Charlie Sheen

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Charlie Sheen was born Carlos Irwin Estévez on September 3, 1965, in New York City. His father, actor 'Martin Sheen' . In March 2004, they had a daughter, Sam, and it was announced shortly after that Denise was pregnant with the couple's second child. By all reports, the couple seemed to be very happy together. However, like all of Charlie's previous relationships, the stability did not last long. In March of 2005, Denise, who was six-months pregnant, filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences. She gave birth to a second daughter, Lola, in June of that same year. Their divorce became final in late 2006.

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9/27/99: His request for an early end to his probation for drugs that extends to 6/6/00 was denied by a Malibu judge.

Accidentally shot then fiance Kelly Preston in the arm. Soon after that incident, she left him and married her formerly platonic friend John Travolta.

Was born a "blue baby". The doctor who saved him was named Irwin and his parents named him after the doctor.

He fought constantly with older brother Emilio Estevez. He was a good student, but then let his grades slip when he skipped school in high school to play baseball.

Member of the 1983 Santa Monica High School varsity baseball team coached by Jos Lpez.

5/22/98: Upon release from the hospital, he checked into Promises, a rehab center, where he stayed for only one day. His car was later pulled over and police arrested him for using medications and drinking. Sheen re-entered Promises on doctors orders.

5/20/98: Hospitalized in Thousand Oaks, CA, for a drug overdose.

5/21/97: Charged with misdemeanor battery against his ex-girlfriend Brittany Ashland.

5/21/96: Arrested for allegedly assaulting a woman at his home in Agoura, CA. The woman claims she was pushed to the floor and knocked out.

Son of actor Martin Sheen and Janet Sheen.

Brother of actor Emilio Estevez and Rene Estevez and Ramon Estevez.

Children: daughter Cassandra Jade Estevez (born December 12, 1984), with ex-girlfriend Paula Profit, daughters Sam Sheen (born 9th March 2004) and Lola Rose Sheen (born 1st June 2005), with Denise Richards.

1991: He and a close friend found themselves in possession of Guinea Pig: Gin piggu - Akuma no jikken , rumored to contain actual snuff footage. Unable to convincingly explain away the atrocities as special effects work, they called the FBI, which tracked down the makers of the film, who convinced them that the onscreen deaths were indeed special effects.

Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1986" in John Willis Screen World, Vol. 38.

Was considered for Tom Cruise s role in Born on the Fourth of July . He thought he had the role in the bag until Emilio Estevez broke the news that Cruise won the role. Sheen was so mad about losing the role that he didnt speak to Oliver Stone again for years.

4/23/98: A thief stole two dozen rare baseball cards belonging to Sheen in NYC -- the cards, on loan from the star and valued at $170,000, were housed in a display case at the Official All-Star Cafe, a sport-themed restaurant in Times Square.

Loves barbeque sauce, and has even thought about releasing his own brand someday.

His first film with George Clooney , Grizzly II: The Concert , stayed unreleased because of FX problems.

January 2002: Engaged to Denise Richards.

August 2001: Drove Ben Affleck to Promises Rehabilitation Center in Malibu, CA, for treatment of alcohol abuse.

Uncle of Taylor Estevez and Paloma Estevez. Joe Estevez is his uncle.

He is an avid Cincinnati Reds fan.

He once owned the baseball hit by Mookie Wilson in the 1986 World Series that went under Boston Red Soxs first baseman Bill Buckner s legs for the game-winning RBI..

3/9/04: Daughter Sam Sheen born at 10:57 p.m in Los Angeles. weighing in at 7 lb. 3 oz.

Has starred in three TV series in which his character has been named "Charlie." They are "Spin City" , "Two and a Half Men" and "Anger Management" .

Daughter, Sam Sheen , was born during the production of Scary Movie 3 . Since the movies initials are "SM", he and ex-wife Denise Richards wanted a name with those two letters in it.

Is mentioned in the Jewel Kilcher song "Intuition" in the line: "You learned cool from magazines, you learned love from Charlie Sheen".

8/3/90: His family made an intervention to try to get him to control his drug and alcohol abuse and enter rehab. He entered rehab for 30 days and ended up staying sober for exactly 366 days. His main goal was to make one year, and after making it, he drank the very next day at Nicolas Cage s home. (Source - TV Guide interview).

Is a baseball fanatic and is extremely knowledgeable about the sport as well as past and current players.

Enjoys deep-sea fishing.

Has a tattoo on his chest that looks like a note pinned to it that reads, "Be Back in 15 Minutes."

Turned down roles White Men Cant Jump , Indecent Proposal , and The Cowboy Way , all of which eventually went to Woody Harrelson.

Was a partner in Sheen/Michaels Entertainment with Bret Michaels and Shane Stanley and Jim Faraci.

Was a partner in Ventura Films, E.M.A. with David Michael ONeill , David Sherrill and Nick Cassavetes. E.M.A. aparently stood for eat my ass.

Was a partner in Engram Digital.

He and Denise Richards both had very small roles in Loaded Weapon 1 (they do not share on-screen time), years before they met and fell in love on the set of Good Advice .

6/1/05: Daughter, Lola Rose Sheen , was born in Los Angeles, weighing in at 6 lb. 10 oz.

He and Denise Richards , have both guest-starred on the TV show "Friends" , though not in the same episode.

Former Brat Pack member.

The noticeable scar on his chin occurred while filming No Mans Land . A prop explosive detonated accidentally, ripping into his chin and requiring eight stitches.

Attended Chaminade-Julienne High School in Dayton, Ohio.

Was in attendance at Chris Penn s funeral.

Was considered for the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne in Batman .

Played a stoner in Ferris Buellers Day Off . Even though his real life drug addiction hadnt started yet, Sheen told a magazine he stayed up for 48 hours to look the role.

Living with Brooke Mueller. They met at a party in May, 2006.

Former brother-in-law of Paula Abdul.

September 2006: He is to become the highest-paid comedy star on television. He will earn $350,000 per episode for the upcoming season of "Two and a Half Men" .

7/10/07: Engaged to Brooke Mueller.

Credited actor Keith David with saving his life during the shooting of Platoon . According to Sheen, while shooting a battle scene in an open-doored Huey helicopter, the pilot banked too hard and Sheen was thrown towards the open door. He would have plunged through the door and fallen to his death, but David grabbed on to him and pulled him back in.

He and brother Emilio Estevez have both played the son of real father Martin Sheen ; Emilio in The War at Home , Charlie in Wall Street No Code of Conduct and two episodes of "Spin City" . Martin also played the father of one of Charlies girlfriends on "Two and a Half Men" and his father on "Anger Management" .

Among the 60 guests at his wedding to Brooke Mueller were Rebecca Gayheart , Eric Dane and his two daughters Sam and Lola.

Married Brooke Mueller in a private ceremony in Los Angeles.

Rebecca Gayheart and Eric Dane introduced him to his third wife Brooke Mueller.

Publicist Stan Rosenfield confirmed that Sheen and Brooke Mueller married, but declined to give more details. (30 May 2008).

Charlie and his wife, Brooke Mueller , are expecting their first progeny together, twin boys, due in April 2009.

Twin sons Bob Sheen and Max Sheen born March 14, 2009.

(December 25, 2009) Was arrested on domestic violence charges, including for second-degree assault, menacing and criminal mischief. He was released the same day after posting an $8,500 bond.

Lives in Beverly Hills and Malibu, California.

(February 2010) Checked himself into a rehab facility in relation to the domestic violence assault on his wife Brooke Mueller in late 2009.

Surrendered custody of his daughters Sam Sheen and Lola Rose Sheen to Denise Richards. Richards sought full custody after Sheen and his wife Brooke Mueller had a domestic dispute over Christmas 2009.

(June 2010) Plead no contest to a misdemeanor charge at a June 7 hearing, and will be sentenced to 30 days in jail instead. Due to this plea deal, the actor will avoid being sentenced to probation once he finished the time in jail. The sentence is a result of the domestic dispute with his wife Brooke Mueller and Sheens arrest in late 2009.

His father is of half Spanish and half Irish ancestry, and his mother has English and Scottish ancestry.

Former son-in-law of Moira Fiore.

Member of the 1984 Santa Monica High School varsity baseball team coached by Jos Lpez.

Is the only member of his family to legally change his name to Sheen and pass that new name onto his children. Like his father and all his siblings, his birth name was Estevez. His father is still legally Ramon Estevez, and all his siblings still use the name Estevez.

Has done both Army boot camp and Navy Seals boot camp for his movies Platoon and Navy Seals .

Read for the part of Amos Hart in Chicago .

Was considered for the lead role of William in Cutthroat Island .

Turned down the role of Robert Philip in Enchanted because he was already committed to the TV series "Two and a Half Men" .

Was considered for the role of Vincent in The Godfather: Part III .

Was considered for the role of Johnny Utah in Point Break .

Was considered for the role of Maverick in Top Gun , but was deemed too young for the role. He would later star in the parody film Hot Shots! .

Turned down the role which ultimately went to Will Ferrell in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back .

Turned down the role of Daniel LaRusso in The Karate Kid .

He was interested in the role of Glen in A Nightmare on Elm Street , but according to producer Robert Shaye , he wanted more money than the production could afford. The role went to Johnny Depp.

Turned down the offer of a cameo in the final season of HBOs hit TV-series "Entourage" .

Auditioned for the role of Blane in Pretty in Pink .

Was considered for the part of Andy Dufresne in The Shawshank Redemption .

Robert Kirkman wanted him to appear in the second season of "The Walking Dead" .

Before his "Two and a Half Men" termination, he was the highest paid actor on a primetime series in the history of television. During that time he was making $2 million per episode.

Appeared, with Michael Jordan , in a commercial for "Hanes" underwear.

(April 2003) Starting production on a pilot for CBS on April 23rd. Show titled "Two and a Half Men" also starring Jon Cryer. Show is about a bachelor whose brother, "Cryer", moves in with him and brings his son.

Appeared, with Jon Cryer , in a PSA for the "Wounded Warriors Project".

His granddaughter, Luna Estevez, was born July 17, 2013.

Was considered for the part of David Kleinfeld in Carlitos Way .

Was considered for the part of Mitch McDeere in The Firm .

Was considered for the part of Jonathan Harker in Dracula .

Was considered for a role in The Expendables 3 .

Was considered for a role in The Hangover Part II .

Turned down the role of Henry Hill in Goodfellas .

Turned down the role of Leonard in Memento .

Was considered for the part of Charley Brewster in Fright Night .

Inside TVs 50 Sexiest Men on TV [2005].

VH-1s 40 Winningest Winners [2011] (Ranked: 40).

Access Hollywoods Top Weddings of 2008 (Ranked: 6).

Forbes Celebrity 100 Power Ranking [2009] (Ranked: 88).

In Touch Magazines Hollywoods Hottest Dads [2005] (Ranked: 10).

Americas 10 Favorite TV Personalities: Harris Poll [2008] (Ranked: 7).

Forbes Celebrity 100 Power Ranking [2013] (Ranked: 67).

AOLs Top 10 Celebrity Searches [2011] (Ranked: 1).

Forbes Hollywoods 10 Hottest Tots [2008] (Ranked: 10).

Forbes Celebrity 100 Power Ranking by Salary [2008] (Ranked: 66).

Vanity Fairs Best Bad Boys [2010] (Ranked: 2).

Forbes Celebrity 100 Power Ranking by Press [2008] (Ranked: 87).

Forbes Celebrity 100 Power Ranking [2008] (Ranked: 85).

EntertainmentWises Top 20 Most Shocking Celebrity Breakups [August 2007] (Ranked: 14).

Americas 10 Favorite TV Personalities: Harris Poll [2009] (Ranked: 7).

Entertainment Weeklys 50 Most Powerful Entertainers [2010] (Ranked: 15).

In Touch Magazines Hollywoods Nastiest Splits [August 2008] (Ranked: 1).

Forbes Celebrity 100 Power Ranking [2011] (Ranked: 28).

Forbes Celebrity 100 Power Ranking by TV [2008] (Ranked: 63).

Forbes Celebrity 100 Power Ranking by Web Hits [2008] (Ranked: 86).

AskMens Top 49 Men [2011] (Ranked: 16).

Yale Book of Quotations Top 10 Quotes [2011] (Ranked: 7).

Forbes Celebrity 100 Power Ranking [2010] (Ranked: 63).

People Magazines 25 Most Intriguing People [2011].

Was considered for the role of Nuke LaLoosh in Bull Durham .

Turned down the role of John Nash in A Beautiful Mind .

Of the Highest Paid TV Actors, he was ranked no. 1 in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. He was ranked no. 12 in 2013 and 2014.

On November 17, 2015 he admitted his HIV positive condition during an interview with Matt Lauer in "Today" (1952) , in which he said that he was diagnosed four years ago. He chose to go public in order to stop people from blackmailing him for money.

He was offered a scholarship to play baseball by the University of Kansas.

Announced on "The Dr. Oz Show" (on January 11, 2016) that he quit drinking on November 18, 2015, the day after his HIV announcement on "Today" .

He has admitted smoking 40 cigarettes a day since 1986.

Has twice turned down a role for a movie that had the word "way" in the title: The Cowboy Way and Carlitos Way .

He shared a scene with Sandra McCoy in "Two and a Half Men" {Working for Caligula (#4.1)} . McCoy had starred in Wild Things: Diamonds in the Rough as Elena Sandoval. The film was a sequel to Wild Things . Sheens Ex wife Denise Richards played Kelly Van Ryan in that film.

Attended Santa Monica High School along with Robert Downey Jr..

In 2006, he launched a clothing line for children, called Sheen Kidz.

He was considered for Lee Harvey Oswald in JFK .

He was considered for Mickey Bunce in Drop Dead Fred .

He was considered for Patrick Swayze s role in To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar .

He was considered for Peter Greene s role in The Usual Suspects .

He was considered for Michael Douglas role in Basic Instinct .

He was considered for Martin Riggs in Lethal Weapon .

He was considered for C. Thomas Howell s role in The Hitcher .

He was considered for the lead role in The Mighty Ducks . The role went to his brother Emilio Estevez.

He was considered for Marty McFly in Back to the Future .

Turned down two roles that eventually went to Woody Harrelson : Billy Hoyle in White Men Cant Jump , and David Murphy in Indecent Proposal . Coincidentally, both of these films are back-to-back on Woodys filmography.

Had himself credited as Charles Sheen during a short period in the late 90s, which coincided with his attempts to take on more serious and dramatic roles. He abandoned the practice when he returned to comedy again.

In 2011, Sheen set a Guinness World Record for Twitter as the "Fastest Time to Reach 1 Million Followers" (adding an average of 129,000 new followers per day).

Sheen is staunchly opposed to vaccinations. After separating from Denise Richards he sent a legal notice to his daughters physician stating his lack of consent to vaccinate them. The dispute over vaccines seems to have played an important role in the failure of the marriage. Richards said in an interview in 2008, "When I vaccinated Sam, he accused me of poisoning her. And I knew when he said that that the marriage wasnt going to work.".

On August 13, 2011, Sheen hosted at the 12th annual Gathering of the Juggalos, an event created by the Insane Clown Posse. He received a mixed reaction from the audience, but has expressed appreciation for the culture by describing himself as a Juggalo and wearing a baseball cap featuring the Psychopathic Records logo in public and during production meetings for Anger Management.

He was considered for the lead role in Cocktail .

On May 20, 1998, Sheen suffered a stroke after overdosing while using cocaine and was hospitalized. Sheen was found in his seaside home by a friend, after which paramedics had to give emergency life-saving treatment and rushed him to Las Robles hospital. He was described as being in a "serious condition" after his stomach was pumped. Sheen subsequently checked into a rehab clinic days later but told doctors within hours that he did not intend to stay. Sheriffs later forced Sheen back into the clinic after he fled only hours after arriving. On August 11, 1998, Sheen, already on probation in California for a previous drug offense, had his probation extended for an extra year and entered a rehab clinic. In a 2004 interview, Sheen admitted that the overdose was caused by his injecting of cocaine.

He was originally cast as Jean Mermoz in Wings of Courage . He was replaced by Val Kilmer when he refused a drug test.

Sheen has become an outspoken advocate of the 9/11 Truth movement. On September 8, 2009, he appealed to 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 President George W. Bush may have been responsible for the attacks.

He was considered for Kurt Russell s role in Backdraft .

He was considered for Ivan Drago in Rocky IV .

A lifelong fan of the Cincinnati Reds, he announced in August 2012 that he would donate $50,000 to the teams community fund, which supports various charities. The donation came after the team raised another $50,000 in an attempt to get broadcaster Marty Brennaman to shave his head on the field after a Reds victory. After Brennaman shaved his head, Sheen offered to match the previous donation total.

In 2011 Sheen revealed he is half-Jewish after he was criticized for making anti-Semitic remarks.

Quotes

My father gave me some pretty bad advice - keep it honest, which I did.

Public speaking is a tremendous fear of mine.

Forever. Even if I strike or walk.

Something moderately substantial. " - Quote from 2001.

Winning!,I have one speed. One gear. Go! I dare you to keep up with me.

{On his greatest fears] Failure. Unhirable, shutdown failure. Sharks.

Death.

Dying is for fools.

My success rate is 100 percent.

If you are part of my family, I will love you violently.

[on being fired from his hit TV show] [CBS] picked a fight with a,warlock.

Resentments are the rocket fuel that lives in the tip of my saber.

[comment from 1987] I am the definition of decadence.

A gunshot in the morning will wake you up better than a nice cup of,coffee.

Literally, the girls that were leaving would pass the ones coming in.

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