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103-541: Emilio Estevez ( / ɛ ˈ m ɪ l i oʊ ɛ ˈ s t ɛ v ə s / ; born May 12, 1962) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the son of actor Martin Sheen and the older brother of Charlie Sheen . Estevez made his theatrical film debut in drama film Tex (1982). As one of the actors associated with Brat Pack , he is notable for starring in coming-of-age drama films such as The Outsiders (1983), The Breakfast Club (1985), St. Elmo's Fire (1985), as well as

206-632: A Golden Globe Award , and four Screen Actors Guild Awards . Sheen rose to prominence in his breakthrough roles in Terrence Malick 's crime drama Badlands (1973) and Francis Ford Coppola 's Vietnam War drama Apocalypse Now (1979). Sheen is also known for such notable films as The Subject Was Roses (1968), Catch-22 (1970), The California Kid (1974), Gandhi (1982), Wall Street (1987), Gettysburg (1993), The American President (1995), Catch Me If You Can (2002), The Departed , Bobby (both 2006), and Judas and

309-771: A Catholic priest and moved to New York City in his early twenties, hoping to make it as an actor. He spent two years in the Living Theatre company. It was in New York that he met Catholic activist Dorothy Day . Working with her Catholic Worker Movement , he began his commitment to social justice , and would one day go on to play Peter Maurin , cofounder of the Catholic Worker Movement , in Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story . Sheen deliberately failed

412-910: A Comedy Series for his role in Murphy Brown (1994). He played President Jed Bartlet in The West Wing , for which he received six Emmy nominations. He played Robert Hanson in the Netflix series Grace and Frankie (2015–2022). Born and raised in the United States by a Galician father and an Irish mother, he adopted the stage name Martin Sheen to help him gain acting parts. He is the father of four children, all of whom are actors. Sheen has directed one film, Cadence (1990), in which he appears alongside his sons Charlie and Ramón . He has narrated, produced, and directed documentary projects and has been active in liberal politics . Sheen

515-594: A Paulist priest is similar to religious institutes . The society is open to single Catholic men with an undergraduate degree that are in good standing with the Church. Training consists of three phases that takes usually 6 years to complete. The first phase is a year-long novitiate, designed to introduce the individual to Paulist life and to help them decide if the Paulist life is for them. The next phase consists of two years of philosophical and theological studies, followed by

618-405: A campaign ad for Bridget McCormack , who was running as a nonpartisan candidate for Michigan's Supreme Court . McCormack's sister, actress Mary McCormack , co-starred with Sheen on The West Wing in its final three seasons. When the film Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain premiered in 2014, Sheen advocated for Amnesty International 's campaign Justice for Bhopal . Sheen narrated the trailer for

721-535: A chaplain to a New York Brigade, but given that the Paulists were a newly created community and were so few in number, Deshon declined. During the New York Draft Riots of 1863 the Paulists attempted to dissuade people from violence, but only marginally succeed as efforts were hampered when Father Augustine Hewit was wounded in such an effort. In 1865 Hecker started the "Catholic World" magazine, then

824-619: A cinema in Borrisokane . In 2016, Sheen starred in the film The Vessel , performing his role in both the English- and Spanish-language versions. Sheen played a starring role in Netflix 's Grace and Frankie (2015–2022). In December 2019 Sheen signed on to play legendary FBI director J. Edgar Hoover alongside Lakeith Stanfield , Jesse Plemons , and Daniel Kaluuya in Judas and

927-414: A daughter, all of whom are actors: Emilio , Ramón , Carlos , and Renée . Carlos, however, decided to change his name when he began acting, calling himself Charlie Sheen after making the decision to anglicize his first name and take his surname from his father's stage name, although he was already known only as Charlie throughout his elementary school years. Charlie and his father parodied their roles in

1030-618: A film featuring Estevez himself as writer, director, and cast member. The film, also starring Alec Baldwin , Christian Slater , and Jena Malone , premiered worldwide at the Toronto International Film Festival . Estevez appeared in John Parr's " St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion) " music video, from the soundtrack of his film with the same name, where he played Kirby Keger. The music video featured all seven of

1133-437: A follower of the consistent life ethic , which opposes abortion , euthanasia , capital punishment and war . Sheen articulated his view in an interview with The Progressive : "I'm inclined to be against abortion of any life. But I am equally against the death penalty or war." He also stated at the same occasion: "I personally am opposed to abortion, but I will not judge anybody else's right in that regard because I am not

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1236-449: A high school play about Vietnam veterans called Echoes of an Era and invited his parents to watch it. Sheen recalls being astonished by his son's performance, and "began to realize: my God, he's one of us." After graduating from Santa Monica High School in 1980, he refused to go to college and instead went into acting. Unlike his brother Charlie, Estevez and his other siblings did not adopt their father's stage name. Emilio reportedly liked

1339-535: A holiday in memory of Cesar Chavez. On the day of the protests (March 30), thousands of students, primarily Latino ones from California and elsewhere, walked out of school in support of the demand. Sheen has said he also participated in the large-scale immigration marches in Los Angeles in 2006 and 2007. According to W. James Antle III , writing in The American Conservative , Sheen is

1442-592: A laid-back guy and thought up Two-Bit's interest in Mickey Mouse , shown by his uniform of Mickey Mouse T-shirts and watching of cartoons. Besides his roles in In the Custody of Strangers and The Outsiders , his credits include NBC-TV 's thrillers Nightmares and Tex , the 1982 film version of another S.E. Hinton story. He bought the movie rights to a third Hinton book, That Was Then, This Is Now , and wrote

1545-683: A means of updating and educating Paulists in these two fields as to how to go about integrating initiatives locally, but later adopted the additional role of offering consultative visits at campuses, parishes, retreats, and conferences. The office also maintains a newsletter and provides articles and resources for online ministries. The Paulist Office for Young Adult Ministries is intended to connect young adults to faith communities. The office seeks to promote youth integration and leadership amongst Christian communities, and to see issues and concerns of youth addressed by Church leaders and organizations. This Paulist ministry has many forms such as Busted Halo which

1648-500: A number of Canadian sealers in a hotel on Magdalen Islands over Sea Shepherd's history of attacks on sealing and whaling ships. Sheen negotiated with the sealers while Watson was escorted to the airport by police. Sheen became involved with gun control in 2000 after the National Shooting Sports Foundation hired his politically conservative brother, actor Joe Estevez who sounds like Sheen, to do

1751-646: A one-year apostolate at a Paulist Foundation. On return from his apostolate, he returns to school for two more years and, if successful, will be awarded a Master of Divinity degree. The Paulist Seminary and Novitiate is located at St. Paul's College in Washington, DC, and in recent years Paulist students had a choice of attending either the Catholic University of America or the Washington Theological Union (now closed). Near

1854-477: A private golf club in Dayton, Ohio. He complained about the golfers, saying: "They often used obscene language in front of us... we were little boys and they were abusive... anti-Semitic.... And they, for the most part, were upstanding members of the community." Sheen was drawn to acting at a young age, but his father disapproved of his interest in the field. Despite his father's opposition, Sheen borrowed money from

1957-463: A proposed documentary film about the prosecution of former Alabama governor Don Siegelman in 2015. Sheen donated $ 1000 to Irish political party Sinn Fein . In a speech at Oxford University in 2009, Sheen stated that he had been arrested 66 times for protesting and acts of civil disobedience. He was described by human rights activist Craig Kielburger as having "a rap sheet almost as long as his list of film credits." On April 1, 2007, Sheen

2060-468: A result of his enrollment in NUI Galway , he criticized Irish mushroom farmers for exploiting foreign workers by paying them as little as €2.50 an hour—way below the country's minimum wage of €7.65. From 2008 to 2013, Sheen's activism included attendance at meetings of the environmentalist group Earth First! and speaking appearances at youth empowerment events called We Day on behalf of Free

2163-633: A student-run organization to help aid victims of the genocide in Darfur , the western region in Sudan . He also appeared in the 2009 anti-fur documentary Skin Trade . Also in 2009, while walking the Camino de Santiago while filming the 2010 movie The Way , Sheen met Gary and Elizabeth Jewson, a married couple from Australia who had lost their 18-year-old daughter Melanie in a car accident in 2004. Inspired by

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2266-440: A try, and before I knew it, I started making a living with it and then it was too late. In fact, one of my great regrets is that I didn't keep my name as it was given to me. I knew it bothered my dad. Sheen was greatly influenced by the actor James Dean . Speaking of the impact Dean had on him, Sheen stated, "All of his movies had a profound effect on my life, in my work and all of my generation. He transcended cinema acting. It

2369-508: A voice-over for a pro-gunmaker commercial earlier in the year. In 1997, Sheen volunteered his time to narrate the documentary film An Act of Conscience , which follows war tax resisters Randy Kehler and Betsy Corner, who, as a protest against war and military spending, openly refused to pay their federal income taxes, prompting the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to seize their house. In early 2003, Sheen signed

2472-612: A woman and I could never face the actual reality of it." He also supports the Democrats for Life of America 's Pregnant Women Support Act . Sheen starred in Jakov Sedlar 's religious drama Gospa in 1995. He also narrated several movies for the Croatian director during the 1990s. Sheen and Paul Watson (from the non-profit environmental organization Sea Shepherd Conservation Society ) were confronted on May 16, 1995, by

2575-608: Is a "devout Catholic " and his mother is a "strict Southern Baptist ." Estevez initially attended school in the New York City public school system but transferred to a private academy once his father's career took off. He lived on Manhattan's Upper West Side until his family moved west in 1968 when his father was cast in Catch-22 . Growing up in Malibu, California , Estevez attended Santa Monica High School . When Estevez

2678-402: Is a ministry for Catholics who feel alienated or outside of the community. The office seeks to create processes, resource materials, forums, and leaders to recruit these people into the Church. The Paulist National Office of Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations has the mission of fostering understanding, respect, and collaboration with members of other religions. The office was initially created as

2781-418: Is a well-established publisher of hardcover and paperback books, audio and visual tapes, DVDs, and educational materials and resources for parishes. It publishes the " Classics of Western Spirituality " series. Paulist Press also maintains an online journal, founded by Isaac Hecker, called The Catholic World , which is a collection of articles on faith and culture. In addition to serving as parish priests,

2884-621: Is an online spiritual magazine for peoples in their 20s and 30s; the Busted Halo Show, with Father Dave Dwyer, was picked up by the Catholic Channel on Sirius Satellite Radio . The office also hosts young adult retreats and, on occasion, hosts forums and gives presentations. Paulists also have a number of Newman Centers and campus ministries at several major universities throughout the United States; they consider this one of their highest priorities. Paulist Productions

2987-446: The 2010 Oscar tribute to John Hughes he explained his absence as publicity shyness: "I've never been a guy that went out there to get publicity on myself. I never saw the value in it." In 2017, his appearance in films was found to generate the highest return on investment (ROI) on average of all Hollywood actors. Estevez reprised his role as Coach Gordon Bombay in the 2021 Disney+ TV series, The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers . It

3090-766: The Camino de Santiago . Driven by sadness, Martin's character leaves his Californian life and embarks on the 800 km (500 mi) pilgrimage from the French Pyrenees to Spain's Santiago de Compostela , taking his son's ashes with him. The Way premiered at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival . In 2010, Sheen filmed Stella Days in County Tipperary , Ireland, near the birthplace of his mother. Thaddeus O'Sullivan directed and Irish actor Stephen Rea starred, along with IFTA award-winning actress Amy Huberman . Sheen plays parish priest Daniel Barry, whose love of movies leads him to help set up

3193-526: The Marianists at University of Dayton as a major influence on his public activism, as well as Archbishop Desmond Tutu . Sheen is known for his outspoken support of liberal political causes, such as opposition to United States military actions and a hazardous-waste incinerator in East Liverpool, Ohio . Sheen has dismissed calls for him to run for office, saying: "There's no way that I could be

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3296-492: The Ohio River as she had considered, his wife would not exist. He also noted that three of his grandchildren were conceived out of wedlock, saying his sons "were not happy at the time but they came to love these children. We have three grown grandchildren, two of them are married, they're some of the greatest source [sic] of joy in our lives." Sheen married Janet Templeton on December 23, 1961, and they have three sons and

3399-560: The South Park neighborhood, the seventh of ten children (nine boys and a girl). Due to his father's work, the family lived on the island of Bermuda on St. John's Road, Pembroke Parish , where five of his brothers were born. Martin was the first child to be born in Dayton, Ohio, after the family returned from Bermuda. Sheen contracted polio as a child and had to remain bedridden for a year. His doctor's treatment using Sister Kenny 's method helped him regain use of his legs. When he

3502-536: The United States Senate . Sheen declined the offer, stating, "I'm just not qualified. You're mistaking celebrity for credibility." In the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election , Sheen initially endorsed New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson and helped raise funds for his campaign. After Richardson dropped out of the campaign, Sheen supported Barack Obama . In 2006, when Sheen was living in Ireland as

3605-656: The Warner Bros. -affiliated company, Estevez Sheen Productions. In November 2010, Sheen was cast as Uncle Ben in Sony's 2012 reboot of the Spider-Man film series , The Amazing Spider-Man , directed by Marc Webb . In 2010 the company released The Way , written and directed by Sheen's son Emilio Estevez , who also stars in the film. (Martin’s daughter Renée also has a part in the film.) Martin plays an American doctor, whose son, played by Estevez, dies while hiking

3708-454: The alliteration of the double 'E' initials, and "didn't want to ride into the business as 'Martin Sheen's son'." Upon his brother's using his birth name Carlos Estevez for the film Machete Kills , Estevez mentioned that he was proud of his Spanish heritage and was glad that he never adopted a stage name, taking advice from his father who regretted adopting the name Martin Sheen as opposed to using his birth name, Ramón Estévez. His first role

3811-644: The federal trial that overturned California's Prop 8 ban on same-sex marriage —as attorney Theodore Olson . The production was held at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre and broadcast on YouTube to raise money for the American Foundation for Equal Rights . Sheen reunited with the cast of The West Wing in September 2012 to produce a video explaining Michigan 's ballot and its partisan and nonpartisan sections. The video doubled as

3914-493: The "Not in My Name" declaration opposing the invasion of Iraq (along with prominent figures such as Noam Chomsky and Susan Sarandon ); the declaration appeared in the magazine The Nation . Sheen visited Camp Casey on August 28, 2005, to pray with anti- Iraq War activist Cindy Sheehan , who had demanded a second meeting with U.S. President George W. Bush . Addressing Sheehan's supporters, Sheen said: "At least you've got

4017-491: The 1960s and early 1970s Sheen appeared as a guest star in many popular television series, including Insight (1960s–1980s), My Three Sons (1964), Flipper (1967), The F.B.I. (1968), Mission: Impossible (1969), Hawaii Five-O (1970), Dan August (1971), The Rookies , Columbo , and The Streets of San Francisco (all 1973). He also had a recurring role as Danny Morgan in Mod Squad (1970–1971). By

4120-516: The 1980s for being a member of the Brat Pack and was credited as the leader of the group of young actors. Estevez and Rob Lowe established the Brat Pack when cast as supporting "Greasers" in an early Brat Pack movie, The Outsiders based on the novel . Lowe was cast as C. Thomas Howell 's older brother Sodapop and Estévez as Two-Bit Mathews. During production, he approached his character as

4223-485: The 1993 movie Hot Shots! Part Deux ; when their river patrol boats pass, each shouts, "I loved you in Wall Street !" a film they starred in as father and son in 1987. Paulist Fathers The society's mission is to evangelize —preach the gospel or give information with the intention of converting people to Catholicism—the people of North America in a manner suited to the continent's culture. Isaac Hecker

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4326-480: The 2008 election. Sheen first spoke to 18,000 young student activists at Free The Children 's 2010 We Day . "While acting is what I do for a living, activism is what I do to stay alive," he said. On December 5, 2011, at Sing Sing Correctional Facility , Sheen met with Jon-Adrian Velazquez , now a legal reform activist who was wrongfully convicted for a 1998 murder of a retired police officer in Harlem. Velazquez

4429-836: The American Catholic community in Rome at San Patrizio (which replaced a former foundation at Santa Susanna in August 2017), and, until June 2015, maintained foundations in Toronto . The President, vice-president, and Council of the Paulist Fathers are elected to four-year terms; in addition, a First Consultor is appointed by the President. Eric Andrews succeeded Michael McGarry as president in May 2014. Training to become

4532-574: The Apostle , granted them by John Hughes . Hecker conceived the Paulists to be a small community with a specific missionary focus. From their headquarters in New York City, they began their task of performing missionary work to non-Catholics. With the outbreak of the American Civil War the northern-based Paulists were compelled to cancel their southern missions. Archbishop Hughes appealed to West Point graduate George Deshon to serve as

4635-848: The Black Messiah (2021). He also portrayed Uncle Ben in The Amazing Spider-Man (2012). He is also known for portraying Robert F. Kennedy in The Missiles of October (1974), Eddie Slovik in The Execution of Private Slovik (1974), John Dean in Blind Ambition (1979), and John F. Kennedy in Kennedy (1983). He received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in

4738-592: The Black Messiah . Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures, the film was released in 2021. It was directed by Shaka King and chronicles the death of Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton in Chicago on December 4, 1969. Sheen has been active in countless nonviolent acts of civil disobedience and arrested 66 times as he stood up for peace and against nuclear power, nuclear weapons testing, dangerous arms build-up, abuse of farmworkers, Canadian seal-clubbing and other causes. Although he did not attend college, Sheen credited

4841-569: The Children , an international charity and educational partner. Sheen has been named an ambassador of Free The Children and has supported such initiatives as the We are Silent campaign, a 24-hour pledge of silence. Speaking about his work with Free The Children, Sheen has said, "I'm hooked! I told them whenever I could offer some insight or energy or whatever I had, I'd be delighted if they would call on me, and they have." Sheen championed Help Darfur Now,

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5047-566: The English dubbed version of The 3 Wise Men with his father. Later, Estevez starred in The L.A. Riot Spectacular and voiced the English version of the film Arthur and the Invisibles . In 2008, he guest-starred on his brother's sitcom Two and a Half Men as an old friend of Charlie Sheen's character. (His father Martin Sheen had also guest-starred in 2005.) In an interview a month after

5150-620: The Paulist Fathers in 1858 as the Missionary Priests of Saint Paul the Apostle, in honor of Paul of Tarsus , by Pope Pius IX . Hecker received letters from the Propaganda Fide , strongly recommending him and his associates to the bishops of the United States. The Paulists got their start in the Archdiocese of New York , establishing their headquarters in a parish on 59th Street appropriately named Church of St. Paul

5253-644: The Paulist announced that they would be suspending their ministry at Newman Hall-Holy Spirit Parish, which ministers to the students of University of California, Berkeley , a parish the order had run since 1907. The Paulists also announced they would be withdrawing from ministry at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY along with three other locations, citing a steep decline in vocations. There were 98 active Paulist priest in 2004, which had declined to 85 in 2014 and to 50 in 2024. If

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5356-712: The Paulists continue evangelization by means of the Paulist National Catholic Evangelization Association , National Offices, publishing and film companies as well as Paulist Mission Preachers. As of 2015 the society had 20 priests listed as available for missions. The form the missions take is largely dependent on which Paulist is giving it; the Paulists emphasize individuality, and each Paulist presents his message in his own way. The Paulists have also relatively recently created National Offices to head up some of their more important ministries. The Paulist Office for Reconciliation

5459-637: The Paulists outfitted motor trailers as chapels and began a series of missions to rural areas such in states such as South Carolina , Tennessee and Utah . The Paulist Fathers work as missionaries in the United States. The society created the Paulist associate program for lay people who wish to associate themselves with the Paulists. The Paulists are a society of apostolic life , meaning they do not make religious vows ; rather, by means of promises they are supposed to pursue their mission through living in community. The Paulist Press, based in Mahwah, New Jersey ,

5562-846: The Pauper ”. Sheen played fictional Democratic president Josiah "Jed" Bartlet in the NBC television drama, The West Wing . For his performance he earned a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama in 2000 and was nominated six times for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series . During this time he played Roger Strong in Steven Spielberg 's crime film Catch Me If You Can (2002), Captain Oliver Queenan in Martin Scorsese 's crime film The Departed (2006), and Jack Stevens in

5665-426: The President. You can't have a pacifist in the White House .... I'm an actor. This is what I do for a living." Sheen is an honorary trustee of the Dayton International Peace Museum . He supported the 1965 farm worker movement with Cesar Chavez in Delano, California . Sheen endorsed marches and walkouts called by the activist group By Any Means Necessary (BAMN) to force the State of California to introduce

5768-441: The US, mainly in Europe. He won a Hollywood Film Award and received a seven-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival . In 2010 Estevez filmed a new project, The Way , in Spain where he directed his father in a story about a man who decides to make the Camino de Santiago after the death of his son in the French Pyrénées. It was released in the United States on October 7, 2011. In 2018 Estevez released The Public ,

5871-490: The acting president of the United States", referring to his role as president Josiah Bartlet on The West Wing . During the 1980 Democratic Party presidential primaries , he supported Senator Ted Kennedy and gave multiple speeches supporting him in Florida. Sheen campaigned with Rob Reiner for Democratic presidential candidates Howard Dean and John Kerry in 2004. Members of the Democratic Party in Ohio reportedly contacted Sheen in 2006 to persuade him to run for

5974-425: The biographical film Bobby (2006). He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his role in Two and a Half Men in 2005. He also appeared in the sitcom Spin City in 2002 and in Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2007). Sheen played the role of the Illusive Man in the video game Mass Effect 2 , and the sequel, Mass Effect 3 . In addition, he voiced

6077-432: The career longevity that escaped other Brat Packers by starring in The Mighty Ducks as Coach Gordon Bombay, a lawyer and former pee wee star and minor hockey prodigy looking to forget the past, forced into coaching a pee wee hockey team as a form of community service. The film turned out to be one of Disney 's most successful franchises . It was followed by two sequels. The following year Estevez starred in three films:

6180-447: The comedy/action film Stakeout and the westerns Young Guns and Young Guns II . In the early 1990s, Estevez directed, wrote, and starred with his brother Charlie in a comedy about garbagemen , Men at Work . Estevez later stated, "People come up to me on the street and say, Men at Work is the funniest movie I ever saw in my life. But, you know, I do have to question how many movies these people have seen." In 1992, he found

6283-431: The cult science fiction / comedy film Repo Man (1984). He subsequently starred in films in various genres such as Judgment Night (1993), Loaded Weapon 1 (1993), and Mission: Impossible (1996). Estevez also starred in three film franchises: Stakeout (1987) and its 1993 sequel , Young Guns (1988) and its 1990 sequel , and The Mighty Ducks (1992–1996; 2021). Estevez made his directorial debut with

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6386-519: The dark thriller Judgment Night , the spoof comedy Loaded Weapon 1 in which his brother Charlie Sheen has a cameo, and comedy/action film Another Stakeout , which was the sequel to his earlier film Stakeout . Estevez has acted alongside his father several times. He starred in (and directed) the 1996 The War at Home in which he played a Vietnam War veteran dealing with posttraumatic stress disorder , while Martin Sheen played his unsympathetic father. Estevez appeared in an uncredited role in

6489-660: The drama film Wisdom (1986) and also directed the comedy film Men at Work (1990). Since mid-1990s, Estevez starred mostly in the films he directed such as The War at Home (1996), Rated X (2000), Bobby (2006) and The Way (2010). For his work on Bobby , he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award . Estevez was born in Staten Island, the eldest child of artist Janet Sheen and actor Martin Sheen (legally Ramón Estévez). His siblings are Ramon Estevez , Charlie Sheen (born Carlos Estévez), and Renée Estevez . Estevez's paternal grandparents were Irish and Spanish immigrants. His father

6592-452: The early 1870s, the Paulist Fathers became the owners of a large portion of lakefront property at the southern end of Lake George in the Adirondacks in upstate New York. St. Mary's of the Lake serves as a summer retreat and site of the summer component of Paulist student formation. The facilities are available for groups, retreats, meetings, and other gatherings. The Paulist Fathers operate Paulist Evangelization Ministries . In March 2024

6695-402: The early 1970s Sheen was increasingly focusing on television films and motion pictures. He portrayed Dobbs in the 1970 film adaptation of Catch-22 . He then co-starred in the controversial Emmy Award -winning 1972 television film That Certain Summer , said to be the first television movie in America to portray homosexuality in a sympathetic light. His next important feature film role

6798-567: The early 1980s, Estevez dated actress Mimi Rogers . He was involved off and on with Carey Salley, a Wilhelmina model . They have a son and a daughter. Their relationship overlapped with Estevez's high-profile engagement to Demi Moore , whom he was with intermittently from 1984 to 1986. In 1986, Salley filed a $ 2 million paternity suit against Estevez. Estevez acknowledged paternity of Salley's children on June 1, 1987. On April 29, 1992, Estevez married singer-choreographer Paula Abdul . They filed for divorce in May 1994, with Abdul later stating that

6901-463: The end of his studies, the society then decides whether he will proceed to ordination to the diaconate . Once a Deacon, the last phase of formation is a year-long pastoral internship, at the end of which the individual is ordained a priest. Patron saints of the Paulist Fathers include the Virgin Mary , Paul the Apostle , Saint Joseph , Alphonsus Liguori , Francis de Sales , Thomas Aquinas , Saint Patrick , Philip Neri , Teresa of Avila , John of

7004-432: The entrance examination for the University of Dayton so that he could pursue his acting career. He adopted his stage name , Martin Sheen, from a combination of the CBS casting director, Robert Dale Martin, who gave him his first big break, and Catholic archbishop and broadcaster, Fulton J. Sheen . In a 2003 Inside the Actors Studio interview, Sheen explained, Whenever I would call for an appointment, whether it

7107-489: The feature film Mission: Impossible . From 1998 to 1999, he appeared in three television films: the spaghetti Western Dollar for the Dead (1998), the comedy Late Last Night (1999), and Rated X (2000), which he directed. In 2000, Estevez starred in the Moxie! Award-winning thriller Sand as part of an ensemble cast that also included Denis Leary , Jon Lovitz , Harry Dean Stanton , and Julie Delpy . In 2003, he made his voice acting debut when he helped create

7210-425: The film's opening sequence in a Saigon hotel room, Sheen's portrayal of Willard as heavily intoxicated was aided by Sheen's celebrating his 36th birthday on-set that day, and being actually drunk. Twelve months into filming, Sheen suffered a minor heart attack and had to crawl out to a road for help. While he was recovering, his younger brother Joe Estevez stood in for him in a number of long shots and in some of

7313-445: The founding of Catholic World magazine in 1865, and continuing with the Paulist Press and its ministries in radio, film, and on the Internet. Because the Paulist Fathers' primary mission has been the conversion of the American people and society, almost all of its foundations (as Paulist centers of ministry are called) and priests are located in the US. There are Paulist Foundations in 11 US states and Washington, DC. They also serve

7416-454: The horror film Maximum Overdrive (for which he was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award ), and the crime drama Wisdom (with fellow Brat Packer Demi Moore ). Estevez was originally cast in Platoon to be Private Chris Taylor but was forced to drop out after production was delayed for two years; the role eventually went to his younger brother Charlie Sheen. He went on to lead roles in

7519-805: The main cast members of the film, looking sadly through the foggy windows of a run-down and fire-damaged version of the St. Elmo's Bar set. Estevez is a close friend of Jon Bon Jovi . He appeared in Bon Jovi's music video " Blaze of Glory " as Billy the Kid . In turn, Bon Jovi made a cameo appearance in Young Guns II . "Blaze of Glory" was in the Young Guns II soundtrack and was nominated for an Academy Award . In 2000, Estevez made an appearance in another Bon Jovi video, " Say It Isn't So ," along with Matt LeBlanc , Claudia Schiffer , and Arnold Schwarzenegger . In

7622-667: The miniseries Kennedy (1983) for which he received nominations for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film . He also portrayed Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy in the television special The Missiles of October (1974), White House Chief of Staff A.J. McInnerney in The American President (1995), White House Counsel John Dean in

7725-641: The mother of their sons Michael Douglas and Joel Douglas was a Bermudian). In the early 1980s he had roles in the science fiction war film The Final Countdown (1980), the biographical epic Gandhi (1982), the sports drama That Championship Season (1982), and the drama film Wall Street (1987) starring Michael Douglas , and his son Charlie Sheen . He played Captain Hollister in Firestarter (1984) opposite Drew Barrymore and David Keith . Sheen portrayed U.S. President John F. Kennedy in

7828-696: The only Catholic monthly in the country. In 1866, the Catholic Publication Society was created, adding the written word to the Paulist mission. In 1870, a magazine for Catholic youth, The Young Catholic , was also created. In 1875, the first Paulist missionaries set sail for California ; other missions quickly followed in Chicago, Illinois; Winchester, Tennessee; and Austin, Texas. and in Rhode Island , Kentucky , Michigan , and as far north as Quebec . In 1925, they established WLWL , their own radio station in New York. Around 1935,

7931-538: The only U.S. soldier to be executed for desertion since the American Civil War . Sheen's performance led to Francis Ford Coppola 's casting him in a lead role as U.S. Army Captain Benjamin L. Willard in 1979's Apocalypse Now , gaining him wide recognition. Filming in the Philippine jungle in the typhoon season of 1976, Sheen later said that he was not in good physical condition and was drinking heavily. For

8034-575: The president in the short film Family Attraction . In 1993, Sheen's sympathetic portrayal of General Robert E. Lee in the Ronald Maxwell film Gettysburg (1993) met with acclaim. Sheen has performed voice-over work as the narrator for the Eyewitness series in the US for the first and second seasons and as the "real" Seymour Skinner in the controversial Simpsons episode " The Principal and

8137-573: The public lecture circuit, and the printing press. Meanwhile, a misunderstanding had arisen between the American Redemptorists and their superiors. In order to seek a final and authoritative settlement of the difficulty, Hecker went to Rome as the representative of the American Fathers, to lay their case before the superior general of the order. Upon his arrival, he found the general and his council extremely hostile, and on

8240-504: The reason for the divorce was that she wanted children while Estevez, who already had two children, did not. Estevez has stated that his religion is a "work in progress". Martin Sheen Ramón Gerard Antonio Estévez (born August 3, 1940), known professionally as Martin Sheen , is an American actor. In a career spanning six decades he has received numerous accolades including three Emmy Awards ,

8343-543: The role of Emilio in the English language version of the 2011 animated film Arrugas (Wrinkles). In 2009, Sheen travelled to Mexico City to star in Chamaco with Kirk Harris , Alex Perea, Gustavo Sánchez Parra and Michael Madsen . Sheen appeared in Martin Scorsese's The Departed as Captain Oliver Queenan, a commanding officer who is watching an undercover cop ( Leonardo DiCaprio ). Sheen and his son Ramon Estevez combined both their real and stage names to create

8446-593: The screenplay. His father predicted he would have to direct to feel the full extent of his talents, describing him as "an officer, not a soldier." After The Outsiders , Estevez appeared as the punk-rocker turned car-repossessor Otto Maddox in the film Repo Man before co-starring in The Breakfast Club and St. Elmo's Fire . Following the success of these back-to-back Brat Pack films, he starred in That Was Then, This Is Now (which he co-wrote),

8549-590: The television mini-series Blind Ambition (1979) for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama . In 1991 he narrated the Oliver Stone biographical film JFK (1991). Other roles include the sinister would-be president Greg Stillson in The Dead Zone , the President in the Lori Loughlin - Chris Noth television mini-series, Medusa's Child ,

8652-399: The television series Cold Case , Close to Home , The Guardian , CSI: NY , and Numb3rs . The films he has directed include Men at Work and The War at Home . He directed the 2006 film Bobby , which took over six years to write. Producing the film nearly bankrupted him as the domestic box office gross was not able to cover production costs . The movie gained him fans outside

8755-407: The television series Harry O . In 1974, Sheen portrayed a hot rod driver in the television film The California Kid and that same year received an Emmy Award nomination for Best Actor in a television drama for his portrayal of Pvt. Eddie Slovik in the television film The Execution of Private Slovik . Based on an incident that occurred during World War II , the film told the story of

8858-544: The third day he was expelled from the order. Hecker was supported by Redemptorist Fathers George Deshon, Augustine Hewit, Francis Baker, and Clarence Walworth, who were themselves converts to Catholicism from the Episcopal Church and were influenced significantly by the Oxford Movement . Hecker and his companions were soon after dispensed from their Redemptorist vows and were granted permission to found

8961-424: The touching story of Melanie's ambitions prior to her untimely death, Sheen became a patron of the foundation when it launched in 2012, and it has since raised more than A$ 250,000 for helping serve Vanuatu ’s under-resourced health and education systems. Sheen appeared in television and radio ads urging Washington state residents to vote "no" on Initiative 1000 , a proposed assisted suicide law before voters in

9064-529: The trend continues there are estimated to be only around 30 active Paulists by 2034. The Paulist Fathers were the first religious community of priests (as distinct from other religious communities) founded in North America . The Paulists additionally have ministries of ecumenism , interfaith relations, and reconciliation . The Paulists seek to be a bridge between contemporary culture and Catholicism, using media to accomplish this, beginning with

9167-678: The voice-overs. Sheen was able to resume filming a few weeks later. In 1976, he participated in The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane as Frank Hallet, the antagonist with bad intentions towards teenager protagonist Rynn Jacobs ( Jodie Foster ). Frank was the son of landlady Cora Hallet ( Alexis Smith ). In 1979, Sheen acted in The Final Countdown with Kirk Douglas , another actor with family connections to Bermuda ( Diana Dill , Douglas's first wife and

9270-612: Was 11 years old, his father bought the family a portable movie camera. Estevez also appeared in Meet Mr. Bomb , a short anti-nuclear power film produced at his high school. Estevez was 14 when he accompanied his father to the Philippines, where Sheen was shooting Apocalypse Now . Estevez had a role as an extra in Apocalypse Now , but his scenes were deleted. When they returned to Los Angeles, Estevez co-wrote and starred in

9373-760: Was Spanish, was born in Salceda de Caselas , Galicia . After moving to Dayton in the 1930s, his father was a factory worker/machinery inspector at the National Cash Register Company . Sheen's maternal uncle, Michael Phelan, fought in the Irish Civil War as a volunteer in the Anti-Treaty Irish Republican Army , and was imprisoned in Kilmainham Gaol , Dublin . Sheen grew up on Brown Street in

9476-400: Was a job or an apartment, and I would give my name, there was always that hesitation and when I'd get there, it was always gone. So I thought, I got enough problems trying to get an acting job, so I invented Martin Sheen. It's still Estevez officially. I never changed it officially. I never will. It's on my driver's license and passport and everything. I started using Sheen, I thought I'd give it

9579-531: Was a priest of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer ( Redemptorists ), as were all the founding members of the Paulists. Following their conversion to Catholicism, they wanted to create an institute of priests that could evangelize the people of North America in ways that would be more effective than previous methods. Hecker advocated using the popular means of his day, primarily preaching,

9682-584: Was arrested, with 38 other activists, for trespassing at the Nevada Test Site at a Nevada Desert Experience event protesting against the site. He has a long association with Sea Shepherd and that conservation organization has named a ship, the RV ; Martin Sheen to recognize his commitment and support. In a 2011 interview with RTÉ , Sheen stated that his wife was conceived through rape , and if her mother had aborted her, or dumped her in

9785-482: Was born in Dayton, Ohio , on August 3, 1940, to Mary-Ann (née Phelan) and Francisco Estévez Martínez. During birth, Sheen's left arm was crushed by forceps , giving him limited lateral movement of that arm ( Erb's palsy ) and resulting in the arm being three inches (8 cm) shorter than his right. Both of Sheen's parents were immigrants; his mother was Irish, from Borrisokane , County Tipperary , and his father, who

9888-510: Was eleven years old, Sheen's mother died, and the children faced the possibility of living in an orphanage or foster homes . The family was able to remain together with the assistance of the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Dayton. Raised as a Catholic , he graduated from Chaminade High School (now Chaminade Julienne Catholic High School). At fourteen years old he organized a strike of golf caddies while working at

9991-487: Was founded by Ellwood Kieser in California around 1960. It today creates films and television programs on a variety of subjects with spiritual concerns and matters at the heart of the production. Paulist Productions has received a number of awards and continues to develop and produce an assortment of films and series. It has produced Romero , Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story , and The Twelve Apostles . In

10094-519: Was in 1973 when he starred with Sissy Spacek in the crime drama Badlands , playing an antisocial multiple murderer. Sheen has stated that his role in Badlands was one of his two favorites, the other being his role as a U.S. Army special operations officer in Apocalypse Now . Also in 1973, Sheen appeared opposite David Janssen in "Such Dust As Dreams Are Made On", the first pilot for

10197-621: Was in a drama produced by the Catholic Paulist order . Soon after, he made his stage debut with his father in Mister Roberts at Burt Reynolds ' dinner theater in Jupiter, Florida (this was the only job his father ever placed him in). Later, father and son worked together in the 1982 ABC-TV film about juveniles in jail, In the Custody of Strangers , in which Estevez did the casting. Estevez received much attention during

10300-472: Was no longer acting, it was human behavior." Sheen developed a theatre company with other actors in hopes that a production would earn him recognition. In 1963, he made an appearance in " Nightmare ", an episode of the television science fiction series The Outer Limits . In 1964, he co-starred in the Broadway play The Subject Was Roses ; he later reprised his role in the 1968 film of the same name, and

10403-638: Was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor . Sheen also starred in the television production Ten Blocks on the Camino Real (1966), an adaptation of Tennessee Williams ' play Camino Real directed by Jack Landau and presented by NET , a PBS predecessor. In 1968, he played the titular role in Hamlet , directed by Joseph Papp at The Public Theater , with dialogue mostly in English and some in Spanish as Hamlet's alter ego. During

10506-485: Was reported in November 2021 that Estevez would not return in the show's second season due to a contract dispute and creative differences. Aside from acting, Estevez has also directed television shows and motion pictures. He made his directorial debut with the 1986 film Wisdom , which made Estevez the youngest actor ever to write, direct, and star in a single major motion picture. Most recently he has directed episodes of

10609-513: Was serving 25 years to a life prison sentence. Later that day, Sheen held a press conference at a Manhattan courthouse for Velazquez, advocating for his release. Sheen stated that the case "cries out for justice". After meeting Velazquez, Sheen said that it "confirmed my belief that Jon-Adrian Velazquez is an innocent man". In March 2012, Sheen and George Clooney performed in Dustin Lance Black 's play 8 —a staged reenactment of

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