While Charlie Sheen Wins, Jon Cryer Interns for Ellen DeGeneres

While Charlie Sheen Wins, Jon Cryer Interns for Ellen DeGeneres

 
With some extra time on his hands, Jon Cryer is now answering phones and manning the front desk for Ellen. (Photo By Getty Images)
 
With some extra time on his hands, Jon Cryer started a new job yesterday: interning for Ellen DeGeneres.

The Two and a Half Men star stars in a short clip released by the show, in which Cryer answers phones for Ellen and mans the front desk.

"I needed the work," he explains.

It's the first time Cryer has, however obliquely, commented on Charlie Sheen's very public meltdown, which has seen the hit CBS sitcom canceled for the remainder of the season, and the show's future itself highly in question.  
 
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Jon Cryer Actor Jon Cryer (L) and wife Lisa Joyner backstage at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Nokia Theatre on September 20, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. 
 Actor Jon Cryer (L) and wife Lisa Joyner backstage at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Nokia Theatre on September 20, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.
Jon Cryer Actor Jon Cryer backstage at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Nokia Theatre on September 20, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.
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