Julia Bailey
Audrey Petty
Psychology 1301
25 November 2014
Charlie Sheen
The actor’s given name is Carlos Irwin Estevez. He is 49 years old. We all know him as
the infamous, Charlie Sheen. He comes from a family with acting in his blood. His father, Martin
Sheen, his brother, Emilio Estevez, and a sister Ramon Estevez. They too, are actors. Although,
he has been the highest paid actor on television, he rose to stardom after a series of successful
films, such as Platoon and Ferris Beuller’s Day Off. He has been nominated for the ALMA,
Emmy and Golden Globe Awards. He earned 1.8 million dollars per episode of “Two and a Half
Men.” He starred in the show for eight years, until being fired by CBS Network. Charlie Sheen
had a highly publicized “Meltdown”, which has leads to suggestion, that he has a Bipolar
Disorder. A Bipolar Disorder is a mood disorder thought to be caused by chemical imbalances in
the brain that can result in extreme swing mood-from manic highs to depressive lows. Charlie
has portrayed this image many times on and off of television. For instance, when he made bizarre
statements in a Television Interview stating that he is a “Warlock with tiger’s blood, and “Adonis
DNA, and that he is “winning”. He would appear in media outlets every day ranting and raving.
There were posted videos of Charlie smoking cigarettes through his nose. Sometimes, he would
use profanity against his former employers.
There was never a dull moment when Charlie Sheen was on the television. The fact, of
the matter is that, he seemed to make headlines in the news daily. There were reports of alleged
Domestic Violence. This is where we learned that Charlie threatened to kill his ex, Brooke
Mueller. In fact, Charlie has a history of this type of behavior. He was arrested back in 1990,
when he shot his then fiancé, Kelly Preston with a .22 gun. He was sued in 1994 for striking a
UCLA student. Brittney Ashland claimed in 1996,...