Sheen was born in New York City to parents Janet Templeton and Martin Sheen, whose birth name is Ramón Gerardo Antonio Estévez.

Sheen began acting in 1974 at the age of nine, appearing in a small role alongside his father in the TV movie The Execution of Private Slovik. Sheen's film career began in 1984, and his first major role was in Platoon (1986). In 1987, he starred with his father, Martin, in Wall Street.

Sheen is perhaps best known for his comedy roles, including the Major League films and the Hot Shots! films. In 2000, Sheen played himself in the comedy Being John Malkovich.

In 2001 and 2002 Sheen played the lead role in the political television sitcom, Spin City. In 2002 he won the Golden Globe Award for "Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy" for this role Currently Sheen plays the role of Charlie Harper on the sitcom Two and a Half Men, which debuted in 2003.

Public Name: Charlie Sheen
Birth Name: Charles Irwin Sheen
Date of Birth: September 3, 1965
Place of Birth: New York City

Filmography

• Foodfight! (2007)
• "Two and a Half Men" (65 episodes, 2003-2006)
• Scary Movie 4 (2006)
• The Big Bounce (2004)
• Scary Movie 3 (2003)
• Deeper Than Deep (2003)
• "Spin City" (33 episodes, 2000-2002)
• Good Advice (2001)
• Rated X (2000)
• Being John Malkovich (1999)
• Five Aces (1999)
• "Sugar Hill" (1999)
• No Code of Conduct (1998)
• Free Money (1998)
• A Letter from Death Row (1998)
• Postmortem (1998)
• Bad Day on the Block (1997)
• Discovery Mars (1997)
• Money Talks (1997)
• Shadow Conspiracy (1997)
• The Arrival (1996)
• "Friends" (1 episode, 1996)
• All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996)
• Loose Women (1996)
• Frame by Frame (1996)
• Terminal Velocity (1994)
• Major League II (1994)
• The Chase (1994)
• The Three Musketeers (1993)
• Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
• Hearts of Hot Shots Part Deux: A Filmmaker's Apology (1993)
• Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
• Deadfall (1993)
• Beyond the Law (1992)
• Amazing Stories: Book Three (1992
• Hot Shots! (1991)
• The Rookie (1990)
• Men at Work (1990)
• Navy Seals (1990)
• Courage Mountain (1990)
• Catchfire (1990)
• Cadence (1990)
• Major League (1989)
• Tale of Two Sisters (1989)
• Comicitis (1989)
• Eight Men Out (1988)
• Young Guns (1988)
• Never on Tuesday (1988)
• Wall Street (1987)
• No Man's Land (1987)
• Three for the Road (1987)
• Predator: The Concert (1987)
• Wisdom (1986)
• Platoon (1986)
• The Wraith (1986)
• Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
• Lucas (1986)
• "Amazing Stories" (1 episode, 1986)
• A Life in the Day (1986)
• The Boys Next Door (1985)
• Out of the Darkness (1985)
• The Fourth Wise Man (1985)
• Silence of the Heart (1984)
• Red Dawn (1984)
• The Execution of Private Slovik (1974)  

Awards

•  Golden Globe Award Best Actor in a Television Series (Musical or Comedy) "Spin City" 2001