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That Special Tug
Season 3, Episode 12
Alan becomes convinced that Jake does not want to spend any time with him, so Charlie dates a psychiatrist in the hope that she might help Alan with his emotional insecurities. Starring Charlie Sheen, Jon Cryer and Angus T Jones
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Cast & Crew
Charlie Sheen
(Actor)
.. Charlie Harper
Jon Cryer
(Actor)
.. Alan Harper
Angus T Jones
(Actor)
.. Jake Harper
Jane Lynch
(Actor)
.. Dr Linda Freeman
Andrea Bendewald
(Actor)
.. Terry Sholander
Valerie Azlynn
(Actor)
.. Beth
Stephanie Reibel
(Actor)
.. Amy
Rob Schiller
(Director)
Chuck Lorre
(Writer)
Lee Aronsohn
(Writer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Charlie Sheen
(Actor)
.. Charlie Harper
Born:
September 03, 1965
in
New York
Best Known For:
His meltdown following his axing from Two and a Half Men.
Early-life:
Born Carlos Irwin Estévez on September 3, 1965, in New York. He almost died due to birth complications - his middle name is that of the doctor who saved him. He's one of Martin Sheen and his artist wife Janet Templeton's four children - all of whom have become actors. As a child, Charlie fought constantly with his older sibling Emilio, and was a gifted student until he began skipping school to play baseball.
Career:
Sheen's screen debut came in 1974's The Execution of Private Slovik. Despite dreaming of a baseball career, he began acting professionally in the mid-1980s. He appeared in Red Dawn, Lucas and Ferris Bueller's Day Off before Platoon made him a star in 1986. He followed it up with Wall Street, Young Guns, Eight Men Out, Major League and two Hot Shots! movies. Sheen's career suffered as a result of his drug abuse during the 1990s, but he returned to form with appearances in Being John Malkovich, Spin City, Two and a Half Men and Anger Management.
Quote:
'If I've learned anything at all, it's that I know nothing about women. They remain a mystery.'
Trivia:
Sheen promotes a line of electronic cigarettes known as NicoSheen.
Jon Cryer
(Actor)
.. Alan Harper
Born:
April 16, 1965
in
New York
Best Known For:
Playing Alan in Two and a Half Men.
Early-life:
Born Jonathan Niven Cryer in New York on April 16, 1965. His father is actor David Cryer, who has appeared in Escape from Alcatraz, American Gigolo and episodes of Law & Order, while his mother is songwriter and Broadway actress Gretchen Cryer. He graduated from The Bronx High School of Science in 1983, with aspirations of following in his parents' footsteps as an actor.
Career:
Cryer's first TV role came in 1984's No Small Affair. Only two years later he became something of a cult icon thanks to Pretty in Pink, in which he played Phil 'Duckie' Dale, before landing smaller parts in Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, The Outer Limits, Becker and Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place, among others. He began work on Two and a Half Men in 2003, playing single parent Alan Harper, who moves in with his brother, portrayed by his Hot Shots! co-star Charlie Sheen.
Quote:
On Sheen's meltdown: 'It's as much a mystery to me as to everyone, I think.'
Trivia:
He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2011.
Angus T Jones
(Actor)
.. Jake Harper
Born:
October 08, 1993
in
Austin, Texas
Best Known For:
Playing Jake Harper in US sitcom Two and a Half Men.
Early-life:
Angus Turner Jones was born in Austin, Texas, on October 8, 1993. He began his showbiz career at a very young age, appearing in numerous TV commercials from the age of four, with his distinctive looks appealing to casting agents.
Career:
Jones landed his first film role with a bit part in Simpatico, but he got his big break starring alongside David Arquette in See Spot Run. This led to him being cast as the cute but surly Jake in Two and a Half Men in 2003 alongside co-stars Charlie Sheen and Jon Cryer. He has also starred in TV movie The Christmas Blessing and had a guest role on Hannah Montana Forever.
Quote:
"I'm learning a lot about comedy, and everyone is just hilarious. Sometimes the hardest thing for me is not to laugh."
Trivia:
At one point, Jones was reportedly earning $300,000 per episode on Two and a Half Men.
Jane Lynch
(Actor)
.. Dr Linda Freeman
Born:
July 14, 1960
in
Dolton, Illinois
Best Known For:
Glee and her supporting role in The 40-Year Old Virgin
Early-life:
Jane Marie Lynch was born in Dolton, Illinois on 14 July 1960. Her father was a banker and her mother was a housewife. She indulged her lifelong interest in acting when she opted to do a bachelor's degree in theatre at Illinois State University. Jane began appearing in various stage roles while she was studying.
Career:
During the 1990s, Lynch guest starred on a number of TV shows, including Married with Children, 3rd Rock from the Sun and Frasier. Her film breakthrough came with Best in Show (2000), where she played a butch, lesbian dog handler. Despite this, she continued her penchant for making guest appearances on high-profile TV shows. In the early noughties she appeared in The X Files, The King of Queens, Arrested Development, Friends, The L Word and Two and a Half Men. Her next major film role was playing Steve Carell's quirky lust-fuelled boss in The 40-Year Old Virgin (2005). This paved the way for her to appear on the smash-hit TV series Glee as a no-nonsense cheerleading coach. In 2013, she made her Broadway debut in Annie.
Quote:
'I'm very picky, very critical. I have done projects in the past that I didn't think were very good, because I was just happy to work -my agent used to say I'd work for a steak and $1.50 - but I'm not really doing that anymore.'
Trivia:
She has voiced characters in a number of films, including Shrek Forever After (2010), Rio (2011), Wreck-It Ralph (2012) and Escape from Planet Earth (2013).
Andrea Bendewald
(Actor)
.. Terry Sholander
Valerie Azlynn
(Actor)
.. Beth
Stephanie Reibel
(Actor)
.. Amy
Rob Schiller
(Director)
Chuck Lorre
(Writer)
Lee Aronsohn
(Writer)
