Charlie Sheen Net Worth

Charlie Sheen was born Carlos Irwin Estevez on September 3, 1965. Charlie’s first role as an American actor was at age 9 in another film with his father, The Execution of Private Slovik. Charlie Sheen’s next role was as an extra with his father, Martin Sheen, in Apocalypse Now.

Charlie Sheen starred in 1983’s Grizzly II: Revenge before filming the iconic Cold War drama Red Dawn in 1984. He appeared in Silence of the Heart, The Fourth Wise Man, and Lucas, before a cameo appearance in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off in 1986.

Platoon

Sheen’s first critically acclaimed role was as Private Chris Taylor in the Vietnam flick directed by Oliver Stone, Platoon. After that, he portrayed Bud Fox in 1987’s Wall Street, another Stone film that also included Charlie’s father. In the late 80s and early 90s, Charlie Sheen continued to show off his acting chops in well received films like Eight Men Out, Young Guns, Major League, and Hot Shots!

Late 90s

But, by the late 90s, many of Charlie Sheen’s films, such as Money Talks, Hot Shots Part Deux, and Five Aces, received only mediocre reviews.

Spin City

With his film career floundering, Charlie Sheen turned to television. He was cast in the last two seasons of the Michael J. Fox sitcom, Spin City. Besides winning a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy, Sheen received two ALMA nominations.

Two and a Half Men

Chuck Lorre cast him as notorious Charlie Harper, a successful, carefree, womanizing jingle writer in the CBS sitcom, Two and a Half Men. The premise was how his neurotic brother Alan and his son move in after Alan’s divorce and disrupt Charlie’s life. Although critics had mixed reviews of Two and a Half Men, the public loved the show.

At first, Charlie made a pretty good salary ($250,000 per episode), but as the show’s popularity grew, so did Charlie Sheen’s net worth. In 2010, Charlie Sheen told the press he was thinking about leaving the show because $1,000,000 per episode wasn’t enough. CBS caved in and offered $1,780,000 per episode, and Charlie signed on for two more years. This salary made him the highest-paid actor on television at the time.

The Wild Life

The thing about Charlie Sheen was that his real life was a thousand times worse than his television life. His bad boy image was a result of his wild partying and hard-living behavior. In 1995, he was named as one of the clients of the infamous Hollywood madam, Heidi Fleiss. As far back as 1998, Charlie Sheen was abusing drugs, having suffered a stroke due to cocaine usage.

While he was able to function as an actor for the longest, his behavior finally caught up with him.

Two and a Half Men Departure

Two and a Half Men shut down when actor Charlie Sheen entered rehab in January 2011. Charlie made disparaging comments about producer Chuck Lorre and was banned from entering the production lot. The last four episodes of that season were canceled.

In March 2010, CBS and Warner Bros. Television terminated Charlie for “moral turpitude.”

The fate of one of the most popular television shows was in limbo. But, by May 13, CBS announced that Two and a Half Men would go on, with a new character played by Ashton Kutcher. Charlie Sheen did not appear in the series finale in February 2015.

Anger Management

Despite his bad publicity, FX took a chance with Charlie again with the series Anger Management. The show only ran for two years. Charlie signed a deal offering him almost $200 million if the show made it to 100 episodes and could go into syndication.

What is Charlie Sheen’s Net Worth?

The Charlie Sheen net worth increased quite a bit with his popular films. But, Charlie Sheen’s net worth skyrocketed with the success of Two and a Half Men. The first few seasons, Charlie Sheen made a salary of $250,000 per episode. By season 7, he was making $1,78 million per episode. During that peak of Charlie Sheen’s career, it is estimated he brought home as much as $40 million a year from syndication royalties.

Wreckless Spending

But while the Charlie Sheen net worth was insane, so was his spending. He was paying at least  $500,000 a year for child support. And, no one really knows how much he spent on escort services and drugs. He reportedly paid $10 million in hush money to keep his HIV status a secret.

*Charlie Sheen no longer receives royalties for the show, having sold his rights for $27 million in 2016.

Charlie Sheen’s net worth is a fraction of what it used to be. He lost his LA house to foreclosure in 2019.

Who is Charlie Sheen?

Carlos Irwin Estévez was born on September 3, 1965. He was born into a creative family and is the youngest son of actor Martin Sheen and artist Janet Templeton. Charlie Sheen attended Santa Monica high school with his only sibling, brother Emilio Estevez, and other future actors like Rob Lowe and Sean Penn.

Charlie Sheen’s Personal Life

Charlie Sheen’s personal life is almost as messy as his professional and financial life. He has one daughter with his high school girlfriend, Paula Profit. That daughter has a child, making Charlie Sheen a grandfather.

Broken Engagement

Actress Kelly Preston broke off her engagement to Sheen after Sheen accidentally shot her in 1990. And in between his many marriages, he had relationships with porn stars.

Marriages

• Charlie Sheen’s first marriage to Donna Peele in 1995 ended in divorce after the Heidi Fleiss scandal broke.
• Charlie Sheen began dating actress Denise Richards after meeting her on the set of Good Advice. They married in 2002 and have two daughters, Sami and Lola Rose Sheen and Sam Sheen. But, due to Sheen’s drug abuse, Richards filed for divorce in 2005, and it was finalized in 2006.
• Charlie Sheen married Brooke Mueller in 2008 and had twin sons. After much fighting and turmoil, the couple divorced in 2011.

Health

In 2015, Sheen announced that he was HIV positive.

Fun Facts About Charlie Sheen

• Charlie Sheen’s first role was in his father Martin Sheen’s 1973 film Badlands, where he and his brother Emilio played boys sitting under a lamp post.
• Charlie Sheen has received four Emmy nominations and three Golden Globe award nominations, with one win.
• The Charlie Sheen Roast on Comedy Central remains the highest rated ever.

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