8 Stars Who Left Movies for TV

Charlie Sheen peaked with favorites like Major League and Wall Street but then sort of plateaued. Enter Two and a Half Men, a simple comedy on CBS that surprisingly took off like gangbusters, earning the actor countless Emmy and Globe nominations and putting him back on the public's radar for his career. Though the controversy in his personal life ultimately led to his being fired from the show (and replaced with Ashton Kutcher), you can't deny that Sheen contributed to its success in a big way.