Charlie Sheen, whose real name is Carlos Irwin Estévez, is celebrating his 50th birthday today, September 3. Knowing Sheen’s history, the party will likely be epic. Sheen, one of four children of actor Martin Sheen and artist Janet Templeton, began his acting career at age 19 with a role along Patrick Swayze in Red Dawn, released in 1984. He went on to star dozens of films including Platoon, Born on the Fourth of July, Major League, and many more. He has also starred in two films opposite his older brother Emilio Esteves, Men at Work and Young Guns. In 2000 he made the jump into television, replacing Michael J. Fox in Spin City. Most notably in his television career, he was cast in Two and a Half Men in 2003 and after 8 seasons was fired due to his volatile behavior. Sheen is also known for his wild partying, substance abuse, and legal issues and suffered a “meltdown” after being dismissed from Two and a Half Men.
Though he has been in the spotlight for over 30 years, there are some lesser known facts about him. Here are 10 of the most interesting facts.
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10. Family of Actors
Sheen, son of actor Martin Sheen, has two older brothers and one younger sister who are also actors.
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9. His first appearance on screen was in 1974
Sheen first appeared on screen in 1974 as an extra in Martin Sheen's The Execution of Private Slovik.
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8. He was the star pitcher and short stop on the Santa Monica High School Baseball team
Before being expelled for poor grades and attendance issues, Sheen was the star pitcher and short stop for his high school's baseball team. This helped him in his future role as "Wild Thing" in Major League.
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7. Sheen was the highest paid TV actor in 2010
Sheen, starring in Two and a Half Men, was the highest paid television actor in 2010, reportedly bringing in over $1.8 million per year.
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6. Sheen receives Walk of Fame star
Sheen was honored in 1994 with a star on the Walk of Fame.
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5. Sheen has been married three times
Not only has he been married three times, but he has also had several engagements that did not result in marriage. He also has five children and one grandchild. His first child, daughter Cassandra, was born in 1984 to his former high school girlfriend.
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4. Sheen was engaged to Kelly Preston
In 1990, Sheen reportedly accidentally shot his fiance, Kelly Preston in the arm. Not surprisingly, the engagement was called off.
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3. Charlie Sheen supports many charitable causes
Sheen is very generous in supporting causes he cares about. He has been a major contributor to Aid for AIDS, in addition to supporting fundraising for breast cancer, and various other causes.
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2. He holds a Guinness Record
Sheen holds the Guinness Record for "The Fastest Time to Reach 1 Million Followers" on Twitter. He currently has over 11.5 million followers.
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1. He wants to be Donald Trump's Vice President
According to Sheen's Tweet, he wants to run along side Trump as Vice President.