Sheen has said he was greatly influenced by the actor James Dean.

Sheen was then a co-star in the controversial Emmy Award-winning 1972 television movie That Certain Summer, said to be the first television movie in America to portray homosexuality in a sympathetic light.

I never know what's gonna happen at the time and sometimes ... you have to do it because you cannot not do it and be honest with yourself ," Sheen said in the interview.

" It was a brilliant youth theatre ", Sheen has said, " and it taught me not only a lot about acting, but also about work ethic ; it was very disciplined.

" " Sheen has cornered the market in explosive energy ", said The Independent, " but this thrilling performance is his finest yet.

" It was great to do something that was so different ", Sheen has said of the role.

Sheen has said he is " fascinated by finding the private side of the public face ".

" He ’ s got the voice, the mannerisms, the blaze ," said the Financial Times, " but, more than that, Sheen – as viscerally exciting an actor as any in Britain today – shows us the hunger of Frost ’ s ambition .. and fox-like instinct for the hunt and the kill.

Despite appearing in the original stage production in a part written for him by Peter Morgan, Sheen was surprised to have been cast in the film: " Peter said he'd only be prepared to give the rights to someone who would cast me as Frost, which was very nice, but when the studios get their hands on something ...

Of his decision to take part, Sheen has said: " My rule of thumb is that I want to do things I'd like to go and see myself.

In its review, Rolling Stone said: " Late in the film, a real actor, Michael Sheen, shows up as the mind-reading Aro, of the Italian Volturi vampires, and sparks things up.

Referring to his David Bowie-esque character, Sheen has said, " I was paid to show off basically ".

The Wall Street Journal found little fun in the movie " except for a gleefully campy turn by Michael Sheen " while The New York Times said he " shows up to deliver the closest thing to a performance in the movie ".

It was the sixth collaboration between Sheen and Peter Morgan ; both parties have since said they will not work together again " for the foreseeable future ".

The actress has said she was " embarrassed " that Sheen never proposed but felt as if she were married: " If you keep a library book out long enough, you feel it's yours.

" Sheen has said that Beckinsale " will always be one of the most important people in my life.

( In 2011, Sheen said that he had used steroids for nearly two months to improve his athletic abilities in the film.

Holbrook co-starred with Martin Sheen in the controversial and acclaimed 1972 television movie That Certain Summer said to be the first television movie to portray homosexuality in a sympathetic, non-judgmental light.

He also laughed at being asked to recount " everything " that he had said during interrogations, joking that it was " like asking Charlie Sheen how many women he dated.

The child's biological father, Michael Sheen, has said, " Len is a really lovely man.

Berry said Sheen made a diving back-handed catch in the movie that rivaled the famous catch by Willie Mays in the 1954 World Series.

She did not get along with Charlie Sheen, which caused further friction on the set.

Sheen was also nominated for — but did not win — consecutive Public Service Emmys in 1952, 1953, and 1954.

Although he did not attend college, Sheen credited the Marianists at University of Dayton as a major influence on his public activism.

However, her next film, Three for the Road ( 1987 ), which featured Charlie Sheen and Alan Ruck, did not fare as well.

Richard II was the first English king to make Sheen his main residence, which he did in 1383.

His appointment came as a surprise ; likely contenders for the post included Fulton J. Sheen, a television personality and Bishop of Rochester, and Archbishop Maguire, who had been Spellman's coadjutor but did not hold the right to succession.

Sheen did not take a lead role in Stone's subsequent films, although he did have a cameo role in Money Never Sleeps.

In the 1960s an Australian cleaning product " Mister Sheen " launched a successful TV campaign using the original tune with new lyrics (" Oh, Mr. Sheen, Oh, Mr. Sheen "); as did a 1990s radio commercial for Pitney Bowes office equipment: " Absolutely, Mister Pitney!

In the first season, a young Martin Sheen had a recurring role as ex-policeman Jerry Warton, but the character did not extend beyond the first year — in fact, in the third season, Sheen guest starred as a lawyer who murdered Cannon's client.

While the other shows did not catch on, the bishop ( Sheen ) became an overnight hit, found a sponsor in Admiral television sets, and was DuMont's only Emmy Award winner in its brief period of broadcasting.

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: Emilio, Ramón, Carlos, and Renée.

Actor Charlie Sheen visited the city to pay his respects on May 2 and donated supplies for relief efforts, along with several other actors, musicians and athletes.

These include actors Kane Hodder and Charlie Sheen, professional wrestlers Kazushige Nosawa, Vampiro, Colt Cabana, and Willie Mack, and rappers Chuck D, Coolio, Kung Fu Vampire, MURS, and Vanilla Ice.

He attended Santa Monica High School, the same high school as fellow actors Emilio Estevez, Charlie Sheen, Sean Penn, Chris Penn, and Robert Downey, Jr.

One of the longer-running police dramas of the day, the series featured appearances by a number of actors, familiar and unfamiliar, among whom were Lynn Borden, Kim Darby, Antonio Fargas, Tiny Tim ( in the pilot TV-movie ), Randolph Mantooth, Cal Bellini, Sharon Gless, Dabbs Greer, Bernie Kopell, Frank Gorshin, Jess Walton, Pernell Roberts, Alan Oppenheimer, Dan Kemp, E. G. Marshall, Harrison Ford, John Schuck, Ingrid Pitt, Susan Saint James, Ivan Dixon, Harry Townes, Pat Hingle, Norman Alden, Anne Francis, David Carradine, Charo, Joseph Campanella, Bill Quinn, Bernard Fox, Tyler McVey, Robert Webber, Alan Hale, Jr., Marion Ross, Marcia Strassman, Susan Sullivan, Suzanne Pleshette, Bo Hopkins, James Hong, Jeanne Cooper, Paul Winfield, Harold Gould, James Farentino, Robert Reed, Bill Bixby, David Cassidy, David Hartman, Dana Elcar, Tina Louise, Lincoln Kilpatrick, Robert Karnes, Tyler MacDuff, Greg Mullavy, Rod Serling, Gene Raymond, Francine York, Peter Mark Richman, Jennifer Gan, Clu Gulager, Joel Grey, Van Williams, John Hoyt, Scott Glenn, William Windom, Joshua Bryant, Dorothy Malone, Robert Alda, Barbara Rush, Jack Kelly, Jason Wingreen, George Takei, George Wallace, John M. Pickard, Diana Muldaur, Jodie Foster, William Katt, Lee Grant, Steve Forrest, Susan Olsen, Michael Lerner, Edward Asner, Eddie Garrett, Darwin Joston, John Rubinstein, Jack Lord, Scott Marlowe, Norman Fell, Gavin MacLeod, Gary Collins, Johnny Seven, William Shatner, Bobby Darin, Martin Sheen, Cheryl Ladd, William Daniels, William Schallert, Burgess Meredith, Vic Tayback, Arch Johnson, James Drury, Ed Flanders, Bruce Lee and Ellen Corby ( Grandma Walton of TV fame ).

Several actors from The American President reappear in The West Wing, including Martin Sheen ( whose character in President, A. J., is at one point accused by Shepherd of lacking the courage to run for office himself ) as President Josiah Bartlet, Anna Deavere Smith as National Security Advisor Dr. Nancy McNally, Joshua Malina as White House Communications Director Will Bailey, Nina Siemaszko as Ellie Bartlet, Ron Canada as Under Secretary of State Theodore Barrow, and Thom Barry as Congressman Mark Richardson.

Day was portrayed by Moira Kelly, and Peter Maurin was portrayed by Martin Sheen, actors later known for their roles on The West Wing television series in the United States.

Also that year, Sheen starred in the short film Airlock, or How To Say Goodbye in Space with Derek Jacobi and was invited to join the actors ' branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.

Sheen has two older brothers, Emilio Estevez and Ramon Estevez, and a younger sister, Renée Estevez, all actors.

People born in Newport include film director Peter Greenaway CBE, author Leslie Thomas OBE, actors Michael Sheen OBE, Desmond Llewelyn, and musicians Grant Nicholas and Jon Lee of the rock band Feeder.

A list of actors / guest stars includes the likes of Dan Aykroyd, Hank Azaria, Ed Begley Jr., Steve Buscemi, Daniel Craig, Tim Curry, Timothy Dalton, Roger Daltrey, Mark Dacascos, Benicio del Toro, Kirk Douglas, Brad Dourif, Whoopi Goldberg, Teri Hatcher, Mariel Hemingway, Bob Hoskins, Eddie Izzard, Margot Kidder, John Lithgow, Malcolm McDowell, Ewan McGregor, Meat Loaf, Demi Moore, Donald O ' Connor, Bill Paxton, Joe Pesci, Brad Pitt, Iggy Pop, Christopher Reeve, Don Rickles, Tim Roth, Katey Sagal, Martin Sheen, Brooke Shields, Slash, Ben Stein, Lea Thompson, Sam Waterston, Adam West, Audra Lindley and Treat Williams, among others.

An event that aired on May 25, 2007, Nickelodeon took the opportunity to rehire the original voice actors of Jimmy, Sheen and Carl to return for a special audio commentary version of the film that features their animated counterparts ' silhouettes, spoofing Mystery Science Theater 3000.

Her three brothers are also actors: Emilio Estevez, Ramon Estevez and Charlie Sheen.

Her method, based on use of the actor's imagination, has been studied by many renowned actors, such as Robert De Niro, Elaine Stritch, Martin Sheen, Diana Muldaur, Dolores del Rio, Roy Scheider, Vincent D ' Onofrio, Mark Ruffalo, Warren Beatty, Michael Imperioli, Salma Hayek, Sean Astin, Barbara Stuart, Joyce Meadows, Stephen Bauer and Benicio del Toro, in addition to Marlon Brando, who served as the New York studio's Honorary Chairman until his death, and was replaced by another pupil, Warren Beatty.

During the late summer and early fall of 1987, news media in Indianapolis were buzzing with sightings of the film's actors including Sheen and Cusack.

He was raised in a " traditional midwestern setting " in Dayton, Ohio, attending Oakwood Junior High School, before moving to the Point Dume area of Malibu, California with his mother and brother. He attended Santa Monica High School, the same high school as fellow actors Emilio Estevez, Charlie Sheen, Sean Penn, Chris Penn, and Robert Downey, Jr.

Notables artists have emerged from the state, including actresses Katie Holmes, Carmen Electra, Sarah Jessica Parker ; actors Drew Carey, Dave Chappelle, Rob Lowe, Martin Sheen, Woody Harrelson, Steve Harvey ; film directors Wes Craven and Chris Columbus, author R. L.

Tallman flew the dramatic night shots of the Milo Minderbinder Air Force B-25 bombing its own base just over the heads of actors Jon Voight and Martin Sheen.

On March 30, 2012 the Screen Actors Guild ( SAG ) and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists ( AFTRA ) completed a merger of equals forming a new union SAG-AFTRA and as a result of this merger a group of actors including Schaal, her former stepmother Valerie Harper, fellow voice actor Michael Bell and actors Edward Asner, Martin Sheen and Ed Harris to name a few immediately filed a lawsuit against SAG President Ken Howard and several SAG Vice Presidents to have the merger overturned and the two unions separated because of their claims that the election held by both the SAG and AFTRA memberships was improper.