At the age of 10, Angus T. Jones had a breakthrough that most actors dream of their entire career. In the role of Jake Harper in Chuck Lorre’s Two and a half men, Jones eventually amassed a net worth of $20 million and became one of the most successful child actors in the industry.

Despite his early success and long-standing role, Jones eventually became less frequent Two and a half men. He had a guest role in seasons 11 and 12 before leaving the series altogether. This, of course, happened after the dramatic exit of Charlie Sheen in season 9.

But Jones’ decision to leave Two and a half men had nothing to do with Sheen. Rather, it was his newfound faith that led him to become a “God-fearing person.”

Angus T. Jones has left Two and a half men after I became religious

There are obvious reasons why his role in Two and a half men would have been an extremely valuable break for any other child actor. After all, the show gave him the opportunity to work with some obvious legends like Chuck Lorre, Charlie Sheen, Ashton Kutcher and Jon Cryer.

And while Angus T. Jones was also a familiar face for his role as Jake Harper, everything changed when he returned to faith. The actor was a main character in all of the early seasons, but eventually became more of a guest star, which was especially the case after Sheen himself left in season 9.

However, Jones’ final exit was due to the following, as he himself explained in an interview (via The things):

You can’t be a truly God-fearing person and appear on a television show like that.

The actor not only did not want to be part of Two and a half men He also urged viewers to stop watching the superhit show as it would supposedly “fill their heads with dirt”.

The role of Angus T. Jones was reduced after he revealed in an interview the content of Two and a half men

Chuck Lorre’s show was nothing new when it came to saying goodbye to its big stars. After all, they had Charlie Sheen, probably the biggest TV star of the time, who was eventually written off. In addition, Angus T. Jones also had a lot of experience and was an essential part of the Two and a half men, His interview meant that his time in the Chuck Lorre production was over.

Jones has also appeared in films such as See Spot Run, George of the Jungle 2, and 2003 Friendly. His time on Two and a half men was well rewarded, earning $350,000 per episode and amassing a net worth of $20 million for his portrayal of Jake Harper.

However, his newfound faith and the criticism he made of the show led to him, like Charlie Sheen, eventually being written off completely. This was followed by a lengthy “retirement” that ended when Jones was cast in an episode of Chuck Lorre’s bookmaker.

Interestingly, he appeared alongside Charlie Sheen when the two performed a poker scene from Two and a half men. (The things)

Two and a half men is available to stream on Max.