John Stamos Not Interested in Replacing Charlie Sheen
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While fans may have hoped otherwise, John Stamos says he's not gunning for Charlie Sheen's spot on Two and a Half Men.
"I don't want to replace anyone, especially Charlie Sheen," the 47-year-old Stamos told Ryan Seacrest on his KIIS radio show Friday. "It's just not where my head's at."
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Though no official casting decision has been made on who will replace the fired Sheen, Stamos calls the talk "flattering."
"Nobody has officially talked to me and, quite frankly, as flattering as it is...it's really not part of my career plan right now. I'm just on a different trajectory," Stamos told Seacrest. "I'm ready to have my own show. My head isn't going in to replace somebody."
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And that's just fine with Sheen, who expressed his disapproval of the casting rumor to Access Hollywood. "I like John, but he doesn't have what I have and the show sucks if he's on it," Sheen said of the former Full House star.
Fired from the series March 7, Sheen, who made $1.2 million per episode of the CBS show, is suing Warner Bros. Television and Two and a Half Men creator Chuck Lorre for a whopping $100 million. The unemployed actor, 45, is demanding he be compensated for the eight cancelled episodes from the current season -- and is also suing on behalf of the sitcom's crew.
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"They're trying to destroy my family, so I take great umbrage with that," Sheen said prior to his termination. "And defeat is not an option," he said. "They picked a fight with a warlock."
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15Based on the photo here, they could easily replace him with Jack Nicholson and just say that all the hard partying finally caught up with him!
awe good for him xD
Stamos does just fine with Glee, and all his other projects, he doesn't need anything from Charlie Sheen. When Shelley Long left Cheers and Kirstie Alley came in everyone said that was the end of Cheers. It wasn't, and Shelley and Kirstie were both fantastic in their different roles. IF they continue this show, they just should write Charlies character out and a new one in.
i think perhaps suspending him would've been a better idea. He needs a wake up call, but firing someone for addiction problems I don't necessarily agree with unless they are hurting other people and cannot do their job. he's been an addict for years and done his job well.
Cause John Stamos has better things going on? Please, he hasn't been on TV since full house.
Why do they have to replace him??? Just have Charlie's character die, leave the house to Jon Cryer's character and have him take in a boarder to hep with the money. That's not a replacement...just another angle!
Good god, but John Stamos is a beautiful man. He doesn't have enough controversy around him (isn't trashy enough) to be a contender. He has the comic chops, but not enough white trash around the edges...and John (not that you would sink to read this) but that is meant as a high compliment.
I think a lot of actors are thinking, if I go on the show and replace Charlie, Charlie will hate me forever. It was obvious that CBS and Charlie could not be mend their relationship. I wonder if Charlie had done one interview only and indicated he was strong and ready to get back to work, would CBS have terminated him. We shan't know now..
How about Matthew Mcconaughey?? I'd watch.
Grossly overrated. Charlie stinks, never could stand him, watched the show twice, it is stupid.
Oh, come on. No one is irreplacable. If they replace him with Robert Downey Jr., I may even start watching this show. Anyway, Charlie is a one-man show now, he doesn't need another 1 1/2 men.
Yeah, right... Like he could...! This show is doomed. Not even April Bowlby jumping around naked for 40 minutes could save thit show...
John Stamos? What year is this?
I'd hate to say it, but the show just isn't gonna be the same without Charlie. And even if Charlie's character on the show WERE to be replaced, there's that underlying stigma behind the show now. Not to mention the fact that although Charlie's lifestyle has been as bizarre as it is, whoever fills his role on the show is gonna have some pretty big shoes to fill. So that has GOT TO put alot of pressure on whoever will be his replacement, and I am sure that the show is going to lose alot of viewers once they do replace Charlie.
Yeah, Stamos decision is right. Of course, no one can replace Charlie, the show would suck if they do it!