Emilio Estevez
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| Emilio Estevez | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 12, 1962 Staten Island, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, director, screenwriter, producer, voice actor |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Spouse(s) | Paula Abdul (1992-1994) |
Emilio Estevez (born May 12, 1962) is an American actor, film director, poet, and writer. He started his career as an actor and is famous for being a member of the acting Brat Pack of the 1980s, appearing in The Breakfast Club and St. Elmo's Fire. He is also known for Repo Man, The Mighty Ducks, Maximum Overdrive, and his performances in western films such as Young Guns and its sequel. One of his first appearances was "Two-Bit" in The Outsiders.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Emilio was born in Staten Island, New York, the eldest child of actor Ramón Estévez (Martin Sheen) and artist Janet Templeton. His siblings are Ramon Estevez, Carlos Estevez (Charlie Sheen), and Renee Estevez. Unlike his brother Charlie, Emilio and his other siblings did not adopt their father's stage name because they didn't want to be disrespectful to the heritage.[1]
Estevez initially attended school in the New York public school system, but transferred to a prestigious private academy once his father's career took off. He lived on Manhattan's Upper West Side until his family relocated to Malibu in 1968. When Estevez was eleven years old, his father bought the family a portable movie camera. Emilio attended Santa Monica High School and graduated in 1980. Estevez, his brother Charlie, and their high school friends, Sean and Chris Penn, and Chad and Rob Lowe used the camera to make short films, which Estevez would often write.[2]
[edit] Brat Pack years
In the beginning of his career, Estevez appeared as an extra in Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now, which starred his father Martin Sheen, but the scenes in which Estevez appeared were deleted.[3] Estevez also appeared in a short film produced at his high school, entitled "Meet Mr. Bomb," an anti-nuclear power movie. He made his stage debut with his father in Mister Roberts at the Burt Reynolds' Dinner Theatre in Jupiter, FL.[4]
Estevez received great attention during the 1980s for being a member of the Brat Pack, and was credited as the leader of the group of young actors.[5] Estevez and Rob Lowe established the Brat Pack when cast as supporting "Greasers" in the first Brat Pack movie, The Outsiders based on the novel, casting Lowe as C. Thomas Howell's older brother Sodapop, with Estevez as the drunken Two-Bit Matthews. During production, he also approached his character as a laid-back guy, and thought up Two-Bit's interest in Mickey Mouse, shown by his uniform of Mickey T-shirts and watching cartoons.
After The Outsiders, Estevez appeared as the punk-rocker turned car-repossessor Otto Maddox in the cult film Repo Man before costarring in The Breakfast Club and St. Elmo's Fire. Following the success of these back-to-back Brat Pack staples, he starred in That Was Then, This Is Now (which he cowrote), the horror film Maximum Overdrive (for which he was nominated for a Razzie), and the crime drama Wisdom (with fellow Brat Packer Demi Moore). He went on to lead roles in the comedy/action Stakeout and the westerns Young Guns and Young Guns II.
[edit] Later career
In the early 1990s Estevez directed, wrote and starred with his brother Charlie Sheen in the garbage comedy Men at Work. Estevez later stated, "People come up to me on the street and say, Men at Work is the funniest movie I ever saw in my life. But, you know, I do have to question how many movies these people have seen for that film."[3]
In 1992, Estevez starred in The Mighty Ducks as Coach Gordon Bombay, a lawyer with a strong distaste for hockey (this is later revealed to be due to several events that occurred earlier in his life), who is forced into coaching a pee wee hockey team as a form of community service. The film was so successful that it was followed with two sequels. The following year Estevez starred in three films: the dark thriller Judgment Night, the spoof comedy Loaded Weapon 1 and comedy/action Another Stakeout, which was the sequel to his film Stakeout. Estevez has acted alongside his father several times. He starred with him in The War at Home (1996) in which he played a Vietnam War veteran dealing with posttraumatic stress disorder, and guest starred in one episode of The West Wing. Estevez also appeared in an uncredited role, in the Saturn Award-nominated film Mission: Impossible. From 1998 to 1999, he appeared in three television movies: the spaghetti western flick Dollar for the Dead (1998), the comedy Late Last Night (1999), and Rated X (2000), which he also directed. In 2000, Estevez starred in the Moxie! Award-winner thriller Sand, which also starred an ensemble cast that included Denis Leary, Jon Lovitz, Harry Dean Stanton, and Julie Delpy. In 2003, he made his voice acting debut when he helped create the English dub version in The 3 Wise Men with his father Martin Sheen. Later, Estevez starred in The L.A. Riot Spectacular and also voiced the English version of the film Arthur and the Invisibles. He recently guest-starred on Two and a Half Men as an old friend of real-life brother Charlie Sheen’s character.[6]
[edit] Directing career
Aside from acting, Estevez has also directed television shows and motion pictures. Most recently, he has directed episodes of the television series Cold Case, Close to Home, The Guardian, Criminal Minds, CSI: NY and Numb3rs. The films he has directed include Men at Work, The War at Home and Bobby. He made his directional debut with the film Wisdom, which made Emilio the youngest person to ever write, direct, and star in a major motion picture.[7]
Estevez has stated that he will direct and star in an independent film called "The Bang Bang Club", as well as that he currently has six screenplays that he has written that remain unproduced. Estevez said during an interview after one of the first screenings of Bobby that his next film will likely be Johnny Longshot.[8]
At the moment, Emilio is in Spain filming his latest project, The Way , where he directs his father Martin Sheen in a story about a man who decides to make the Camino de Santiago after the tragic death of his son in the French Pyrénées.[1]
[edit] Music videos
Estevez appeared in John Parr's "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" music video from the soundtrack of his film with the same name, where he played Kirby Keger. The music video featured all seven of the main cast of the film, looking sadly through the foggy windows of a run-down and fire-damaged version of the St. Elmo's Bar set. The Canadian version of the video intersperses images of Hansen's trek.
Emilio Estevez is a close friend of Jon Bon Jovi.[citation needed] He appeared in Bon Jovi's music video "Blaze of Glory" as Billy the Kid. In turn, Bon Jovi also made a cameo appearance in Young Guns II. Blaze of Glory was in the Young Guns II soundtrack, and was nominated for an Academy Award. In 2000, Estevez made an appearance in another Bon Jovi video "Say It Isn't So", along with Matt LeBlanc, Claudia Schiffer and Arnold Schwarzenegger.[citation needed]
[edit] Personal life
Estevez has two children with his ex-girlfriend, model Carey Salley. They have a son, Taylor Levi Estevez (born in June 1984), and a daughter, Paloma Rae Estevez (born in February 1986). He was briefly engaged to actress Demi Moore before the relationship ended but remain good friends. The two even starred as a feuding married couple in Bobby, alongside Moore's husband Ashton Kutcher.[9]
On April 29, 1992, Estevez married singer-choreographer Paula Abdul. They divorced in May 1994, with Abdul later stating that she wanted children and Estevez, who already had two children from a previous relationship, did not.[10]
In 2006, Estevez announced his engagement to writer Sonja Magdevski.[11]
[edit] Filmography
| Film | |||
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| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
| 1979 | Apocalypse Now | Messenger Boy | Scenes deleted[3] |
| 1982 | Tex | Johnny Collins | |
| 1983 | The Outsiders | Keith "Two-Bit" Matthews | |
| Nightmares | J.J. Cooney | Segment: Bishop of Battle | |
| 1984 | Repo Man | Otto Maddox | |
| 1985 | The Breakfast Club | Andrew "Andy" Clark | |
| St. Elmo's Fire | Kirby "Kirbo" Keger | ||
| That Was Then... This Is Now | Mark Jennings | Writer | |
| 1986 | Maximum Overdrive | Bill Robinson | |
| Wisdom | John Wisdom | Director/Writer | |
| 1987 | Stakeout | Det. Bill Reimers | |
| 1988 | Never on Tuesday | Tow Truck Driver | Cameo Role |
| Young Guns | William H. "Billy the Kid" Bonney/Henry McCarty | ||
| 1990 | Young Guns II | William H. "Billy the Kid" Bonney/Henry McCarty | |
| Men at Work | James St. James | Director/Writer | |
| 1992 | Freejack | Alex Furlong | |
| The Mighty Ducks | Gordon Bombay | ||
| 1993 | National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 | Sgt. Jack Colt | |
| Another Stakeout | Det. Bill Reimers | ||
| Judgment Night | Francis Howard "Frank" Wyatt | ||
| 1994 | D2: The Mighty Ducks | Gordon Bombay | |
| 1995 | The Jerky Boys | only executive producer | |
| 1996 | Mission: Impossible | Jack Harmon | Uncredited role |
| The War at Home | Jeremy Collier | Director and producer | |
| D3: The Mighty Ducks | Gordon Bombay | ||
| 2000 | Sand | Trip | |
| 2000 | Rated X | ||
| 2003 | The 3 Wise Men | Jimmy | Uncredited Voice Role (English Dub) |
| 2005 | The L.A. Riot Spectacular | Laurence Powell | |
| Culture Clash in AmeriCCa | only director | ||
| 2006 | Bobby | Tim Fallon | Director/Writer |
| Arthur and the Invisibles | Ferryman | Voice Role (English Dub) | |
| 2010 | The Public | Stuart [12] | Pre-production director,writer and producer |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1980 | Insight | Episode: 17 Going Nowhere | |
| 1981 | To Climb a Mountain | ||
| 1982 | Making the Grade | Episode: 1.5 | |
| In the Custody of Strangers | Danny Caldwell | ABC TV-Movie | |
| 1987 | Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville |
Himself/Vietnam Soldiers | TV-Movie/TV Special documentary |
| 1989 | Nightbreaker | Dr. Alexander Brown (Past) | TNT TV-Movie |
| 1994 | Saturday Night Live | Host | Episode: Emilio Estevez/Pearl Jam |
| The Legend of Billy the Kid | Himself | Interview from the set of Young Guns II | |
| 1998 | Dollar for the Dead | Cowboy | TNT TV-Movie |
| 1999 | Late Last Night | Dan | TV-Movie |
| 2000 | Rated X | James Lowell "Jim" Mitchell | Showtime TV-Movie Director |
| 2001 | Jon Bon Jovi | Himself — Interviewee | TV-Special |
| 2002 | After Dark: South Beach | Narrator | TV-Special |
| 2003 | The West Wing | Young Josiah "Jed" Bartlet | Episode: Twenty Five Cameo Role |
| 2003, 2004 | The Guardian | Director: Episode: Hazel Park Episode: All is Mended Episode: The Watchers |
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| 2004, 2005 | Cold Case | Director Episode: The Sleepover Episode: Wishing |
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| 2005 | CSI: NY | Director Episode: The Dove Commission Episode: The Closer |
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| Close to Home | Director Episode: Baseball Murder |
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| Criminal Minds[13] | Director | ||
| 2008 | Numb3rs | Episode: Charlie Don't Surf Director |
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| Two and a Half Men | Andy | Episode: The Devil's Lube | |
[edit] Awards and nominations
- 1998: Nominated, "Outstanding Latino Director of a Feature Film" – The War at Home
- 1998: Nominated, "Outstanding Individual Performance in a Crossover Role in a Feature Film" – The War at Home
- 2006: Nominated, "Outstanding Director – Motion Picture" – Bobby
- 2006: Nominated, "Outstanding Screenplay – Motion Picture" – Bobby
- 2006: Nominated, "Outstanding Motion Picture" – Bobby
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
- 2006: Nominated, "Best Cast" – Bobby (shared w/co-stars)
Hollywood Film Festival
- 2006: Won,, "Ensemble of the Year" – Bobby (shared w/co-stars)
- 2006: Nominated, "Best Film" – Bobby
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
- 2006: Won, "Behind the Camera Breakout Performance of the Year – Bobby
- 1987: Nominated, "Worst Actor" – Maximum Overdrive
- 2007: Nominated, "Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture" – Bobby (shared w/co-stars)
- 2006: Nominated, "Golden Lion (Best Film)" – Bobby
- 2006: Won, "Biografilm Award" – Bobby
- 1989: Won, "Bronze Wrangler (Theatrical Motion Picture)" – Young Guns (shared w/John Fusco, Christopher Cain, Lou Diamond Phillips, Charlie Sheen, Kiefer Sutherland)
[edit] References
- ^ Biography for Emilio Estevez
- ^ Emilio Estevez – Moviefone
- ^ a b c Emilio Estevez – Biography
- ^ Emilio Estevez at Hollywood.com
- ^ Blum, David (June 10 1985). "Hollywood's Brat Pack". New York: 40–47.
- ^ Two Brothers to Team on Two and a Half Men" TV Guide. November 6, 2008. Retrieved on November 7, 2008.
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092225/trivia
- ^ Close-Up Film Interview
- ^ http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20059785,00.html
- ^ Paula Abdul Biography : People.com
- ^ Emilio Estevez Is Engaged – Emilio Estevez : People.com
- ^ http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/453722/The-Public/details
- ^ Emilio Estevez – Trailer – Showtimes – Cast – Movies – The New York Times
[edit] External links
- Emilio Estevez at the Internet Movie Database
- BBC News Online: "Blair has 'actor' looks – Estevez" from October 2006
- Emilio Estevez interview
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Bronze Wrangler Awards | ||
| Preceded by Carroll Ballard for Never Cry Wolf |
Bronze Wrangler for Theatrical Motion Picture 1989 for Young Guns |
Succeeded by Kevin Costner, Jim Wilson & Rodney A. Grant for Dances With Wolves |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | ||
| Preceded by none give |
Breakout Performance of the Year – Behind the Camera 2006 for Bobby |
Succeeded by Ethan Coen & Joel Coen for No Country for Old Men |
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