Carlos Irwin Estévez born September 3 1965 known professionally as Charlie Sheen is an American actor He has appeared in films such as Platoon 1986 Wall Street 1987 Young Guns 1988 The Rookie 1990 The Three Musketeers 1993 and The Arrival 1996 In the 2000s when Sheen replaced Michael J Fox as the star of ABCs Spin City his portrayal of Charlie Crawford earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor He then starred as Charlie Harper on the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men 200311 for which he received multiple Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy nominations and as Dr Charles Charlie Goodson on the FX series Anger Management 201214 In 2010 Sheen was the highestpaid actor on television earning US18 million per episode of Two and a Half Men Sheens personal life has made headlines including reports of alcohol and drug abuse and marital problems as well as allegations of domestic violence In March 2011 his contract for Two and a Half Men was terminated by CBS and Warner Bros following his derogatory comments about the series creator Chuck Lorre On November 17 2015 Sheen publicly revealed that he is HIV positive having been diagnosed four years previously The disclosure resulted in a vast increase of online search queries for HIV prevention and testing which was later dubbed the Charlie Sheen effect