Jon Cryer on the Incredibly Long Life and 'Absolutely Crazy' Finale of Two and a Half Men

12-year role has been '87% blessing, 13% curse'

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When he landed the role of Alan Harper on CBS' Two and a Half Men in 2003, Jon Cryer says he had "an unusual sense of confidence" that the show would break his streak of four failed TV series. It did a lot more than that, of course. After 12 hit seasons, Two and a Half Men closes shop on Feb. 19, going down in history as television's longest-running multicamera comedy. Shortly after shooting the final episode, the actor spoke with Adweek about the shrouded-in-secrecy, "absolutely crazy" final episode, the Charlie Sheen chapter and how Ashton Kutcher stepped in and revitalized the show, and what's up next.

Adweek: What was filming the finale like?

Cryer: It was very emotional for everybody.

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