About
Charlie Sheen’s Rant refers to a series of controversial remarks made by actor Charlie Sheen on several radio and television interviews in late February 2011. The 45 year old actor, who has been publicly struggling with substance addition and scandalous partying habits, initially called in during The Alex Jones Show to rail against Chuck Lorre, the producer of long-running CBS sitcom “Two and a Half Men.” Since the actor’s decisive media blitz across major TV networks, Charlie Sheen’s memorable quotes inspired a variety of parodies on YouTube, Twitter and other hubsites.
Origin
On February 24th, 2011, Charlie Sheen called into The Alex Jones Show radio program to talk about his views on Alcoholics Anonymous and the future of his sitcom “Two and a Half Men”, which has been put on production hiatus since Sheen’s hospitalization in late January 2011. During the phone interview, the actor lashed out against his colleague / executive producer Chuck Lorre as “AA Nazi” and “blatant hypocrite,” while calling the show a “pukefest that everyone worships.”
In response to Sheen’s assail against the producer of “Two and a Half Men,” CBS and Warner Bros have announced that they are canceling production for the rest of the season. The show had been on production hiatus since January 2011 after Sheen was hospitalized and put into rehabilitation for substance addiction. Prior to entering medical care earlier this year, Charlie Sheen was arrested and hospitalized after a night of destructive partying at a New York City Hotel in October 2010.
Spread
Media Coverage
In the following days of back-to-back public appearances, Charlie also declared he had beaten addiction 100% and denounced the Alcoholics Anonymous program, which he described as a “bootleg cult”. On February 28th, Sheen appeared on a special edition of ABC’s 20/20, feeding his recent media scandals with more exploitable quotes while refusing to give an apology for his behaviors. The ABC interview gained its first million view within first 48 hours of upload, flooding YouTube and Tumblr with dozens of song parodies, mashups and image macros of Charlie Sheen.
In another interview with NBC TODAY on the same day, Sheen publicly demanded a raise from $2 million to $3 million per episode to return to the set of the show.
Blog Coverage
On March 2nd, Charlie’s signup on Twitter and YouTube parodies were picked up by entertainment blogs and popular hubsites like DailyWhat, FunnyorDie, Buzzfeed and Urlesque among others.
On Twitter
On March 1st, Charlie Sheen (@CharlieSheen) joined Twitter. In just over 24 hours he gained 1 million followers (the fastest in Twitter’s history) and notable Charlie Sheen quotes like “Tiger blood” and “Winning” have been trending. According to Forbes’ blog article The Real Story Behind Charlie Sheen Joining Twitter, Sheen’s sudden venture into Twitter was advised by "a team of experts at Ad.ly, a small Beverly Hills start-up that focuses on celebrity endorsements via Facebook and Twitter.
YouTube Videos
On March 1st, two musical tributes with lyrics based on Charlie Sheen’s rantings appeared almost simultaneously on YouTube:
Remix by Eclectic Method:
Jimmy Kimmel Presents Charlie Sheen + Charlie Brown
Comic Strip Mash Ups
Sheen Family Circus, a website which combined Charlie Sheen’s quotes with Family Circus cartoons, appeared on February 28th 2011. This was followed by Buzzfeed’s Charlie Sheen Quotes As New Yorker Cartoons
Single Serving Websites
- LiveTheSheenDream.com – automatically generates a new Charlie Sheen Quote every time you refresh.
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- Advice Charlie Sheen on MemeGenerator.net – now includes dozens of macros.
Animal Quotes
Cat’s Quote Charlie Sheen
On February 24th 0211 comedy writer Francesco Marciuliano began combining quotes from Charlie Sheen’s Alex Jones appearance with
This was later followed by quotes from Charlie Sheen’s 20/20 interview.
Baby Sloth Quotes Charlie Sheen
Propagated by Buzzfeed on February 28th.