Martin Sheen and his children, Emilio Estevez, Ramon Estevez, Charlie Sheen and Renee Estevez backstage after the opening night performance of ‘The Subject Was Roses’ on Feb. 21, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.Photo:Ryan Miller/Getty
Ryan Miller/Getty
Born toJanetandMartin Sheen, the four kids are all performers in their own right, working in front of and behind the camera. “We share a lot of the same characteristics,” Emilio once toldBobbie Wygant.
When the kids were younger,Emilio told Jon Fossthat the family formed strong bonds as they traveled together while their dad, Martin, filmed movies around the world. “We’re a pretty tight unit,” Emilio said.The Breakfast Clubactor has also said their closeness has helped the family support each other through addiction.
While speaking toThe Telegraphin 2011, Emilio addressed his brotherCharlie’s public struggle with addiction.
“We all had the same set of rules. So it really gives credence to this theory that it [addiction] is genetic, and that sometimes it skips either a generation or siblings," Emilio said. “My mother doesn’t drink. My other brother hasn’t had a drink in over 10 years, my dad hasn’t had a drink in 20. And I make wine.”
The Mighty Ducksalum told PEOPLE in 2019 that he and his family are “proud” of Charlie and the strides he’s made.
Here’s everything to know about Charlie Sheens’ three siblings and their relationship with the actor.
They grew up with Rob Lowe and Sean Penn
Rob Lowe and and actor Emilio Estevez attend the PRO-Peace Public Service Announcement for the Great Peace March for Global Nuclear Disarmament on Oct. 5, 1985 at Woodley Park in Van Nuys, California.Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection/Getty
Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection/Getty
Charlie and his siblings were raised in Malibu, California, where they happened to live close toRob,Chadand Micah Lowe, andSean Penn.
“Everybody in their childhood has that family where … any given weekend, you’re going to be maybe spending the night in the guest bedroom,” Rob toldOprah Winfreyin 2011. “That was the Sheens’ house for me growing up.”
The boys also made movies together, with one being shot in the Sheen’s backyard. “It may be the stupidest movie ever committed to videotape,” Rob joked toThe Evening Standardin 2018 about their 1977 creation titledThe Beast.
Martin also remembered the boys’ friendship, tellingRoute Magazinein 2020, “Emilio was friends more with Rob. But Chad and Charlie were very, very close and they played Little League together and I got to know him and was very fond of him, and still am.”
They were often on the road
The Sheen family stands in a line at an afterparty for the screening of ‘In the Custody of Strangers’ on April 22, 1982.Frank Edwards/Fotos International/Getty
Frank Edwards/Fotos International/Getty
While the family’s home base was in Malibu, they were often on the road, traveling to whatever location Martin was currently shooting in.
“Travel for our family always meant two things: Dad got a job, and we’d be pulled from school (again) and bound to him on the road — whether we wanted to go or not,” Emilio wrote inThe Washington Postin May 2023. “My parents believed that, for the family to stay together, the family had to literally stay together.”
Martin has also discussed this time in the family’s life. “We’d wrench them out of school and take them to faraway places and they would object, you know, they had friends, they had investment in their studies and in their communities," Martin toldRoute Magazine."… and we would just foreclose that, ‘No, dad’s got a job, we’ve got to go, pack it up, let’s go.’ ”
As for the locales they visited, Martin said the family went everywhere from Italy and Spain to the Philippines.
“Sometimes, I would take just one or two of them because the rest of them wouldn’t go,” he added, noting that he and Charlie went to Mexico alone for three months, and only Charlie and Ramon accompanied him to Kenya.
“Truth is, most people don’t know the half of it,” Emilio wrote in an article forHuffington Postpromoting the book’s release. “Even my own parents aren’t aware of some of the crazy things that happened in my life, right under their noses.”
All three of Charlie’s siblings are actors
Emilio Estevez, Ramon Estevez, Charlie Sheen, Martin Sheen and family at the premiere of ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ in 1994.Dave Lewis/Shutterstock
Dave Lewis/Shutterstock
Like Charlie, Emilio, Ramon and Renée all followed in their dad’s footsteps, making their way into film.
Though their roles are uncredited, Charlie and Emilio both made their big screen debut in Martin’s 1973 filmBadlands.
However, it wasn’t until Martin saw his oldest son in a play that he realized Emilio’s gift. “I was astonished,” the actor toldThe Telegraphin 2011. “He had this very emotional scene, and the hairs stood up on the back of my neck. And I began to realize: ‘My God, he’s one of us.’ He had that same deep and personal thing. I thought, ‘Ah, he’s cursed.’ "
Emilio went on to become a member of theBrat Pack, starring in ‘80s hits likeThe Breakfast ClubandSt. Elmo’s Firebefore landing his famous starring role inThe Mighty Ducks. He has also worked behind the camera, directing both Charlie and Martin in projects includingMen at Work,Rated XandThe Way.
The youngest in the family, Renée, has appeared inGrowing Pains,Addams Family ReunionandThe West Wing. In 1988, she took on the role of Veronica Sawyer’s childhood bestie, Betty Finn, inHeathersoppositeWinona Ryder,Christian SlaterandShannen Doherty. She also costarred with Martin in Emilio’s filmThe Way.
Ramon shares his dad’s real name
Martin Sheen and his son Ramon Estevez during the ‘Catch Me If You Can’ Los Angeles Premiere.Gregg DeGuire/WireImage
Gregg DeGuire/WireImage
Though most of the world knows him as Martin Sheen, the patriarch of the famous family was born Ramon Antonio Gerardo Estevez — a name he legally retained. “I never changed my name officially,” he toldCloser Weeklyin 2022. “It’s still Ramon Estevez on my birth certificate. It’s on my marriage license, my passport, driver’s license.”
Though Martin took on the Sheen name for Hollywood, he told the outlet that the decision was one of his life’s big regrets.
“Sometimes you get persuaded when you don’t have enough insight or even enough courage to stand up for what you believe in, and you pay for it later,” he explained.
Martin’s second-born son, Ramon, shares his full birth name, while Emilio and Renée share his surname. Charlie, born Carlos Estevez, is the only sibling to take on his father’s stage name professionally. “When [Emilio] started out, his agent was advising him to change his name to Sheen and he wouldn’t do it. And I thank God he didn’t,” Martin toldCloser Weekly.
Emilio discussed his decision to keep the Estevez name in a 2023 interview withSalon. “First, my grandfather is Francisco Estevez. Francisco never saw his name on the screen. He never saw my father’s name on the screen because my father had changed his name to Martin Sheen in 1958,” Emilio said. “My dad … thought, ‘Oh my God, what have I done? I shamed my father.’ "
Emilio added: “When I started acting, and when I started thinking about it as a profession, [my dad] said, ‘Don’t change your name. Don’t make the same mistake I did.’ "
Charlie and Emilio have appeared in multiple films together
Emilio Estevez and Charlie Sheen in ‘Rated X’.Ava V. Gerlitz Showtime/Getty
Ava V. Gerlitz Showtime/Getty
In 1986, Charlie told theCBCthat he and Emilio don’t compete when it comes to acting. “There’s no real sense of competition between me and my brother,” he said. “I feel that we’re different types … and aren’t gonna really be considered for the same roles.”
That said, theFerris Bueller’s Day Offactor did concede that it was “kind of strange” to be vying for the same films at the same time. “To walk across the hall and find the script on his bed — that gets a little spooky,” Charlie added.
The famous brothers have also worked on numerous movies together, includingWisdom(1986),Young Guns(1988),Men at Work(1990) andRated X(2000). Charlie also had a cameo in the 1993 filmLoaded Weapon 1,which Emilio starred in.
Emilio opened up about his working relationship with Charlie in their interview with Wygant. “He’s really like a sponge as an actor,” Emilio said. “I was able to give him a little bit of direction here, and he just takes it and runs with it. He gives you back exactly what you’re looking for. For a director, he’s the perfect actor because he spits it right back out at you.”
Ramon and Renée worked on Charlie’s showAnger Management
Charlie Sheen on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!'.Richard Cartwright/Disney General Entertainment Content/Getty
Richard Cartwright/Disney General Entertainment Content/Getty
The new role gave Charlie a chance to work more closely with his brother Ramon, who served as an executive producer for the show, and Renée, who wrote four episodes. Martin also appeared in 20 episodes of the show.
Charlie pulled a prank on Emilio on the set ofMen at Work
While working on the 1990 filmMen at Work, Charlie pulled an elaborate prank on his older brother that ended in handcuffs.
“I told Emilio … ’Man, I got in a fight last night at the Sizzler,’ ” Charlie recalled to Wygant. “ ‘Some guy wanted to take a picture and I got mad and then the all-you-can-eat shrimp went flying, I tagged him and the guy went down and I left.’ ”
Emilio didn’t completely buy the story, butThe Breakfast Clubstar, who directedMen at Work, was in for a surprise later in the day. “Emilio calls action and a police car rolls into the shot,” Charlie remembered.
A cop pretended to question Charlie before placing him “under arrest” for assault and battery. “Emilio’s like, ‘Wait a minute, this is my lead actor … [and the cop’s] like, ‘This man committed a crime last night and he’s going to jail,’ ” Charlie recounted.
The bit was all for show, however, and Charlie was in on the joke. The prank ended when he pulled around the block. “[I] showed up with one of the cuffs dangling,” the actor said.
Emilio vowed revenge, telling Wygant, “If you pull a practical joke on me, it may not be tomorrow, it may not be the next day, it may not even be the next week — you may even have to wait years — but I will, in fact, get you back.”
Ramon once had to be disguised for a movie
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According to Martin, the lines between work and family became blurred while directing his 1990 filmCadence, for which Ramon had to wear glasses.
“The reason we asked him to wear glasses [was] because we would all look less alike,” Martin explained toRoute Magazine. “There was a scene where the three of us are playing together … and we had to make sure that people were not thinking that it was father and two sons rather than these separate characters.”
Ramon told theLos Angeles Timesin 1991 that he initially wanted to nix the theatrics. “I fought it [the disguise],” he said. “I wanted to look the way I do. But it gave me a real identity. It was fortunate the way it turned out. The decision wasn’t met with initial enthusiasm, it was met with opposed enthusiasm,” he admitted. “But, for the most part, I liked how it turned out to be.”
Not only did the trio manage to get the job done, Martin went so far as to call making the movie “one of the best times” he ever had. “I was so proud of both of them and the family thing never interfered with the picture,” he toldRoute Magazine. “They were as professional and as skilled as you could possibly be. I think it’s one of Charlie’s best performances.”
Renée attended pastry school
Martin Sheen and his daughter Renee Estevez attend the premiere of ‘Heart Of Darkness’ on Jan. 14, 1991 in Westwood, California.Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty
Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty
While there, she met chef Jason Federico, whom she married on Oct. 11, 1997. The couple divorced in 2011.
Emilio was once married to Paula Abdul
Paula Abdul and actor Emilio Estevez attend the ‘Sleepless in Seattle’ premiere on June 23, 1993 in Century City, California.Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection/Getty
Emilio was engaged to fellow Brat PackerDemi Moorein the ’80s but the pair never married. In 1992, the actor tied the knot withPaula Abdul, however, they split two years later.
He is also a father of two: Emilio has kids Taylor Levi Estevez and Paloma Estevez from a past relationship with former model Carey Salley.
source: people.com
