Chuck Lorre

Biography

Charles Michael Lorre is an American television producer, writer, director, and composer. Called the "King of Sitcoms", Lorre has created/co-created and produced several sitcoms including Cybill , Dharma & Greg , Two and a Half Men, The Big Bang Theory, Mom, and Young Sheldon. He also served as an executive producer of Roseanne. Lorre won three Golden Globe Awards for his work on Roseanne, Cybill, and The Kominsky Method.

Career Overview

Chuck Lorre has 46 screen credits in a career dating back to 1984. Signature works include Young Sheldon, Unraveling the Mystery: A Big Bang Farewell. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Writing
Gender: male
Known Credits: 46
Birth Date: 1952-10-18 00:00:00
Birth Place: Old Bethpage, Long Island, New York, USA

Known For

Frequent Collaborators

Jim Parsons (2 collaborations)
Iain Armitage (1 collaborations)
Zoe Perry (1 collaborations)
Lance Barber (1 collaborations)
Montana Jordan (1 collaborations)
Raegan Revord (1 collaborations)
Annie Potts (1 collaborations)
Emily Osment (1 collaborations)
Kaley Cuoco (1 collaborations)
Johnny Galecki (1 collaborations)

Credits

production (10 credits)
- Leanne
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - Episode 10 (2026) ... executive producer production
  
  - Episode 9 (2026) ... executive producer production
  
  - Episode 8 (2026) ... executive producer production
  
  - Episode 7 (2026) ... executive producer production
  
  - Episode 6 (2026) ... executive producer production
  
  2025
- Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - A New Beau and Someone Else's Mom's House (2026) ... executive producer production
  
  - Funky Chili and Friends Who Take Their Clothes Off (2026) ... executive producer production
  
  - Splurges and Secrets (2026) ... executive producer production
  
  - A Little Schmoozin' and a Nose for the News (2026) ... executive producer production
  
  - A New Scoreboard and a Horse's You-Know-What (2026) ... executive producer production
  
  2024
- Bookie
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - A Whale in Pomona (2025) ... executive producer production
  
  - Sphincter Money (2025) ... executive producer production
  
  - Spooning Is Not Necrophilia (2025) ... executive producer production
  
  - Fruit's for Partners (2025) ... executive producer production
  
  - Make It Look Like an Accident (2025) ... executive producer production
  
  2023
- Bob Hearts Abishola
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - Find Your Bench (2024) ... executive producer production
  
  - Olu! I Popped! (2024) ... executive producer production
  
  - These Giants Are Flexible (2024) ... executive producer production
  
  - Diamonds Are Made to Sparkle (2024) ... executive producer production
  
  - Sad Cupcakes (2024) ... executive producer production
  
  2019
- Young Sheldon
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - Memoir (2) (2024) ... executive producer production
  
  - Funeral (1) (2024) ... executive producer production
  
  - A New Home and a Traditional Texas Torture (2024) ... executive producer production
  
  - A Little Snip and Teaching Old Dogs (2024) ... executive producer production
  
  - Community Service and the Key to a Happy Marriage (2024) ... executive producer production
  
  2017
- Mike & Molly
  
  - Windy City (2013) ... producer production
  
  - School Recital (2013) ... producer production
  
  - Molly’s Out of Town (2013) ... producer production
  
  - Mike Can't Read (2013) ... producer production
  
  - Party Planners (2013) ... producer production
  
  2010
- The Big Bang Theory
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - Unraveling the Mystery: A Big Bang Farewell (2019) ... executive producer production
  
  - The Change Constant / The Stockholm Syndrome (2019) ... executive producer production
  
  - The Maternal Conclusion (2019) ... executive producer production
  
  - The Plagiarism Schism (2019) ... executive producer production
  
  - The Decision Reverberation (2019) ... executive producer production
  
  2007
- Two and a Half Men
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - Of Course He's Dead (2) (2015) ... executive producer production
  
  - Of Course He's Dead (1) (2015) ... executive producer production
  
  - Don't Give a Monkey a Gun (2015) ... executive producer production
  
  - Boompa Loved His Hookers (2015) ... executive producer production
  
  - A Beer-Battered Rip-Off (2015) ... executive producer production
  
  2003
- Dharma & Greg
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  - The Mamas and the Papas (a.k.a. Finale) (2) (2002) ... producer production
  
  - The Mamas and the Papas (a.k.a. Finale) (1) (2002) ... producer production
  
  - Tuesday's Child (2002) ... producer production
  
  - The Parent Trap (2002) ... producer production
  
  - The Tooth Is Out There (2002) ... producer production
  
  1997
- Roseanne
  
  - Into That Good Night (2) (1997) ... producer production
  
  - Into That Good Night (1) (1997) ... producer production
  
  - Arsenic and Old Mom (1997) ... producer production
  
  - The Truth Be Told (1997) ... producer production
  
  - Roseanne-Feld (1997) ... producer production
  
  1988
creators (10 credits)
- Leanne
  
  creator
  
  creators
  
  2025
- Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage
  
  creator
  
  creators
  
  2024
- Bookie
  
  creator
  
  creators
  
  2023
- Bob Hearts Abishola
  
  creator
  
  creators
  
  2019
- Young Sheldon
  
  creator
  
  creators
  
  2017
- Mom
  
  creator
  
  creators
  
  2013
- The Big Bang Theory
  
  creator
  
  creators
  
  2007
- Two and a Half Men
  
  creator
  
  creators
  
  2003
- Dharma & Greg
  
  creator
  
  creators
  
  1997
- Cybill
  
  creator
  
  creators
  
  1995
writing (15 credits)
- Leanne
  
  - Episode 1 (2026) ... story writing
  
  2025
- Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage
  
  - Splurges and Secrets (2026) ... story writing
  
  - Dirty Hands and a Barbed-Wire Fence (2025) ... teleplay writing
  
  - A Tie Breaker and a Huge Mistake (2025) ... story writing
  
  - Big Decisions (2025) ... teleplay writing
  
  - Two Idiots on a Dirt Bike (2025) ... teleplay writing
  
  2024
- Bookie
  
  - A Whale in Pomona (2025) ... writer writing
  
  - Sphincter Money (2025) ... writer writing
  
  - Spooning Is Not Necrophilia (2025) ... writer writing
  
  - Fruit's for Partners (2025) ... writer writing
  
  - Make It Look Like an Accident (2025) ... writer writing
  
  2023
- Unraveling the Mystery: A Big Bang Farewell
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2019
- Bob Hearts Abishola
  
  - Kicked Outta the Dele Club (2022) ... story writing
  
  2019
- Young Sheldon
  
  characters
  
  writing
  
  - Memoir (2) (2024) ... characters writing
  
  - Funeral (1) (2024) ... characters writing
  
  - A New Home and a Traditional Texas Torture (2024) ... characters writing
  
  - A Little Snip and Teaching Old Dogs (2024) ... characters writing
  
  - Community Service and the Key to a Happy Marriage (2024) ... characters writing
  
  2017
- Mom
  
  - My Kinda People and the Big To-Do (2021) ... writer writing
  
  - Push-Down Coffee and a Working Turn Signal (2018) ... story writing
  
  - Fancy Crackers and Giant Women (2017) ... teleplay writing
  
  - Tantric Sex and the Sprouted Flute (2017) ... teleplay writing
  
  - Night Swimmin' and an English Muffin (2017) ... teleplay writing
  
  2013
- Mike & Molly
  
  - I See Love (2016) ... writer writing
  
  - The Adoption Option (2016) ... writer writing
  
  - Buy The Book (2015) ... writer writing
  
  - Immaculate Deception (2015) ... writer writing
  
  - Hack to the Future (2015) ... writer writing
  
  2010
- The Big Bang Theory
  
  - The Procreation Calculation (2018) ... story writing
  
  - The Conjugal Configuration (2018) ... story writing
  
  - The Bow Tie Asymmetry (2018) ... story writing
  
  - The Separation Triangulation (2018) ... story writing
  
  - The Solo Oscillation (2018) ... story writing
  
  2007
- Two and a Half Men
  
  - The Ol' Mexican Spinach (2014) ... story writing
  
  - Four Balls, Two Bats and One Mitt (2012) ... writer writing
  
  - A Big Bag of Dog (2012) ... writer writing
  
  - I Changed My Mind About the Milk (2012) ... writer writing
  
  - Oh Look! Al-Qaeda! (2012) ... writer writing
  
  2003
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  
  - Two and a Half Deaths (2008) ... writer writing
  
  2000
- Dharma & Greg
  
  - Do the Hustle (2001) ... writer writing
  
  - Judy & Greg (2001) ... writer writing
  
  - Let's Get Fiscal (2001) ... writer writing
  
  - The Box (2001) ... writer writing
  
  - Midwife Crisis (2000) ... writer writing
  
  1997
- Cybill
  
  - Cybill Discovers the Meaning of Life (1995) ... writer writing
  
  - Death and Execs (1995) ... writer writing
  
  - The Replacements (1995) ... writer writing
  
  - How Can I Call You My Ex-Husbands If You Won't Go Away? (1995) ... writer writing
  
  - Virgin, Mother, Crone (1995) ... writer writing
  
  1995
- Roseanne
  
  - Deliverance (1992) ... writer writing
  
  - Therapy (1992) ... writer writing
  
  - The Commercial Show (1992) ... writer writing
  
  - Santa Claus (1991) ... writer writing
  
  - Stressed to Kill (1991) ... writer writing
  
  1988
- Muppet Babies
  
  - When You Wish Upon a Muppet (1985) ... writer writing
  
  1984
directing (5 credits)
- Bookie
  
  - Always Smell the Money (2023) ... director directing
  
  2023
- Unraveling the Mystery: A Big Bang Farewell
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2019
- Two and a Half Men
  
  - The Devil's Lube (2008) ... director directing
  
  - It Was 'Mame', Mom (2005) ... director directing
  
  - Smell the Umbrella Stand (2005) ... director directing
  
  - Those Big Pink Things with Coconut (2005) ... director directing
  
  - A Lungful of Alan (2005) ... director directing
  
  2003
- Dharma & Greg
  
  - I Think, Therefore I Am in Trouble (2002) ... director directing
  
  - Dharma Does Dallas (2001) ... director directing
  
  - Educating Dharma (1) (2001) ... director directing
  
  - Love, Honor & Olé! (2000) ... director directing
  
  - Good Cop, Bad Daughter (2000) ... director directing
  
  1997
- Cybill
  
  - The Big Sleep-Over (1995) ... director directing
  
  1995
sound (5 credits)
- Two and a Half Men
  
  main title theme composer
  
  sound
  
  2003
- P.J.'s Unfunnybunny Christmas
  
  songs
  
  sound
  
  1993
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the Turtleoids
  
  music
  
  sound
  
  1991
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Epic Begins
  
  music
  
  sound
  
  1988
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in a Halfshell
  
  music
  
  sound
  
  1988
actors (1 credits)
- aka Charlie Sheen
  
  - Part Deux (2025) ... Self actor actors
  
  2025