Emilio Estevez

He was in a relationship with Carey Salley, a Wilhelmina model, from 1983-1986. The couple had two children, a son and daughter named Taylor Levi and Paloma Estevez.

He was engaged to Demi Moore for a while but in 1992 he married pop singer Paula Abdul. The marriage ended in divorce two years later due to Estevez’s objection in having issues.

In 2006, he got engaged to Sonja Magdevski, a Macedonian journalist. The couple lives in a Spanish-styled villa in Malibu and is engaged in growing vines and sell them under the label, ‘Casa Dumetz’.

Born as Ramon Estevez, he was the eldest son of actor Martin Sheen and Janet Templeton, an artist. His siblings include Ramon Estevez, actor Charlie Sheen originally named Carlos Estevez and Renee Estevez.

He was educated in a New York public school initially but later put up in a private academy when his father’s career picked up. In 1968, the family moved to Malibu.

At Malibu, he continued his schooling at Santa Monica High School. It was here he became friends with future actors Rob Lowe, Sean and Chris Penn.

Estevez was interested in scriptwriting even as a boy. While he was eight, he sent a script to the 1970-73 TV series, ‘Night Gallery’ produced by Rod Serling, but unfortunately it was turned down.

When he was 11, his father gifted him a handy camera. He made films using it and enjoyed acting along with his brother Charlie and friends Chris Penn, Rob Lowe and Sean.

His acting career started in 1979 during his father’s trip to Philippines for the shooting of the film ‘Apocalypse Now’. He played the role of a messenger boy but his role was cut off.

After completing his high school education, he decided to start his career as an actor. He decided to keep his father’s original name in order to maintain his own identity as an actor.

In 1980, he started appearing in small-screen movies. The most notable one includes the ABC Special by name ‘Seventeen Going on Nowhere’.

In 1982, he made his debut in the big screen by starring opposite Matt Dillon in ‘Tex’. The film, an adaptation of S.E. Hinton’s book, gave him a breakthrough in his career.

In 1983, he made appearance in Francis Ford Coppola's 'The Outsiders’, a remarkable adaptation of Hinton’s novel. His co-actors included Dillon, Rob Lowe, Tom Cruise, Patrick Swayze, Ralph Macchio and Thomas Howell.

The film, ‘The Mighty Ducks’, a sports comedy released in 1992, was a great box office hit that gave him wide popularity. The film earned $50,752,337 in U.S. market resulting in two sequels.

‘Bobby’, released in 2006, was written, directed and cast by him gave him international recognition by means of awards and appreciation. The film was based on the assassination of President Robert F. Kennedy.