Early life
Carlos Estévez was born in New York City, the youngest son of actor Martin Sheen (born Ramón Antonio Gerardo Estévez) and artist Janet Templeton.[7] His paternal grandparents were immigrants from Galicia (Spain) and Ireland, respectively.[8] His father is a "devout Catholic" and his mother is a "strict Southern Baptist".[9] Sheen has two older brothers,Emilio and Ramon, and a younger sister, Renée, all actors. His parents moved to Malibu, California, after Martin's Broadway turn in The Subject Was Roses. Sheen's first movie appearance was at age nine in his father’s 1974 film The Execution of Private Slovik. Sheen attended Santa Monica High School in Santa Monica, California, where he was a star pitcher and shortstop for the baseball team.[7][10]
At Santa Monica High School, he showed an early interest in acting, making amateur Super 8 films with his brother Emilio and school friends Rob Lowe and Sean Penn under his birth name. A few weeks before graduation, Sheen was expelled from school for poor grades and attendance. Deciding to become an actor, he took the stage name Charlie Sheen. His father had adopted the surname Sheen in honor of the Catholic archbishop and theologianFulton J. Sheen, while Charlie was an English form of his given name Carlos.[11][12]
Personal life
Family and relationships
Sheen has been married three times. He has five children and one grandchild.
His first daughter, Cassandra Jade Estevez, was born on December 12, 1984, to his former high school girlfriend, Paula Profit,[54][55] whose name has also been given as Paula Speert.[56] Through Cassandra, Sheen has one granddaughter, Luna (born July 2013).[57]
In January 1990, Sheen accidentally shot his fiancée, Kelly Preston, in the arm.[58] She broke off the engagement soon after.[59][60][61] In the 1990s, Sheen subsequently dated a number of adult film actresses, including Ginger Lynn[58][62][63] and Heather Hunter.[58]
On September 3, 1995, Sheen married his first wife, Donna Peele.[64] That same year, Sheen was named as one of the clients of an escort agency operated by Heidi Fleiss.[65]Sheen and Peele divorced in 1996.[7]
Sheen met actress Denise Richards on the set of Good Advice in 2000.[66] However, they did not begin dating until October 2001, when Richards guest-starred on Sheen's TV showSpin City.[66] They became engaged on December 26, 2001, and married on June 15, 2002, at the estate of Spin City creator Gary David Goldberg.[66] They have two daughters together, Sam J. Sheen (born March 9, 2004)[67] and Lola Rose Sheen (born June 1, 2005).[68] In March 2005, Richards filed for divorce, accusing Sheen of alcohol and drug abuse and threats of violence.[69] The divorce was finalized in November 2006 and preceded a custody dispute over their two daughters.[70][71][72]
On May 30, 2008, Sheen married third wife Brooke Mueller.[73][74][75] They have twin sons, Bob and Max (born March 15, 2009).[76] In November 2010, Sheen filed for divorce. On March 1, 2011, police removed Bob and Max from Sheen's home. Sheen told NBC's Today, "I stayed very calm and focused."[77] According to People, social services took the children after Mueller obtained a restraining order against Sheen. The document said, "I am very concerned that [Sheen] is currently insane."[78] Asked if he would fight for the children, Sheen texted People, "Born ready. Winning."[78] Sheen and Mueller's divorce became final on May 2, 2011.[3][79][80]
On March 1, 2011, Sheen was concurrently living with pornographic actress Bree Olsonand model and graphic designer Natalie Kenly, whom he collectively nicknamed his "goddesses".[81][82][83][84][85] Olson left Sheen in April 2011, and Kenly left in June 2011.[86][87] In a January 2013 interview on Piers Morgan Tonight, Sheen stated that he was in a relationship with adult film actress and 2011 Penthouse magazine Pet of the Month Georgia Jones.[88]
Then in February 2014 Sheen became engaged to former adult film star Brett Rossi[89] who began going by her real name, Scottine Ross.[90][91] With a wedding planned for November 2014, the engagement was broken off in October with an announcement that the two had "mutually decided" to separate. Sheen stated, "I've decided that my children deserve my focus more than a relationship does right now. I still have a tremendous fondness for Scotty and I wish her all the best."[92] A month later it was reported that Rossi was hospitalized for an apparent drug overdose.[93]
Substance abuse, legal issues and health
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.[94] 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.[95] 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.[96][97] In a 2004 interview, Sheen admitted that the overdose was caused by his injecting of cocaine.[98]
On December 25, 2009, Sheen was arrested for assaulting his wife, Brooke Mueller inAspen, Colorado. He was released the same day from jail after posting an $8,500 bond.[99][100] Sheen was charged with felony menacing, as well as third-degree assault and criminal mischief.[101] On August 2, 2010, Sheen, represented by Yale Galanter,[102]pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault as part of a plea bargain that included dismissal of the other charges against him. Sheen was sentenced to 30 days in a drug rehab center, 30 days of probation, and 36 hours of anger management.[103]
On October 26, 2010, the police removed Sheen from his suite at the Plaza Hotel after he reportedly caused $7,000 in damage.[104] According to the NYPD, Sheen admitted to drinking and using cocaine the night of the incident.[104] He was released after entering a hospital for observation.[105]
On November 17, 2015, Sheen announced that he was HIV positive, having been diagnosed roughly four years earlier.[106] He said in an interview that they were "three hard letters to absorb".[107] He manages his condition with a triple cocktail of antiretroviral drugs, and he stated that it was impossible that he could have infected any partners.[108] Sheen stated that, since 2011, he has paid extortionists approximately $10 million to keep his HIV positive status secret.[108] A source indicates that Sheen had over 200 sexual partners after he learned he had HIV while Sheen states that he was upfront about his HIV positive condition with all of his past partners.[108]
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