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EMILIO ESTEVEZ TO GUEST STAR ON "TWO AND A HALF MEN"

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 6 - Emilio Estevez will guest star on an upcoming episode of TWO AND A HALF MEN, the number one-rated sitcom on television. Estevez will join his brother, Charlie Sheen, and the rest of the cast, which stars Jon Cryer, Angus T. Jones, Marin Hinkle, Conchata Ferrell and Holland Taylor. TWO AND A HALF MEN airs Monday nights from 9:00-9:30 ET/PT on the CBS Television Network.

Estevez will play a former drinking and partying buddy of Charlie's who comes to visit.

"My dad did the show a couple of years ago, so it was only a matter of time until someone of my brother's talent could also come and play in our sandbox," said Sheen.

Estevez's film credits include "The Breakfast Club," "St. Elmo's Fire," "Young Guns" and "Young Guns II." Estevez also wrote, directed and starred in the critically acclaimed film "Bobby" about the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy. His additional directing credits include "Cold Case," "CSI: NY" and "Close to Home," on the Network.

TWO AND A HALF MEN was created by Chuck Lorre and Lee Aronsohn and is executive produced by Lorre, Aronsohn, Eric Tannenbaum, Kim Tannenbaum, Mark Burg, Oren Koules, Don Foster, Eddie Gorodetsky, Susan Beavers and Mark Roberts. The series is from Chuck Lorre Productions, Inc., The Tannenbaum Company in association with Warner Bros. Television.

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