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->''"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."''


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]]

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''.

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}}.

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.

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]].

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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!!This actor is infused with these [[MemeticMutation winning]] tropes:
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* AscendedMeme: Cable stations are already using some of his... unusual quotes to advertise for ''Series/TwoAndAHalfMen'' and ''Series/SpinCity'' re-runs.
* [[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]].
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Characters he performs tend to be this or start out like this.
* 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.
* ThePornomancer: Charlie has played a few throughout his career. At least one of them has the same first name as him.
* 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.
* ThisIsMyNameOnForeign: Carlos -> Charlie.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** He auditioned for the role of Marty [=McFly=] in ''Film/BackToTheFuture1'' before Creator/MichaelJFox was cast.
** 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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