Jones in the roles of hedonistic jingle writer Charlie Harper, his brother Alan Harper, and Alan’s son Jake Harper. Alan and Jake move into Charlie’s beachside Malibu house after Alan has a fallout with his wife and divorce is on the books. Alan and his son’s arrival at Charlie’s place messes up with the latter’s lifestyle.
The eighth season’s production had to be stopped because of what Sheen said about executive producer and creator, Chuck Lorre (via TMZ). As a means of doing damage control, the rest of the season was called off and Charlie Harper was removed from the storyline. Ashton Kutcher was hired to fill in, but things were far from good for the show. The following year, Angus T. Jones’ criticism of the show due to his religious beliefs only made matters worse.
Luckily, Cryer stayed level-headed and did not spew poison about Jones when asked how he felt about his comments on the show. Instead, in an interview, he claimed (via YouTube) that Jones was not immediately removed from the show.
He was on for a few shows after that, uh, it was a little awkward, but you know, he had a profound religious experience that has changed who he feels he is and you know it’s his choice to participate or not. We love him, we miss him, you know, he’s a wonderful kid.
As hurtful as Jones’ comments may have been, Cryer seemed to know better than to be mean about the whole incident. Any spiteful comments would have only ruined the show’s reputation further and considering he saw Jones grow up as they moved from one season to another for ten seasons, it seems understandable that Cryer responded the way he did.
Angus T. Jones claimed Two and a Half Men was “filth” and insisted people stop watching it
It is one thing to have an opinion and want to switch career paths due to personal beliefs, and another to damage one’s own reputation with harsh criticism of their own work. There is a fine line between the two and Jones definitely stepped across it in a video for the Forerunner Chronicles, a Christian group.
Jake from Two and a Half Men means nothing. He is a non-existent character. If you watch Two and a Half Men, please stop watching Two and a Half Men. I’m on Two and a Half Men and I don’t want to be on it. Please stop watching it and filling your head with filth.
Soon, Jones’ status as half man in the show’s title was gone as Jake Harper was written off by saying the character had moved to Japan. However, Jake did make a brief return for the series finale in Season 12.
Two and a Half Men is available for streaming on Peacock.
