Jon Cryer 'jazzed' to be working with Ashton Kutcher

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Jon Cryer 'jazzed' to be working with Ashton Kutcher

May 13, 2011, 9:16 PM EST

By Tim Kenneally
TheWrap

Charlie Sheen might have put Jon Cryer out of work for a couple of months, but he's glad to have worked with him nonetheless.

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Following news that "Dude, Where's My Car?" actor Ashton Kutcher was joining the cast of "Two and a Half Men," thus ending the the two-month hiatus that Sheen's ouster spurred, Cryer stated on Friday that he's "jazzed" to be getting back to work -- and heaped praise on his troubled former co-worker.

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"I want to express my enormous gratitude to Charlie Sheen for 8 great seasons," Cryer enthused in statement. "I'm extremely proud of the work we've done together and I will miss him. But I m also looking forward to this new beginning."

As for his new castmate, Cryer characterized Kutcher as "an extraordinarily talented guy" whose "presence will be an asset to our show."

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He also revealed -- perhaps in a joking manner -- that he and Kutcher had worked in the same circles before.

"We are old friends from our male-modeling days and we're both looking forward to being judged for our comedic artistry, as opposed to our exceptional physical beauty, Cryer noted.