Charlie Sheen's TV comeback after 'tiger blood,' nasty feuds and HIV diagnosis
24.04.2023 - 09:07
/ foxnews.com
Charlie Sheen is planning his television comeback and mending fences along the way. The actor was famously fired from his hit sitcom "Two and a Half Men" and instigated a feud with the show’s creator, Chuck Lorre, in the aftermath as he struggled with addiction issues. Now, Sheen and Lorre are working on a new series, the second added to actor's roster as he continues a slow and steady return to the public eye.
Here’s a breakdown of the star’s journey from the highs, the lows, and his life in between. Sheen is the youngest son and third child of Martin Sheen’s four children. Born Carlos Irwin Estévez, he changed his name to Charlie Sheen before beginning his career, not unlike his father, who was born Ramón Antonio Gerardo Estévez.
After a couple small parts in 1980s film classics like "Red Dawn" and "Ferris Bueller’s Day Off," Sheen earned his breakout role in Oliver Stone's Vietnam War movie "Platoon." The next year he appeared in Stone’s drama "Wall Street," alongside his dad. He also later starred with his brother, Emilio Estévez, in "Young Guns." Sheen demonstrated his comedy skills in the "Major League" and "Hot Shots!" films, before landing a role on the sitcom "Spin City," in 2000. He replaced Michael J.
Fox’s character for the final two seasons. It was his first major TV role, for which he earned a Golden Globe for best performance by an actor in a television series - comedy or musical. Throughout his life, Sheen has been viewed as a bit of a Hollywood "bad boy" due to various legal and addiction issues, as well as a string of girlfriends, some of whom were adult film actresses. In 1990, he allegedly shot his then-fiancée, Kelly Preston, in the arm.