Post by Taxigirl on Oct 18, 2003 10:39:10 GMT
Born on May 12th, 1962, Emilio Estevez began his acting career in his late teens with his screen debut in the movie Tex (1982). Emilio then made his first noteworthy appearance in Francis Coppola’s The Outsiders(1984). With one well-received film under his belt and using the Estevez surname that father Martin Sheen had set aside, Emilio took his place as a serious actor. His next film Repo Man secured his place as a talented actor, not an easy thing to do when the big screen seemed to be full of fresh young faces. Emilio joined fellow actors that found themselves carrying the dubious brat pack label through most of their career in films such as The Breakfast Club and St. Elmo’s Fire. When you consider the amount of fresh new faces Hollywood was putting before the public eye during the next several years, Emilio’s ability to stand out in the crowd is noteworthy. His determination to use the Estevez name and not depend upon his fathers well-known choice of Sheen, made an undeniable statement to anyone who cared to pay attention, I’m not just another brat. Emilio’s talent is all his own.
In addition to his screen appearances Emilio tried his talented hands at another venture with the writing of That Was Then This Is Now. In 1986 and in his early 20’s, Emilio wrote, directed and starred in Wisdom. Now in his late 30’s, Wisdom is not a film Emilio would call one of his better ventures, but it paved the way to later projects and he added to his directing credits Men At Work, The War At Home and more recently Rated X (2000). The Bang Bang Club seems to be his most current directing and acting project, but is still in development.
Charlie,Martin,Renee & Ramon.
Emilio continued to add to his acting credits with appearances in Stakeout and Young Guns I & II. After his appearances in quite a few noteworthy films Emilio seemed to disappear and then, as if he’d never slowed, he appeared again to delight the younger generation and give hockey enthusiasts something to cheer over with his role in Disney’s “ The Mighty Ducks. Emilio followed up with two more Mighty Ducks sequels, which were also well received.
With the completion of "The Mighty Ducks 3" (1996), Emilio once again took the director's chair trading his wages for the financing of the film about a Vietnam veteran returning home to his family and dealing with the effects of the war. The War At Home was a critical success and once again put Emilio back into the spotlight, this time proving himself as not only a great director, but a fine serious actor.
Emilio comes from a family where almost every member is in the acting profession, with the exception of his mother Janet. Emilio's brother Ramon was in the film "Cadence" with his father, sister Renee was in "The Room Upstairs" and "Babies Having Babies" directed by her dad, but Emilio's most well known sibling is actor Charlie Sheen (Carlos Estevez), who has starred in films such as "Platoon" and "Major League" and is a fine actor in his own right. The Sheen/Estevez family is a very close and well-respected family in the entertainment industry, and is one of the most famous acting families that have ever appeared in film. Emilio's not only a fine actor, writer and director but he’s an active father of two children, it remains to be seen if the future generation of Estevez’s intend on continuing the legacy of several generations of actors in the family. In the meantime, Emilio Estevez continues to work and there is not doubt he will continue to add to his many credits.
