Charlie
Sheen
Birth name
Carlos Irwin Estevez
Height
5' 10"
Spouse
Denise Richards (15 June 2002 - present)
Donna Peele (3 September 1995 - 19 November 1996) (divorced)
This dark-haired, broodingly handsome leading man has achieved
a level of stardom that has eclipsed both his father, Martin
Sheen, and his brother, Emilio Estevez. He seems to have escaped
the stigma of Brat Packdom and earned a reputation as a solid
talent. He made his youthful screen debut in the telefilm
The Execution of Private Slovik (1974), which starred his
dad (and also appeared in 1979's Apocalypse Now with his father)
before launching his career in earnest with supporting roles
in Red Dawn (1984) and The Boys Next Door (1985). His portrayal
of a thoughtful high-school jock in Lucas opened some eyes,
as did an amusing cameo in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (both
1986); he won star billing in The Wraith that same year, just
before the release of Oliver Stone's harrowing Vietnam saga,
Platoon (both also 1986), which cast him as a young soldier
introduced to the horrors of war. Its surprise commercial
success established Sheen as a young star on the rise.
His films since then-a mixed baginclude the youth saga Three
for the Road the cop drama No Man's Land (both 1987), Wall
Street (1987, a prime part as an unprincipled yuppie aligned
with ruthless tycoon Michael Douglas), Young Guns (1988, a
successful Brat Pack Western with brother Emilio), Eight Men
Out (1988, the first of two back-to-back baseball films),
Major League, Courage Mountain, Backtrack (all 1989), Navy
SEALS (1990), Men at Work (also 1990, an alleged comedy about
garbagemen written and directed by his brother), The Rookie
(1990, as Clint Eastwood's young partner), Cadence (directed
by his father), and Hot Shots! (both 1991), a silly but funny
movie parody that led to a sequel, Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993).
He also took a cameo in his brother's parody film National
Lampoon's Loaded Weapon I (1993), and starred in The Three
Musketeers (1993, as Aramis), Deadfall, Major League II, Terminal
Velocity and The Chase (all 1994).
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