Charlie Sheen's memoir was filled with superstar name-drops — however some have been extra impactful to his life than others.
His well-known father, Martin Sheen, and brother Emilio Estevez have been among the many stars named in The Guide of Sheen, which was launched on Tuesday, September 9. A few of Sheen's former costars, together with Jennifer Grey and Alan Ruck, have been additionally talked about. The Two and a Half Males alum referenced pal C. Thomas Howell, and there was one line about Tom Cruise within the guide as nicely.
Even Tori Spelling's title was thrown within the combine as a result of, at one level, she lived in the identical constructing as Sheen, now 60.
Nonetheless, nobody made extra of an affect on Sheen's life than his Platoon costars. Johnny Depp, particularly. Sheen was not a smoker when he first met Depp, 62, however that modified after they filmed the 1986 film.
“I deserted my first-class seat to spend hours in coach with Depp, so he may chain-smoke behind the aircraft,” Sheen wrote of their first assembly. “I bear in mind watching him slaying cig after cig, and whereas he did look James Dean-kool doing it, I stayed pleased with myself for by no means choosing up the hateful behavior.”
Sheen stated the 15-hour flight was the “final time” he flew “anyplace as a nonsmoker.”
Hold scrolling to see the largest namedrops from Sheen's memoir:
Ping-Pong With O.J. Simpson
When Sheen was 11 years previous he performed Ping-Pong in opposition to Simpson on a movie set — and had some wild issues to say concerning the late soccer participant.
“Please perceive that I'm nonetheless describing his ping-pong expertise once I say: His proper hand was f***ing deadly,” Sheen recalled.
The Johnny Depp of It All
Depp and Sheen fashioned a quick friendship earlier than they even began filming Platoon, particularly after their 15-hour flight to the Philippines “become a soggy airborne frat social gathering,” due to the 2 younger actors.
“As thrilled as I used to be to embrace a stable new pal, I made the error of attempting to match Johnny booze-wise,” Sheen wrote. “That good-looking f***er drank me underneath the tray desk.”
There was “by no means” a scarcity of cigarettes on the movie's set due to Depp, and Sheen “started to just accept them much less cautiously,” particularly as a result of his character additionally smoked. Deep was filled with “unusual glee” as soon as he observed that Sheen had picked up the behavior.
“He had efficiently transformed one nonsmoker on every of his earlier three movies,” Sheen defined. “Once I lastly give up smoking on the Fourth of July in 2019, I did the mathematics and discovered that I had smoked twenty-five miles of cigarettes when lined up tip-to-butt. Thanks, Johnny; ought to I ever want one, I'll ship you the invoice for my new lung.”
Elsewhere within the guide, Sheen revealed that he spent $400 on cigarettes each month when “attempting to chop down” on smoking.
Alan Ruck's Declare About Invoice Clinton
Sheen took his girlfriend on the time, a lady named Dolly, to satisfy then-Governor Invoice Clinton with Ferris Bueller's Day Off costar Ruck.
“I used to be answering a reporter's questions when Ruck overheard Clinton whisper to one in all his aides: ‘Discover out what you may concerning the brunette,'” Sheen claimed within the guide. “The brunette was Dolly, and to at the present time Alan swears it was a precise quote.”
When Ruck advised Dolly, she “laughed and was truly flattered,” Sheen wrote.
His Star-Studded Intervention
Apart from Sheen's father and brother, stars Rob Lowe and Clint Eastwood (by way of cellphone) appeared at his first intervention.
Eastwood apparently stated that Sheen was experiencing “a minor pace bump” earlier than he was hauled off to rehab.
A Bikini Contest With Nicolas Cage
The day of his intervention, Sheen apparently had “large plans” with Cage in Palm Springs. The duo have been set to evaluate a bikini contest. Naturally, Cage and his buddies broke Sheen out of rehab (with the promise he would return) so they may fulfill their duties.
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Befriending Chuck Lorre
Sheen and Lorre, who created Two and a Half Males, “acquired alongside nice” on the present.
“Pains me to consider the longer term s*** we may've finished collectively had I not launched myself to Mars — actually,” Sheen wrote, referencing his 2011 firing from the sitcom.
The Matthew Perry Connection
Perry “hosted a non-public males's group at his condominium” and Sheen attended, beginning their friendship. Sheen remembered the late Perry fondly in his guide.
“I used to be fascinated by Matt's capability to show each frown the wrong way up. I've by no means met anybody who extra masterfully used humor as a deflector protect to maintain you simply sufficient over there,” Sheen wrote. “I dug each minute we spent collectively and over there with Matthew was significantly better than most individuals's entrance and middle.”
Sheen was even at a celebration with Perry when he met third spouse Brooke Mueller.
