"Sheen" is his real name, and no, he is not related to Martin or Charlie. (Or even Emilio Estevez.) He was in a relationship with Kate Beckinsale, by whom he has a daughter (and with whom he remains Amicable Exes), from 1995–2003, and with Rachel McAdams from 2010–13.
Here's a fun fact: Welsh actor Michael Sheen (who is not related to Charlie or Martin Sheen), was supposed to be named Christopher. And he thinks the spirits of his Irish ancestors played a hand in making sure he was named Michael.
Charlie Sheen was born Carlos Estevez on Sept. 3, 1965, in N.Y.C. The youngest of Martin and Janet's sons, Charlie stepped into acting as a child, appearing in his father's 1974 made-for-television movie The Execution of Private Slovik.
Early life. Sheen was born on 5 February 1969 in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, the son of Irene, a secretary, and Meyrick, a British Steel Corporation personnel manager. He has one younger sister, Joanne.
Why does Martin Sheen's son have a different name?
All of Sheen's children have pursued careers as actors, and he advised them to keep their Spanish names. Some, like Emilio Estévez, heeded their father's advice. But others, such as Charlie Sheen, famously followed in his footsteps and adopted his stage name as their own.
Why did Martin Sheen change his name to Martin Sheen?
Sheen was born Ramón Estévez, however, due to prejudices in the industry, he changed his professional name to Martin Sheen in 1958 in a bid to land more acting roles. When he began auditioning as an actor, Estevez said he, too, used the name Sheen as he thought it would help open doors in Hollywood.
Martin was born as Ramón Estevez to an Irish immigrant mother and Spanish immigrant father. The Apocalypse Now actor adopted the stage name "Martin Sheen" to avoid being type-cast in films. Despite the pseudonym, Martin Sheen never changed his legal name.
Martin Sheen (born August 3, 1940) is a Spanish-Irish-American actor. He is best known for his role as Captain Willard in the film Apocalypse Now and, most recently, as President Josiah Bartlet on the acclaimed and long-running television drama series The West Wing.
Sheen was born Carlos Estévez on September 3, 1965, in New York City, the youngest son of actor Martin Sheen (whose real name is Ramón Estévez) and artist Janet Templeton.
Sheen has two brothers and one sister, all of whom are actors: Emilio Estevez, Ramon Estevez, and Renée Estevez. Sheen attended Santa Monica High School in Santa Monica, California, where he was a star pitcher and shortstop for the baseball team.
Are David Tennant and Michael Sheen friends in real life?
This kind of light teasing is typical of the pair, who also worked together on the comedy Staged, in which they play fictionalised versions of themselves, and share a genuine friendship.
Though his father had opted to use the stage name "Sheen" over his more ethnic birth name "Estevez," Emilio chose to retain the family name, hoping to avoid riding his father's coattails. He also thought the double "E" set of initials was "pretty."
Both Ohio natives, the pair met in the early '60s in New York City and got married in 1961. They went on to welcome four children together: sons Emilio Esteves, Charlie Sheen and Ramón Esteves and daughter Renée Estevez, all of whom followed in their father's footsteps and pursued acting.
He is now appearing in a leading role in the new BBC One drama Best Interests. Michael will play Andrew, who is married to Nicci (played by Sharon Horgan) and they are both parents who are driven apart over the decision of whether to stop care for their daughter's deteriorating health.
Moore was then engaged to actor Emilio Estevez, with whom she co-starred in St. Elmo's Fire and Wisdom, a crime drama he also wrote and directed. The pair planned to marry in December 1986, but called off the engagement. On November 21, 1987, Moore married her second husband, actor Bruce Willis.
