Big Bang Theory Once Got Eviscerated by Charlie Sheen in Epic Rant
Two and a Half Men star revealed he couldn't stand The Big Bang Theory and its creator Chuck Lorre.
Ever since The Big Bang Theory 's pilot aired on CBS in September 2007, the show has become an international hit loved by millions of viewers.
This enormous popularity made the sitcom a hotbed for guest stars and cameo appearances. Many famous actors and even scientists were happy to be associated with the hilarious and widely loved nerd-centric show. However, at least one guest star regretted appearing in the sitcom.
Charlie Sheen, famous for his role and behind-the-scene drama in another CBS sitcom, Two and a Half Men, made a cameo appearance in Episode 4 of Season 2 titled The Griffin Equivalency. The episode features Raj bragging about being included in People Magazine's "30 visionaries under 30 years to watch." Sheen played a visitor of The Cheesecake Factory who told Raj to call after he was on the cover of the magazine.
In 2015, about two years after Sheen was fired from Two and a Half Men, he talked to The Guardian about his CBS experience and the cameo appearance in The Big Bang Theory. Turned out, Sheen was not happy about his salary for Two and a Half Men and thought he should have made some money from The Big Bang Theory as well.
The reason for such a claim was not his brief appearance in the sitcom but his belief that The Big Bang Theory would be nothing without the show he starred in. When the nerd-centric sitcom premiered, it aired right after Two and a Half Men which was a smart move. The viewers had a chance to check the newest sitcom right after they watched the beloved show.
"That show without us as a lead-in is… goodbye," Sheen told The Guardian.
As for his opinion of The Big Bang Theory, it turned out to be extremely low.
"I'm sorry, but Big Bang Theory is a piece of s**t – it's a stupid show and it's just lame, about lame people," Sheen said.
The actor went on to do exactly what he was fired from Two and a Half Men for, criticizing the creator of both sitcoms, Chuck Lorre. Sheen stressed that Lorre was the reason actors on the set of his shows struggled and had personal issues. "He's a bad man," the actor said.