Charlie Sheen on CNN

Interviewee: Charlie Sheen
Interviewer: Alex Jones
Date: 22 March 2006

Charlie Sheen is a Golden Globe Award-winning American actor, producer, and writer, who is best known for his roles in Platoon, Wall Street, Major League, and The Three Musketeers, as well as in television sitcoms Spin City and Two and a Half Men.

Born Carlos Irwin Estevez on September 3, 1965 in New York City, Charlie Sheen is the son of actor Martin Sheen and the brother of actors Emilio Estevez, Renee Estevez, and Ramon Estevez Jr. Sheen began acting at the age of nine when he was given a small part in his father’s TV movie, The Execution of Private Slovik.

In 1984, Charlie Sheen made his film debut in the teen war movie Red Dawn. In 1986, he appeared on Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and in the same year, Sheen landed a major role as Private Chris Taylor in Oliver Stone’s Platoon. In 1987, he starred in Wall Street alongside his father. In 1988, he starred with his brother, Emilio Estevez, in the movie Young Guns. In 1989, he appeared in the movie Major League. In 1990, he again starred with his brother, Emilio, in Men at Work. He also appeared on The Rookie on the same year. His other 1990s include Hot Shots!, The Three Musketeers, The Arrival, Money Talks, and The Chase.

Sheen has also had his shares of scandals including his abuse of drugs and alcohol. In 2000, when Sheen was already clean and sober, he replaced Michael J. Fox as the male lead in the ABC hit series Spin City, which won him a Golden Globe award. Sheen also starred in the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men, which debuted in 2003. As of 2006, Charlie Sheen was known to be the highest-paid sitcom actor on TV, earning $350,000 per episode.