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Martin Sheen is opening up about one of the biggest regrets of his career.
The actor spoke with Closer Weekly about his life, career, as well as some mistakes he made along the way – including using a nom de plume for Hollywood.
“That’s one of my regrets. I never changed my name officially,” he shared. “It’s still Ramon Estévez on my birth certificate. It’s on my marriage license, my passport, driver’s license.”
As for the reasoning behind the change, he admitted he was convinced into it by others.
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“Sometimes you get persuaded when you don’t have enough insight or even enough courage to stand up for what you believe in, and you pay for it later. But, of course, I’m only speaking for myself,” said the actor.
The actor began his career as the breakout star of a hit adaptation of “Hamlet” in New York City which modernized the famous tale with song and dance.
He would go on to find success in famous films like “Apocalypse Now” and “Badlands”. Despite his immense success, his father was not initially receptive to his acting aspirations.
“You couldn’t blame him. Both my parents were immigrants. My father was from Spain, and my mother was from Ireland. My real name is Ramon Estévez . My father was very practical,” explained Sheen. “He was a factory worker for most of his adult life, and he wanted me to go to college and improve my chances of making a better living than he did. We had some very, very painful confrontations about it.”
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He was finally able to make peace with it after a discussion one
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Martin Sheen wishes he could go back in time and become famous by using his birth name instead of an Americanized moniker. The actor told Closer Weekly that he regrets not embracing Ramon Estévez while launching his career. The 1968 Hamlet star told the publication that he had difficulty convincing his dad about his acting aspirations.
magazine, the star is asked about his sons, Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estévez, getting into acting, which leads to him talking about changing his name from Ramón Estévez. Sheen says he was «so self-involved and trying to be a provider that I wasn’t aware of their inclination to being actors.» He adds that «the only influence I had on Emilio was to keep his name.»«When he started out, his agent was advising him to change his name to Sheen and he wouldn’t do it,» Sheen recalls. «And I thank God he didn’t.»The 81-year-old actor says changing his name, which he reportedly did because he felt it would earn him more acting roles, is «one of my regrets.»«I never changed my name officially. It’s still Ramón Estévez on my birth certificate.
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Closer Weekly. “I never changed my name officially. It’s still Ramon Estévez on my birth certificate.
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Martin Sheen changed his name to become a successful Hollywood actor like his idol James Dean – but today, the star wished he could have stayed as Ramon Estévez. "That’s one of my regrets," the 81-year-old recently told Closer Weekly. "I never changed my name officially.
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