With Martin Sheen for a father, it's not surprising that Charlie Sheen became a film and TV star. Yet this bad-boy actor is even more famous for his off-screen antics. Although he made a splash in a succession of '80s blockbusters (
Wall Street,
Young Guns,
Platoon), Sheen also struggled with drinking and drug use. After being relegated to parts in B-movies (
The Chase,
Money Talks) in the '90s, Sheen made a professional and personal comeback in the new millennium by joining the cast of
Spin City and marrying bombshell Denise Richards. While his TV success continued with a starring role in the sitcom
Two and a Half Men, which snagged Sheen his first Emmy nod, his real life faltered when Richards left him in 2005 while pregnant with their second child. Following their divorce in 2006, Sheen married real-estate agent Brooke Mueller, with whom he has twin sons. The couple made headlines in 2009 following an alleged domestic incident on Christmas Day in Aspen, Colorado.
Charlie Sheen Fast Facts:
- Made his first TV appearance at age 9 as an extra in the TV-movie The Execution of Private Slovik (1974); was an extra in 1979's Apocalypse Now (both films starred his father).
- Admitted under oath during the trial of Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss that he had spent more than $50,000 for the services of 27 of her employees over a 15-month period.
- Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1994.
- Formed the production company Sheen-Michaels Entertainment with Bret Michaels (lead singer of Poison) in 1997.
- Landed in the hospital after a drug overdose in May 1998 and was sentenced to a detox clinic.
- Published a book of poetry, Peace of My Mind, in 1988, and wrote the screenplay for the 1998 film No Code of Conduct.
- Charlie Sheen Relationships:
- Lola Rose Sheen - Daughter
- Ramón Estevez - Brother
- Emilio Estevez - Brother
- Martin Sheen - Father
- Denise Richards - Ex-wife
- Renée Estevez - Sister
- Donna Peele - Ex-wife
- Cassandra Jade Estevez - Daughter
- Janet Sheen - Mother
- Sam Sheen - Daughter
- Brooke Mueller - Ex-wife
- Robin Wright - Ex-significant Other
- Kelly Preston - Ex-fiancée
- Bob Sheen - Son
- Max Sheen - Son
- Paula Profitt - Ex-significant Other
- Joe Estévez - Uncle
- Charlie Sheen Awards:
- 2006 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
- 2002 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Winner
- 2005 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
- 2006 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
- 2007 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
- 2008 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
- 2009 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
- 2009 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
- 2004 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
- 1999 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Nominee