Line #13 Creator/CharlieSheen


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6	[[caption-width-right:350:[[MemeticMutation Duh, winning!]]]]
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8	->''"I ''am'' on a drug, it's called Charlie Sheen! It's not available because if you try it once, you will'' die''. Your face will melt off and your children will weep over your exploded body."''
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11	Carlos Irwin Estevez (born September 3, 1965 in New York City, New York), better known by his {{stage name\|s}} Charlie Sheen, is an American actor. He is the son of acclaimed actor Creator/MartinSheen, brother of rather-less-acclaimed actor Creator/EmilioEstevez, and nephew of even-less-well-acclaimed actor Joe Estevez. If you ask him, [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Adonis and tigers somehow figure into his ancestry as well]]. Oh, and his mother's [[AmbiguouslyJewish Jewish]], apparently.[[note]]She isn't, really.[[/note]]
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13	His character roles in films have included Chris Taylor in the 1986 Vietnam War drama ''Film/{{Platoon}}'', Jake Kesey in the 1986 film ''Film/TheWraith'', and Bud Fox in the 1987 film ''Film/WallStreet''. His career has also included more comedic films, such as ''Film/MajorLeague'', ''Film/HotShots'' and ''Film/HotShotsPartDeux'', ''Film/BeingJohnMalkovich'', and ''Film/ScaryMovie 3'' and ''4''. He also had a small role in ''Film/FerrisBuellersDayOff.'' On television, Sheen is known for his roles as TheDanza on two sitcoms: as Charlie Crawford on ''Series/SpinCity'' and as Charlie Harper on ''Series/TwoAndAHalfMen''. As of 2010, Sheen was the highest-paid actor on television, earning $1.8 million per episode of ''Two and a Half Men''.
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15	In 2011, he dove ''far'' off the deep end into self-destructive madness, which led to him being fired from ''Two and a Half Men''.[[note]]He passed a urine test, which shows that his "unusual" behavior may not be due to (recent) drug use, a substance that quickly metabolizes, or withdrawal from drugs.[[/note]] A Website/{{Twitter}} account he created garnered 80,000 followers before he ever wrote a thing, and raced right past the million mark in one day to 1.4 million followers, beating even Creator/{{Oprah\|Winfrey}}.
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17	Alternatively, he may have been shrewdly transforming his strange self-destructive behavior into revenue: his "Torpedo of Truth" tour has garnished a fair amount of money, much of which Sheen has donated to charity.
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19	Between 2012 and 2014, he starred in the Creator/{{FX\|Networks}} sitcom ''Series/{{Anger Management\|2012}}'' (an adaptation of [[Film/AngerManagement the movie]]) [[MetaCasting as a womanizing baggage-toting character named Charlie]].
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21	Sadly, in November 2015, Charlie came forward and confirmed that he was HIV-positive, having been diagnosed in 2011. Even worse, [[https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/1301697/hiv-positive-charlie-ive-only-had-sex-without-a-condom-twice/ he stated]] the infection likely occurred during one of the very rare times (two by his own count) that he had unprotected sex.
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24	!!This actor is infused with these [[MemeticMutation winning]] tropes:
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30	* AscendedMeme: Cable stations are already using some of his... unusual quotes to advertise for ''Series/TwoAndAHalfMen'' and ''Series/SpinCity'' re-runs.
31	* [[IdenticalGrandson Identical Son]]: He is the near-spitting image of his father, which contributed to them playing father and son several times. At one point, they both appear in a commercial, where Martin plays an elder version of his son, [[ItMakesSenseInContext due to his character waiting for so long]].
32	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Characters he performs tend to be this or start out like this.
33	* LeslieNielsenSyndrome: He was first known for roles in ''Film/WallStreet'' and ''Film/{{Platoon}}''... and then landed the role of Ricky "Wild Thing" Vaughn in ''Film/MajorLeague.'' ''Film/HotShots'', ''Series/SpinCity'', the ''Film/ScaryMovie'' franchise, ''Series/TwoAndAHalfMen'', and ''Film/AngerManagement'' would all follow.
34	* ThePornomancer: Charlie has played a few throughout his career. At least one of them has the same first name as him.
35	* TheRoast: In September 2011, he was the subject of the Creator/ComedyCentral Roast. Jokes about him in TheTysonZone made easier with Creator/MikeTyson himself as a roaster.
36	* ThisIsMyNameOnForeign: Carlos -> Charlie.
37	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
38	** He auditioned for the role of Marty [=McFly=] in ''Film/BackToTheFuture1'' before Creator/MichaelJFox was cast.
39	** He was considered for the part of [[Comicbook/{{Batman}} Bruce Wayne]] in ''Film/{{Batman\|1989}}'' before the casting of Creator/MichaelKeaton.

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