Many have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Asteroid namesakes are rarer in the entertainment business.
In the case of Chuck Lorre, it is fitting: the celestial body named after him was discovered in 1981 and has been sighted countless times since then.
It's no different with producer, screenwriter, director and composer Chuck Lorre in the entertainment cosmos.
His sitcoms and series have been bestsellers for decades and are remarkable in their diversity.
Behind "Dharma & Greg", "Mike & Molly", "Two and a Half Men", "Young Sheldon" and the "Big Bang Theory" is one and the same expert for a humor that is finding it increasingly difficult in times of wokism , because he doesn't care about conventions and sensitivities.
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This applies to the sitcom "Dharma & Greg" (1997 to 2002), in which late hippy and philistine capitalism meet;
This applies to the series "Mike & Molly" (2010 to 2016), in which two overweight people meet the challenge that they do not correspond to any body ideals.
And that also applies to Lorre's blockbusters "Two and a Half Men" (2003 to 2015) and "The Big Bang Theory" (2007 to 2019), which achieved cult status and brought the actors fame and top salaries.
"Two and a Half Men" shattered images of men and women, "The Big Bang Theory" turned nerds into superheroes.
Charlie Harper from "Two and a Half Men" is a woman-devouring macho, Sheldon Cooper from the "Big Bang Theory" is an autistic of the endearingly annoying kind, to whom Lorre dedicated another series with "Young Sheldon".
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Chuck Lorre began his career in a roundabout way.
He studied at the State University of New York for two years, dropped out and went on tour as a guitarist and songwriter.
In 1984 he began writing scripts for individual episodes of various series.
This was followed by scripts for the series "Roseanne", which he later oversaw as a producer.
He wrote the screenplays, produced, directed and composed the theme music for "Two and a Half Men," which won the BMI TV Music Award.
Chuck Lorre proves with the necessary seriousness that he doesn't do comedy for its own sake.
His wildly popular "Big Bang Theory" is said to have actually increased interest in science courses in the United States, whereupon Lorre launched a scholarship to help students.
At the end of the credits of many episodes of his series, Chuck Lorre often puts a short personal message.
His "Vanity Cards" can only be seen for a few seconds.
In some cases they are said to have been censored by the broadcaster CBS, in the German translation they almost never appear.
In 2012 Lorre published his “Vanity Cards” as a book.
He donated the proceeds to health and education projects.
Lorre seems to know about the Vanitas
basically, his sitcoms are about nothing other than the vanity and transience of the world.
This could have caught Charlie Sheen's eye, too, who didn't get over the fact that after having indulged in a number of escapades, Lorre's character Charlie Harper in "Tow and a Half Men" passed away and then remained as a good or evil spirit until the finale in the game let.
"Welcome to the planet Chuck," Sheen called out to his replacement in the lead role, Ashton Kutcher, implying that Lorre's humor universe is all about his will.
Today Chuck Lorre celebrates his 70th birthday in orbit.
Lorre let his character Charlie Harper pass away in "Tow and a Half Men" and then left it as a good or evil spirit in the game until the finale.
"Welcome to the planet Chuck," Sheen called out to his replacement in the lead role, Ashton Kutcher, implying that Lorre's humor universe is all about his will.
Today Chuck Lorre celebrates his 70th birthday in orbit.
Lorre let his character Charlie Harper pass away in "Tow and a Half Men" and then left it as a good or evil spirit in the game until the finale.
"Welcome to the planet Chuck," Sheen called out to his replacement in the lead role, Ashton Kutcher, implying that Lorre's humor universe is all about his will.
Today Chuck Lorre celebrates his 70th birthday in orbit.