Charlie Sheen's EPIC Meltdown Was Something Special

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Charlie Sheen had one of the biggest public meltdowns in entertainment history. Charlie took over national headlines  and boke the Internet with his bizarre antics. We take a look back at the infamous Charlie Sheen 2011 Story.  WINNING 0:00 Intro 0:11 Charlie Sheen History 0:56 Prime Time 2:03 Hiatus 3:00 Breaking The Internet 5:26 Winning, Duh 6:15 Charlie's Angels 7:24 Fired 8:59 Outro

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00:00Charlie Sheen has been a well-respected actor for multiple decades.

00:11Sheen created a grand catalogue of fan favourites.

00:15From hit movies like Major League, Men at Work, and Money Talks.

00:20Sheen accumulated a number of acting awards for his work.

00:24He was even honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

00:27Over the years, Charlie has had a number of issues in the public eye.

00:33Reports would come out about substance abuse problems, assault allegations, and even prostitution scandals.

00:40He would be known as one of Hollywood's bad boys throughout the years.

00:45Even with a chequered past, Sheen was approached to star in a new primetime series on CBS called Two and a Half Men.

00:53And it would be Sheen's most iconic role thus far.

00:56The show premiered in 2003 right behind Everybody Loved Raymond.

01:02It seemed like the perfect role as Art imitated life.

01:06His character of Charlie Harper was a successful entertainer, wealthy.

01:10And he also engaged in a lot of this.

01:12The risk was high to enlist talent with such a shady history.

01:25But it paid off as the show would become a huge success for the network.

01:30Two and a Half Men would average well over 5 million viewers early on.

01:34And that number would triple in no time.

01:39For his contribution, Sheen would become the highest paid actor on television.

01:44Raking in approximately 2 million dollars per episode.

01:48Which was unheard of at the time.

01:51For years things seemed to be going well for the show, having successful season after successful season.

01:56But things would take a turn for the worst in season 8.

02:01In early 2011, after multiple tales of Charlie possibly partying too much.

02:07The show would abruptly stop filming.

02:10The hiatus was supposedly out of concern for Sheen's mental health.

02:14During this time is when things started to get strange.

02:19Sheen now having a lot of free time on his hands.

02:23He would use this time to start a public dispute with Chuck Lorre who was the creator,

02:28an executive producer of the hit sitcom.

02:31Charlie fired multiple insults targeted toward the show's production team and especially Lorre.

02:37CBS then released a statement saying the show would not finish filming the remaining 4 episodes of the 8th season.

02:44And after this announcement,

02:47Sheen took to the internet to vent and he also arranged sit-down interviews discussing the recent events that transpired.

02:54Charlie Sheen.

02:55He's been everywhere for the last 3 days, literally speaking what he calls his truth everywhere he can.

03:02But for all the outbursts, the 911 calls and the tabloid headlines,

03:06we've never heard as completely from the man as now.

03:09The question, what is going on inside the head of Charlie Sheen?

03:14Oh, are you clean right now?

03:17Look at me, duh.

03:18Drug tests don't lie.

03:20I am on a drug, it's called Charlie Sheen.

03:22When was the last time you did drugs?

03:24Don't remember, don't care.

03:25Are you willing to take a drug test?

03:27Sure, you got a cup?

03:28I asked him whether or not he was prepared to undergo a drug test.

03:32He said he would if when he passed, I would drink his urine.

03:36These are the results of the drug test you just took.

03:37Yeah, the word negative is like printed like 18 trillion times.

03:41That's how I roll.

03:41I have one speed, I have one gear.

03:43Go!

03:44You don't worry that you're going to die when you take that many drugs?

03:46Dying's for fools.

03:47Did you turn to alcohol and other substances because you were bored?

03:53No, I did that because they work.

03:55I expose people to magic.

03:57I expose them to something they're never otherwise going to see in their boring, normal lives.

04:00And I gave that to them.

04:01I may forget about them tomorrow, but they'll live with that memory for the rest of their lives.

04:04And that's a gift, man.

04:05I have a disease, bull****, and I cured it with my brain.

04:07With my mind.

04:09I'm cured.

04:10I'm done.

04:10I blinked and I cured my brain.

04:12That's how.

04:12Everybody has the power.

04:13Can't is the cancer of happen.

04:16Can't is the cancer of happen.

04:18I don't know what to tell you, man.

04:18I'm just, uh, I'm here and I'm ready.

04:20They're not boring it.

04:22It was written for normal people.

04:23People that aren't special.

04:24People that don't have tiger blood and, you know, Adonis DNA.

04:27But you love to party.

04:29I mean, what's not to love?

04:31Fools.

04:31How do you avoid that?

04:32Fools.

04:33Trolls.

04:35Weak.

04:36Defeated.

04:36They allowed defeat to be an option.

04:39I will not.

04:40Defeat is not an option.

04:41And defeat is not an option.

04:43How do you...

04:44Especially when you see how I party, man.

04:45It was epic.

04:45You partying at all hours of the night.

04:47Taking drugs.

04:48Abusing alcohol.

04:50It's their show.

04:51Epic.

04:52Epic behavior.

04:52The shape I was showing up in was, was, was epic.

04:56Was, was, was beyond comprehension.

04:58There's sort of something epic about that.

05:00That it got so gnarly that Stan just went, I'm out.

05:03His odd behavior, some would call a public meltdown, created tons of intrigue and headlines.

05:09He would showcase an obscure way of thinking and create tons of unforgettable quotes.

05:14These catchphrases took on a life of their own very quickly.

05:20Everything was winning.

05:21Because if there's one thing Charlie Sheen is above all, it's a winner.

05:26Come Wednesday morning, they're going to rename it Charlie Brothers and not Warner Brothers.

05:30Duh.

05:31Winning.

05:31Giant marquee name comes through on your collar ID and it's like, winning.

05:35Some are saying that you're bipolar.

05:37I'm bi-winning.

05:38Bi-winning.

05:41Winning.

05:41Wow, winning.

05:43That's an arena I'm going to win in.

05:44That's an arena he's going to win in.

05:46That is my plan.

05:47Thank you, Spiney.

05:49Winning.

05:50The publicity garnered from his interviews was enormous.

05:54Charlie even signed up for Twitter and gained 1 million followers in just 24 hours.

06:00People wanted to hear what he would say next.

06:04Sheen created even more attention when he introduced the world to his polygamous lifestyle.

06:09While they admit they're no ordinary family, his so-called goddesses even take care of Sheen's twin boys.

06:16This is Max and that's Bob.

06:18He shares custody of the twins with soon-to-be ex-wife, Brooke Mueller.

06:22Charlie, do you see these women as mother figures to your children?

06:26Absolutely.

06:27Sure.

06:27Yeah.

06:28And mad respect because it's a lot to ask.

06:31But I didn't have to ask.

06:32They just stepped up and went, of course we'll help.

06:34We all live in the same house.

06:35Yes.

06:36Yes.

06:37Are they like a second and third mother?

06:38Of course, yeah.

06:40Do you think the two of you are good influences on those twin boys?

06:44Well, absolutely.

06:45I mean, all you can do with children is love them, you know.

06:48And if that's, we love them and we're not doing anything to be harmful to their routine or, you know, undermine anything that else is going on.

06:56You know, we all have a lot of respect for each other.

06:58Yeah, I mean, people have seen, you know, what they've seen publicly.

07:04But behind closed doors, when we're here at this house, I mean, we're all just talking, laughing, we're watching movies each night.

07:10We're just hanging out with each other, you know.

07:12There's not any partying going on.

07:15You know, we're just hanging out.

07:17We're normal people.

07:18Following the series of odd events, CBS and Warner decided to officially terminate his contract.

07:26Charlie would then be banned from the production lot where filming took place.

07:30Ashton Kutcher then quickly signed on to replace Charlie's character.

07:35Ashton had big shoes to fill, and unfortunately, the updated show only had lukewarm receptions.

07:41John Cryer's character also became more prominent after Charlie was written out of the show.

07:48Millions tuned in for the series finale a few seasons later, just to see if Sheen would make a cameo.

07:55The actual episode storyline was a build-up of Charlie Harper's return.

08:00Chuck Lorre constructed a scene that would have a look-alike ring the mansion doorbell.

08:05And this happened.

08:06Some people were disappointed.

08:16And others found it to be a funny way to end the series.

08:19Taking real-life events and playing into it.

08:24Sheen did eventually come back to reality and was able to make fun of his wild antics.

08:29Please welcome the rock star from Mars, Charlie Sheen.

08:36At his roast on Comedy Central, Charlie Sheen arrived like a rock star.

08:41And took it like a man.

08:44Tell us, Charlie, how do you go from being TV's highest paid actor ever to being the highest actor ever to be on TV?

08:53What are your thoughts on the winning story?

08:56Leave a comment below and let me know.

08:59Take care.

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