Chuck Lorre

Lorre was born in Plainview, New York, to a Jewish family and given the Hebrew name Chaim.{{Cite web|url=http://chucklorre.com/?p=327|title = CLP – Vanity Cards}}{{cite news|last=Pilkington|first=Ed|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2011/feb/25/two-and-a-half-men-sheen-charlie|title=Two and a Half Men axed after rant leaves Sheen looking a proper Charlie|date=February 25, 2011|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=July 25, 2012}}{{cite magazine|last=Hibberd|first=James|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2011/02/25/charlie-sheen-chaim-levine-comes-from|title=Charlie Sheen decoded: Where 'Chaim Levine' comes from|date=February 25, 2011|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=July 25, 2012}} His father, Robert, opened a luncheonette that did poorly, which caused financial problems. After graduating from high school, Lorre attended State University of New York at Potsdam, dropping out after two years to pursue a career as a songwriter.{{cite magazine |first=Lynette |last=Rice |title=It Hurts to Laugh |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=December 8, 2006 |access-date=March 24, 2009 |url=https://ew.com/article/2007/01/08/why-chuck-lorre-so-angry/ |archive-date=February 27, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227075219/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1567715,00.html |url-status=live }} During his two years at college he "majored in rock 'n' roll and pot and minored in LSD". In 2011, he admitted to drinking heavily in his past, telling Entertainment Weekly (EW) that he "led a dissolute youth until 47" and also stating he was in addiction recovery at the time.{{cite web|title=E! All You Need to Know About Charlie Sheen's Nemesis|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/228661/all-you-need-to-know-about-charlie-sheen-nemesis-chuck-lorre|access-date=February 5, 2013|date=March 2011}} Substance-related issues are also a recurring theme in his work.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}} He changed his surname from Levine to Lorre at age 26.

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After leaving school, Lorre toured the United States as a guitarist and songwriter.{{cite magazine|last=Bissell|first=Tom|title=A Simple Medium|magazine=The New Yorker|issue=December 6, 2010|pages=34–41|url=https://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/12/06/101206fa_fact_bissell|access-date=February 26, 2011|date=November 29, 2010}} He wrote the song "French Kissin'{{-"}}, which Deborah Harry later recorded for her 1986 Rockbird album and which became a UK Top 10 hit. In the early 1980s, he turned to writing scripts for animated shows; his first project was the DIC version of Heathcliff.{{cite interview |last=Lorre |first=Chuck |subject-link=Chuck Lorre |interviewer=Nancy Harrington |title=Chuck Lorre Interview Part 1 of 4 (19:35) |url=http://www.emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/chuck-lorre |publisher=Archive of American Television |location=Pacific Palisades, CA |date=February 25, 2012 |access-date=January 20, 2018}} He co-wrote the soundtrack to the 1987 television series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with Dennis Challen Brown.{{cite web| url=https://chucklorre.com/index.php?p=165| title=Vanity Card #165| publisher=chucklorre.com|access-date=April 19, 2008}}{{cite web| url=https://chucklorre.com/index.php?p=243| title=Vanity Card #243| publisher=chucklorre.com| access-date=May 13, 2008}}{{cite web| url=https://chucklorre.com/index.php?p=music-tmnt| title=MUSIC – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles| author=Chuck Lorre| access-date=May 19, 2010}}

Lorre rejected an invitation from DIC Animation City to be story editor for The New Adventures of Beany and Cecil, only to accept the offer as animation writers were not affected by the 1988 Writers Guild of America strike, which put him out of work, while also being contracted to compose stock music for the series. Despite gaining support from ABC, he was immediately shunned by developer John Kricfalusi and practically everyone else involved for the quality of his work and lack of passion. He was fired after an argument with original creator Bob Clampett's widow and son on this matter for this regard after complaints by other crew members.{{Cite book |last=Komorowski |first=Thad |title=Sick Little Monkeys: The Unauthorized Ren & Stimpy Story |publisher=Bear Manor Media |year=2017 |isbn=978-1629331836 |page=43 |ref=none}}

In the late 1980s, he shifted into writing for sitcoms, and joined the writing staff of Roseanne. Though he was fired over "irreconcilable creative differences",{{citation needed|date=April 2023}} Lorre's time on Roseanne impressed producers, and led to his creating his first show, Frannie's Turn. It was cancelled after 5 weeks.{{cite web | url=http://www.hollywood.com/tv/frannie-s-turn-59472313/credits/ | title=Frannie's Turn – Full Cast and Credits – 1992 | publisher=Hollywood.com | access-date=August 3, 2015}}

Lorre's second show as creator, Grace Under Fire, starred comedian Brett Butler. It premiered on ABC in 1993, and was nominated at the 52nd Golden Globe Awards for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy. His next show was Cybill, starring Cybill Shepherd. While Lorre left after two seasons, Cybill went on to air for four seasons on CBS, receiving critical acclaim and winning a Primetime Emmy Award in 1995 for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for co-star Christine Baranski, and two Golden Globe Awards in 1996 for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy and Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy for Cybill Shepherd. Lorre signed a deal with Carsey-Werner Productions in 1994.{{Cite web|last1=Lowry|first1=Brian|date=March 24, 1994|title=Lorre signs deal with Carsey-Werner|url=https://variety.com/1994/tv/news/lorre-signs-deal-with-carsey-werner-119483/|access-date=July 8, 2021|website=Variety|language=en-US}}

Lorre then moved to 20th Century Fox in 1995 to create the next project.,{{Cite web|last1=Littleton|first1=Cynthia|date=December 2, 1997|title=Newman reups deal at Fox TV|url=https://variety.com/1997/tv/news/newman-reups-deal-at-fox-tv-1116678084/|access-date=July 8, 2021|website=Variety|language=en-US}} creating Dharma & Greg in partnership with Dottie Zicklin (credited as Dottie Dartland), which premiered one year before the end of Cybill in 1997. It starred Jenna Elfman and Thomas Gibson as the title characters, whose personalities were complete opposites—Dharma's world view being more spiritual and 'free spirit'-style, instilled by "hippie" parents, contrasted with Greg's world view of structure, social status requirements, and "white collar duty" instilled by his generations of affluent parents/ancestors.{{cite web|title=IMDb Dharma & Greg|website=IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118303/trivia|access-date=February 5, 2013}} The show received eight Golden Globe nominations, six Emmy Award nominations, and six Satellite Awards nominations,{{cite news | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2013/03/06/big-bang-finds-an-expanding-universe-of-viewers/1962921/ | title=The 'Big Bang' boom propels hit sitcom | work=USA Today | date=March 7, 2013 | access-date=March 11, 2013 | author=Keveney, Bill}} and Elfman won a Golden Globe for Best Actress in 1999.

To move on to his next project, Lorre signed a long-term deal with Warner Bros. Television in 2000, a relationship that continues to this day.{{Cite web|last1=Littleton|first1=Cynthia|date=September 5, 2012|title=Chuck Lorre jumps into 'bigger sandbox'|url=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/chuck-lorre-jumps-into-bigger-sandbox-1118058716/|access-date=July 8, 2021|website=Variety|language=en-US}} Lorre created his fifth show, Two and a Half Men, with co-creator Lee Aronsohn. It focuses on the two Harper brothers, Charlie and Alan. Charlie is a hedonistic, successful commercial jingles composer and womanizer who owns a beach house in Malibu. Alan is a neurotic chiropractor, thrown out of his own house by his divorcing wife. The premise is that Alan worms himself into Charlie's house and clashes with his lifestyle. Alan also has a son, Jake, the "half", who comes to visit him and Charlie on weekends. Two and a Half Men premiered on CBS in 2003 and became the highest-rated sitcom in America. In 2011, CBS put the show on hiatus following a series of incidents of production shutdowns due to Charlie Sheen's personal problems related to drug and alcohol abuse and greed, which culminated in the verbal attacks directed at Lorre during a radio interview.{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2011/02/28/2011-02-28_charlie_sheen_ill_sue_cbs_for_two_and_a_half_men_mess_gma_today_show_air_rival_i.html|title=Charlie Sheen, Stan Rosenfield cut ties: Long-time publicist quits amid actor's public meltdown|last=Hinckley|first=David|date=February 28, 2011|work=New York Daily News|access-date=March 11, 2011}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/28/business/media/28carr.html|title=Insulting Chuck Lorre, Not Abuse, Gets Sheen Sidelined|last=Carr|first=David|date=February 28, 2011|work=The New York Times|access-date=March 8, 2011}} Sheen was fired from the show and filed a $100 million lawsuit against Lorre and Warner Bros. Television for wrongful termination.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12671785|title=Charlie Sheen fired from Two and a Half Men TV show|date=March 7, 2011|work=BBC Online|access-date=March 11, 2011}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12710918|title=Sacked star Charlie Sheen sues sitcom makers|date=March 11, 2011|work=BBC Online|access-date=March 11, 2011}} Lorre killed off Sheen's character and hired Ashton Kutcher as his replacement for the show's later four seasons.

Lorre's next show was The Big Bang Theory with co-creator Bill Prady. It follows two genius physicists, Sheldon Cooper and Leonard Hofstadter, with few social skills who befriend their neighbor, an attractive, outgoing young woman with average intelligence and no college education. The episodes usually focus primarily on the daily lives of the men and two of their brilliant but equally socially challenged friends, with a dose of absurdity from the relationship with their less educated but socially astute neighbor. The two main protagonists are named after actor and television producer Sheldon Leonard.{{cite web|url=http://americanprofile.com/articles/the-big-bang-theory-sheldon-leonard/|title=The Big Bang Theory's Sheldon and Leonard By on |work=American Profile|date=July 12, 2011|access-date=February 10, 2015}} The show was broadcast on CBS from 2007 to 2019 and was the highest rated comedy series in the United States. The show also launched two spin-offs: Young Sheldon and Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage.

In 2018, Lorre created The Kominsky Method, which follows a fictional aging acting coach used to success. It stars Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin and won Lorre a Golden Globe Award in 2019.

Lorre was executive producer of Mike & Molly, created by Mark Roberts, which premiered on CBS in September 2010.{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/mike-and-molly/season-1|title=Mike and Molly|work=Metacritic|access-date=March 8, 2011}} His seventh show, created with Gemma Baker and Eddie Gorodetsky, Mom, premiered on CBS on September 23, 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/news/a479485/chuck-lorres-cbs-pilot-mom-to-get-series-order.html|title=Chuck Lorre's CBS pilot 'Mom' to get series order|website=Digital Spy |access-date=October 25, 2013|date=May 8, 2013}} On March 13, 2014, CBS announced the second season renewal of Mom. It ran for eight seasons.{{cite press release|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/03/13/cbs-renews-the-good-wife-the-millers-two-and-a-half-men-hawaii-five-0-and-13-more/244495/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313214538/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/03/13/cbs-renews-the-good-wife-the-millers-two-and-a-half-men-hawaii-five-0-and-13-more/244495/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 13, 2014|title=CBS Renews 'The Good Wife', 'The Millers', 'Two and a Half Men', 'Hawaii Five-0', 'Mom', 'Blue Bloods', 'Elementary' and 11 More|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|work=TV by the Numbers|date=March 13, 2014|access-date=March 13, 2014}}

Controversy surrounded United States of Al, a show produced by Lorre for CBS. Released to mostly negative reviews, United States of Al and its makers were criticized for the show's humor, use of antiquated tropes, and in particular, the casting of a South-African-born Indian actor to play an Afghan lead and his use of an inauthentic accent.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/chuck-lorre-united-states-of-al-afghan-character-reza-aslan-diversity-inclusion-representation-1234718863/|title='United States of Al' Blasted For Handling Of Afghan Character; Reza Aslan Defends CBS Sitcom: "You Can't Judge A Show By A 30 Second Trailer"|date=March 21, 2021|first=Dino-Ray|last=Ramos|website=Deadline Hollywood|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210324211842/https://deadline.com/2021/03/chuck-lorre-united-states-of-al-afghan-character-reza-aslan-diversity-inclusion-representation-1234718863/|archive-date=March 24, 2021|url-status=live|access-date=March 24, 2021}}

The unique vanity cards for Chuck Lorre Productions have become a "trademark" for Lorre,{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/chuck-lorre-done-vanity-cards-738766 |title=Is Chuck Lorre Done With Vanity Cards? Maybe Not |work=The Hollywood Reporter |author=Lesley Goldberg |date=October 7, 2014 |access-date=March 10, 2015 }} starting with Dharma & Greg and used for every one of his shows since.With Disjointed (2017) being the exception; here a standard production logo was used. An Apple Macintosh computer was used for Lorre's production card on the earlier Grace Under Fire and Cybill.

Typically, on the end of every episode of his productions, Lorre includes a different message that usually reads like an editorial, essay, or observation on life. A typical card might include a range of topics as diverse as what the Bee Gees never learned, the cancellation of Dharma & Greg, his support of Barack Obama, the competence of AOL Time Warner management, and the genesis of Two and a Half Men.

The card is shown for only a few seconds at most, so longer messages require the viewer to pause at the right spot or visit Lorre's website where he posts the cards. CBS has censored Lorre's vanity cards on several occasions;{{cite news |first=Shawna |last=Malcolm |title=Vanity cards let Lorre sound off |work=Variety |date=March 10, 2009|access-date=March 24, 2009 |url=https://variety.com/2009/scene/markets-festivals/vanity-cards-let-lorre-sound-off-1118001051/ }} Lorre posts both the censored and uncensored versions of the cards.

During Charlie Sheen's controversial departure from Two and a Half Men in 2011, Lorre referenced Sheen in several cards.{{cite news|url=http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2011/02/exclusive-charlie-sheen-lawyers-examining-chuck-lorres-vanity-cards-legal-fight|title=EXCLUSIVE: Charlie Sheen: Lawyers Examining Chuck Lorre's Vanity Cards As Legal Fight Looms, Tells 'Men' Creator 'Oops!' |work=Radar Online |author=Paige Feigenbaum |date=February 28, 2011|access-date=March 10, 2015 }} Lorre used the vanity card for the series finale, "Of Course He's Dead", to address the circumstances of Sheen's absence from the episode.

Lorre published a compilation of his vanity cards in a coffee table book titled What Doesn't Kill Us Makes Us Bitter, released on October 16, 2012.{{Cite book|title=What Doesn't Kill Us Makes Us Bitter: Chuck Lorre: 9781451679755: Amazon.com: Books |date=October 16, 2012 |isbn = 978-1451679755|last1 = Lorre|first1 = Chuck|publisher=Dharma Grace Foundation }} The book takes its title from Vanity Card #1, which first aired following the first episode of Dharma & Greg on September 24, 1997.{{cite web|date=September 24, 2007|title=CLP - Vanity Card #01|url=http://www.chucklorre.com/?e=164|url-status=live|access-date=March 1, 2020|publisher=chucklorre.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807123519/http://chucklorre.com/?e=164 |archive-date=August 7, 2021 }}

During The Big Bang Theory episode titled "The Hook-Up Reverberation", Vanity Card #463 was displayed. It discussed Lorre's lost or matured angst along with the news that he would stop writing the vanity cards. Vanity card #464 was shown after the next episode, stating it was his last and that he felt like they would not be missed. However, he resumed the cards. Card #493 on March 5, 2015, was a tribute to the late Leonard Nimoy, who had guest-starred on the show as the voice of Sheldon's conscience three years earlier.{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-the-big-bang-theory-pays-tribute-to-leonard-nimoy-20150306-story.html |title='The Big Bang Theory's' Leonard Nimoy tribute was in the cards |work=Los Angeles Times |author= Patrick Kevin Day |date=March 6, 2015 |access-date=March 10, 2015 }}

When Channing Dungey, chairwoman and CEO of Warner Bros. Television Studios discussed the reemergence of the sitcom in a February 2023 Deadline article, Deadline opined "There are fewer and fewer younger writers that are attracted to the form, however, making finding the next Chuck Lorre trickier," with Dungey commenting "I worry that it’s becoming a bit of a lost art".{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/channing-dungeys-warner-bros-tv-comedy-business-mindy-kaling-hacks-1235256372/ | title="Hard Funny": Channing Dungey Breaks Down Warner Bros TV's Comedy Business as Studio Sets up Amazon Projects from Mindy Kaling & 'Hacks' Duo | date=February 13, 2023 }} When Lorre read this, he used Vanity Card #723 to ask "The next Chuck Lorre?! What the &$@? is wrong with the one you have now?!".{{cite web | url=http://chucklorre.com/?e=1458 | title=CLP - Vanity Cards }}

Lorre created a special, unnumbered vanity card for Bookie, his first show released exclusively to streaming television. In the vanity card, Lorre remarked on the irrelevancy of writing vanity cards in an age where most streaming platforms encourage credits-skipping, remarking "Why on earth am I writing vanity cards for BOOKIE?" and "If a vanity card is written on MAX, and no one reads it, was it amusing?".{{cite web|url=http://chucklorre.com/index.php?e=1476|title=Chuck Lorre's Bookie on Max}} This vanity card on the 7th episode of Bookie, titled "The Super Bowl: God's Gift to Bookies", which aired on December 21, 2023, on MAX, was dedicated to Marvin Miles, who died on August 3, 2023, at the age of 72. The tombstone reads: "R.I.P. Marvin Miles (October 6, 1950–August 3, 2023)". The vanity card reads: "In Memory of "Marvelous" Marvin Miles".{{cite web|url=https://theobituaryapp.com/obituaries/marvin-miles/3957995|title=R.I.P. Marvin Miles (October 6, 1950–August 3, 2023)|work=The Obituary App|access-date=February 4, 2024}} Lorre discusses about algorithm, or bot, or some sort of silicon-based magical genie to secure the future of Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage, because Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage premiered on October 17, 2024 on CBS.{{cite web|url=http://chucklorre.com/index.php?p=745|title=Chuck Lorre Productions, #745}}{{cite web|last=Rice|first=Lynette|url=https://deadline.com/2024/10/georgie-mandys-first-marriage-co-creator-steve-holland-premiere-interview-1236119017/|title='Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage' Premiere: Co-Creator Steve Holland Explains The Tango, Return Of Meemaw & That Rocking Trailer|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=November 27, 2024|date=October 17, 2024}} Later in the season, he used the vanity card to express his gratitude to the Los Angeles Fire Department for saving his home during the 2025 California wildfires.{{cite web|url=https://www.chucklorre.com/index.php?e=1525|title=Chuck Lorre Productions, #752}}

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Lorre won BMI Television Music Awards in 2004,{{cite web|url=http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/2004_bmi_film_tv_awards|title=2004 BMI Film/TV Awards|date=May 12, 2004|publisher=bmi.com|access-date=July 25, 2012}} 2005,{{cite web|url=http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/2005_bmi_film_tv_awards|title=2005 BMI Film/TV Awards|date=May 18, 2005|publisher=bmi.com|access-date=July 25, 2012}} 2008{{cite web|url=http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/2008_bmi_film_tv_awards|title=2008 BMI Film/TV Awards|date=May 21, 2008|publisher=bmi.com|access-date=July 25, 2012}} and 2009{{cite web|url=http://www.bmi.com/press/entry/538643|title=2009 BMI Film & Television Music Awards Winners|date=May 21, 2009|publisher=bmi.com|access-date=July 25, 2012}} for Two and a Half Men. On March 12, 2009, Lorre received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, located at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.variety.com/photoalbum/2721/|title=Chuck Lorre receives star on Hollywood Walk of Fame|date=March 14, 2009|magazine=Variety|access-date=July 25, 2012}} Three months later, Lorre received an honorary degree from the State University of New York at Potsdam and gave a keynote address at the graduation.{{cite web |title="Two and a Half Men" creator Chuck Lorre to speak at SUNY undergrad commencement |url=http://www.potsdam.edu/newsandevents/209_lorre |publisher=The State University of New York at Potsdam |date=February 12, 2009 |access-date=May 15, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914182614/http://www.potsdam.edu/newsandevents/209_lorre |archive-date=September 14, 2016 |url-status=dead }}

In March 2012, Lorre was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame.{{cite news|url=http://www.emmys.com/articles/television-academy-hall-fame-inductees-2012|title=Television Academy to Induct New Hall of Fame Honorees March 1|newspaper=Television Academy|date=November 28, 2011|publisher=emmys.com|access-date=July 25, 2012}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2011/11/tv-academy-adds-nine-to-hall-of-fame-198614/|title=TV Academy Adds Nine To Hall Of Fame|date=November 28, 2011|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=July 25, 2012}} Lorre has won Golden Globe Awards for Roseanne (1993), Cybill (1996),{{cite web|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/chuck-lorre |title=Golden Globes – Chuck Lorre |access-date=June 19, 2020}} and The Kominsky Method (2019).{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/golden-globes/2019/01/06/chuck-lorre-wins-best-comedy-golden-globe-after-23-years/|title=Chuck Lorre wins a best comedy award after 23 years|date=January 6, 2019|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=April 17, 2020}} Lorre was awarded the Critics' Choice Award for Creative Achievement in 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2019-critics-choice-awards-winners-list-full-1172261|title=Critics' Choice Awards: 'Roma,' 'Americans,' 'Mrs. Maisel' Top Winners|date=January 13, 2019|website=Hollywood Reporter|access-date=April 17, 2020}}

Lorre was first married to his business partner Paula Smith in 1979. They ended both partnerships after 13 years and the births of their two children.{{cite news|url=https://chucklorre.com/index.php?p=writtenby|title=How to Create a Hit Sitcom|publisher=chucklorre.com|access-date=June 9, 2012}}

He was married to Karen Witter, an actress, model and author. They divorced in July 2010 after a decade's marriage.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2007/01/08/why-chuck-lorre-so-angry|title=Why is Chuck Lorre so angry?|date=January 8, 2007|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=February 10, 2015|first=Lynette|last=Rice}}{{cite news|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/all_you_need_know_about_charlie_sheen/228661|title=All You Need to Know About Charlie Sheen Nemesis Chuck Lorre|date=March 11, 2011|work=E!|access-date=May 30, 2012}}

From 2010 to 2011, he was in a relationship with Emmanuelle Vaugier, a Canadian actress and model, who appeared in 12 episodes of Two and a Half Men.

In September 2018, Lorre married Arielle Mandelson, a wellness influencer. Lorre filed for divorce in 2022.{{cite web | url=https://people.com/tv/chuck-lorre-files-divorce-3rd-wife-arielle-lorre-after-3-years/ | title=Big Bang Theory Creator Chuck Lorre Files for Divorce from 3rd Wife Arielle Lorre After 3 Years }} The divorce was finalized in February 2024.{{cite web | url=https://www.tiktok.com/@ariellelorre/video/7306543936858852654 | title=TikTok - Make Your Day }}{{cite web | url=https://www.people.com/chuck-lorre-settles-divorce-8572430 | title='Two and a Half Men' Creator Chuck Lorre Settles Divorce, Agrees to Pay Ex Arielle $5 Million }}

He has publicly discussed his decades of struggle with the autoimmune disease ulcerative colitis, along with depression, anxiety, and bouts of anger or rage, saying, "Put me in paradise and I will focus on the one thing that will make me angry." In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, he said, "I am wired on some deep level to seek out something to be worried and obsess about."{{cite web|title=Entertainment Weekly|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/228661/all-you-need-to-know-about-charlie-sheen-nemesis-chuck-lorre|work=All You Need to Know About Charlie Sheen's Nemesis|access-date=February 5, 2013|date=March 2011}}

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