Emilio Estevez: biography and filmography

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Emilio Estevez is an American actor, director, screenwriter and producer. Son of popular actor Martin Sheen and brother of Charlie Sheen. He is best known to the general public for his roles in the films St. Elmo's Fire, The Breakfast Club, Young Guns and the Mighty Ducks film series. Since the late nineties, he began to appear less often, devoted himself to the career of a director and screenwriter.

Childhood and youth

Emilio Estevez was born on May 12, 1962 in Staten Island, New York. Father - the famous actor Martin Sheen, known for starring in the movie "Apocalypse Now" and the TV series "The West Wing", real name - Ramon Estevez. Emilio's younger brother, Carlos Estevez, decided to take a pseudonym following the example of his father and became known as Charlie Sheen.

Moved frequently with his family as a child, growing up in Manhattan and California. At the age of eleven, Emilio received a portable video camera as a gift and began making amateur films. As a child, he was friends with Sean andChris Pennami and Rob Lowe, famous actors in the future, together they wrote and directed amateur short films. Also during his school years, Emilio Estevez wrote and staged plays in the school theater, he also played the main roles in performances.

Career start

Estevez's first film experience was as an extra in Apocalypse Now at the age of fourteen, but his footage was cut from the final film.

After graduating from high school, in 1980, Emilio decided not to continue his studies and devote himself to acting. In 1982, he played with his father in the TV movie "Under the care of strangers".

Most Notable Works

In the early eighties, Emilio Estevez was a member and leader of the group of young actors "Brat Pak", which also included Rob Lowe, Judd Nelson, Anthony Michael Hall, Demi Moore and others. Together they appeared in many successful projects.

Breakthrough work in the filmography of Emilio Estevez was the role in the youth drama Francis Ford Coppola's Outcasts. The picture performed well at the box office and received positive reviews from critics.

A year later, Emilio starred in the sci-fi film "The Requisitioner", which was also critically acclaimed and soon gained cult status. In 1985, the actor appeared in two successful films at once: he played the main roles in the youth comedy The Breakfast Club and the romantic drama St. Elma". Both films were box office hits and cult status.

The following year, Emilio Estevez starred in the drama It Was Then… It Is Now, and he also wrote the screenplay for the film. The project performed well at the box office, but received negative reviews from critics. The actor also starred in the fantasy horror film "Maximum Acceleration", the picture failed at the box office, and Estevez received a nomination for the Golden Raspberry Award.

Initially, the actor was supposed to star in Oliver Stone's "Platoon", but production dragged on for almost two years, and he left the project. The director replaced Emilio with his younger brother Charlie Sheen.

Emilio Estevez appeared in the 1987 police comedy Surveillance, which became a hit at the box office, and a year later he starred in the western The Young Guns, which managed to collect more than forty million dollars. In 1990, a sequel to the picture was released, which was able to repeat the financial success of its predecessor.

In 1992, the family sports comedy The Mighty Ducks was released, starring Emilio Estevez. The film performed well at the box office, in subsequent years the actor appeared in two sequels to the film.

In subsequent years, projects with the participation of the actor were not so successful. The film "Spy 2: Ambush Again" failed at the box office and received negative reviews from critics, the same fate befell the thriller"The Night of Doomsday".

In 1996, Emilio Estevez appeared in a small role in the blockbuster Mission: Impossible. In subsequent years, he began to appear less and less on the screen and focused on his career as a director.

Directorial career

Emilio Estevez made his directorial debut with the crime drama Wisdom (1986). He became the youngest person ever to perform on the same project as a director, screenwriter and lead actor at the same time. The film received negative reviews from critics and performed poorly at the box office.

Four years later, Emilio directed the black comedy Men at Work, starring himself and his brother Charlie. The picture did well at the box office, but received not too flattering reviews from critics. In 1996, Estevez's next project, the war drama "War in the House", received a warmer reception from the press, but grossed about forty thousand dollars at the box office.

For six years, Emilio Estevez wrote the script for the film "Bobby", the picture was released in 2006 and was well received by critics. Four years later, the director's next project, the drama "The Way", was released, and it also received a warm welcome from journalists and viewers.

In 2018, the festival premiere of the director's new film, the drama "Public Library" took place. The film has not yet been released to the public.

Other works

Emilio Estevez has appeared in several music videos, first appearing invideo for a song from the official soundtrack of St. Elmo's Fire. After that, he starred in several videos of Jon Bon Jovi, who is a friend of the actor.

Private life

In the eighties, the actor's personal life was the subject of close attention of the press, photos of Emilio Estevez constantly appeared on the covers of glossy magazines. He was briefly engaged to actress Demi Moore, also dated actress Mimi Rogers, and later was best man at her wedding to Tom Cruise.

Was in a relationship with model Carey Sally, the couple have two children, a son and a daughter. From 1992 to 1994 he was married to singer Paula Abdul. After the divorce, he never remarried. Today, Emilio leads a not too public life, he recently sold his house in Los Angeles and moved to Ohio.