Alan Harper (Two and a Half Men)

Alan Harper
Two and a Half Men character
Jon Cryer as Alan Harper in "Winky-Dink Time"
First appearance	"Pilot"
Last appearance	"Of Course He's Dead"
Created by	Chuck Lorre
Portrayed by	Jon Cryer
Information
Full name	Alan Jerome Harper
Nickname(s)	"The Sponge" by Charlie "Zippy" by Berta "Huggy Bear" by Kandi
Aliases	Charlie Harper Jeff Strongman
Occupation	Chiropractor (formerly) Member Board of Directors – Walden Loves Alan Enterprises
Family	Frank Harper (father; deceased) Evelyn Harper (mother) Charlie Harper (brother, deceased) Jenny (niece) Harry Luther Gorsky (stepfather; deceased) Don Thomas (stepfather; deceased) Luther King (stepfather; deceased) Teddy Leopold (stepfather; deceased) Marty Pepper (stepfather)
Spouse(s)	Judith Harper-Melnick (m. 1991–2004) Kandi Harper (m. 2006–07), Walden Schmidt (m. 2014–15)
Significant other(s)	Donna (ex-girlfriend) Melissa (ex-girlfriend) Gretchen (ex-fiancée) Lyndsey McElroy (fiancée)
Children	Jake Harper (son) Louis (adopted son)
Relatives	Silvia (aunt) Sophie (aunt) Jerry (maternal cousin) Faye (married to Jerry) Phoebe (cousin) "Crazy" cousin Wendy (cousin) Lenore (former mother-in-law) Fred (former father-in-law) Liz (former sister-in-law) Mandi (former mother-in-law) Andy (former father-in-law) Robin Schmidt (former mother-in-law)
Religion	Episcopal-Christian
Nationality	American

Alan Jerome Harper, later Harper-Schmidt, DC, is a fictional character from the CBS situation comedy Two and a Half Men. Jon Cryer portrayed the character for the entire duration of the series, the only original main cast member to do so. For his portrayal, Cryer was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award from 2006–2012, winning the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2009 and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 2012.

Alan is a chiropractor, the hapless father of Jake Harper, roommate, best friend and ex-husband of Walden Schmidt, and the surviving younger brother of Charlie Harper. He may also be the father of Milly Melnick.

According to Eric Tannenbaum, executive producer on the show, Alan Harper is loosely based on his real life friend Stephen Deane. Alan is the only character who appears in every episode of the series.

Alan leads a sad, miserable life of constant poverty, failure, rejection and surrounded by people who can't stand him and plain don't want him around. A main theme of the show is Alan and his housemate's contrasting abilities, including his brother's (and later, best friend's) success in dating. Alan is very awkward when it comes to women, and he has had several long-term relationships end badly. Charlie's housekeeper, Berta, described Alan as "the only man who can drive any woman out of Charlie's house." This theory was proven when Charlie was afraid of his attraction to Chelsea's gorgeous friend Gail, and falsely told Alan he had a shot with her; after Alan flirted with Gail, she fled the house in horror and Charlie's temptation was gone.