Chuck Lorre Productions is an American television

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founded in the 1990s and incorporated on January 10, 2000 by producer

Chuck Lorre Charles Michael Lorre ( ; né Levine; born October 18, 1952) is an American television producer, writer, director, and composer. Nicknamed the "King of Sitcoms", Lorre has created/co-created and produced many sitcoms including '' Cybill'' (199 ...

. It produced the television series ''

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'' (1997–2002), ''

Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men is an American television sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and Lee Aronsohn that aired on CBS for 12 seasons from September 22, 2003, to February 19, 2015. The series originally starred Charlie Sheen as Charlie Harper, a hedonis ...

'' (2003–2015), ''

The Big Bang Theory ''The Big Bang Theory'' is an American television sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady for CBS. It aired from September 24, 2007, to May 16, 2019, running for 12 seasons and 279 episodes. The show originally centered on five charact ...

'' (2007–2019), ''

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'' (2010–2016), '' Mom'' (2013–2021), ''

Young Sheldon ''Young Sheldon'' is an American sitcom television series created by Chuck Lorre and Steven Molaro which aired on CBS from September 25, 2017, to May 16, 2024. The series is a Spin-off (media), spin-off prequel to ''The Big Bang Theory'' that ...

'' (2017–2024), '' Bob Hearts Abishola'' (2019–2024), '' B Positive'' (2020–2022), '' United States of Al'' (2021–2022), and ''

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'' (2024–present).

History

The company was founded in the 1990s, and incorporated on January 10, 2000, in

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, by American television director, writer, producer, composer, and actor

. It is headquartered at Warner Bros. Studios in

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. In March 1994, the company entered an exclusive overall deal with

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. Lorre began his affiliation with Carsey-Werner in 1990 as supervising producer on ''

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''. In October 1995, the company entered a four-year overall deal with

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, for an estimated US$12 million. In September 1999, the company entered a four-year production pact with Warner Bros. Television, for an estimated US$8 million a year. The company's move to Warner Bros. was in relation to the former 20th Century Fox Television president, Peter Roth, who became the president of Warner Bros. Television in March 1999, bringing Lorre to Warner Bros. Television. In August 2012, the company entered a four-year overall development and production deal with Warner Bros. Television.

Filmography

Television series

In development

* ''Stuart Fails to Save the Universe'' (co-production with Warner Bros. Television Studios)

References

External links

* {{Chuck Lorre Mass media companies established in 2000 Television production companies of the United States 2000 establishments in California