Ramon Estevez
{{short description|American actor and director}}
{{for|his father, the actor whose real name is Ramón Estévez|Martin Sheen}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ramón Estévez
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = Ramón Luis Estévez
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|08|07}}
| birth_place = New York City, New York, U.S.{{cite book|first1=Martin|last1=Sheen|first2=Emilio|last2=Estevez|first3=Hope|last3=Edelman|title=Along the Way: The Journey of a Father and Son|year=2012|publisher= Simon & Schuster|isbn=9781849836982|page=46|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X5EeoIqmjvAC&pg=PA46}}
| othername = Ramón Sheen
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|theatre director}}
| yearsactive = 1982–2003, 2007–present
| spouse =
| partner = David Woodbury
| parents = Martin Sheen
Janet Templeton
| relatives = {{plainlist|
- Emilio Estevez (brother)
- Charlie Sheen (brother)
- Renée Estevez (sister)
- Joe Estevez (uncle)
}}
| family = Estevez family
}}
Ramón Luis Estévez (born August 7, 1963), sometimes billed as Ramón Sheen, is an American actor and director who runs Estevez Sheen Productions.
Early life
Estevez is the second of four children born to actor Martin Sheen and artist Janet Templeton.{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TCgcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=d1gEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5627,2055944&dq=ramon+estevez&hl=en|title=Latest Movie Reflects Growth Of Sheen Dynasty|date=March 10, 1991|work=Google news|publisher=The Victoria Advocate|access-date=11 July 2010}} His siblings are actors Emilio Estevez, Charlie Sheen, and Renée Estevez.{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodosis.com/las-familias-de-actores-mas-poderosas-de-hollywood-segun-la-revista-forbes|title=Las familias de actores mas poderosas de Hollywood – según la revista Forbes|date=19 November 2009|work=HollywooDosis|publisher=hollywoodosis.com|language=es|access-date=9 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100928042158/http://www.hollywoodosis.com/las-familias-de-actores-mas-poderosas-de-hollywood-segun-la-revista-forbes|archive-date=2010-09-28|url-status=dead}} His father is of Spanish and Irish descent.
Career
=Acting career=
Estevez's movies include That Was Then... This Is Now (1985) and Cadence (1990). In Cadence, he played a sycophantic "spineless corporal"{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-03-16-ca-23-story.html|title=Ramon Estevez Also Follows in the Star Tracks of His Father|last=King|first=Susan|date=March 16, 1991|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=9 July 2010}} to the stockade's commanding officer.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/cadencepg13kempley_a0a159.htm|title='Cadence'|last=Kempley|first=Rita|date=February 15, 1991|newspaper=The Washington Post|publisher=washingtonpost.com|access-date=9 July 2010}}{{cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1991/02/18/cadence-is-faulty-and-familiar-but-moving/|title='Cadence' is faulty and familiar, but moving|last=Cedrone|first=Lou|date=February 18, 1991|work=Baltimore Sun|publisher=baltimoresun.com|access-date=9 July 2010}} Estevez was disguised in Cadence as a funny guard who wore glasses and "his hat most of the time" to prevent being recognized as Charlie Sheen's brother.{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0N0rAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gWQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2982,661392&dq=ramon+estevez&hl=en|title=Sheen Dynasty Gets Revival in "Cadence"|last=Thomas|first=Bob|date=March 8, 1991|work=Google news|publisher=Kentucky New Era|access-date=9 July 2010}}
In 1992, Estevez appeared in The Last P.O.W.? The Bobby Garwood Story.{{cite web|url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117900991.html?categoryid=32&cs=1&query=Ramon+Estevez|title=The Last P.O.W.?: The Bobby Garwood Story|last=Voros|first=Drew|date=June 28, 1993|work=Variety|publisher=variety.com|access-date=9 July 2010}}
He appeared in Diamond Rio's 1996 video "It's All in Your Head",{{cite web|url=http://countrymailbag.com/bios/diamond_rio_bio.asp|title=Diamond Rio Unbelievable Biography|work=Country Mailbag|publisher=countrymailbag.com|access-date=9 July 2010}} and has written songs for Diamond Rio. Estevez's plays include a 1982 Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre performance in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NRsMAAAAIBAJ&sjid=klkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6704,3270553&dq=ramon+estevez&hl=en|title=Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre. . .Going for a First|date=May 29, 1982|work=Google news|publisher=The Evening Independent|access-date=9 July 2010}}
=Directing and producing career=
Estevez is involved in production development of Warner Bros.-affiliated company, Estevez Sheen Productions,{{cite web|url=http://www.rrcc.edu/playwrightshowcase/pdfs/Showcase.pdf|title=Joe Kraemer Literary Manager and Playwright|date=August 2009|work=The 4th Playwrights Showcase|publisher=rrcc.edu|page=7|access-date=9 July 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527175208/http://www.rrcc.edu/playwrightshowcase/pdfs/Showcase.pdf|archive-date=27 May 2010}} a combination of his father's real and stage surnames.{{cite web|url=http://www.latina.com/entertainment/buzz/true-identity-charlie-sheen-tracing-roots-estevez-family|title=The True Identity of Charlie Sheen: Tracing The Roots of The Estevez Family|last=Ramirez|first=Erika|date=28 February 2011|publisher=Latina magazine|access-date=7 March 2011}} The production company is located in Los Angeles, California.{{cite web|url=http://www.pendleton-gazette.com/2010/JenniferNiven.html|title=Richmond, Indiana Native to Promote Book and Upcoming TV Sitcom|date=February 1, 2010|work=Pendleton-Gazette.com|access-date=9 July 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20110715062658/http://www.pendleton-gazette.com/2010/JenniferNiven.html|archive-date=15 July 2011}}
In 2010, Estevez approached Michael Ritchie about staging the play The Subject Was Roses at the Mark Taper Forum on behalf of{{cite web|url=http://www.centertheatregroup.org/uploadedFiles/Plays_and_Tickets/Productions/2010/Speed-the-Plow/files/SWR_program.pdf|title=Sometimes opportunity knocks. Sometimes it calls you on the phone.|last=Ritchie|first=Michael|year=2010|work=Center Theatre Group|publisher=centertheatregroup.org|access-date=9 July 2010|author-link=Michael Ritchie (artistic director)|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101230112742/http://www.centertheatregroup.org/uploadedFiles/Plays_and_Tickets/Productions/2010/Speed-the-Plow/files/SWR_program.pdf|archive-date=30 December 2010}} Estevez Sheen Productions.{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/137110-Martin-Sheen-Returns-to-Subject-Was-Roses-Opening-Feb-21-in-LA-Conroy-and-Geraghty-Also-Star|title=Martin Sheen Returns to Subject Was Roses, Opening Feb. 21 in L.A.; Conroy and Geraghty Also Star|last=Jones|first=Kenneth|date=February 21, 2010|work=Playbill|publisher=playbill.com|access-date=9 July 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100224234303/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/137110-Martin-Sheen-Returns-to-Subject-Was-Roses-Opening-Feb-21-in-LA-Conroy-and-Geraghty-Also-Star|archive-date=24 February 2010}}{{cite web|url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117942277.html?categoryid=33&cs=1|title=Theater Review: The Subject Was Roses|last=Verini|first=Bob|date=February 22, 2010|work=Variety|publisher=variety.com|access-date=9 July 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://wotshotrightnow.com/stage-to-screens-brian-geraghty-of-the-hurt-locker-and-the-subject-was-roses/|title=STAGE TO SCREENS: Brian Geraghty of "The Hurt Locker" and 'The Subject Was Roses'|work=Wots Hot Right Now|publisher=wotshotrightnow.com|access-date=9 July 2010}}{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Martin Sheen created the play's Timmy on Broadway in 1964 and wanted to revisit it as Timmy's dad, John. In collaboration with Ritchie and Sheen, Estevez arranged for Brian Geraghty to play a role with Neil Pepe as the director. The play opened on February 21, 2010 with Estevez in attendance.{{cite web|url=http://www.theatermania.com/los-angeles/news/02-2010/photo-flash-charlie-sheen-emilio-estevez-et-al-joi_25181.html|title=PHOTO FLASH: Charlie Sheen, Emilio Estevez, et al. Join Martin Sheen for The Subject Was Roses Opening|date=February 22, 2010|work=TheaterMania|publisher=theatermania.com|access-date=9 July 2010}} A 2011 Estevez Sheen Productions project was The Way with James Nesbitt written and directed by Emilio Estevez and starring Martin Sheen.{{cite web|url=http://www.obsessedwithfilm.com/reviews/owfs-dvdblu-ray-picks-21st-july-the-princess-and-the-frog-extraordinary-measures-and-zombie-women-of-satan.php|title=OWF's DVD/Blu-Ray Picks: 21st July – Blessed new to DVD (subsection)|last=Gallagher|first=Simon|date=June 21, 2010|work=Obsessed With Film|publisher=obsessedwithfilm.com|access-date=9 July 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100626010129/http://www.obsessedwithfilm.com/reviews/owfs-dvdblu-ray-picks-21st-july-the-princess-and-the-frog-extraordinary-measures-and-zombie-women-of-satan.php|archive-date=26 June 2010}}
From 2012 to 2014, Estevez co-produced Anger Management with his brother Charlie Sheen.
Filmography
;Film
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- The Dead Zone (1983)
- That Was Then... This Is Now (1985)
- A State of Emergency (1986)
- Turnaround (1987)
- Fall of the Eagles (1989)
- Beverly Hills Brats (1989)
- Esmeralda Bay (1989)
- A Man of Passion (1989)
- Cadence (1990)
- Alligator II: The Mutation (1991)
- Sandman (1993)
- The Expert (1995)
- Shadow Conspiracy (1997)
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;Television
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- In the Custody of Strangers (1982)
- The Fourth Wise Man (1985)
- Jesse Hawkes (1 episode, 1989)
- Zorro (2 episodes, 1990–1991)
- Revealed with Jules Asner (1 episode, 2002)
- The West Wing (1 episode, 2003)
- The Dame Edna Treatment (1 episode, 2007)
- Anger Management (Co-Producer with Charlie Sheen, 2012)
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References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|2066|Ramon Estevez}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110325105953/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/765206/Ramon-Estevez Ramon Estevez], The New York Times
- {{Rotten Tomatoes person|ramon_estevez}}
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