Charlie Sheen’s father Martin Sheen says changing his name for Hollywood is ‘one of my regrets’
20.06.2022 - 22:21
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Martin Sheen changed his name to become a successful Hollywood actor like his idol James Dean – but today, the star wished he could have stayed as Ramon Estévez. "That’s one of my regrets," the 81-year-old recently told Closer Weekly. "I never changed my name officially.
It’s still Ramon Estévez on my birth certificate. It’s on my marriage license, my passport, driver’s license. 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.
But, of course, I’m only speaking for myself." It was 1968 when Sheen, the father of Charlie Sheen, starred in an adaptation of "Hamlet" in New York City. He has since led a decades-long career in Hollywood appearing in hit films and shows like "Apocalypse Now," "Badlands," "Wall Street" and "The West Wing" among others. Actors Martin Sheen (left) and Charlie Sheen attend AARP's Movies For Grown Ups Film Festival screening of ‘The Way’ at Nokia Theatre L.A.
Live on September 23, 2011, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Mark Sullivan/WireImage) Sheen told the outlet that despite his father’s objections, after finishing high school, he chose to leave "almost immediately" for New York. "You couldn’t blame him," Sheen reflected on his father's disapproval. "Both my parents were immigrants.
My father was from Spain, and my mother was from Ireland. My real name is Ramon Estévez. My father was very practical.
He was a factory worker for most of his adult life, and he wanted me to go to college and improve my chances of making a better living than he did. We had some very, very painful confrontations about it." But eventually, the patriarch warmed up to the idea of his son pursuing show business. "He was
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