Carlos Irwin Estévez (born September 3, 1965), known professionally as Charlie Sheen, is an American actor. A leading man in film and television, his accolades include a Golden Globe as well as nominations for four Primetime Emmy Awards and three Actor Awards. In 1994, Sheen received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Following in the footsteps of his father Martin Sheen to become an actor, Charlie Sheen made his first credited film appearance in the war drama Red Dawn (1984). He began to gain wider attention and critical acclaim for his dramatic performances in The Boys Next Door (1985), Platoon (1986), Lucas (1986), and Wall Street (1987), as well as for his comedic work in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), Major League (1989), and Hot Shots! (1991). His other notable film roles include Eight Men Out (1988), Young Guns (1988), The Rookie (1990), The Three Musketeers (1993), The Arrival (1996), Being John Malkovich (1999), and Scary Movie 3 (2003). In 2000, Sheen replaced Michael J. Fox as the star of ABC's Spin City (2000–2002), portraying Charlie Crawford. He then starred as Charlie Harper on the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men (2003–2011). In 2010, Sheen was the highest-paid actor on television, earning US$1.8 million per episode of Two and a Half Men. In March 2011, Sheen was terminated from his Two and a Half Men contract by CBS and Warner Bros. following public substance-abuse problems, marital difficulties and comments made towards the series' creator, Chuck Lorre. In 2015, Sheen publicly revealed that he was HIV positive, which led to an increase in HIV prevention and testing that was dubbed the "Charlie Sheen effect". Post-Two and a Half Men, he starred in the FX sitcom series Anger Management (2012–2014) and the film Machete Kills (2013). In 2025, he was the subject of the Netflix documentary Aka Charlie Sheen and published a New York Times best-selling memoir, The Book of Sheen, which detailed his career and recovery.