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'''Ramón
Sheen rose to prominence in his breakthrough roles in [[Terrence Malick]]'s crime drama ''[[Badlands (film)|Badlands]]'' (1973) and [[Francis Ford Coppola]]'s [[Vietnam
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 (miniseries)|Blind Ambition]]'' (1979), and [[John F. Kennedy]] in ''[[Kennedy (1983 miniseries)|Kennedy]]'' (1983). He received the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in 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).
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==Early life and education ==
Sheen was born in [[Dayton, Ohio]], on August 3, 1940, to Mary-Ann (née Phelan
When he was eleven years old, Sheen's mother died, and the children faced the possibility of living in an [[orphanage]] or [[
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 a Catholic priest and moved to
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]].<ref name="LM">{{cite web |url=http://www.latina.com/entertainment/buzz/true-identity-charlie-sheen-tracing-roots-estevez-family |title=The True Identity of Charlie Sheen: Tracing The Roots of The Estevez Family |first=Erika |last=Ramirez |date=28 February 2011 |work=[[Latina (magazine)|Latina]] |access-date=28 February 2011
==Career==
=== 1963–1979: Rise to prominence ===
[[File:Irene Dailey-Martin Sheen in The Subject Was Roses.jpg|thumb|Sheen with [[Irene Dailey]] in the stage play ''[[The Subject Was Roses]]'' in 1965]]
Sheen was greatly influenced by the actor [[James Dean]].<ref name="actors"/> Speaking of the impact Dean had on him, Sheen stated,
During the 1960s and early 1970s
His next important feature film role was in 1973
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 [[Philippines|Philippine]] jungle in the [[typhoon]] season of 1976, Sheen later said that he was not in good physical condition and was drinking heavily.<ref name="actors"/> For the film's opening sequence in a [[Ho Chi Minh City|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.<ref name="T"/> Twelve months into filming, Sheen suffered a minor [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]] and had to crawl out to a road for help.<ref name="actors"/> While he was recovering, his younger brother [[Joe Estevez]] stood in for him in a number of long shots and in some of the voice-overs.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/lR80zXPE5i4 Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20131213231809/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lR80zXPE5i4 Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lR80zXPE5i4 |title=Joe Estevez shares an incredible story |author=Shane Devins |date=June 2, 2008 |website=YouTube |access-date=June 3, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Sheen was able to resume filming a few weeks later.<ref name="T">{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/8385806/The-Way-interview-with-Martin-Sheen-and-Emilio-Estevez.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/8385806/The-Way-interview-with-Martin-Sheen-and-Emilio-Estevez.html |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=The Way: interview with Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez |last=McLean |first=Craig |date=March 21, 2011 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |access-date=March 26, 2011 |location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
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=== 1980–1998: Established actor ===
[[File:Martin Sheen Cannes.jpg|right|thumb|Sheen at the [[1990 Cannes Film Festival]]]]
In the early 1980s he had roles in the science fiction war film ''[[The Final Countdown (film)|The Final Countdown]]'' (1980), the biographical epic ''[[Gandhi (film)|Gandhi]]'' (1982), the sports drama ''[[That Championship Season (1982 film)|That Championship Season]]'' (1982), and the drama film ''[[Wall Street (1987 film)|Wall Street]]'' (1987) starring [[Michael Douglas]], and his son [[Charlie Sheen]]. He played Captain Hollister in ''[[Firestarter (1984 film)|Firestarter]]'' (1984) opposite [[Drew Barrymore]] and [[David Keith (actor)|David Keith]].
Sheen portrayed [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[John F. Kennedy]] in the miniseries ''[[Kennedy (1983 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 [[United States Attorney General|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 (film)|The American President]]'' (1995), White House Counsel [[John Dean]] in the television mini-series ''[[Blind Ambition (TV miniseries)|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 (film)|JFK]]'' (1991).
Other roles include the sinister would-be president [[Greg Stillson]] in ''[[The Dead Zone (film)|The Dead Zone]]'', the President in the [[Lori Loughlin]]-[[Chris Noth]] television mini-series, ''Medusa's Child'', 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 film)|Gettysburg]]'' (1993) met with acclaim.
Sheen has performed voice-over work as the narrator for the ''[[Eyewitness (1994 TV series)|Eyewitness]]'' series in the US for the first and second seasons and as the "real" [[Seymour Skinner]] in the controversial ''[[The Simpsons|Simpsons]]'' episode "[[The Principal and the Pauper]]”.
=== 1999–2006: ''The West Wing'' ===
Sheen played fictional Democratic president [[Josiah Bartlet|Josiah "Jed" Bartlet]] in the [[NBC]] television drama, ''[[The West Wing]]''.<ref name="actors"/> 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 the biographical film ''[[Bobby (2006 film)|Bobby]]'' (2006). He
=== 2007–present ===
Sheen played the role of the [[Illusive Man]] in the video game ''[[Mass Effect 2]]'', and the sequel, ''[[Mass Effect 3]]''. In addition, he
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 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 in film| ''Spider-Man'' film series]], ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man (film)|The Amazing Spider-Man]]'', directed by [[Marc Webb]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2010/11/04/spider-man-reboot-taps-martin-sheen-to-play-peter-parkers-uncle-ben/ |title='Spider-Man' reboot taps Martin Sheen to play Peter Parker's Uncle Ben |first=Jeff |last=Jensen |date=November 4, 2010 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=June 3, 2019}}</ref>
In 2010 the company released ''[[The Way (2010 film)|The Way]]'', written and directed by Sheen's son [[Emilio Estevez]], who also stars in the film
In 2010, In 2016, Sheen starred in the film ''[[The Vessel (film)|The Vessel]]'', 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 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.<ref name=CorderoAugust2020>{{Cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/movies/judas-and-the-black-messiah-trailer-daniel-kaluuya-fred-hampton/ |title=See Daniel Kaluuya as Black Panther leader Fred Hampton in ''Judas and the Black Messiah'' trailer |last=Cordero |first=Rosy |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=August 6, 2020 |access-date=August 6, 2020 }}</ref>
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==Activism==
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 buildup, abuse of farmworkers,
Canadian sealclubbing and other causes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thevintagenews.com/2019/04/04/martin-sheen/|title=How Martin Sheen Came to be the Most Arrested Man in Hollywood|date=April 4, 2019}}</ref> Although he did not attend college, Sheen credited the [[Society of Mary (Marianists)|Marianists]] at [[University of Dayton]] as a major influence on his public activism, as well as [[Archbishop Desmond Tutu]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/craig-and-marc-kielburger/martin-sheen-free-the-children_b_2447637.html |title=Star Power: Martin Sheen's Fight for Justice |first1=Craig |last1=Kielburger |first2=Marc |last2=Kielburger |date=October 1, 2013 |work=The Huffington Post |access-date=June 3, 2019}}</ref> Sheen is known for his outspoken support of [[Modern liberalism in the United States|liberal]] political causes, such as opposition to United States military actions and a hazardous-waste incinerator in [[East Liverpool, Ohio]]. Sheen has
He supported the 1965
[[File:Martin Sheen meets Hiroshima bombing survivor.jpeg|thumb|Sheen with a [[Hiroshima bombing]] survivor, 1995]]
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According to [[W. James Antle III]], writing in ''[[The American Conservative]]'', Sheen is a follower of the [[consistent life ethic]], which opposes [[abortion]], [[euthanasia]], [[capital punishment]] and [[war]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/beyond-abortion/ |title=Beyond Abortion |first=W. James |last=Antle III |date=September 12, 2005 |work=[[The American Conservative]] |access-date=June 3, 2019}}</ref> 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 [[Capital punishment|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 a woman and I could never face the actual reality of it."<ref name="progressive">{{cite web |url=http://www.progressive.org/mag_intvsheen |title=Martin Sheen Interview |first=David |last=Kupfer |date=July 1, 2003 |work=[[The Progressive]] |access-date=June 3, 2019}}</ref> He also supports the [[Democrats for Life of America]]'s [[Pregnant Women Support Act]].<ref name="PWSA">{{cite web |url=http://www.house.gov/lincolndavis/releaseseptember202006.htm |title=Davis Introduces Comprehensive Proposal to Reduce Abortions in America |date=September 20, 2006 |author=Rep. Lincoln Davis |access-date=January 24, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070111160710/http://www.house.gov/lincolndavis/releaseseptember202006.htm |archive-date=January 11, 2007}}</ref>
Sheen starred in [[Jakov Sedlar]]'s religious drama ''[[Gospa]]'' in 1995.
Sheen and [[Paul Watson]] (from the non-profit environmental organization [[Sea Shepherd Conservation Society]]) were confronted on May 16, 1995, by 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.seashepherd.org/seals/seals_sscs_history.html#newspaper |title=Seals SSCS History |website=Sea Shepherd Conservation Society |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061129180652/http://www.seashepherd.org/seals/seals_sscs_history.html#newspaper |archive-date=November 29, 2006}}</ref> Sheen became involved with [[gun control]] in 2000 after the [[National Shooting Sports Foundation]] hired his [[Conservatism in the United States|politically conservative]] brother, actor [[Joe Estevez]] who sounds like Sheen, to do a voice-over for a pro-gunmaker commercial earlier in the year.<ref name=SFC101000>{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/I-m-Not-a-President-But-I-Play-One-3315397.php |title=I'm Not a President But I Play One |last=Garchik |first=Leah |date=October 10, 2000 |newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle |access-date=January 17, 2013}}</ref><ref name=NJ2000>{{cite web |url=http://www3.nationaljournal.com/members/adspotlight/2000/12/1221yearinreview.htm |title=2000 Political Ads Year In Review |date=December 21, 2000 |website=National Journal |access-date=January 17, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216122128/http://www3.nationaljournal.com/members/adspotlight/2000/12/1221yearinreview.htm |archive-date=February 16, 2013 }}</ref>
In 1997, Sheen volunteered his time to narrate the documentary film ''[[An Act of Conscience]]'', which follows [[war tax resister]]s [[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.<ref>{{cite news|last=Mellen|first=Kathleen|date=September 21, 2005|title=Documentary filmmaker focuses on area 'Peace Patriots'|url=https://newspapers.com/article/daily-hampshire-gazette/140430755/|newspaper=[[Daily Hampshire Gazette]]|location=Northampton, Massachusetts|page=C2|access-date=February 7, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Anderson|first=John|date=May 4, 1998|title=The IRS Plays Tax and Consequences|url=https://newspapers.com/article/newsday/140135927/|newspaper=[[Newsday]]|location=New York, New York|page=B7|access-date=February 7, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
[[File:Martin sheen.jpg|thumb|right|Sheen at an anti-war protest in October 2007]]
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In 2006, when Sheen was living in Ireland as a result of his enrollment in [[NUI Galway]], he criticised 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.<ref>{{cite news |date=Nov 27, 2006 |last=MacConnell |first=Sean |title=Migrant mushroom workers call for end to exploitation |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/migrant-mushroom-workers-call-for-end-to-exploitation-1.1264363 |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] }}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=October 2022}}
From 2008 to 2013, Sheen's activism included
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 the 2008 election.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.yakima-herald.com/blogs/valley-vox/posts/8018 |title=Martin Sheen to appear in ads against I-1000 |date=September 29, 2008 |work=[[Yakima Herald-Republic]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20110522190737/http://www.yakima-herald.com/blogs/valley-vox/posts/8018 |archive-date=May 22, 2011 |access-date=December 12, 2008 }}</ref>
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[[File:Martin_Sheen_and_Jon-Adrian_Velazquez_in_Sing_Sing_Prison.jpg|thumb|Sheen with [[Jon-Adrian Velazquez]] in Sing Sing Prison, 2011]]
On December 5, 2011, at [[Sing Sing Correctional Facility]], Sheen met with [[Jon-Adrian Velazquez]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.today.com/news/martin-sheen-aids-ny-mans-wrongful-conviction-bid-wbna45559603|title='Martin Sheen aids NY man's wrongful conviction bid'|date=December 5, 2011 }}</ref> now a legal reform activist who was wrongfully convicted for a 1998 murder of a retired police officer in Harlem. Velazquez was serving
In March 2012, Sheen and [[George Clooney]] performed in [[Dustin Lance Black]]'s play, ''[[8 (play)|'8']]'' — a staged reenactment of the [[Perry v. Brown|federal trial]] that overturned California's [[Proposition 8|Prop 8 ban]] on [[Same-sex marriage in California|same-sex marriage]] — as attorney [[Theodore Olson]].<ref name="8 the play">{{cite web |url=http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2012/03/05/martin_sheen_honored_to_be_part_of_pro |title=Martin Sheen Honored To Be Part Of Prop 8 Play |date=March 5, 2012 |website=Starpulse |access-date=March 17, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130710115028/http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2012/03/05/martin_sheen_honored_to_be_part_of_pro |archive-date=July 10, 2013}}</ref> The production was held at the [[Wilshire Ebell Theatre]] and broadcast on YouTube to raise money for the [[American Foundation for Equal Rights]].<ref name="8 play video">Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/qlUG8F9uVgM Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20120301195722/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlUG8F9uVgM&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlUG8F9uVgM |title="8": A Play about the Fight for Marriage Equality |author=American Foundation for Equal Rights |date=March 3, 2012 |website=[[YouTube]] |access-date=March 17, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/03/01/youtube-to-broadcast-proposition-8-play-live/ |title=YouTube to broadcast Proposition 8 play live |first=Stephen |last=Gray |date=March 1, 2012 |work=[[PinkNews]] |access-date=March 15, 2012}}</ref>
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Sheen donated $1000 to Irish political party [[Sinn Fein]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Hollywood stars among Sinn Fein donors who pledged $12m to party |url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/herald/news/hollywood-stars-among-sinn-fein-donors-who-pledged-12m-to-party-31043008.html |work=Irish Independent}}</ref>
== Political views ==▼
In a speech at [[University of Oxford|Oxford University]] in 2009, Sheen stated that he had been arrested 66 times for protesting and acts of civil disobedience.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/5287861/Martin-Sheen-I-dont-have-the-aptitude-for-real-life-politics.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/5287861/Martin-Sheen-I-dont-have-the-aptitude-for-real-life-politics.html |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Martin Sheen: 'I don't have the aptitude for real
On April 1, 2007, Sheen was arrested, with 38 other activists, for trespassing at the [[Nevada Test Site]] at a [[Nevada Desert Experience]] event protesting against the site.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lasvegas.staughton.indypgh.org/news/2007/04/8313.php |title=39 peace activists arrested at the Nevada Test Site |author=Treehugger |date=April 2, 2007 |website=Las Vegas Indymedia Center |access-date=July 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927234803/http://lasvegas.staughton.indypgh.org/news/2007/04/8313.php |archive-date=September 27, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>▼
He has a long association with [[Sea Shepherd]] and that [[Conservation (ethic)|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 the [[Ohio River]] as she had considered, his wife would not exist. He also disclosed 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."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rte.ie/player/#v=1095221 |title=RTÉ Player - Catch up with your favourite TV programmes online |work=rte.ie |access-date=April 15, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110820094004/http://www.rte.ie/player/#v=1095221 |archive-date=August 20, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>▼
==Personal life==
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Charlie and his father parodied their roles in the 1993 movie ''[[Hot Shots! Part Deux]]''; when their river patrol boats pass, each shouts, "I loved you in ''[[Wall Street (1987 film)|Wall Street]]''!" a film they starred in as father and son in 1987.
He has played the father of sons Emilio and Carlos in various projects: he played Emilio's father in ''[[The War at Home (1996 film)|The War at Home]]'', ''[[In the Custody of Strangers]]'' and ''[[The Way (2010 film)|The Way]]'', and Charlie's father in ''[[Wall Street (1987 film)|Wall Street]]'', ''[[No Code of Conduct]]'', two episodes of ''[[Spin City]],'' and ''[[Anger Management (TV series)|Anger Management]].'' He also appeared as a guest star in one episode of ''[[Two and a Half Men]]'' playing the father of Charlie's neighbor Rose ([[Melanie Lynskey]]), and another as a guest star [[Denise Richards]]'s father; at the time that episode aired, Richards was married to Charlie. Martin also played a "future" version of Charlie in a Visa commercial. Martin has played other characters with his children. He starred in the film ''[[Bobby (2006 film)|Bobby]]'', which was directed by Emilio, who also starred in the movie alongside his father. Renée had a supporting role in ''[[The West Wing]]'', as a [[White House]] staff secretary. Emilio also appeared, uncredited, in [[Twenty Five (The West Wing)|an episode]] of ''The West Wing'' portraying his father's character, President Bartlet, in
Sheen became a grandfather at age 43 when Emilio had a son with his girlfriend, Carey Salley. Sheen has a total of ten grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tmz.com/2013/07/17/charlie-sheen-grandpa-grandchild-cassandra-estevez |title=Charlie Sheen Officially a Grandpa -- It's a 'Wondrous Day' |date=July 17, 2013 |website=[[TMZ]] |access-date=June 3, 2019}}</ref><ref name="aimster">{{cite web |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20084379,00.html |title=Emilio Estevez acts up, and no one's prouder than his father, Martin Sheen |last=Buchalter |first=Gail |date=February 28, 1983 |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=March 26, 2011 |archive-date=March 31, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110331025613/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20084379,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,410161,00.html |title=Charlie Sheen, New Wife Have Baby On the Way |date=August 25, 2008 |website=Fox News |access-date=September 20, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080826094549/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,410161,00.html |archive-date=August 26, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://a11news.com/559/cassandra-sheen/ |title=Cassandra Sheen |date=August 25, 2008 |website=A11news.com |access-date=March 5, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114140420/http://a11news.com/559/cassandra-sheen/ |archive-date=January 14, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,26334,627858,00.html |title=Sheen, Richards Welcome a Baby Girl |first=Stephen M. |last=Silverman |author-link=Stephen M. Silverman |date=March 16, 2004 |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=June 1, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001001417/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,26334,627858,00.html |archive-date=October 1, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.people.com/people/gallery/0,,1066791,00.html |title=Denise Welcomes Baby Lola! |first=Caryn |last=Midler |date=June 2, 2005 |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=June 1, 2007 |archive-date=May 4, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070504084851/http://www.people.com/people/gallery/0,,1066791,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20203278,00.html |title=Charlie Sheen & Brooke Mueller Get Married |first=Ulrica |last=Wihlborg |date=May 30, 2008 |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=July 17, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://uk.eonline.com/uberblog/b140223_charlies_got_newlywed_sheen.html |title=Charlie's Got That Newlywed Sheen |first=Natalie |last=Finn |date=May 30, 2008 |work=[[E! Online]] |access-date=July 17, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.etonline.com/news/2009/03/71806/index.html |title=Charlie Sheen and His Wife Welcome Twins |date=March 15, 2009 |work=[[E! Online]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091228005903/http://www.etonline.com/news/2009/03/71806/index.html |archive-date=December 28, 2009}}</ref>
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===Academic pursuits===
After the end of filming of ''The West Wing,'' Sheen planned to further his education: "My plan is to read [[English literature]], [[philosophy]] and [[theology]] in [[Galway]], Ireland, where my late mother came from and where I'm also a citizen."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://breakingnews.iol.ie/entertainment/story.asp?j=138251744&p=y38z5z45x |title=Sheen to study in Galway |date=March 30, 2005 |website=Breaking News.ie |access-date=March 30, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929122549/http://breakingnews.iol.ie/entertainment/story.asp?j=138251744&p=y38z5z45x |archive-date=September 29, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Speaking after an honorary arts doctorate was conferred on him by the National University of Ireland, Sheen joked that he would be the "oldest undergraduate" at the [[NUI Galway|National University of Ireland (NUI), Galway]], when he started his full-time studies there in the autumn of 2006. Although expressing concern that he might be a "distraction" to other students at NUI Galway, he attended lectures like everyone else. Speaking the week after filming his last episode of ''The West Wing,'' he said, "I'm very serious about it." He once said, "I never went to college when I was young and am looking forward to giving it a try... at age 65!"<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/front/2006/0408/2314898038HM1MARTINSHEEN.html |title='President Bartlett' retiring to new role at NUIG |date=April 4, 2006 |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023165939/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/front/2006/0408/1142365532972.html |archive-date=October 23, 2012}}</ref> On September 1, 2006, Sheen was among the first to register as a student at NUI Galway, where he took classes in English literature, philosophy, and [[oceanography]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nuigalway.ie/news/main_press.php?p_id=345 |title=Martin Sheen among first to register as a student at NUI Galway, Ireland |date=September 1, 2006 |website=NUI Galway |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012112258/http://nuigalway.ie/news/main_press.php?p_id=345 |archive-date=October 12, 2007}}</ref>
Sheen maintains links with Galway and "heartily" supported [[Michael D. Higgins]] (himself an alumnus of NUI Galway) in the [[2011 Irish presidential election]], having become a "dear friend" of Higgins while studying there.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.galwaynews.ie/21331-president%E2%80%99-sheen-adds-lustre-michael-d-bid-%C3%A1ras |title='President' Sheen adds lustre to Michael D bid for Áras |last=Ní Fhlatharta |first=Bernie |date=September 2, 2011 |newspaper=[[Galway City Tribune]] |access-date=June 3, 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826035032/http://www.galwaynews.ie/21331-president%E2%80%99-sheen-adds-lustre-michael-d-bid-%C3%A1ras |archive-date=August 26, 2012}}</ref>
▲== Political views ==
▲In a speech at [[University of Oxford|Oxford University]] in 2009, Sheen stated that he had been arrested 66 times for protesting and acts of civil disobedience.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/5287861/Martin-Sheen-I-dont-have-the-aptitude-for-real-life-politics.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/5287861/Martin-Sheen-I-dont-have-the-aptitude-for-real-life-politics.html |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Martin Sheen: 'I don't have the aptitude for real life politics' |first=Murray |last=Wardrop |date=May 7, 2009 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=February 4, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He was described by human rights activist [[Craig Kielburger]] as having "a rap sheet almost as long as his list of film credits."<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/rM4egdsmN8A Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20150707022748/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rM4egdsmN8A Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rM4egdsmN8A |title=Shameless Idealists - Martin Sheen |author=WE |date=July 1, 2011 |website=YouTube |access-date=February 4, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
▲On April 1, 2007, Sheen was arrested, with 38 other activists, for trespassing at the [[Nevada Test Site]] at a [[Nevada Desert Experience]] event protesting against the site.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lasvegas.staughton.indypgh.org/news/2007/04/8313.php |title=39 peace activists arrested at the Nevada Test Site |author=Treehugger |date=April 2, 2007 |website=Las Vegas Indymedia Center |access-date=July 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927234803/http://lasvegas.staughton.indypgh.org/news/2007/04/8313.php |archive-date=September 27, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
▲He has a long association with [[Sea Shepherd]] and that [[Conservation (ethic)|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 the [[Ohio River]] as she had considered, his wife would not exist. He also disclosed 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."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rte.ie/player/#v=1095221 |title=RTÉ Player - Catch up with your favourite TV programmes online |work=rte.ie |access-date=April 15, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110820094004/http://www.rte.ie/player/#v=1095221 |archive-date=August 20, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
== Religious beliefs ==
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