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Emilio Estevez

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Producer
IMDbProStarmeterTop 5,000415
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An American father travels to France to recover the body of his estranged son who died while traveling "El camino de Santiago" from France to Santiago de Compostela (Spain).
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Emilio Estevez was born on May 12, 1962, in New York City. He is the eldest son of actor Martin Sheen, who at the time was just breaking into the business. His mother, Janet Sheen (née Templeton), was a former New York art student who had met Emilio's father right after he had moved to Manhattan. Martin and Janet had three other children, Charlie Sheen, Renée Estevez, and Ramon Estevez, all of whom became actors. His father is of half Spanish and half Irish descent, and his mother, whose family is from Kentucky, has English and Scottish ancestry.

He lived on Manhattan's Upper West Side until his family relocated to Malibu in 1968. Before graduating from Santa Monica High School in 1980, Estevez had already had a small role as a messenger boy in Apocalypse Now (1979), that was ultimately cut from the film.

Though his father had opted to use the stage name "Sheen" over his more ethnic birth name "Estevez," Emilio chose to retain the family name, hoping to avoid riding his father's coattails. He also thought the double "E" set of initials was "pretty."

He appeared in a few TV movies, the first of which was 17 Going on Nowhere (1980), before making his big-screen debut opposite Matt Dillon in 1982's Tex (1982). A part in The Outsiders (1983) followed, and Estevez made his first big splash as the punk rocker Otto in the cult classic Repo Man (1984).

Originally cast as Bender (The Criminal) in the seminal John Hughes flick The Breakfast Club (1985), Estevez took the part of Andrew (The Athlete) instead after Hughes could find no one else to fill the role. Another ensemble film, St. Elmo's Fire (1985) came next. Then Estevez made his screen-writing debut with That Was Then... This Is Now (1985), a film in which he also starred.

He then starred in the Stephen King thriller and cult hit Maximum Overdrive (1986), . The ambitious young actor added directing to his palette with Wisdom (1986) in 1986. Estevez went on to write, direct and star in the film Men at Work , Men at Work (1990) alongside his brother Charlie Sheen in 1989 . Originally written as an environmental comedy that follows two slacker garbage men who find a dead politician in a trash barrel,''Men at Work'' went on to be a moderate success and enjoys a "cult" status.

Estevez jumped back into making studio films with hits like Stakeout (1987) and Young Guns (1988), as well as their subsequent sequels.

In 1992, Emilio took on one of his most iconic and famous roles as Coach Gordon Bombay in The Mighty Ducks (1992). The enormously popular Disney film spawned two sequels and an NHL hockey team of the same name, but Estevez was interested in making more dramatic films.

In 1995, he agreed to make a brief appearance in D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996) in exchange for Disney helping him finance and distribute another effort as actor-director, The War at Home (1996). Though smiled on by critics, The War at Home (1996) received a very limited distribution by Disney and thus went largely unseen. The War at Home, filmed in Austin, Texas, is an exploration of the effects of PTSD on a Vietnam veteran who has returned to his Texas family's home in 1972. The film co-stars Oscar winner, Kathy Bates, Estevez ' s father Martin Sheen and Kimberly Williams . The film premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in 1996 as an Official Selection. Estevez continued to work in films, both behind and in front of the camera, including a fourth effort as director and star, Rated X (2000), which co-starred brother Charlie Sheen and was a selection at the Sundance Film Festival in 2000.

In 2006, Emilio made the motion picture Bobby. Bobby (2006), a "day in the life" film. Robert F. Kennedy Estevez wrote, directed, and acted in the picture, which, follows 22 characters in the Ambassador Hotel on June 4th, 1968 on the day Senator Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated following his win in the California primary. The film remains one of the starriest ensemble cast ever assembled with Anthony Hopkins, Sharon Stone, William H. Macy, Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher, Laurence Fishburne, Harry Belafonte, Lindsay Lohan, Helen Hunt, Martin Sheen and many others in the cast. Distributed by The Weinstein Company, "Bobby" went on to be nominated for two Golden Globes, Best Original Song and Best Picture (Drama), as well as a Screen Actors Guild Best Ensemble nomination in 2006. He won a Hollywood Film Best Ensemble Award and received a 7-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival following his nomination for the prestigious Golden Lion for directing the film . The film had its North American premiere at the Toronto Film Festival where it was an Official Selection.

In 2009 Estevez filmed a new project which he wrote, produced and directed called, The Way, in Spain starring his father, Martin Sheen, in a story about a man who decides to make the Camino de Santiago after the death of his son in the French Pyrénées. It was released in the United States on October 7, 2011, following the premiere at the Toronto Film Festival in 2010.

In 2019, Estevez released another feature film, The Public, starring Alec Baldwin, Christian Slater, Jena Malone, Jeffrey Wright, Taylor Shilling, Michael K. Williams and Estevez himself, which he also wrote, directed and produced. The movie was shot entirely inside the downtown Cincinnati Public Library during the winter of 2017. Once again, The Public enjoyed it's world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival in 2018. The film was released in 2019 by Greenwich Entertainment and Universal Pictures.

In 2021, Emilio returns as Coach Gordon Bombay in the new Disney + series, The Mighty Ducks: Gamechangers.
BornMay 12, 1962
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  • Awards
    • 8 wins & 12 nominations

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Emilio Estevez
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Christian Slater and Emilio Estevez in Bobby (2006)
Charlie Sheen, Emilio Estevez, Dermot Mulroney, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, and Casey Siemaszko in Young Guns (1988)
Emilio Estevez in Judgment Night (1993)
Emilio Estevez in Game On (2021)
Emilio Estevez in Game On (2021)
Emilio Estevez in The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers (2021)
Emilio Estevez and Joshua Jackson in D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996)
Emilio Estevez and Joshua Jackson in D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996)
Emilio Estevez and Joshua Jackson in D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996)

Known for:

The Way (2010)
The Way
7.3
  • Daniel
  • 2010
Bobby (2006)
Bobby
7.0
  • Tim
  • 2006
Christian Slater, Alec Baldwin, Emilio Estevez, Gabrielle Union, Jacob Vargas, Michael Kenneth Williams, Jeffrey Wright, and Taylor Schilling in The Public (2018)
The Public
6.6
  • Stuart Goodson
  • 2018
Young Guns II (1990)
Young Guns II
6.5
  • William H. Bonney
  • 1990

Credits

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Actor

  • Guns 3: Alias Billy the Kid
    • William
    • Pre-production
  • The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers (2021)
    The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers
    • Gordon Bombay
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Christian Slater, Alec Baldwin, Emilio Estevez, Gabrielle Union, Jacob Vargas, Michael Kenneth Williams, Jeffrey Wright, and Taylor Schilling in The Public (2018)
    The Public
    • Stuart Goodson
    • 2018
  • Abominable Christmas (2012)
    Abominable Christmas
    • Mr. Winterbottom (voice)
    • TV Movie
    • 2012
  • Dear Dracula (2012)
    Dear Dracula
    • Myro (voice)
    • Video
    • 2012
  • The Way (2010)
    The Way
    • Daniel
    • 2010
  • Jon Cryer, Ashton Kutcher, Angus T. Jones, and Sergio Kato in Two and a Half Men (2003)
    Two and a Half Men
    • Andy
    • TV Series
    • 2008
  • Arthur and the Invisibles (2006)
    Arthur and the Invisibles
    • Ferryman (English version, voice)
    • 2006
  • Bobby (2006)
    Bobby
    • Tim
    • 2006
  • Emilio Estevez, Charles S. Dutton, George Hamilton, and Snoop Dogg in The L.A. Riot Spectacular (2005)
    The L.A. Riot Spectacular
    • Officer Powell
    • 2005
  • The 3 Wise Men (2003)
    The 3 Wise Men
    • Jimmy (English version, voice)
    • 2003
  • Rob Lowe, Martin Sheen, Allison Janney, Dulé Hill, Moira Kelly, Janel Moloney, Richard Schiff, John Spencer, and Bradley Whitford in The West Wing (1999)
    The West Wing
    • Young Jed Bartlet (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2003
  • Denis Leary, Kari Wuhrer, and Michael Vartan in Sand (2000)
    Sand
    • Trip
    • 2000
  • Jon Bon Jovi in Bon Jovi: Say It Isn't So (2000)
    Bon Jovi: Say It Isn't So
    • Emilio Estevez
    • Music Video
    • 2000
  • Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez in Rated X (2000)
    Rated X
    • Jim Mitchell
    • TV Movie
    • 2000
  • Late Last Night (1999)
    Late Last Night
    • Dan
    • TV Movie
    • 1999

Director

  • Guns 3: Alias Billy the Kid
    • Director
    • Pre-production
  • Christian Slater, Alec Baldwin, Emilio Estevez, Gabrielle Union, Jacob Vargas, Michael Kenneth Williams, Jeffrey Wright, and Taylor Schilling in The Public (2018)
    The Public
    • Director
    • 2018
  • The Way (2010)
    The Way
    • Director
    • 2010
  • Numb3rs (2005)
    Numb3rs
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2008–2009
  • Bobby (2006)
    Bobby
    • Director
    • 2006
  • Kimberly Elise and Jennifer Finnigan in Close to Home (2005)
    Close to Home
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2005
  • Gary Sinise and Melina Kanakaredes in CSI: NY (2004)
    CSI: NY
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2005
  • Culture Clash in AmeriCCa (2005)
    Culture Clash in AmeriCCa
    • Director
    • 2005
  • Cold Case (2003)
    Cold Case
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2004–2005
  • The Guardian (2001)
    The Guardian
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2003–2004
  • Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez in Rated X (2000)
    Rated X
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 2000
  • The War at Home (1996)
    The War at Home
    • Director
    • 1996
  • Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez in Men at Work (1990)
    Men at Work
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Wisdom (1986)
    Wisdom
    • Director (directed by)
    • 1986

Producer

  • Guns 3: Alias Billy the Kid
    • producer
    • Pre-production
  • Max Harwood, Ashley Benson, and Hero Fiennes Tiffin in The Loneliest Boy in the World (2022)
    The Loneliest Boy in the World
    • executive producer
    • 2022
  • The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers (2021)
    The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Christian Slater, Alec Baldwin, Emilio Estevez, Gabrielle Union, Jacob Vargas, Michael Kenneth Williams, Jeffrey Wright, and Taylor Schilling in The Public (2018)
    The Public
    • producer
    • 2018
  • The Way (2010)
    The Way
    • producer
    • 2010
  • The War at Home (1996)
    The War at Home
    • producer
    • 1996
  • The Jerky Boys (1995)
    The Jerky Boys
    • executive producer
    • 1995
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Emilio Estevez Gets a LIVE Surprise from Michael K. Williams for 'The Public'
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Emilio Estevez Gets a LIVE Surprise from Michael K. Williams for 'The Public'
The Breakfast Club: 30th Anniversary Edition
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The Breakfast Club: 30th Anniversary Edition
The Breakfast Club: 30th Anniversary Edition
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The Breakfast Club: 30th Anniversary Edition
The Breakfast Club: 30th Anniversary Edition
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The Breakfast Club: 30th Anniversary Edition
The Breakfast Club: 30th Anniversary Edition
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The Breakfast Club: 30th Anniversary Edition
The Way
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The Way
The Way
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The Way
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  • Alternative name
    • Emilio Estévez
  • Height
    • 5′ 6½″ (1.69 m)
  • Born
    • May 12, 1962
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Spouse
    • Paula AbdulApril 29, 1992 - May 10, 1994 (divorced)
  • Children
      Taylor Estevez
  • Parents
      Martin Sheen
  • Relatives
      Sami Sheen(Niece or Nephew)
  • Other works
    Appeared in Bon Jovi's music video, "Say It Isn't So", along with Matt LeBlanc, Claudia Schiffer and Arnold Schwarzenegger (2000).
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 8 Interviews
    • 1 Article
    • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

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  • Trivia
    Because of writers block while writing the script for Bobby (2006), his brother Charlie Sheen suggested he change his surroundings. Estevez drove about 150 miles north of Los Angeles and randomly chose a motel to spend the night. While talking about his project with the woman working the front desk, she revealed she was actually in the ballroom the night Robert Kennedy was shot.
  • Quotes
    What's the level of compromise for making that kind of money? How far do I have to sell my soul? What's the price of that? And I don't know if I want to make those kind of compromises any more. I think I'm a different person. I think I've matured to a great extent. I think that I want different things now. That it's not about the celebrity status that you receive because you're doing the next hot movie. It's about doing good work.
  • Trademarks
      Has a unique laugh, prominently featured in his role as Billy the Kid in the "Young Guns" franchise.
  • Salaries
      D3: The Mighty Ducks
      (1996)
      $3,000,000

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