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Charlie Sheen Biography
Carlos Irwin Estvez (born September 3, 1965), better known as Charlie Sheen, is an American actor. His character roles in films have included Chris Taylor in the 1986 Vietnam War drama Platoon and Bud Fox in 1987 film Wall Street.
His career also made room for more comedic roles, including Jim Abrahams’ Hot Shots! and David Zucker’s Scary Movie 3 and Scary Movie 4. On television Sheen is known for his roles on two sitcoms: as Charlie Crawford on Spin City, and as Charlie Harper on Two and a Half Men.Sheen is widely known for his bad boy image, this due to an accidental overdose, two failed marriages and being listed as #2 on Maxim’s “Top 10 Living Legends of Sex”, citing an alleged 5,000 women that he has slept with.
The Charlie Sheen biography is full of great acting roles, career highlights, and of course, personal struggles. Sheen has proven that he can take any role, large or small, dramatic or comedic, and turn it into something spectacular. His versatility and good looks have put him in demand, while his personal life has landed him in the tabloids.
Charlie Sheen’s Movie Career
Charlie Sheen took on some small roles in the mid-eighties, including playing Jennifer Grey’s boyfriend in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Starring roles soon followed, and Sheen has played many memorable characters since then. Some of his movies include:
- Lucas (1986), with Corey Haim
- Platoon (1986), with Tom Berenger and Willem Dafoe
- Three for the Road (1987), with Kerri Green
- Wall Street (1987), with Michael Douglas
- Young Guns (1988), with Emilio Estevez and Kiefer Sutherland
- Eight Men Out (1988), with John Cusack
- Major League (1989), with Tom Berenger
- Navy Seals (1990), with Michael Biehn
- Men at Work (1990), with Emilio Estevez
- The Rookie (1990), with Clint Eastwood
- Hot Shots (1991), with Lloyd Bridges
- Terminal Velocity (1994), with Nastassja Kinski
- Money Talks (1997), with Chris Tucker
- Being John Malkovich (1999), with John Cusack and Cameron Diaz
- Scary Movie 3 (2003), with Pamela Anderson and Jenny McCarthy
- The Big Bounce (2004), with Owen Wilson
Charlie Sheen also filmed a brief appearance in the Wall Street sequel, Money Never Sleeps, in 2010.