Martin Sheen (left) and Estevez attend the premiere of “The Way” on Oct. 5, 2011, in New York City. FilmMagic “So we were filming in a building that was used for night court,” he recalled.

Martin Sheen poses with his family Emilio Estevez, Ramon Estevez, Charlie Sheen and Renee Estevez backstage after the opening night performance of "The Subject Was Roses" in February 2010.

When NPR was offered the chance to interview Martin Sheen and Melissa Fitzgerald about The West Wing, I dashed through the newsroom with an energy to rival the show's iconic walk and talks.

Martin Sheen has starred in hundreds of movies, but earned legendary status for his roles in Apocalypse Now, The West Wing and The Departed. Look back at his iconic career, family life and more as ...

Martin Sheen changed his name to become a successful Hollywood actor like his idol James Dean – but today, the star wished he could have stayed as Ramon Estévez. "That’s one of my regrets ...

Emilio Estevez said his father Martin Sheen once advised him not to make the same "mistake" he did, urging him to use his birth name for auditions. "I thought using the name Sheen would help [with ...

In Oct. 2010, the father-son acting duo of Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez were walking from their hotel to the main square in Santiago, Spain, to see the pope.

Ask Luke Wilson what it was like to work with Martin Sheen on the new film “12 Mighty Orphans” and he sounds just as awestruck as he was the first day on location in Texas. “I’m from like ...

Martin Sheen says his wife is the "scariest woman" he's ever met. The 74-year-old star says the secret to his 50-year marriage to the actress Janet Templeton, whom he married in 1961, is that she ...

Martin Sheen’s Instagram post. (Photo courtesy of @ramoncalledmartin) Chiming in to back Sheen up was his “West Wing” co-star Bradley Whitford, who said the claims were completely false.

Martin Sheen met Janet Templeton in New York City in 1960, when he was beginning to pursue his acting career and she was an art student at the New School. They married in 1961, ...

Acting runs in Charlie Sheen's family. Born on Sept. 3, 1965, the Two and a Half Men actor is the son of Janet and Martin Sheen. Martin (whose real name is Ramón Antonio Gerardo Estévez) is an ...