29 Facts About Chuck Lorre

Charles Michael Lorre is an American television producer, writer, director, and composer.

Chuck Lorre won three Golden Globe Awards for his work on Roseanne, Cybill, and The Kominsky Method.

Chuck Lorre was born in Plainview, New York, to a Jewish family and given the Hebrew name Chaim.

Chuck Lorre changed his surname from Levine to Lorre at age 26.

Chuck Lorre co-wrote the soundtrack to the 1987 television series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with Dennis Challen Brown.

Chuck 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 being contracted to compose stock music for the series.

Chuck Lorre 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.

Chuck Lorre's second show as creator, Grace Under Fire, starred comedian Brett Butler.

Chuck Lorre then moved to 20th Century Fox in 1995 to create the next project.

Chuck Lorre created his fifth show, Two and a Half Men, with co-creator Lee Aronsohn.

Chuck Lorre killed off Sheen's character and hired Ashton Kutcher as his replacement for the show's later four seasons.

Chuck Lorre's next show was The Big Bang Theory with co-creator Bill Prady.

In 2018, Chuck Lorre created The Kominsky Method, which follows a fictional aging acting coach used to success.

Chuck Lorre's seventh show, created with Gemma Baker and Eddie Gorodetsky, Mom, premiered on CBS on September 23,2013.

Typically, on the end of every episode of his productions, Chuck Lorre includes a different message that usually reads like an editorial, essay, or observation on life.

Chuck 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.

Chuck 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.

Chuck Lorre created a special, unnumbered vanity card for Bookie, his first show released exclusively to streaming television.

Chuck Lorre won BMI Television Music Awards in 2004,2005,2008 and 2009 for Two and a Half Men.

On March 12,2009, Chuck Lorre received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, located at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard.

Three months later, Chuck Lorre received an honorary degree from the State University of New York at Potsdam and gave a keynote address at the graduation.

In March 2012, Chuck Lorre was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame.

Chuck Lorre has won Golden Globe Awards for Roseanne, Cybill, and The Kominsky Method.

Chuck Lorre was awarded the Critics' Choice Award for Creative Achievement in 2019.

Chuck Lorre was first married to his business partner Paula Smith in 1979.

Chuck Lorre was married to Karen Witter, an actress, model and author.

In September 2018, Chuck Lorre married Arielle Mandelson, a wellness influencer.

Chuck Lorre gained custody of the couple's dog Harvey, with Arielle being granted liberal visitation.

Chuck Lorre was ordered to pay $5 million in their divorce settlement.