Charlie Sheen

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Charlie Sheen
Born Carlos Irwin Estevez
September 3, 1965 (1965-09-03) (age 42)
New York City, New York, U.S.A.
Occupation actor
Years active 1972 — present
Spouse(s) Brooke Mueller (2008 - present) Denise Richards (2002 - 2006)
Donna Peele (1995 - 1996)

Carlos Irwin Estévez (born September 3, 1965), better known as Charlie Sheen, is a Golden Globe Award-winning and Emmy-nominated American actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Chris Taylor in the Vietnam War drama Platoon, Rick "Wild Thing" Vaughn in Major League I and II, Charlie Crawford in the ABC sitcom Spin City and Charlie Harper in the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men. He's the son of actor Martin Sheen, and the brother of actors Emilio Estevez, Renée Estevez, and Ramon Estevez.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

Sheen was born Carlos Irwin Estévez in New York City, son of artist Janet (née Templeton) and actor Martin Sheen (who was born "Ramón Estévez").[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 Estévez, Ramón Estévez Jr. and Renée Estévez.[1] Sheen attended Santa Monica High School in Santa Monica, California, where he was a star pitcher and shortstop for the baseball team.[1] He also showed an early interest in acting, making several Super-8 films with schoolmates Rob Lowe and early best friend Christopher Penn. Just a few weeks before graduation, Sheen was expelled from the school for poor grades and bad attendance.[2]

[edit] Career

Sheen started acting in 1974 at the age of nine, appearing in a small role alongside his father in the TV movie The Execution of Private Slovik.[1] Sheen's film career began in 1984 with minor and supporting roles in films such as Red Dawn (1984), Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), and his first major role, in Platoon (1986).[1] In 1987, he starred with his father in Wall Street.[1] 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 Clint Eastwood in the buddy cop action film The Rookie.[1]

Sheen is perhaps best known for his comedy roles, including the Major League films, Money Talks and the spoof Hot Shots! films.[1] In 1999, Sheen played himself in the comedy Being John Malkovich.[1] He also recently appeared in the spoof series Scary Movie 3 and Scary Movie 4. In 2001 and 2002, Sheen played the lead role in the political television sitcom, Spin City (as Michael J. Fox's replacement on that show). In 2002, he won the Golden Globe Award for "Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy" for this role.[3] Sheen has been playing the role of Charlie Harper on the sitcom Two and a Half Men, which debuted in 2003.[1]

[edit] Personal life

Sheen and his former girlfriend Paula Profit had a daughter together, Cassandra Jade Estevez (born 1985). Cassandra was born when he was twenty, but he and Paula did not marry. In 1990, Sheen accidentally shot his then-fiancee, Kelly Preston, in the arm; she suffered only a minor injury requiring two stitches. The relationship ended shortly thereafter. In 1993, his name was found among Hollywood Madam Heidi Fleiss's list of her most frequent customers, and it was revealed that Sheen hired highly compensated call girls from escort agencies. During this time, he was reportedly addicted to cocaine.[4] In the Empire magazine interview, he stated that he took a bullet for the industry when he was called into court to "name names."

In 1995, Sheen married Donna Peele. The marriage lasted a little more than a year--from his 30th birthday on September 3, 1995 to November 19, 1996. In 1996, Sheen announced that he had become a born-again Christian.

Although Sheen was involved with a number of Hollywood personalities, his long-term relationship with Ginger Lynn in the late 1990s garnered the most media attention. He was also involved for a time with former porn star Heather Hunter. 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)[5] and Lola Rose Sheen (born June 1, 2005).[6] On April 19, 2006, Denise Richards filed for divorce from Sheen.[7] Sheen and Richards's divorce was official on November 30, 2006.[8]

Sheen and Richards are engaged in an acrimonious custody dispute over their two daughters, with Richards requesting a custody evaluation, no overnight visits for Sheen, and authority to make decisions regarding the care of the children. Richards alleges abusive behavior by Sheen toward her and staff, paranoid behavior regarding the care of the children, and that he continues to have gambling and drug addictions.[9] Sheen denies these allegations and further alleges that Richards later requested sperm from him in order to have another child. [10] Richards also cited Sheen's beliefs about 9/11 in the divorce proceedings.

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 due to breast cancer, and he wanted to try to help find a cure for the disease.

Jason Itzler, owner of the escort service NY Confidential, claimed in March of 2008 that Sheen paid $20,000 for the services of two prostitutes, one of which was Ashley Dupre, of Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal fame. Sheen denied the allegations. [11]

On May 30, 2008, Sheen married Brooke Mueller, a real estate investor.[12] This was the third trip down the aisle for Sheen and the first for Mueller.[13]

[edit] 9/11 Truth Movement involvement

On March 20, 2006, Sheen revealed during an Alex Jones interview that he questions the official story concerning the September 11, 2001 attacks. Sheen stated during the interview, "...it just didn't look like any commercial jetliner I've flown on any time in my life and then when the buildings came down later on that day I said to my brother, 'Call me insane, but did it sorta look like those buildings came down in a controlled demolition?'"[14] During a March 22, 2006 appearance on CNN's Showbiz Tonight, Sheen stated "...19 amateurs with box cutters taking over four commercial airliners and hitting 75 percent of their targets, that feels like a conspiracy theory".[15] On October 27, 2007, his views on 9/11 were echoed by his father Martin Sheen.[16]

[edit] "Living Legend of Sex"

In a 1997 Empire magazine interview, Sheen was asked what was the largest number of people Sheen had sex with at any one time. He replied: "...five girls at once. It was a pile-up...and it wasn't so much about going Caligula, it was very organized. Very ordered...all six people in that room came out of it pretty satisfied".[17] Sheen was listed as #2 on Maxim's "Top 10 Living Legends of Sex", citing an alleged 5,000 women that he has slept with.[18]

[edit] Career awards

Year Result Award Category Show/Film
2007 Nominated Primetime Emmy Award Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor - Comedy Series Two and a Half Men (2003)
2006-2007 Won Golden Icon Award Travolta Family Entertainment Golden Icon Award for Best Actor - Comedy Series[19] Two and a Half Men (2003)
2006 Nominated Primetime Emmy Award Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor - Comedy Series Two and a Half Men (2003)
2002 Nominated ALMA Award Outstanding Actor in a Television Series Spin City (1996)
2001 Nominated ALMA Award Outstanding Actor in a Television Series Spin City (1996)
2006 Nominated Golden Globe Award Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy Two and a Half Men (2003)
2005 Nominated Golden Globe Award Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy Two and a Half Men (2003)
2002 Won Golden Globe Award Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy Spin City (1996)
2002 Nominated Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Television Actor Two and a Half Men (2003)
2003 Nominated Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actor: Comedy Two and a Half Men (2003)
2005 Nominated Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series Two and a Half Men (2003)
1999 Nominated Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Theatrical Motion Picture Being John Malkovich (1999)
1994 Awarded Star on the Walk of Fame Motion Picture At 7021 Hollywood Blvd.
1989 Won Bronze Wrangler Western Heritage Awards - Theatrical Motion Picture Young Guns (1988)
2008 Nominated Favorite Male TV Star People's Choice Award
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2006

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[edit] Filmography

Year Title Role Note(s)
1972 The Execution of Private Slovik Kid at Wedding TV-Movie
1984 Red Dawn Matt Eckert
Silence of the Heart Ken Cruze TV-Movie
1985 The Fourth Wise Man Captain (Herod's Soldiers) TV-Movie
Out of the Darkness Man Shaving TV-Movie
The Boys Next Door Bo Richards
1986 Lucas Cappie
Ferris Bueller's Day Off Young Man at Police Station Cameo
The Wraith Jake Kasey/The Wraith
Platoon Private Chris Taylor
Wisdom City 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
1988 Never on Tuesday Thief 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 role
1990 Cadence Pfc. Franklin Fairchild Bean
Courage Mountain Peter
Men at Work Carl Taylor
Navy Seals Lt. 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
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 David 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: Under Pressure Lyle Wilder
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 Charlie Sheen (Himself) Cameo (two scene)
2000 Rated X Artie Jay "Art" Mitchell 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 role
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
2008 Foodfight! Dex Dogtective (only voice)

[edit] Short films

Year Title Role Note(s)
1986 A Life in the Day
1989 Comicits Himself
2003 Deepet Than Deep Chuck Traynor
2004 Spelling Bee Charlie Sheen (himself) from 3 & 3

[edit] TV-Series

Year Title Role Note(s)
1992 Amazing Stories: Book Three Casey Episode: "No Day at the Beach".
1996 Friends Sailorman Ryan Guest star, 1 episode
1999 Sugar Hill Matt unsold pilot
2000-2002 Spin City Charlie Crawford Golden Globe award
2003-present Two and a Half Men Charles "Charlie" Francis Harper Nominated for ALMA, Golden Globe and Emmy

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Stated in interview on Inside the Actors Studio, 2007
  2. ^ Charlie Sheen (I) - Biography
  3. ^ IMDB - Awards for Charlie Sheen
  4. ^ Telegraph - How Charlie Sheen saw the light
  5. ^ Stephen M. Silverman (2004-03-16). Sheen, Richards Welcome a Baby Girl. People. Retrieved on 2007-06-01.
  6. ^ Caryn Midler (2005-06-02). Denise Welcomes Baby Lola!. People. Retrieved on 2007-06-01.
  7. ^ The Smoking Gun - Charlie Sheen Divorce Bombshell
  8. ^ Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards. China Daily (2006-12-13). Retrieved on 2007-06-01.
  9. ^ Inside Charlie Sheen's and Denise Richard's Divorce
  10. ^ Charlie Sheen Says Ex-Wife Denise Richards Wants Sperm Donation From Him. Fox News (2007-08-07). Retrieved on 2007-09-20.
  11. ^ FOXNews.com - Charlie Sheen Denies Report He Hired Alleged Spitzer Hooker, Asked Her to Dress as a Cheerleader - Celebrity Gossip | Entertainment News | Arts And Entertainment
  12. ^ http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20203278,00.html
  13. ^ http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b140223_charlies_got_newlywed_sheen.html
  14. ^ Raw Story - Controversial Charlie Sheen 9/11 interview begins to attract media attention
  15. ^ CNN - Showbizz Tonight March 22 transcript
  16. ^ YouTube - MARTIN SHEEN questions 9/11
  17. ^ Nathan, Ian (1997-10). "The Empire 100 Interview". Empire (100): 116. 
  18. ^ Sheen Only No. 2 on 'Living Sex Legends' List - The 'Two and a Half Men' star allegedly has 5,000 notches on his rapidly dwindling bedpost - Zap2it
  19. ^ "Zack Snyder's Film "300" tops in Golden Icon Awards", Axcess News, 2007. Retrieved on 2008-02-05. 
  20. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000221/awards IMDB.com

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Preceded by
Kelsey Grammer
for Frasier		 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Musical Or Comedy
2002
for Spin City		 Succeeded by
Tony Shalhoub
for Monk
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NAME Sheen, Charlie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Estévez, Carlos Irwin
SHORT DESCRIPTION Actor
DATE OF BIRTH 1965-9-3
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City, New York, USA
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH