Martin Sheen Biography

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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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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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