Charlie Sheen was born Carlos Irwin Estévez on September 3, 1965, in New York City. His father, Martin Sheen, at the time was an actor just breaking into the business with performances on Broadway. His mother, Janet Sheen, was a former New York art student who had met Charlie's father right after he had moved to Manhattan. Martin and Janet had three other children, Emilio Estevez, Renée Estevez, and Ramon Estevez, all of whom became actors.At a young age, Charlie took an interest in his father's acting - www.imdb.com

Actor. Born Carlos Irwin Estevez (billed as Charlie Sheen), on September 3, 1965, in New York City. The son of Janet and veteran actor Ramon Estevez (professionally known as Martin Sheen), he and his siblings, Ramon Jr., Emilio, and Renee, were all encouraged to pursue acting careers. Charlie Sheen made his acting debut at the age of nine, as an extra in the renowned TV film The Execution of Private Slovik (1974), which starred his father. As a teen, he produced and directed a slew of low-budget film shorts - www.biography.com

Read more...A dad at 19 and movie star at 21. Drugs and bad boy antics bought him as much fame as films like Lucas and Hot Shots. Recovery would call for desperate measures by dad, Marty. Charlie Sheen was christened Carlos Irwin Estevez. His father was Martin Sheen, an aspiring actor who was just beginning to make a name for himself on the Broadway stage, and his mother was Janet Sheen, a former New York art student. Charlie was a “blue baby” and nearly died at birth.. As a gesture of gratitude - www.thebiographychannel.co.uk