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Charlie Sheen
Sheen in March 2009
Born	Carlos Irwin Estévez September 3, 1965 (1965-09-03) (age 44) New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1972–present
Spouse(s)	Donna Peele (1995–1996) Denise Richards (2002–2006) Brooke Mueller (2008–present)

Carlos Irwin Estévez (born September 3, 1965), better known as Charlie Sheen, is an American actor. His character roles in films have included Chris Taylor in the 1986 Vietnam War drama Platoon, Jake Kesey in the 1986 film The Wraith, and Bud Fox in 1987 film Wall Street. His career also included more comedic films, such as Major League, the Hot Shots! films, and Scary Movie 3 and 4. On television, Sheen is known for his roles on two sitcoms: as Charlie Crawford on Spin City, and as Charlie Harper on Two and a Half Men.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Political views and activities 3.1 Charitable activities 3.2 September 11 attacks 4 Personal life 5 Awards and honors 6 Filmography 6.1 Films 6.2 Short films 6.3 Television 7 References 8 External links

Early life

Sheen was born Carlos Irwin Estévez in New York City, the youngest son and third of four children born to actor Martin Sheen and artist Janet Templeton. Martin adopted his stage name in honor of the Catholic archbishop and theologian, Fulton J. Sheen, with Charlie also taking this stage name.¹ His parents moved to Malibu, California after Martin Sheen's Broadway turn in The Subject Was Roses. Sheen has two brothers and one sister, all of whom are actors: Emilio Estevez, Ramon Estevez, and Renée Estevez. Sheen attended Santa Monica High School in Santa Monica, California, where he was a star pitcher and shortstop for the baseball team.¹² He also showed an early interest in acting, making several Super-8 films with his brother Emilio, schoolmates Rob and Chad Lowe, and early friend Chris Penn. Just a few weeks before graduation, Sheen was expelled from the school for poor grades and bad attendance.³

Career

Sheen started acting in 1974 at the age of nine, appearing in a small role alongside his father in the television movie The Execution of Private Slovik. Sheen's film career began in 1984 with a role in the Cold War teen drama Red Dawn with Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Lea Thompson, and Jennifer Grey. Sheen and Grey reunited in a small scene in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986). He also appeared in an episode of the anthology series Amazing Stories. Sheen had his first major role in the Vietnam War drama Platoon (1986). In 1987, he starred with his father in Wall Street. Both Wall Street and Platoon were directed by Oliver Stone; however, in 1988, Stone approached Sheen about starring in his new film Born on the Fourth of July (1989), only to later re-cast Tom Cruise in place of Sheen. Sheen was never notified by Stone, and only found out when he heard the news from his brother Emilio. Sheen did not take a lead role in Stone's subsequent films⁴, although he does have a cameo role in Stone's sequel to Wall Street.

In 1987, Sheen was cast to portray Ron in the unreleased Grizzly II: The Predator, the sequel to the 1976 low budget horror movie Grizzly. In 1988, he starred in the baseball film Eight Men Out as outfielder Happy Felsch. Also in 1988, he appeared opposite his brother Emilio Estevez in Young Guns and again in 1990 in Men at Work. Also in 1990, he starred alongside his father Martin Sheen in Cadence as a rebellious inmate in a military stockade and Clint Eastwood in the buddy cop action film The Rookie.¹ In 1992, he starred in "Beyond the Law" with Linda Fiorentino and Michael Madsen. In 1997, Sheen wrote his first movie, Discovery Mars, a direct-to-video documentary revolving around the question, "Is There Life on Mars?" The next year, Sheen wrote, produced and starred in the action movie No Code of Conduct.⁵

Sheen appeared in several comedy roles, including the Major League films, Money Talks, and the spoof Hot Shots! films. In 1999, Sheen appeared in a pilot for A&E Network, called Sugar Hill, which wasn't picked up. In 1999, Sheen played himself in Being John Malkovich. He also appeared in the spoof series Scary Movie 3 and follow up Scary Movie 4. In 2000, he was cast to replace Michael J. Fox on the sitcom Spin City;⁶ the series ended in 2002. In 2003, Sheen was cast as Charlie Harper in the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men, which followed the popular Monday night time slot of Everybody Loves Raymond. Sheen's role on Two and a Half Men was loosely based on Sheen's bad boy image.⁷ Sheen appears as Dex Dogtective in the unreleased Lionsgate animated comedy Foodfight.⁵

Political views and activities

Charitable activities

Sheen was the 2004 spokesperson for the Lee National Denim Day breast cancer fundraiser that raised millions of dollars for research and education regarding the disease. Sheen stated that a friend of his died from breast cancer and he wanted to try to help find a cure for the disease.

Sheen also launched a clothing line for kids, called Sheen Kidz, in 2006.⁸

September 11 attacks

On March 20, 2006, Sheen stated that he questions the US government's account of the September 11 attacks.⁹ Sheen said during the interview that the collapse of the World Trade Center towers looked like a controlled demolition.¹⁰ He urged critics not to attack him personally, but to challenge him on the facts.¹¹

Charlie Sheen has since become a prominent advocate of the 9/11 Truth movement.¹² On September 8, 2009, Sheen appealed to US President Barack Obama to set up a new investigation into the attacks. Presenting his views as a transcript of a fictional encounter with Obama, he was characterized by the press as believing the 9/11 commission was a whitewash and that the administration of former US President George W. Bush may have been responsible for the attacks.¹³¹⁴¹⁵

Personal life

Sheen and his girlfriend Paula Profit had a daughter, Cassandra Jade Estevez (born December 12, 1984).¹⁶ In 1990, Sheen accidentally shot his then-fiancee, Kelly Preston,¹⁷ in the arm; a minor wound needing two stitches. The relationship ended shortly thereafter.¹⁸ In 1995, Sheen married Donna Peele. The marriage lasted a little more than a year, from September 3, 1995 to November 19, 1996.^{citation needed} Sheen's long-term relationship with former pornographic actress Ginger Lynn in the late 1990s garnered much media attention.¹⁷ He was also involved for a time with former pornographic actress Heather Hunter.¹⁷

On May 20, 1998, Sheen tried injecting cocaine, accidentally giving himself an overdose. He was hospitalized, but discharged from the hospital soon afterward. His father Martin Sheen issued a public appeal for fans to pray for him and reported him for violation of parole. A warrant was issued for his arrest, and Charlie was sent to rehab.^{19 20}

On June 15, 2002, he married actress Denise Richards after meeting her while filming Good Advice in 2001. They have two daughters, Sam J. Sheen (born March 9, 2004)²¹ and Lola Rose Sheen (born June 1, 2005).²² In March 2005, while she was still pregnant with their daughter Lola, Richards filed for divorce from Sheen, accusing Sheen of abusing drugs and alcohol and threatening Richards with violence.²³ Sheen and Richards' divorce was made official on November 30, 2006.²⁴ Sheen and Richards were engaged in an acrimonious custody dispute over their two daughters,²⁵ but have since made peace with each other, with Sheen stating in April 2009 that "we had to do what's best for the girls."²⁶

On May 30, 2008, Sheen married Brooke Mueller (also known as Brooke Allen), a real estate investor.²⁷ This was the third marriage for Sheen and the first for Mueller.²⁸ The couple's twins, Bob and Max, were born on March 14, 2009.²⁹

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Sheen was arrested on charges of domestic violence, including second-degree assault and menacing, against Mueller on December 25, 2009.³⁰ He was released from jail after posting an $8,500 bond.³¹³² In a court appearance on February 8, 2010, Sheen was formally charged with felony menacing, and third-degree assault and criminal mischief, both misdemeanors.³³

In February, 2010, Sheen announced that he would take a break from Two and a Half Men to voluntarily enter a rehab facility. CBS expressed support.³⁴ The decision to check himself into the facility for treatment, followed his wife's treatment in a different rehab facility. Sheen's rehabilitation was considered "preventive."³⁵ In March, Sheen's press representatives announced that he was preparing to leave rehab and return to work on the popular sitcom.³⁶

Awards and honors

In 1989, Sheen, along with John Fusco, Christopher Cain, Lou Diamond Phillips, Emilio Estevez, and Kiefer Sutherland, was honored with a Bronze Wrangler for their work on the film Young Guns. In 1994, Sheen was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard.³⁷ For his work on the political sitcom Spin City, Sheen gained two ALMA Award nominations and won the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Musical Or Comedy.³⁸ Sheen also won an ALMA Award, gained three Emmy Award nominations, and two Golden Globe award nominations³⁸ for his role in the sitcom Two and a Half Men.

Filmography

Films

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1974	The Execution of Private Slovik	Kid at Wedding	NBC TV-movie; uncredited part.
1979	Apocalypse Now	Extra39
1984	Red Dawn	Matt Eckert
	Silence of the Heart	Ken Cruze	CBS TV-movie
1985	The Fourth Wise Man	Captain (Herod's Soldiers)	TV-movie
	Out of the Darkness	Man Shaving	CBS TV-movie
	The Boys Next Door	Bo Richards
1986	Lucas	Cappie
	Ferris Bueller's Day Off	Garth Volbeck-Boy in Police Station	Cameo
	Platoon	Private Chris Taylor
	The Wraith	Jake Kesey
	Wisdom	Hamburger Restaurant Manager	Cameo
1987	Wall Street	Bud Fox
	No Man's Land	Ted Varrick
	Three for the Road	Paul
	Grizzly II: The Predator Concert	Ron	Unreleased filmed in 1983
1988	Never on Tuesday	Thief	Uncredited Cameo
	Eight Men Out	Oscar 'Happy' Felsch
	Young Guns	Richard "Dick" Brewer	Bronze Wrangler Award
1989	Tale of Two Sisters	Narrator	also writer (poems)
	Major League	Ricky 'Wild Thing' Vaughn
	Catchfire	Bob	Cameo
1990	Cadence	Pfc. Franklin Fairchild Bean
	Courage Mountain	Peter
	Men at Work	Carl Taylor
	Navy SEALs	Lt. (j.g.) Dale Hawkins
	The Rookie	David Ackerman
1991	Hot Shots!	Lt. Sean Topper Harley
1992	Beyond the Law	William Patrick Steaner/Daniel "Dan" Saxon/Sid
	Oliver Stone: Inside Out	Himself	Documentary
1993	National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1	Gern, Parking Valet	Cameo
	Deadfall	Morgan "Fats" Gripp	Cameo
	Hot Shots! Part Deux	Lt. Sean Topper Harley
	The Three Musketeers	Aramis
1994	Charlie Sheen's Stunt Spectacular	Himself	TV-movie
	Terminal Velocity	Richard 'Ditch' Brodie
	The Chase	Jackson Davis "Jack" Hammond	also executive producer
	Major League II	Ricky 'Wild Thing' Vaughn
1996	Loose Women	Barbie Loving Bartender	Cameo appearance
	Frame by Frame
	All Dogs Go to Heaven 2	Charles B. "Charlie" Barkin	(only voice)
	The Arrival	Zane Zaminsky
1997	Money Talks	James Russell
	Shadow Conspiracy	Bobby Bishop
	Bad Day on the Block	Lyle Wilder	also known as Under Pressure
1998	Postmortem	James McGregor
	A Letter from Death Row	Cop #1	Cameo
	No Code of Conduct	Jacob "Jake" Peterson	also executive producer and writer
	Free Money	Bud Dyerson
	Junket Whore	Himself	Documentary
1999	Lisa Picard is Famous	Himself
	Five Aces	Chris Martin
	Being John Malkovich	Himself	Cameo
2000	Rated X	Artie Jay "Art" Mitchell	Showtime TV-movie
2001	Good Advice	Ryan Edward Turner
	Last Party 2000	Himself	Documentary, uncredited
2002	The Making of Bret Michaels	Himself	Documentary
	Pauly Shore Is Dead	Himself	Cameo
2003	Scary Movie 3	Tom Logan
2004	The Big Bounce	Bob Rogers Jr.
2005	3 & 3: The Guilty Hearts	Charlie Sheen	segment "Spelling Bee"
2006	Scary Movie 4	Tom Logan	Cameo
2010	Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps	Bud Fox	Cameo
unreleased	Foodfight!	Dex Dogtective	voice role

Short films

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1986	A Life in the Day
1989	Comicits	Himself	also producer
2003	Deeper Than Deep	Charles "Chuck" E. Traynor
2004	Spelling Bee	Himself	from 3 & 3

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	Amazing Stories: Book Three	Casey	Episode: "No Day at the Beach"
1996	Friends	Ryan	Episode: "The One with the Chicken Pox"
1999	Sugar Hill	Matt	unsold pilot
2000 - 2002	Spin City	Charlie Crawford	won, Golden Globe award nominated, two ALMA Awards
2003 - present	Two and a Half Men	Charlie Harper	Gained various awards and nominations. Salary: $825,000 per episode.40
2006	Overhaulin'	Himself	Episode: "LeMama's Boy"
2008	The Big Bang Theory	Himself	Episode: "The Griffin Equivalency"
2009	The Tonight Show with Jay Leno	Himself
2009	Lopez Tonight	Himself

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Charlie Sheen

• Charlie Sheen biography at CBS.com - Two and a Half Men
• Charlie Sheen at the Internet Movie Database
• Charlie Sheen at TV.com

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NAME	Sheen, Charlie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Estévez, Carlos Irwin
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Actor
DATE OF BIRTH	September 3, 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH	New York City, New York, U.S.
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH