Martin Sheen Regrets Taking Stage Name For Acting Career

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"Sometimes you get persuaded when you don't have enough insight or even enough courage to stand up for what you believe in"



Before he was Martin Sheen, he was Ramon Estevez.

The "Apocalypse Now" actor got candid during an interview with Closer Weekly and admitted he regretted changing his name in order to advance his acting career.

"That's one of my regrets. I never changed my name officially," he admitted. "It's still Ramon Estévez on my birth certificate.



"I never changed my name officially. It's on my marriage license, my passport, driver's license," the 81-year-old said.

"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," Sheen told the publication. "But, of course, I'm only speaking for myself."

Martin also revealed that when his son Emilio Estevez wanted to follow in his footsteps to pursue acting, the veteran star was relieved that Emilio had decided to keep his original name.

"The only influence I had on Emilio was to keep his name," he said. "When he started out, his agent was advising him to change his name to Sheen and he wouldn't do it. And I thank God he didn't."

Although Estevez didn't follow through with his name change, Martin is also father to "Two and a Half Men" star Charlie Sheen who took on the Sheen stage name. His real name is Carlos Estevez.

Martin may have been supportive of his children's acting careers, but he confessed that he had a harder time getting his parents onboard with his chosen line of work.

"You couldn't blame him," he said. "Both my parents were immigrants. My father was from Spain, and my mother was from Ireland. My real name is Ramon Estevez."

Sheen continued, "My father was very practical. He was a factory worker for most of his adult life, and he wanted me to go to college and improve my chances of making a better living than he did. We had some very, very painful confrontations about it."

Martin Sheen Regrets Changing His Name For Acting Career

"Sometimes you get persuaded when you don't have enough insight or even enough courage to stand up for what you believe in"

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[HeathCliff]

Oh really now?

 

[doug777]

 

[Dr. Truth]

100 years later. FOH.

 

[REDLINE]

Yeah that nigga “Ramon” probably wouldn’t have went far!

 

[KunningLinguist]

Yeah that nigga “Ramon” probably wouldn’t have went far!

not at all....

he made the right decision

 

[kes1111]

Martin Sheen Regrets Taking Stage Name For Acting Career

 

[bgbtylvr]

Fuck em all.

 

[Shadow]

Oh really now?

we’ve known since Emilio played the cowboy. They asked about his name and his said he was Latino straight up.

CACs was trying to say he was a bastard child Martin Sheen had with the help.

Emilio kept it real when the others Sold out. I could possibly understand Martin’s game give the times but Charlie Had no excuse.

 

[dade305]

I always had more respect for Emilio for keeping his name.

 

[REDLINE]

"And coming to the stage Ramon"

 

[HeathCliff]

we’ve known since Emilio played the cowboy. They asked about his name and his said he was Latino straight up.

CACs was trying to say he was a bastard child Martin Sheen had with the help.

Emilio kept it real when the others Sold out. I could possibly understand Martin’s game give the times but Charlie Had no excuse.

Lol. I know bro. I'm an 80's baby. I was a fan of all the Estevez's in the 80's.

I was just being sarcastic that he wants to come clean now that he's already sold out through 5 decades.

 

[Shadow]

Lol. I know bro. I'm an 80's baby. I was a fan of all the Estevez's in the 80's.

I was just being sarcastic that he wants to come clean now that he's already sold out through 5 decades.

i feel you, fam. My answer was more for the youngins….

 

[Princenubian]

"Sometimes you get persuaded when you don't have enough insight or even enough courage to stand up for what you believe in"



Before he was Martin Sheen, he was Ramon Estevez.

The "Apocalypse Now" actor got candid during an interview with Closer Weekly and admitted he regretted changing his name in order to advance his acting career.

"That's one of my regrets. I never changed my name officially," he admitted. "It's still Ramon Estévez on my birth certificate.


"I never changed my name officially. It's on my marriage license, my passport, driver's license," the 81-year-old said.

"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," Sheen told the publication. "But, of course, I'm only speaking for myself."

Martin also revealed that when his son Emilio Estevez wanted to follow in his footsteps to pursue acting, the veteran star was relieved that Emilio had decided to keep his original name.

"The only influence I had on Emilio was to keep his name," he said. "When he started out, his agent was advising him to change his name to Sheen and he wouldn't do it. And I thank God he didn't."

Although Estevez didn't follow through with his name change, Martin is also father to "Two and a Half Men" star Charlie Sheen who took on the Sheen stage name. His real name is Carlos Estevez.

Martin may have been supportive of his children's acting careers, but he confessed that he had a harder time getting his parents onboard with his chosen line of work.

"You couldn't blame him," he said. "Both my parents were immigrants. My father was from Spain, and my mother was from Ireland. My real name is Ramon Estevez."

Sheen continued, "My father was very practical. He was a factory worker for most of his adult life, and he wanted me to go to college and improve my chances of making a better living than he did. We had some very, very painful confrontations about it."

Martin Sheen Regrets Changing His Name For Acting Career

"Sometimes you get persuaded when you don't have enough insight or even enough courage to stand up for what you believe in"

toofab.com

Oh really now?

Yeah that nigga “Ramon” probably wouldn’t have went far!

Fuck em all.

Lol. I know bro. I'm an 80's baby. I was a fan of all the Estevez's in the 80's.

I was just being sarcastic that he wants to come clean now that he's already sold out through 5 decades.

Rafael here isn’t buying your explanation.

Carry on……….

 

[34real]

He and his sons can go back to using their names no one's stopping them.

 

[OutlawR.O.C.]

Yeah that nigga “Ramon” probably wouldn’t have went far!

not at all....

he made the right decision

Pretty much.

 

[REDLINE]

Rafael here isn’t buying your explanation.

Carry on……….

He wouldn't either.

José Ramón Gil Samaniego (February 6, 1899 – October 30, 1968), known professionally as Ramon Novarro, was a Mexican-born American actor. He began his career in silent films in 1917 and eventually became a leading man and one of the top box office attractions of the 1920s and early 1930s. Novarro was promoted by MGM as a "Latin lover" and became known as a sex symbol after the death of Rudolph Valentino.

Carry on...

 

[APOPHIS]

Too late to un-self hate.
Fuck him.

 

[Curtwalk]

Who cares most actors don’t use their real names anyway, most of the actors in his generation had crazy real names because a lot of them were immigrants from European countries.

I always assumed Emilio Estevez used his real name so that people wouldn’t confuse him with his crazy ass brother.

 

[Mr. Met]

 

[REDLINE]

Too late to un-self hate.
Fuck him.

Who cares most actors don’t use their real names anyway, most of the actors in his generation had crazy real names because a lot of them were immigrants from European countries.

I always assumed Emilio Estevez used his real name so that people wouldn’t confuse him with his crazy ass brother.

You’re both right.

 

[DragonXJC]

See it all the time in the corporate world, people come up with palatable nicknames for themselves so white people aren't inconvenienced. It's sad.

 

[0utsyder]

Trying to get into that country club! The one that denied the Goldbergs