Carlos Irwin Est�vez (born September 3, 1965), known professionally as Charlie Sheen, is an American actor. His character roles in films have included Chris Taylor in the 1986 Vietnam War drama Platoon (Platoon (film)), Jake Kesey in the 1986 film The Wraith, and Bud Fox in 1987 film Wall Street (Wall Street (1987 film)). His career also included more comedic films, such as Major League (Major League (film)), the Hot Shots! films, and Scary Movie 3 and 4 (Scary Movie 4). On television, Sheen is known for his roles on two sitcoms: as Charlie Crawford on Spin City, and as Charlie Harper (Charlie Harper (Two and a Half Men)) on Two and a Half Men.