Why Famous:Rose to fame after a series of successful films such as "Platoon", "Lucas", "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", "Wall Street", "Young Guns", "Eight Men Out", "Major League", "Hot Shots!", "The Three Musketeers", "The Arrival", "Money Talks" and "Being John Malkovich".
His personal life has also made headlines, including reports about alcohol and drug abuse and marital problems, as well as allegations of domestic violence.
1995-09-02 Actor Charlie Sheen (30) weds model Donna Peele (25) in Malibu, California
1997-01-27 "Wall Street" actor Charlie Sheen (31) divorces model Donna Peele after nearly 5 months of marriage
2002-06-15 Actor Charlie Sheen (36) weds actress Denise Richards (31) under a rose arch dotted by over 1000 blooms in Brentwood, California
2008-05-30 Film actor Charlie Sheen (42) weds socialite Brooke Mueller (30) at a private estate in Los Angeles, California
2010-11-01 Film actor Charlie Sheen (45) divorces socialite Brooke Mueller (33) due to irreconcilable differences after two-and-a-half years of marriage
Events in the Life of Charlie Sheen
1986-12-19 "Platoon" directed by Oliver Stone and starring Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger and Willem Dafoe is released (Academy Awards Best Picture 1987)
1987-12-11 "Wall Street" film directed by Oliver Stone and starring Michael Douglas and Charlie Sheen is released
2011-03-07 Charlie Sheen is fired from the CBS sitcom "Two and a Half Men"
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