Charlie Sheen Publicly Calls to Reconcile With ‘Two and a Half Men’ Co-Star Jon Cryer

A decade and change after Charlie Sheen’s Two and a Half Men departure, the actor is all about winning back the friendship of his former co-star Jon Cryer. 

Though Cryer appears in the new Netflix documentary, aka Charlie Sheen, Sheen said he struggled to get a hold of his ex-colleague both before and after his interviews for the film. 

“The only person I didn’t call personally to participate in the doc was Jon,” Sheen recently told People. Director Andrew Renzi, he said, “reached out” to Cryer on his behalf after Sheen realized he “didn’t have the right number.” 

Upon watching Cryer’s segment, Sheen said he tried to connect with Cryer again. “When I saw everything that Jon spoke about, so honestly and very compassionately, I wrote to him,” he shared. “I said, ‘Hey, thank you for your contributions, and I’m sorry we didn’t connect personally. I hope to see you around the campus.’”

His message was met with radio silence. “I’m thinking I wrote to the wrong number,” Sheen speculated, noting that it’s “not like Jon (to) not respond.” He concluded with a public plea for his famous former friend: “If you're reading this, Jon, DM me your new number!"

Over the past few months, though, Cryer has reiterated that while he wishes Sheen “the best,” he’s intent on keeping his distance from his TV brother. “We don’t have a relationship anymore,” Cryer told Bill Maher in January, noting that it’s “great to hear” about the star’s eight years of sobriety through mutual friends. 

Cryer also expressed qualms about reconnecting with Sheen in a professional capacity during an appearance on The View the following month. “Charlie was, like, the highest-paid actor in television, yet he blew it up,” Cryer explained when asked about a potential Two and a Half Men revival. “I don’t know if I want to get in business with him for any length of time.” 

Considering their tumultuous past, Sheen can understand why Cryer may be hesitant to reconcile. “He was in the line of fire with all that stupid shit going on,” Sheen recalled of hearing Cryer’s side of the story in the documentary. “It was affecting him and his family and his career and all that. I can’t debate anything that he said.”

Sheen also commended Cryer’s insights into his struggles with addiction. The Pretty in Pink alum, he noted, was spot-on in tying his substance abuse issues to his challenges with self-worth. “He nailed that,” Sheen said. “I’m so glad he opened that door, because it gave me a chance to really start thinking about that.”