Chuck Lorre, the creative force behind Two and a Half Men, The Big Bang Theory and Mike & Molly, will make his South By Wouthwest debut onstage with Sandman creator Neil Gaiman during a featured session at the 2013 SXSW Interactive Festival.According to a statement, the conversation will consist of:
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- “Chuck Lorre: In Conversation with Neil Gaiman” will take place on Saturday, March 9, at 3:30 p.m. in Dell Hall of the Long Center and brings together two of the most accomplished writers in entertainment for a wide-ranging discussion about the creative process.
- Gaiman will interview Lorre about the challenges of keeping three of the most successful shows on television running and the stories behind Lorre’s original, opinionated and often controversial end-of-show “vanity cards” — a curated selection of which were recently published in his new book, What Doesn’t Kill Us Makes Us Bitter.
- Lorre is donating all of his proceeds from What Doesn’t Kill Us Makes Us Bitter to charity.
- Interest in the book was so great that Simon & Schuster went back for an immediate reprint to keep up with demand.
Lorre appears to promote his new book, What Doesn’t Kill Us Makes Us Bitter.All of Lorre’s proceeds from the sale of the book will benefit the Dharma-Grace Foundation, established by Lorre in 1999 to further his ongoing support of many health care–related charities and educational efforts, including the Venice (Calif.) Family Clinic — the largest free medical clinic in the country, dedicated to providing free, quality health care to people in need.One of the most accomplished television comedy writer/producers of the past 20 years, Lorre began writing animation scripts for DIC and Marvel Productions, and wrote and produced the themes and scores for animated series such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. A spec primetime script soon led to freelance work on the syndicated comedy Charles in Charge and, eventually, to a staff job on My Two Dads. His big break followed in 1991, when he joined Roseanne.
