Actor Jon Cryer poses beside his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at Cryer's star presentation ceremony September 19, 2011 in Hollywood, California. Cryer, one of the stars of the television show “Two and a Half Men,” was honored with the 2,449th star on the famous Hollywood walk. - AFP Photo

LOS ANGELES: Charlie Sheen's former co-star Jon Cryer lauded the troubled actor Monday for burying the hatchet with the makers of “Two and a Half Men,” while adding that being sacked probably saved his life.

Cryer, speaking as he was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, thanked Sheen a day after the perennially-troubled actor used the Emmys show to wish his former colleagues best wishes.

“I do have to say a real word of thanks to my co-star of eight years, Charlie Sheen, who gave me so much as a performer and who I enjoyed working with so much,” said Cryer.

“But perhaps, more importantly, I feel the need to thank (show co-creators) Chuck Lorre and Lee Aronsohn, who when they saw somebody who was clearly in distress, took every possible means to try to help their friend,” he added.

Sheen, who earned $2 million a show for his role as a hedonistic bachelor, hit the headlines – and became an Internet sensation – when he launched a series of colorful and sometimes rambling attacks on Lorre.

The party-loving actor was eventually fired in March for slamming its producer Chuck Lorre in outbursts described by his bosses as part of a “self-inflicted disintegration.””When it came time to make the ultimate decision, which was someplace that nobody wanted to go, (they) did something that in my belief saved my friend Charlie Sheen's life,” said Cryer.

Sheen has appeared chastened in chat-show appearances in the last week, and used an appearance on the annual Emmys television awards show Sunday night to wish his former “Two and a Half Men” colleagues well for the coming season.

There was no on-stage reconciliation with his replacement on the show, Ashton Kutcher, but after the show Sheen tweeted a picture of himself and Kutscher together, with the tweet: “Giving the new kid a little advice..!”.

“Two and a Half Men” has been a hit since it was launched in 2003 and has been nominated for numerous awards, including nods for Sheen at the Emmys and Golden Globes.

Its new series, starring Kutcher, was due to open on CBS on Monday night, almost at the same time as a Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen show in which the actor faces some honest commentary from colleagues.

Sheen is also due to star in a new television series, “Anger Management,”based on the 2003 movie starring Adam Sandler and Jack Nicholson.