Alan Harper (Two and a Half Men)

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Alan Jerome Harper
Two and a Half Men character
Alan in his famous bathrobe
First appearance	"Pilot"
Created by	Chuck Lorre
Portrayed by	Jon Cryer
Episode count	117
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Nickname(s)	Mr. that's-not-a-word^[1]
Gender	Male
Occupation	Chiropractor
Family	Charlie Harper (brother) Evelyn Harper (mother)
Spouse(s)	Judith Harper(divorced) Kandi (divorced)
Children	Jake Harper (son)
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Alan Jerome Harper is a fictional character from the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men, he's the father of Jake Harper and the brother of Charlie Harper. He's portrayed by actor Jon Cryer.

1 Lovelife
2 Trivia
3 References
4 External Links

[edit] Lovelife

Alan is known for his many failed relationships, he's very shy, when it comes to women. Opposite to his brother Charlie, who can get any girl he wants. Alan used to be married to Judith (Marin Hinkle), who is also the mother of his son Jake, she lived a luxurious life on Alan's alimony up to the point where she remarried, with Dr. Herb Melnick (Ryan Stiles), Jake's pediatrician, which meant Alan didn't have to pay her alimony anymore. Alan's second wife, Kandi (April Bowlby), was one of Charlie's old girlfriends^[2]. She's known for being incredibly stupid; ironically making Jake look smart. In the divorce, she received Alan's condo.

[edit] Relationship with Judith

Alan's first wife was Judith, a humourless woman, who lived a luxurious life on Alan's alimony, after they got divorced. They met as teenagers at school and married at a young age. Judith takes every chance she gets to humiliate Alan. Even though it is sometimes clear that Alan and Judith still have feelings for each other, they dated once more after the divorce, but it failed because they always ended up in a fight about their marriage. Judith gets remarried in "Smooth as a Ken Doll", to Dr. Herb Melnick, Jake's pediatrician^[3]. Since that day Alan only has to pay alimony to his second wife Kandi, a relief since there was some time before Judith remarried that he had to pay two.

[edit] Relationship with Kandi

Alan's second wife, was one of Charlie's old girlfriends, who Charlie originally dated as a backup in case something went wrong between him and his girlfriend Mia^[2]. When Kandi came looking for Charlie, she met Alan, and they, sort of, fell in love. They married, but divorced later, because Alan didn't want any children^[4], when Alan did decided that he wanted to have children with Kandi, after their divorce, Kandi heard that she had a main role on a tv series, called Stiffs, and said that "nobody wants to see a pregnant detective"^[4].

[edit] Homosexuality

It was suggested multiple times that Alan might be gay, for instance, when Alan got his ear pierced, both Charlie and his mother told him that the ear that he got pierced was the "gay ear"^[5]. In "Tucked, Taped and Gorgeous", Alan started to think about being gay himself, after meeting a gay guy named Greg in his single-parent support group. After meeting the guy a couple of times, Alan got congratulated by most of his loved ones for finally "coming out". Alan found himself thinking this could be the reason he's had so many failed female relationships. At the end Alan decided to kiss Greg to check if he was gay once and for all, when he tried Greg told him that he didn't find Alan gay, but he found Charlie "pretty". Alan jealously pushed Greg out of his car and drove away^[6].

[edit] Trivia

Alan has Scrabble eyes, since he always used to play it every night with Judith before they got divorced. After the divorce Alan kept playing it on his computer^[1].
Alan's Alimony is $3875 dollars a month^[7].
Alan enjoys late night runs on the beach (sometimes while being chased by the police)^[8]