Who should replace Charlie Sheen on 'Two and a Half Men'?

A host of funnymen — and women — are rumored to be in the running. Here's how commentators are rating their chances

Rob Lowe's one-time bad boy reputation may help him score Charlie Sheen's role in "Two and a Half Men."
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Charlie Sheen may (or may not) be a "Vatican assassin warlock," but he most certainly is out of a job. While Sheen considers his next steps now that he's officially been fired from CBS' "Two and a Half Men," producers of TV's number-one comedy are left looking for a way to keep the sitcom alive. TMZ reports that show creator Chuck Lorre has come up with a "short list of replacements" for Sheen (who himself replaced Michael J. Fox on "Spin City" for its final seasons). And, of course, commenters have been more than willing to offer their own suggestions. Here, the arguments for, and against, some rumored fill-ins:

1. Rob Lowe

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