Rena Sofer joins "Two and a Half Men"

community.tvguide.com - 8th Aug 2008

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Rena Sofer: Rena Sofer, who last was seen on Monday-night television near-simultaneously playing 1) Nathan Petrelli's (Adrian Pasdar) wife and 2) Jack Bauer's (Kiefer Sutherland) babymama sister-in-law, has scored a date with CBS' Two and a Half Men.

Sofer will guest-star on the top-rated sitcom's Season 6 opener (airing Sept. 22) as a woman from Charlie Harper's (Charlie Sheen) past... whose son closely resembles Charlie.

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