there's no one else quite like charlie sheen. it's been nearly two years since i sat down with him, and he sat with me again. charlie, it's a great pleasure to see you again. how are you? >> great. how are you? >> you look great. >> so do you. >> charlie is in good nature. >> thank you. falling asleep. >> before we go any further, a clip from the last interview we did, february of 2011. i think it would politely be described as the height of sheen mania. addiction specialists, you have seen them coming out. >> been around them for 20 years. lying to me for two decades. >> they're saying you're in denial and you have never stopped and thought, i have got to do this properly, and if you follow the program, it can work. a lot of people watching can say, it can work for me. >> and have a life like theirs? i'm going to pass. why? because i'm a winner and it looks like their world is ruled by losers. i don't want their lives and they want mine, and they want to criticize the hell out of me, and they have run the gamut, he's not loaded,

>> charlie sheen's new movie. that looks like a surreal load of fun. >> thank you, thank you. >> enjoy making it? >> i do. copeland is a genius. i think he wrote it about a love that he lost and still couldn't figure it out. >> where are you now with women? >> a girlfriend? >> a goddess? >> no, just a girlfriend. >> what happened to the goddesses? >> they went their separate way. there was not a lot of drama. it was mutually agreed upon. >> every man's dream or did it get complicated? >> it got complicated. i still believe in that model. i think they have to know each other before they know you. you can't randomly put them together and expect it to work perfect because it doesn't work. >> tell me about the lady in your life. >> jones we call her. >> she's not an entertainer? >> yeah. >> you have a lot of thing for those. >> i do. you can do a lot of research before you meet them. no joke. but i'm a bigger fan since. she's fabulous. you know, she's -- i don't want to say the female version of me, but we have very s

charlie sheen? an impression of charlie, and so we did a -- basically, i was doing, like, a johnny carson impression, but then i just make it more gravelly. [ imitates johnny carson ] like johnny carson, i just do it like that. >> steve: right. >> jimmy: and then charlie sheen -- [ imitates charlie sheen ] i just talk like that. [ laughter ] duh, winning, duh. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] thank you. kind of like that. [ laughter ] duh, winning. i can't do it now. a lot of makeup girls do it. but he's a much better looking man than i am. but we did a bit. i was him and he was -- i was doing an impression of charlie. we did a bit called "clone cologne." >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: and we were both the same guy, and then i just got reminded -- he was thinking of actually making the cologne. [ laughter ] and the proceeds go to charity. >> steve: exactly. he's charlie sheen. >> jimmy: "clone cologne." he's charlie sheen. he can do anything, man. he should run for president. [ laughter ] that would

everybody was talking about nothing else but charlie sheen? >> it was pretty aadrenal. it was exciting, though, to have my sweets opening like the cbs evening news. >> i remember, because on my show, you may well remember this, you weren't on twitter. and we talked about it on one of the breaks. >> i hadn't started yet? >> i said you would get so many followers. i think the next day you started on twitter. and within a week, you had 5 million followers. now, whatever it is? >> 8 and another 3 on facebook. yeah. i'm just glad that people stuck with me. i'm glad they stuck with me. it's an interesting idea. it's an interesting concept and hence an interesting reality, the whole twitter movement. >> you zap away and you engage with people, but ultimately you're charlie sheen on twitter. you are the character. you're funny, you're sharp, you're controversial. you don't really care. >> i'm out here melting. sorry. it's a little hot in here. >> i think if it's done tastefully. i don't want to use it as a platform to insult people or attack people or movements or organizations

charlie sheen. one of my all-time favorite and most memorable guests returns. diction, guns, family, fame, regrets, lindsay lohan, "two and a half men." we covered just about everything with charlie talking about his whole bad boy image. is that always the demon on your shoulder? >> yes. but also for me, people have come to expect a certain flair out of me. a certain type of behavior. was i living it for myself or for them? did it feel good? was it who i wanted to be? i don't think it was who i wanted to be. again, things got ahead of themselves and you start playing catch-up trying put the blocks back together. >> i thought a lot of it was very entertaining. i said to you at the time, i found some of the stuff on the tour, i began to think, i don't want charlie doing this anymore. >> i thought that after like show two. >> you were get annihilated for. >> brutal. >> the whole winning thing. >> it was -- not winning at all. i think what a lot of people don't realize. i was completely broke because, you know, when they kept my -- they fired me and all that. i didn

charlie sheen. one of my all-time favorite and most memorable guests returns. diction, guns, family, fame, regrets, lindsay lohan, "two and a half men." we covered just about everything with charlie talking about his whole bad boy image. is that always the demon on your shoulder? >> yes. but also for me, people have come to expect a certain flair out of me. a certain type of behavior. was i living it for myself or for them? did it feel good? was it who i wanted to be? i don't think it was who i wanted to be. again, things got ahead of themselves and you start playing catch-up trying put the blocks back together. >> i thought a lot of it was very entertaining. i said to you at the time, i

i want your reaction to charlie sheen. talk about ten years later.coming a grandfather. >> you know what? look, it's one of those things you wonder who is going to be wearing the bib at the end, the grandchild or charlie sheen? >> he probably feels relieved he made it to be a grandfather. hoda, great to see you. enjoy your orange juice. cheers. >> it's missing something. >> the four-hour "today" show airs weekdays on nbc. your book is available right now in all book shops. >>> we'll be back. a little more with my interview from charlie sheen which airs tomorrow night. it's quite something. [ thunder crashes ] [ female announcer ] some people like to pretend a flood could never happen to them. and that their homeowners insurance protects them. [ thunder crashes ] it doesn't. stop pretending. only flood insurance covers floods. ♪ visit floodsmart.gov/pretend to learn your risk. >>> tomorrow night the wild man is back. charlie sheen. one of my all-time favorite and most memorable guests returns. addiction, guns, family, fame, regrets, lindsay lohan, "tw

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we got charlie sheen here live. giving away a lot of cash. , coming up. >> yes, we do. >> do you know about it? >> we do. it's exciting. >>> we should say, we have charlie today. and jennifer lopez will be here next tuesday. >> wow. >> a strong week. a strong week. >> a strong week. >>> we have our money booth over here. >> we do. >> and our wonderful winner, who gets to go. do you have a strategy figured out? >> grab as much as fast as i can. >> richard from houston, are you ready? 30 seconds. >> starting when? >> let's start the clock, everybody. >> let him in. let him in. >> ready. set. go. >> he's smart. going to the bottom. >> you're right. >> go, richard. >> he's got it going. >> keep going, richard. >> go, richard. two, one. >> wow. >> well done, my man. >> wow. >> there you go, sorry. >> are you stuffing singles? >> thank you. >> well done, my man. good job. >> we're going to count it up. we'll let you know. >> congratulations. that's really good. >>> and we have something exciting from jack, right? >> ingrid the kangaroo. that's one o

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. >> charlie sheen involved in this. >> on new year's day we reported that a 29-year-old photographer was hit and killed by a car as he was trying to take pictures of justin bieber's car in los angeles. charlie sheen heard that chris' family was trying to raise money for his funeral which will happen later this week. so he decided he was gone to cut the check. the story broke on tmz a few minutes ago. there is a copy of the check for $12,000 made out to the family. charlie sheen released a statement to tmz its setting "a tragic incident like this increases the line between the photographer and the subject. it's an unforgiving moment that guides us all to be human. parents should never have to bury their children." the sensors deepest condolences to the family. that is shedding some good light on charlie sheen, who in the past has been under scrutiny for some things that he's done. now putting a check for the photographers family to help them pay for the funeral. back to you. >> thank you. that was very kind. looking at 46 degrees. >> coming up, a scramble to deal with huge numbers of

charlie sheen said they partied for two or three hours.ow you have to figure out who is lying is it the drug prostitute shepherd charlie sheen or is it the guy who failed the bar four times and changes his name? >> what did he change his name from to? i don't know tstory. >> he started off as tony valar. he went all of the way through college then he changed his name to antonio veagarosa like we all did after college. >> just a little more ethnicity to the name. >> i don't know how i can do that with the irish thing. i could change my name to brendan my first name. >> make your middle name papa demones. >> say the mayor of los angeles was swinging as they used to say with dan akroyd and steve mart kin on snl. say they were the swinging czechoslovakiian brothers in tight slacks. anything wrong with that? >> no. the city has been better since he has been gone. i wish he moved to mexico. this is like captain hazelwood running the exxon valdez into the ground and saying does any one mind while i leave the ship for a while. the answer is by all

. >>> charlie sheen is going to be a grandfather now that his 28-year-old daughter is pregnant. her mother is sheen's high school girlfriend. >>> elton john sewn husband david furnish welcomed a baby boy to their family on friday. the second son completes our family in the most precious and perfect way. >>> river phoenix's last film "dark blood" will make a debut at the miami international film festival 20 years after the actor died of a tragic drug overdose. >>> finally, prince harry was named town and country's most eligible bachelor. he topped that list that included tim tebow, jack nicholson and george clooney. >>> finally, vatican city is home to a cover model. his personal secretary is promoted not only to archbishop but also to the front page of italy's vanity fair magazine. he is known as gorgeous george. papal assistant's headline says it's not a sin to be beautiful. a spokeswoman says the archbishop did

thank you, bill. >>> who parties harder than charlie sheen? according to sheen johnny depp and sean penn are both hard core, which is hard for sheen to keep up with. >>> well, actor conrad bain best known as the father figure on the '80s hit series "different strokes" has passed away monday at the age of 89. >>> al pacino and his "scarface" director are re-teaming for the film of "happy valley," a feature about penn state coach joe paterno. >>> and here's a topless ryan gosling. we love that. in a recent interview, the actor likened his abs to pets. >>> on "the tonight show" jessica simpson chatted with jay about her second pregnancy. >> are you doing -- like you last time, i remember you told me, you just went crazy eating? >> yeah, well, the last time i kind of ate everything in sight. we have had two different wedding dates, but he keeps knocking me up. >>> and finally "american idol" finally premiered its newest judges last night. and "access hollywood" asked the question, was nicki and mariah bickering too much? 80% apparently said yes. i

. ♪ sleep train ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >> now charlie sheen, why did you give lindsay $100,000? >> good question. i thought i was going to get it back. >> did you get it back? soo. >> no, no. they offered me a ton of dough for one day's work. i said great, i'll do it. they said we want to hire lindsay we want to give her half of what we were going to make you. i said fine. they shorted her 100. on what they thought they were going to do. and she went public. >> this was "scary movie 5." >> was she grateful? >> eventually, yeah. it wasn't right off the bat, though. in the moment when i mentioned to her, i don't believe she thought it was true. there was a bit of a delay. but that's fine. >> she in many ways has gone through not a dissimilar pattern from you. she's clearly struggled with that and various demons and drugs and alcohol. can even you give someone like that advice? or is it look in the mirror and work it out for yourself. >> the only thing that i was saddened about, if she had asked me questions about some of my own stuff, i would have gladly given her advice

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you now and see somebody not unrecognizable from two years ago but certainly a very different charlie sheen. >> i'm flattered, thank you. >> i would say there's a maturity now. >> i appreciate that. thank you. >> that maybe wasn't around then. and a self-awareness. >> they say religion is for people trying to stay out of hell and those who have been through it. i think i'm more spiritual. i don't want to say that time aged me, but it certainly put a little more salt in my saddle. i made that up. not bad, right? >> perfect. it's about women. >> oh, boy. >> i want to find out whether there's still salt in your saddle with the goddesses.

. >> charlie sheen looks younger. >> you're very kind. as far as -- yeah, i was hung over, and i think that can slow down the choices that one can make. >> i always wondered if that makes a difference. in movies or tv shows, this role you're playing is some male model -- >> have to look perfect all the time. >> you're a womanizing party boy, why would being hungover be brand damaging? >> it shouldn't be. but when it's run by aa nazis, it takes a different light. >> have you come close to calling him? >> no, i think we were in the same hotel lobby one night, missed each other by about ten minutes. >> what would you have said? >> i would have walked up to him and said good luck with everything. sorry about that and see you on campus. i think that's what i would have done, you know? the fantasy is walking up and dropping him, but that's not who i am. i'm not a violent guy. >> do you harbor resentment? >> i wish he would acknowledge at some point that he had a hand in it. he did put out a statement. the timing was perfect for him, actually be

. >>> and in "the skinny," charlie sheen, everybody remembers charlie sheen, from bad boy to the mostole of all. the latest and most unlikely surprise, really, from sheen. he says it's one that makes him feel, quote, like the world's going to crack in half. >> that's a tease. >> yeah, winning. >> winning. i'll stick around to hear about that. >>> but first, let's talk about a messy weather system hitting states across the nation. >> from an ice storm to winds and rain to the threat of a significant snowfall, in southern california they're in the grips of an unusual cold snap. for drivers not yooused to icy roads, getting around was a challenge. for folks used to basking in the warm california sun, two layers and hand warmers were the must-have accessories. >> all right. in the state of alabama, a very strange situation there. freezing rain and snow hit the northern part of the state. a layer of ice coated the trees and power lines. in the southern part of the state, it was muddy and warm. temperatures there near 80 degrees. that's wild stuff. after an unusually warm week, the winter w

was opening a bar. >> oh. >>> took a picture with charlie sheen. so somebody asked him about it in l.a. and he said i was only talking to charlie for three minutes and i take pictures with lots of people. charlie tells us come o mayor, we partied for two hours. >> huh! >> he was drinking with the the best of them. he was -- there were girls around and whatnot. the guy's single, anyway, the mayor. >> yeah. >> but the may sor damage -- dodging this like it's watergate and just say yeah, you know, i was with him for a couple of hours, what is the big deal? he turned it into the big thing. >> yeah. >> it's crazy. >> i think he's in l.a. t to. people out there will probably forgive him. hey, you were partying and you're a single guy, enjoy yourself. we'll see. >> exactly! [ laughter ] >> and there is rumors that he wants to be in obama's cabinet as transportation secretary. >> oh. >>> this could have gone away. >> yeah. >> and now it's a big thing in l.a. >> we'll see how that plays out. thank you for the scoop and see you guys here at 6:30 for tmz on t

>>shepard: charlie sheen came back ready to go. i saw him the other night and he seems to have cleaned himself up. maybe chris brown will find jesus. >> when they stop enabling him but i am not holding my breath. >>shepard: no breath holding here. thank you, fraser. someone tried to kill a grammy star in a drive by firing dozens of rounds at his rolls royce. he should have a rolls royce while he crashed in an apartment building when he tried to get were he and the passenger unhurt happened at 5:00 this morning, hours after he celebrated his 35th birthday in miami at a club. police do nut have any suspects. a wild snowmobile crash caught on camera you can see the guy, look here, and it gets weirder. stay close. hold on, prilosec isn't for fast relief. cue up alka-seltzer. it stops heartburn fast. ♪ oh what a relief it is! to compete on the global stage. what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's why at devry universi

charlie sheen may have landed on his feet quote-unquote but he had the best job on tv.cess. there is a price to pay. everybody has their own dna. people have controversy and come out but some are ruined. john: 3 million people watched that video is true. tom hanks, a dental washington, a tailor's with. >> justin bieber the biggest in the world allegedly doing womanizing but with just photographed smoking weed. what does he do? >> kennedy, a smoking lead with 18 yolk's find one that has not. >> i am all for legalizing marijuana. john: how the media makes bad news worse. why john: we in the media obsess about baddnews. it is our job. we'll have to carry the -- cover the plane crash but if it doesn't hit the studio that is not news. today thousands of plane lands without smashing. it is not news. nobody is out by that back fence gossiping about who was being faithful to his spouse. news coverage distorts life. people think there is more crime and suffering than ever. but people live longer. around the world fewer people are hungry. the divorce rate has fallen in america al

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was down in cabo with charlie sheen. when asked about it, he said this. >> i had a three minute conversation, took a picture with him. i'm in the picture-taking business. i take a picture virtually every single day 50 times and i took a picture with him. >> you know it is ramifications. >> you know what? i have never said no to anyone who wanted to take a picture. >> charlie sheen said: he also said they hung out with hot women and one porn star. who's right? >> charlie sheen's obviously telling the truth. we love you guys and viewpoint's next. >> john: the government considers saving the economy with a trillion dollar coin. and if you have two of them, you can afford to shop at whole foods. alex jones goes so off his meds that people off their meds just went back on their meds. the american people bailed out aig with $182 billion and now they may sue us over the terms of the bailout. which is kind of like france complaining we messed up their beach on d-day. and today is the birthday of both david bowie and elvis presle

charlie sheen may have landed on his feet quote-unquote but he had the best job on tv.-paid actor and i doubt he matches that success. there is a price to pay. everybody has their own dna. people have controversy and come out but some are ruined. john: 3 million people watched that video is true. tom hanks, a dental washington, a tailor's with. >> justin bieber the biggest in the world allegedly doing womanizing but with just photographed smoking weed. what does he do? >> kennedy, a smoking lead with 18 yolk's find one that has not. >> i am all for legalizing marijuana. john: how the media makes bad news worse. bad news worse. why [ rosa ] i'm rosa and i quit smoking with chantix. when the doctor told me that i could smoke for the first week... i'm like...yeah, ok... little did i know that one week later i wasn't smoking. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while takin