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- NAME: Martin Sheen
- OCCUPATION: Animal Rights Activist, Film Actor, Television Actor, Director
- BIRTH DATE: August 03, 1940 (Age: 72)
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Dayton, Ohio
- Full Name: Ramón Gerardo Antonio Estévez
- Originally: Ramón Estévez
- ZODIAC SIGN: Leo
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Martin Sheen is an American actor best known for his roles in films Badlands (1973) and Apocalypse Now (1979). He has won numerous awards for his role as President Bartlet on the TV series The West Wing.
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Martin Sheen. [Internet]. 2013. The Biography Channel website. Available from: http://www.biography.com/people/martin-sheen-9481351 [Accessed 26 May 2013].
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Martin Sheen. The Biography Channel website. 2013. Available at: http://www.biography.com/people/martin-sheen-9481351. Accessed May 26, 2013.
Sheen has been arrested numerous times during political demonstrations and protests.
Sheen and his wife, Janet, live in Los Angeles. The couple has four children, all of whom have followed in their father's footsteps from time to time.
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