Charlie Sheen can safely be called one of the most famous and charismatic Hollywood actors of our time. Today we offer together to get to know the details of his biography, personal life and career.
Charlie Sheen: photo, childhood
The future Hollywood star and the conqueror of female hearts was born on September 3, 1965 in the American city of New York. His real name is Carlos Irwin Estevez. The father of the future celebrity - Martin Sheen (this is his pseudonym) was a successful actor, and his mother - Janet Templeton was an artist. It is interesting that in the footsteps of the parent went not only Charlie, but also his two older brothers (Emilio and Ramon), as well as his younger sister (Rene). Some time after the birth of Charlie, his family moved to Malibu.
The boy attended a school in Santa Monica, where he was a member of a baseball team. He was very passionate about this game, and the coaches even predicted a great future for him in sports. However, Charlie felt a completely different calling. Moreover, he grew up surrounded by like-minded friends, one of whom was Sean Pen, who later became a famous actor, and at that time was already shooting amateur films.
The beginning of an acting career
The first film debut of the future Hollywood star took place when he was only nine years old. Then the boy starred in the film âExecution of Private Slovikâ, the main role in which was played by his father, Martin Sheen. Charlie took part in another tape on which his father worked. We are talking about the sensational film by Francis Coppola's "Apocalypse Today" in 1979. Despite the fact that the young man got only the role of an extras, he was headlong involved in this difficult and powerful project. By the way, during the filming, his father earned a heart attack, and Marlon Brando recovered so much that the director considered it possible to shoot only his face and then in the gloom.
After leaving school, Charlie was seriously thinking about a movie career. At the age of 19, he starred in Red Dawn, which starred celebrities such as Patrick Swayze, Lea Thompson and Jennifer Gray. In 1986, the young actor was offered a role in the film "Ferris Bueller takes the day off." He appears in a short episode as a drug dealer.
Charlie Sheen: filmography, the path to the top
The aspiring actor played his first major role in a 1986 film called Platoon, directed by Oliver Stone. Charlie's hero was a gallant soldier named Chris Taylor. Stone liked the game so much that he offered Shin a role in his next film, Wall Street, where he played a character named Bad Fox. The director was so delighted with the work of the young actor that he invited him to his next picture, entitled âBorn on the Fourth of Julyâ. But literally at the last minute, Tom Cruise was approved for the role. In connection with this incident, actor Charlie Sheen decided to never collaborate with Oliver Stone again. This did not prevent the young man from further conquering the heights of the movie olimp. So, in 1987, he starred in two films at once: âThree on the Roadâ and âNo Man's Landâ.
Continuation of film career
Charlie Sheen, whose filmography for four years (from 1987 to 1991) was replenished with a whole series of rather successful works, continued his career, speaking in various roles. So, he perfectly played in the film "Young Arrows" (1988) and "Major League" (1989). In 1990, Charlie was invited to take part in six films at once. So, in "Rookie" he played the role of a rookie policeman in a duet with Clint Eastwood. After that, the light âThe Backward Trailâ saw the light, and then âMen at Workâ, directed by Charlie's brother Emilio Estevez. In addition, Sheena could be seen in films such as Seals, Mountain of Courage, and Disbat.
First big success
In 1992, Charlie starred in only one film, but this role can undoubtedly be called key in the career of a young actor. It's about the comedy action movie Hot Heads directed by Jim Abrahams. The hero of Sheen was the charming and hilarious Topper Harley. The film was so successful with the audience that next year it was decided to shoot the second part of âHot Goalsâ.
Charlie's career went uphill, and he actively continued to act in comedies and action films, as well as in mystical and adventure films. In 1993, he appeared in the image of Aramis in the next film adaptation of âThree Musketeersâ. This role Sheen was very warmly received by both the audience and film critics. In the same year, he shone in such films as âLoaded weaponsâ, âBeyond the lawâ and âMortal fallâ.
Charlie Sheen, whose filmography is rich in paintings of various genres, still always preferred comedies. So, in this genre you can especially highlight such tapes as âVery scary movieâ and âBig theftâ.
TV Shooting
In 1994, Charlie Sheen starred in the episode "Friends." This was his first, but far from the last role in the television series. After it was followed by filming in the projects âDrew Kerry Showâ and âCity Twirlâ. In 2003, the actor received one of the key roles in the series "Two and a Half Men." Charlie Sheen starred in eight seasons of this television show, which became super popular.
Bad habits
Unfortunately, not only films featuring Charlie Sheen attracted the attention of journalists and the public. So, the name of the actor often appeared in the headlines of the media in connection with his addiction to alcohol and drugs.
In 1998, Charlie went to the hospital after an overdose of cocaine. After that, he continued to use drugs again until he decided to undergo rehabilitation.
The crisis
A consequence of Charlie Sheenâs addiction to alcohol and illicit drugs was his dismissal from the CBS TV series Two and a Half Men in 2011. The actorâs relationship with the creators of the film project began to deteriorate long before that. However, then the problem did not seem particularly serious. Moreover, Charlie went to undergo the next rehabilitation program (by the way, the third in a 12-month period). However, a few weeks after Sheen returned from the medical center, the CBS channel canceled filming of the last four episodes of the last season of the series at that time. This happened after the actor publicly insulted one of the creators of the sitcom, Chuck Lorry. In addition, Shin, who at that time was already the highest paid participant in television series, demanded a 50% increase in his salary. Charlie motivated his position by the fact that, in comparison with the income of the series itself, he considers himself an "unpaid actor."
At that time, Shin, as they say, âflew off the coilsâ and began to do strange things. So, he posted videos on the Internet where he smoked cigars through his nose, and also sophisticatedly scolded former employers. In an interview, he said that he was tired of pretending âthat he was not specialâ and âthat he was not a crazy rock star from Marsâ. Of course, such antics did not contribute to the successful work of Charlie, as a result of which he was forced to make a short pause in his career.
Personal life
Charlie Sheen has always been known for his weakness for the fairer sex. He was officially married three times and became the father of five children. Moreover, he did not always treat his beloved tenderly and affectionately. So, there are several facts of the assault of the actor in relation to wives and girls.
The first daughter Charlie was born in 1984 by his former school girlfriend Paula Profit. The girl was named Cassandra Jade. In 1990, he wounded his bride, Kelly Preston, and she decided to break the engagement. Over the next few years, he met with many pornographic actresses, among which Heather Hunter and Ginger Lynn.
Charlie Sheen's first official wife, Donna Pealey, married him in 1995. However, after the actor appeared on the list of regular customers of one of the escort agencies, very soon their marriage broke up.
Six years later, in 2002, Charlie married his colleague on the set - Denise Richards. In the marriage, the actors had two daughters: Sam and Lola. Richards filed for divorce in 2005. Now the ex-wife of Charlie Sheen accused the actor of excessive addiction to alcohol and drugs, as well as attempts at physical abuse. The couple finally divorced in 2006.
After two children, Shin tied the knot with Brooke Muller, who later gave birth to his twin sons, Max and Bob. However, this union did not last long: the couple divorced in 2011. At the same time, Brooke repeatedly accused the former spouse of inappropriate behavior.
Earlier this year, Charlie Sheen announced that he had married 24-year-old porn actress Brett Rossi.