Martin Sheen Says He Regrets Changing His Name From Ramón Estévez
etonline.commagazine, the star is asked about his sons, Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estévez, getting into acting, which leads to him talking about changing his name from Ramón Estévez.
Sheen says he was «so self-involved and trying to be a provider that I wasn’t aware of their inclination to being actors.» He adds that «the only influence I had on Emilio was to keep his name.»«When he started out, his agent was advising him to change his name to Sheen and he wouldn’t do it,» Sheen recalls. «And I thank God he didn’t.»The 81-year-old actor says changing his name, which he reportedly did because he felt it would earn him more acting roles, is «one of my regrets.»«I never changed my name officially.
It’s still Ramón Estévez on my birth certificate. It’s on my marriage license, my passport, driver’s license,» he notes. «Sometimes you get persuaded when you don’t have enough insight or even enough courage to stand up for what you believe in, and you pay for it later.
But, of course, I’m only speaking for myself.»Born in America to a Spanish father and an Irish mother, Francisco Estévez and Mary Ann Phelan, Sheen is proud of his heritage, and says one of his favorite movie projects was a tribute to his dad.«The one that fills me with the deepest gratitude and satisfaction is called.
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