Sheen was born Carlos Irwin Estévez in New York City, son of artist Janet (née Templeton) and actor Martin Sheen (who was born "Ramón Estévez"), who was the son of Mary Ann (née Phelan), an immigrant from County Tipperary, Ireland, and Francisco Estévez, a Spanish factory worker/machinery inspector from Parderrubias, Galicia, Spain. Sheen's mother( Charlie's grandmother) had fled Read more...

Sheen started acting in 1974 at the age of nine, appearing in a small role alongside his father in the television movie The Execution of Private Slovik. Sheen's film career began in 1984 with minor and supporting roles in films such as Red Dawn (1984) and Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986). He also appeared in an episode of the popular anthology series Amazing Stories. In 1986 Sheen had his first major Read more...

Sheen and his former girlfriend Paula Profit have a daughter, Cassandra Jade Estevez (born 1985). Sheen and Profit did not marry. In 1990, Sheen accidentally shot his then-fiancee, Kelly Preston, in the arm; she suffered only a minor injury requiring two stitches. The relationship ended shortly thereafter. In 1993, his name was found among Hollywood Madam Heidi Fleiss's list of her most frequent Read more...