Stamos could replace Sheen on sitcom

Could John Stamos replace Charlie Sheen on "Two and a Half Men?"

That rumor - which has been percolating since Sheen's dispute with CBS heated up - was given new credence Monday when E! Online reported CBS chief Les Moonves had talked to Stamos at a Beverly Hills benefit Saturday.But no reason to stop at Stamos - who denied he was in the running via a tweet last week. There are many out there who if called upon may serve. Possibilities? Some of Verne Gay's suggestions . . .

ROBERT DOWNEY JR.

The "Iron Man" star has been one of those reported-and-rumored candidates, but this could be and probably is fiction. Nevertheless, an inspired choice.

JOHN AMOS

Forget Stamos! Go with Amos! The veteran actor ("The West Wing") played a gay character last season. Yes, this would be - as we say in the trade - a radical departure.

EMILIO ESTEVEZ

Ah, Charlie Harper's long lost brother actually turns out to be Charlie Sheen's brother. (Estevez appeared briefly before, as a drinking pal of Harper's.)

ROB LOWE

Funny guy, as his "Parks & Recreation" run has proved. But the show would turn into something else.