I absolutely love the show "Two and a Half Men", and Charlie Sheen was definitely the key to the show. I guess that was evidenced in the fact that he was the highest paid person on TV raking in an estimated $2M per episode. However, despite the fame and fortune, Charlie Sheen was not exempt from the pressures and dark side of life. Unless you've been living under a rock the last few weeks, you know the problems he's had with drugs, alcohol, loose women and the other addictions so many successful men fall victim to, so I'm not going to go into detail over it.
As a result of his recent tirades he was fired from the show. However, his reaction to the dismissal was not one you'd expect from a person that just lost a $40 million dollar gig. Surprisingly...Charlie responded with a complete lack of concern.He almost seemed happy they had told him to hit the road! Not even 30 days later Sheen is on a Midwest tour doing stand up comedy! Reports say he sold out the Fox Theater in Detroit and a major venue in Chicago in 18 minutes!! That's what I call gettin' it in! See Charlie realizes its not the show that made him "the man" it was HIM! As long as Charlie Sheen is Charlie Sheen he can and will be able to make money....show or no show. He is taking a very negative situation, negative publicity and exploiting it to benefit himself....BRILLIANT!
I think this is a great example of taking a negative situation, continuing to believe in yourself and making it work for you. This is exactly the type of resilience, creativity and moxie that Detroiters need to embrace in order to overcome the obstacles that have been thrown in our path... Cheers to Charlie!
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