Short Biography

Martin Sheen (born Ramón Gerardo Antonio Estévez, August 3, 1940) is an Irish/Spanish American actor who is best known for his performances as Captain Willard in the film Apocalypse Now and President Josiah Bartlet on the NBC television series The West Wing. As well as the critical acclaim he has received as an actor, he has become known as an activist. He is the father of actors Charlie Sheen, Emilio Estevez, Ramon Estevez and Renee Estevez. Sheen was born in Dayton, Ohio, the son of Mary Ann (née Phelan), an immigrant from County Tipperary, Ireland, and Francisco Estévez, a factory worker/machinery inspector from Parderrubias, Galicia, Spain. Sheen`s mother fought in the Irish War of Independence due to her family`s connections to the Irish Republican Army. Sheen adopted his stage name in honor of the Catholic archbishop and theologian, Fulton J. Sheen.

Sheen married art student Janet Templeton on December 23, 1961, and they have four children, three sons and a daughter, all of whom are actors.

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Friends and Family

Carmen Estevez [Sister]

Joe Estevez. [Brother]

Mary Ann Phelan [Mother]

Francisco Estevez [Father] (died 1979)

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