20 Shows That Killed Off Fan-Favorite Characters Out of Spite

The firing of Charlie Sheen from his sitcom is well-known as a case of a show creator getting back at an actor. After Sheen publicly criticized the show’s creator, Chuck Lorre, in a series of unusual interviews, he was let go. The writers then killed off his character—without showing it on screen—by having him die in a train accident in Paris. Years later, in the series finale, Lorre even had a character who looked like Sheen get hit by a falling piano.








