Alec Baldwin to Sheen: Beg for your job back

(CBS) Charlie Sheen is now getting advice from Alec Baldwin, a guy whose star has been at all points in the celebrity sky. The "30 Rock" actor, who's had his share of ups and down in Tinstletown, addresses Sheen directly in a Huffington Post essay.

The long and short of it: Make nice, Charlie.

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Baldwin writes, "You can't win. Really. You can't. When executives at studios and networks move up to the highest ranks, they are given a book. The book is called 'How to Handle Actors.' And one principle held dear in that book is that no actor is greater than the show itself when the show is a hit."

Baldwin may be right about a show being bigger than its star. Remember Valerie Harper's show "Valerie"? They killed Harper off after the second season and replaced her with Sandy Duncan. The show - called "Valerie"! - was renamed and ran without her for another four seasons.

"The Hunt for Red October" star continues with a suggestion on how Sheen can kiss and make up with everyone involved with "Two and a Half Men."

"Take a nap. Get a shower. Call Chuck [Lorre]. Go on Letterman and make an apology. Write a huge check to the B'Nai Brith. And then beg for your job back. Your fans demand it," writes Baldwin.

This is a man who knows of what he writes. In the Huffington Post essay, Baldwin tells his version of the "How-I-lost-the-sequel-to-'Hunt-for-Red-October'" story.

He ends the essay by suggesting Sheen buy Jon Cryer a car. A really nice one.