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Charlie Sheen

The actor’s found success in films like “Wall Street” and TV shows like “Two and a Half Men,” but his off-screen life hasn’t been as smooth.

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Martin Sheen as Martin, Charlie Sheen as Charlie Goodson, Selma Blair as Kate Wales in \"Anger Management\"

Family affair

Martin Sheen, Charlie Sheen's real-life father plays Martin, on Charlie's show "Anger Management."

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Smoking man

Sheen, left, holds a necrotic lung affected by tobacco use and a healthy lung as he talks to Dr. Oz during a taping of "The Dr. Oz Show," in New York. Sheen, who is a heavy smoker, also discussed his manic behavior and anger issues in the January 2013 episode.

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Star power

Sheen, left, speaks as former Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on July 10, 2012 in Hollywood, Calif.

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Play ball!

Sheen acknowledges the fans before throwing out the first pitch at a baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the San Diego Padres at Petco Park on July 7, 2012 in San Diego.

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In the hot seat

Comedy Central roasted Sheen in one of their infamous specials on Sept. 10, 2011.

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Enter the Warlock

Sheen shows off his Detroit Tigers jersey during his performance at the Fox Theatre in Detroit on Saturday, April 2, 2011. Promising "the real story," the 45-year-old former "Two and a Half Men" star hit the road for a month-long, 20-city variety show tour, with the first stop a sold-out show in Detroit.

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Thumbs down

A Sheen fan offers her review while leaving the Fox Theatre in Detroit on April 2, 2011.

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Image: Charlie Sheen: My Violent Torpedo Of Truth Tour Official After Party

The gang's all here

Sheen, second from left, is joined by Joey Scoleri of Live Nation, left, and "goddesses" Bree Olson and Natalie Kenly, right, at the after party for his Chicago tour stop at Enclave on April 3, 2011.

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Celebrity Sightings In Los Angeles - March 7, 2011

Blood thirst

Charlie Sheen is seen on the rooftop of the Live Nation building drinking "Tiger Blood" in Beverly Hills, Calif., on March 7, 2011. The "Two and a Half" men star was fired from the show earlier in the day by Warner Bros.

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Two for one

Sheen poses with the two women he refers to as his "goddesses" in the kitchen of his Los Angeles home during the first week of March 2011. Natalie "Natty" Kenly, left, a model, and Rachel Oberlin, aka porn star Bree Olsen, gained fame during the actor's media blitz over his fight with CBS and Warner Bros. television.

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Capri Anderson First Network Television Appearance On ABC's Nightline

Plenty to say

Adult film star Capri Anderson, the woman who was in Charlie Sheen's hotel room the night he allegedly trashed his suite, talks with ABC about the incident. Claiming to have feared for her life upon being locked in the bathroom, Capri said, "I'm not going to stand down and be completely be walked over." Anderson filed a harassment lawsuit, Sheen then countersued for extortion, and the case was dropped.

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Exclusive - Denise Richards & Charlie Sheen Take Their Girls To The Museum Of Natural History

Before the storm

Sheen joins his ex wife Denise Richards and their daughters Sam and Lola in a trip to the American Museum of Natural History in New York on Oct. 25, 2010. Their museum visit ended a weekend together in which the four of them went shopping at an American Girl store, dined at Serafina Broadway and took in the Broadway show Mary Poppins.

Sheen was later hospitalized after he was found drunk and naked with an alleged escort in his trashed room at The Plaza hotel. Damages to the room reportedly totaled $7,000. The actor's rep later said Sheen had had an allergic reaction to medication.

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Image: Actor Charlie Sheen arrives with his attorney Richard Cummins at the Pitkin County Courthouse in Aspen

Back to rehab

Sheen, second from right, arrives with his attorney Richard Cummins, second from left, for a sentencing hearing at the Pitkin County Courthouse in Aspen, Colo., on Aug. 2, 2010. Sheen was sentenced under a plea deal to get a 30-day sentence to be "administered and executed" at Promises rehab facility in Malibu, Calif., for assaulting his wife Brooke Mueller during an alcohol-fueled Christmas Day quarrel in Aspen.

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See you in a month

Sheen, right, leaves the Pitkin County Courthouse with his attorney Richard Cummins in Aspen, Colo., on Monday, June 7, 2010. A sentencing hearing for the actor in his domestic assault case against wife Brooke Mueller was continued until July 12.

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More troubles

Sheen's Mercedes was apparently stolen from his Shermon Oaks, Calif., home in early 2010. It was found overturned hundreds of feet down a nearby cliff. On June 15, 2010, police reported a second Mercedes suffered the same fate.

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ASPEN, CO - FEBRUARY 08: Actor Charlie Sheen (aka Carlos Irwin Estevez) walks to a Court appearance on February 8, 2010 in Aspen, Colorado. Sheen appeared in court to face allegations of domestic violence after his arrest on December 25, 2009 for an alleged attack on his wife Brooke Mueller.  (Photo by Riccardo S. Savi/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Charlie Sheen

ASPEN, CO - FEBRUARY 08:  Brooke Mueller Sheen walks to a Court appearance on February 8, 2010 in Aspen, Colorado. Charlie Sheen (aka Carlos Irwin Estevez) also appeared in court to face allegations of domestic violence after his arrest on December 25, 2009 for an alleged attack on his wife Brooke Mueller.  (Photo by Riccardo S. Savi/Getty Images)

Not-so-merry Christmas

Brooke Mueller Sheen called police on Christmas Day, 2009, reporting that Sheen attacked and threatened her.

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MAGIC Convention

Got my designs on you

Sheen has collaborated with the owner of the Rock & Roll Religion clothing line to create a line of shirts called the DaVinci Collection by Charlie Sheen. Sheen's "Two and a Half Men" character wears similar shirts.

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The 2008 ALMA Awards - Portraits

Viva ALMA!

Sheen, born Carlos Estevez, captured the outstanding male performance in a comedy TV series award at the 2008 ALMA Awards. The honors are given to Latino performers who promote positive portrayals of Latinos in the entertainment field. Sheen's paternal grandparents were Spanish, his maternal grandparents Irish.

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Art of Elysium Benefit at the French Connection Beach House Hosted by Brooke Shields

Trying marriage again

In 2008, Sheen married real-estate investor Brooke Mueller, seen here with Sheen and his daughters, Sam and Lola. The couple's twins, Bob and Max, were born on March 14, 2009. A Christmas Day fight that same year has sent Sheen's latest round of marital woes back into the tabloids.

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Sheen Kidz Launch Party Tea and Fashion Show

Play clothes for the posh

Fashion executive Michael Berens, Sheen and clothing designer Suzanne Ciulla pose with children wearing clothes from Sheen Kidz, a couture children’s sportswear inspired by Sheen’s daughters, Sam and Lola.

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FRA: Cannes - 'Platoon' Screening

A 'Platoon' reunited

Actor Willem Dafoe, director Oliver Stone, an unidentified guest, Sheen and Tom Berenger reunited for a screening of their classic film "Platoon" at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival in France.

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Men, men, men, men, manly men

Sheen and Jon Cryer play brothers with opposite temperaments in the CBS hit comedy "Two and a Half Men." Sheen reportedly earns $825,000 per episode on the show.

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Till divorce do us part

Sheen married actress Denise Richards in 2002, and they had two daughters, Sam and Lola. Richards filed for divorce in 2005, and the details of their marriage, estrangement and custody battle quickly became tabloid fodder. Richards accused Sheen of abusing drugs and alcohol, and threatening her with violence.

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US actor Charlie Sheen poses with his Golden Globe

Keep the Globe spinning

In 2002, Sheen won the Golden Globe Award for best performance by an actor in a television comedy or musical series for his role in "Spin City."

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Putting a 'Spin' on things

Sheen, shown with Barry Bostwick and Heather Locklear, played Charlie Crawford on "Spin City" from 2000 to 2002. As he does in "Two and a Half Men," Sheen played a character with the same first name as himself. Tony Danza Syndrome, perhaps?

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X marks the film

Sheen teamed again with brother Emilio Estevez to play real-life brothers Jim and Artie Mitchell in 2000's "Rated X." The Mitchells were pioneers in the pornography and strip-club industries in San Francisco in the 1970s and '80s.

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In court

Drug issues have troubled Sheen for years. In 1998, he appeared in a Malibu, Calif., courtroom, where a judge ruled that the actor, who nearly died of a drug overdose five months before, could be released from his rehabilitation facility.

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Friends

He'll be there for you

Sheen kisses Lisa Kudrow in his appearance on the hit show "Friends" in 1996.

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Terminal Velocity (1994)

Geronimo!

In 1994's "Terminal Velocity," Sheen starred with Nastassja Kinski in a film about a skydiver who apparently dies on her first jump, but turns out to have faked her death.

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Charlie Sheen Honored with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Family of stars

Sheen, father Martin Sheen and brother Emilio Estevez unveil Charlie's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1994.

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D'Artagnan is invited to join the three Musketeers on a mission to stop a plot by the King's advisor, Cardinal Richelieu, to overthrow the crown. On his journey, D'Artagnan falls in love with a lovely lady, who is not all that she seems to be.

All for one, and one for all

Sheen played Aramis, one of "The Three Musketeers," in the 1993 film version of Alexandre Dumas' classic story. Kiefer Sutherland played Athos, Oliver Platt played Porthos, and Chris O'Donnell played D'Artagnan, who longs to join the trio.

\"The Mighty Ducks\" Los Angeles Premiere

Daddy and daughter

Sheen and his daughter, Cassandra Jade Estevez, attended the 1992 premiere of "The Mighty Ducks." Sheen was just 19 when Cassandra was born.

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A follow-up to the original that's even zanier than the first. Topper Harley heads up a mission into Iraq to rescue the rescuers of the rescuers of hostages being held by Saddam Hussein.

Mullet man

In the comedy spoofs "Hot Shots" and "Hot Shots Part Deux," Sheen plays Navy pilot Topper Harley. "Part Deux" parodies the action-movie genre, particularly the Rambo films.

Men At Work (1990) Two garbage collectors discover a corpse.

Brothers at work

Sheen and brother Emilio Estevez teamed up in 1990's "Men at Work," about two garbage collectors who discover a corpse.

MAJOR LEAGUE, Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, 1989  Story of the losing Cleveland Indians baseball team threatened with relocation to Miami.

Three strikes, yer out

Sheen, right, and Tom Berenger starred in 1989's "Major League," a comedy about a fictionalized version of the Cleveland Indians. Sheen played Ricky Vaughn, an out-of-control pitcher who improves once he gets glasses.

\"Road House\" Los Angeles Screening - May 25, 1989
Charlie Sheen and Kelly Preston were an item long before she romanced John Travolta, Preston was engaged to the Two and a Half Men star back in 1990, but the nuptials never actually happened. Sheen accidentally shot Preston in the arm the same year, causing a wound that required two stitches. Needless to say, the relationship ended shortly after: Apparently getting shot by her fiance was a deal-breaker for Preston.

Bang, bang, my baby shot me down

In 1990, before Kelly Preston wed John Travolta, she was engaged to Sheen, who gave her a 2.5 carat pink diamond engagement ring. The engagement ended shortly after he accidentally shot her in the arm, causing a wound that required stitches.

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YOUNG GUNS, (back l-r): Lou Diamond Phillips, Casey Siemaszko, Dermot Mulroney, (front l-r): Kiefer Sutherland, Emilio Estevez, Charlie Sheen, 1988

Western adventure, based on a true story, about six young men hired to guard an Englishman's ranch against a mob in 1870s New Mexico.

Guns blazing

Sheen, middle right, and Emilio Estevez, front, starred with Lou Diamond Phillips, Kiefer Sutherland, Casey Siemaszko and Dermot Mulroney in 1988's Western, "Young Guns."

Wall Street (1987)
Oliver Stone opened fire on the greed decade of the 1980s with this morality tale set on Wall Street. It stars Charlie Sheen as Bud Fox, an ambitious rookie stockbroker from a blue-collar background who is mesmerized by Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas), a Mephistophelean superbroker who specializes in corporate takeovers. Despite his initial resistance to Bud's entreaties, Gekko finally takes on the eager beaver as his protégé, schooling him in the kind of slash-and-burn maneuvers that have taken Gekko to the top. This style is far more attractive to Fox than the more prosaic but principled approach to investing preached by veteran Lou Mannheim (Hal Holbrook). And, at first, it's impossible to dispute his preference; as Bud's life moves into the fast lane, he quickly acquires an upscale apartment and a girlfriend to match, interior designer Darien (Darryl Hannah). But when Gekko demands that Bud not only break the law but directly undermine his union-leader father, C

Greed is good

Sheen starred in 1987's "Wall Street," where he plays Bud Fox, a young, ambitious trader who falls under the spell of ruthless millionaire Gordon Gekko, played by Michael Douglas. Reportedly Sheen and director Oliver Stone parted ways after Stone approached Sheen to star in "Born on the Fourth of July," but then cast Tom Cruise without telling Sheen.

PLATOON, Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, 1986. Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen) is a young, naive American who, upon his arrival in Vietnam, quickly discovers that he must do battle not only with the Viet Cong, but also with the gnawing fear, physical exhaustion and intense anger growing within him. While his two commanding officers (Tom Berenger and Willem Dafoe) draw a fine line between the war they wage against the enemy and the one they fight with each other, the conflict, chaos and hatred permeate Taylor, suffocating his realities and numbing his feelings to man's highest value... life

Fighting the war outside and the war inside

In 1986's "Platoon," Sheen, center, starred with Willem Dafoe and Tom Berenger in Stone's critically lauded Vietnam War movie. The film was based on Stone's own war experiences, and is regularly listed by critics as one of the best war films ever made.

Ferris Bueller's Day Off  (1986)  Charlie Sheen plays a drug dealer that talks to Beuller's sister when she was taken into the police station for prank calling. He tells her that she needs to stop worrying so much about Ferris and more about herself. 

The film follows high school senior Ferris Bueller, who decides to skip school and spend the spring day in downtown Chicago. Accompanied by his girlfriend Sloane Peterson and his best friend Cameron Frye, he creatively avoids his school's Dean of Students Edward Rooney, his resentful sister Jeanie, and his parents.

Putting the moves on Ferris Bueller's sister

Sheen and Jennifer Grey starred in 1986's "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," with Grey playing Ferris Bueller's snotty sister Jeanie and Sheen a rebel she meets at the police station.

Red Dawn (1984) In the near future a group of teens escape to the nearby forest to protect themselves when the Soviet Union and Cuba launch an attack on the United States and paratroop into their small midwestern town.

WOLVERINES!

Sheen got his movie start in 1984's "Red Dawn." His fellow young stars included Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Lea Thompson and Jennifer Grey.

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