Career
In addition to Two and a Half Men, Jones has had supporting movie roles in such films as See Spot Run, The Rookie, Bringing Down the House, George of the Jungle 2, and The Christmas Blessing.
In 2010, Jones became the highest paid child star in television when his new contract with Two and a Half Men guaranteed him $7.9 million over the next two seasons amounting to $300,000 for each of the 26 episodes.
At the annual PaleyFest held in Los Angeles, California, in 2012, Jones admitted to not being comfortable taking on his new, more grown-up storylines on Two and a Half Men, explaining the awkwardness behind doing the "adult thing" though not an adult. He has been with the same cast and crew since he was 8 years old. The final episode of season 9 shows Jake graduating from high school and joining the Army.
In fall of 2012, Jones made statements critical of Two and a Half Men. He called himself a "paid hypocrite" because his beliefs conflict with his job as an actor in the show's adult themes. He described his path to a new faith in detail during an interview with Seventh-day Adventist-sponsored Voice of Prophecy in October 2012. In November, his views gained attention of the media after Jones appeared in a video posted on the YouTube channel of ForeRunner Chronicles, an independent ministry run by Christopher Hudson. On November 27, the Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America released a statement indicating that the Forerunner Chronicles is not associated with the Adventist Church and that Hudson is not an ordained Seventh-day Adventist pastor. Jones said he had been baptized and no longer wanted to appear on Two and a Half Men, calling the show "filth" and saying it conflicted with his religious views. Jones issued a statement the next day clarifying his position. Producers for the show said he wasn't expected back on the set until 2013, as his character doesn't appear in the last few episodes of the current season.
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