Charlie Sheen was the undisputed star of Two and a Half Men, and his paycheck reflected it. In Netflix’s documentary aka Charlie Sheen, Jon Cryer, who played Sheen’s on-screen brother Alan, explained just how much Sheen earned at the show’s peak. At the time, Sheen was reportedly making $1.9 million per episode in season eight, while Cryer earned $620,000. With 16 episodes that season, Sheen took home over $30 million, and even earlier seasons saw him earning around $1.2 million per episode. Charlie Sheen’s story shows just how big a star he was on Two and a Half Men, but also how quickly financial and personal challenges can impact even the highest-paid actors.