As Sheen crashes, door opens for Estevez
In the year 2000, America made a terrible decision. Michael J. Fox had to leave Spin City, and the show’s creators hired Charlie Sheen to take over as the show’s male lead. Unfortunately, they chose the wrong brother.
Whether we like it or not, famous siblings have always been a struggle for Americans. Whether it’s Owen and Luke Wilson, Joan and John Cusack, or even Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, we very rarely choose a favorite sibling.
Alec Baldwin is the only celebrity that comes to mind who has successfully squashed the fame of a sibling. And he did not settle for just one of them either – Alec had to fight off his brothers Daniel, Stephen and William.
Before his career took off in the late 1960s, Martin Sheen and his wife had four children. One of those children grew up and became a famous, overpaid sitcom star, Charlie Sheen, and the other became the less famous, but way more talented, Emilio Estevez.
The two brothers started working in film at a young age and both became famous in the 1980s. Charlie Sheen rose to fame for his roles in dramatic films like “Wall Street” and “Platoon.” Estevez quickly became a teen heartthrob and an unofficial leader of the Brat Pack in films like “The Breakfast Club,” “The Outsiders” and “St. Elmo’s Fire.”
Sheen started to fall off the radar in the 1990s as he took on a string of forgettable roles in movies like “Money Talks” and “All Dogs Go to Heaven 2.”
Estevez on the other hand, spent the 1990’s winning over the hearts of millions and teaching the world about the difference between Greenland and Iceland while portraying defense attorney-turned-hockey coach Gordon Bombay in “The Mighty Ducks.” After the groundbreaking teen hockey trilogy debuted in 1992, Estevez began moving behind the camera including directing the 2006 drama “Bobby.”
Charlie Sheen wound up revitalizing his career with two seasons on “Spin City” and then started his run of “Two and a Half Men.” Somehow America fell in love with the unfunny comedy and decided that $1.8 million an episode was a perfectly reasonable amount of money.
Now, 36 hours and a briefcase full of cocaine later, America finally hates Charlie Sheen. Now would be a perfect time for the magical Emilio Estevez comeback we’ve all been waiting for.