Charlie Sheen | Carlos Irwin Estevez

The talent to entertain seemed to run in the Estevez family since Carlos Irwin Estevez, popularly known as Charlie Sheen, was born to Martin Sheen and Janet Estevez. In 1974, at the age of nine, Charlie made his feature debut in The Execution of Private Slovik, a film starring Martin Sheen’s father. In addition, he appeared as an extra in Martin Scorcese’s Apocalypse Now, in which his father also acted.

He began by making a few modest films that didn’t do much to bring him to the public’s attention but did earn him a Screen Actors Guild card and some credit. However, in 1986, he appeared in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off as a rebellious youngster who counseled Ferris Bueller’s sister imprisoned. Even though it was a minor role, it was appealing and garnered Sheen a lot of attention. The appearance convinced Oliver Stone that Sheen had something special, and he put him in his film Platoon. He went on to play Charlie Harper on the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men, for which he received a couple of reputable nominations.