name	Emmy Award
description	Excellence in Television
presenter	ATAS/NATAS
country	United States
year	1949
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An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards (for film) and the Grammy Awards (for music).

They are presented in various sectors of the television industry, including entertainment programming, news and documentary shows, and sports programming. As such, the awards are presented in various area-specific ceremonies held annually throughout the year. The best known of these ceremonies are the Primetime Emmy Awards, honoring excellence in American primetime television programming (excluding sports), the Daytime Emmy Awards, honoring excellence in American daytime television programming and the Regional Emmy Awards which are presented for programming excellence throughout the country at various times through the year.

Three related but separate organizations present the Emmy Awards:

the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS) honors national prime time entertainment excluding sports;

the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) recognizes daytime, sports, news and documentary programming, technology, business, regional, global media awards and;

the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences honors all programming produced and originally aired outside the United States.

History

The Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS) established the Emmy Awards as part of an image-building and public relations opportunity. The name "Emmy" was chosen as a feminization of "immy", a nickname used for the image orthicon tubes that were common in early television cameras. To complement the name, the statuette was designed to depict a winged woman holding an atom, which "has since become the symbol of the TV Academy's goal of supporting and uplifting the art and science of television: The wings represent the muse of art; the atom the electron of science."

The first Emmy Awards were presented on January 25, 1949 at the Hollywood Athletic Club, but solely to honor shows produced and aired locally in the Los Angeles area. Shirley Dinsdale has the distinction of receiving the very first Emmy, for Most Outstanding Television Personality, during that first awards ceremony.

In the 1950s, the ATAS expanded the Emmys into a national event, presenting the awards to shows broadcast nationwide. In 1955, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) was formed in New York as a sister organization to serve members on the East Coast, and help to also supervise the Emmys. The NATAS also established regional chapters throughout the United States, with each one developing their own local Emmy awards show for local programming.

Originally there was only one Emmy Awards ceremony held per year to honor shows nationally broadcast in the United States. That changed when the Daytime Emmy Awards, a separate awards show specifically just for daytime programming, was first held in 1974. Other area-specific Emmy Awards ceremonies soon followed. Also, the International Emmy Awards, honoring television programs produced and initially aired outside the U.S., was established in the early 1970s. Meanwhile, all Emmys awarded prior to the emergence of these separate, area-specific ceremonies are listed along with the Primetime Emmy Awards in the ATAS' official records.

In 1977, due to various conflicts, the ATAS and the NATAS agreed to split ties. However, they also agreed to share ownership of the Emmy statue and trademark, with each responsible for administering a specific set of award shows.

Area-specific ceremonies

The Emmys are presented in various area-specific ceremonies held annually throughout the calendar year, ranging from honoring nationally televised shows to regionally- and locally-produced programs. Each ceremony has their own set of nominating and voting procedures, along with different rules regarding voting committees. Also, the various ceremonies each have own set of award categories, and it is not uncommon for them to have some of the same names (e.g. ''Primetime'' Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series and ''Daytime'' Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series).

Regardless of which area-specific ceremony one wins an Emmy, all winners still may be generally called an "Emmy Winner".

Primetime Emmys

The Primetime Emmys are presented in recognition of excellence in American primetime television programming. Ceremonies generally are held in mid-September, on the Sunday before the official start of the fall television season, and are currently broadcast in rotation among the ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox networks.

Some award categories presented to behind-the-scenes personnel such as art directors, costume designers, cinematographers, casting directors, and sound editors are awarded at a separate Creative Arts Emmys ceremony held a few days earlier.

Daytime Emmys

The Daytime Emmy Awards, generally are held in June, are presented in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming. The first daytime-themed Emmy Awards were given out at the primetime ceremony in 1972, but the first separate awards show made just for daytime programming was not held until 1974.

Like the Primetime Emmys, a separate Creative Arts Emmy ceremony is also held a few days earlier to honor the behind-the-scenes personnel working in daytime television.

Sports Emmys

The Sports Emmy Awards are presented for excellence in sports programming. The awards ceremony takes place every Spring, usually sometime in the last two weeks in April or the first week in May, and is held on a Monday night in New York City.

News and Documentary Emmys

The News & Documentary Emmy Awards are presented for excellence in national news and documentary programming. The awards ceremony takes place every Fall.

Technology and Engineering Emmys

The Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards are presented to individuals, companies, or to scientific or technical organizations in recognition of significant developments and contributions to the technological and engineering aspects of television.

Regional Emmys

There are 20 total regional chapters located across the United States that each conduct regional awards to recognize excellence in all the regional television markets, including local news programs and other locally produced shows. Nineteen of the regional chapters are affiliated with the NATAS, while the Los Angeles-based ATAS acts as the regional chapter serving the Los Angeles area.

The Regional Emmys are essential in helping NATAS and ATAS honor the works of deserving individuals in local TV through a regional outreach. Like the national awards, each region goes through their own rigorous nomination and voting procedures. Committees are formed to review entries for eligibility and high standards. Once accepted, each entry goes before different review committees, and their votes are cast to determine the final nominees. The final votes are then calculated by certified accounting firms within each region. Regardless of winning on an national or regional level, all recipients are ''"Emmy Award"'' winners.

Originally, each Regional Emmy Awards ceremony primarily focused on only honoring individuals in local ''news'' programming. The regionals have since been expanded to encompass all locally-produced shows that receive less than fifty percent of the country's viewing audience. The Regional Emmy Award statuette is 11.5 inches (29 cm) tall with a base diameter of 5.5 inches (14 cm) and weight of 48 oz (1.4 kg), as opposed to that of the national Primetime Emmy, which stands tall with a base diameter of and weight of 88 oz (2.5 kg)

! Regional chapter	! States in region
	Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; Most of Connecticut
	Parts of Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin
	Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma; Parts of Wyoming
	Texas; Parts of New Mexico
	''Los Angeles'' only
	Parts of Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania
	Michigan
	Arkansas, Iowa, and Missouri; Parts of Illinois and Louisiana
	Delaware; Most of Pennsylvania; Parts of New Jersey and Ohio
	North Carolina, Tennessee
	Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.
	New York; Parts of Connecticut and New Jersey
	Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington
	Kentucky and West Virginia; Parts of Indiana and Ohio
	Most of Southern California; Parts of Nevada
	Arizona and Utah; Most of New Mexico and Wyoming; Parts of Southern California
	Northern California and Hawaii; Parts of Nevada
	Mississippi and South Carolina; Most of Alabama and Georgia
	Florida; Parts of Alabama, Louisiana, and Georgia
	Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota; Parts of Nebraska and Wisconsin

===International Emmys=== The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences presents the International Emmy Award to the best television programs produced, and initially aired, outside the U.S. There are fourteen program categories for the International Emmy Awards: Arts Programming; Best Performance by an Actor; Best Performance by an Actress; Children & Young People; Comedy; Current Affairs; Documentary; Drama Series; Interactive Channel; Interactive Program; Interactive TV Service; News; Non-Scripted Entertainment; Telenovela; and TV Movie/Mini-Series.

The awards are presented at the International Emmy Awards Gala. Held each year in November at the Hilton Hotel, New York City, the Gala attracts over 1,200 television professionals, who gather to celebrate excellence in television and network with their peers.

The three Interactive categories are awarded in a separate ceremony held during MIPTV in Cannes.

Student Emmys

High school and college students can submit productions to their region's charter and receive recognition in the categories of News, Arts & Entertainment, Documentary, Public Affairs/Community Service/Public Service, Sports, Technical Achievement and Writing.

The school or after-school program attached to the students then receives a plaque with the name of an adult advisor and the student film-makers. Up to one-hundred students are allowed to be attached to an award.

From there, a "blue-ribbon" panel judges the winners from each region and awards the National Student Television Award for Excellence.

However, in 2009, this program was suspended at a national level and competition went on only regionally. Per the NationalStudent.tv website: "Partly as a result of the recent severe downturn in the nation’s economy, corporate and personal grants and donations that provided National Student Television (NSTV) with funds to conduct our annual competition have not materialized. There is no money to continue our operations."

Other Emmys

Business and financial reporting

Public Service—for public service announcements and programming to "advance the common good"

The Bob Hope Humanitarian Award—awarded by the Academy Board of Governors

The Governors Award honors the achievements of an individual, company or organization whose works stand out with the immediacy of current achievement. It is the highest award presented by the Academy.

See also

List of Daytime Emmy Award winners

List of International Emmy Award winners

List of Primetime Emmy Award winners

Sports Emmy Awards

Academy Award

Streamy Awards

British Academy Television Awards

Gemini Award—television broadcasting industry awards in Canada.

Logie Award—television broadcasting industry awards in Australia.

References

Category:American television awards Category:Awards established in 1949

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name	Kate Winslet
birth name	Kate Elizabeth Winslet
birth date	October 05, 1975
birth place	Reading, Berkshire, England
occupation	Actress, singer
years active	1991–present
spouse
relatives	Anna Winslet, Beth Winslet (sisters) }}

Kate Elizabeth Winslet (born 5 October 1975) is an English actress and occasional singer. She has received multiple awards and nominations. She was the youngest person to accrue six Academy Award nominations, and won the Academy Award for Best Actress for ''The Reader'' (2008). She has won awards from the Screen Actors Guild, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association among others, and has been nominated twice for an Emmy Award for television acting, winning once for her role as ''Mildred Pierce'' in the 2011 mini-series of the same name.

Brought up in Berkshire, Winslet studied drama from childhood, and began her career in British television in 1991. She made her film debut in ''Heavenly Creatures'' (1994), for which she received her first notable critical praise. She achieved recognition for her subsequent work in a supporting role in ''Sense and Sensibility'' (1995) and for her leading role in ''Titanic'' (1997), the highest grossing film at the time, and, as of 2011, the highest grossing film of Winslet's career.

Since 2000, Winslet's performances have continued to draw positive comments from film critics, and she has been nominated for various awards for her work in such films as ''Quills'' (2000), ''Iris'' (2001), ''Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'' (2004), ''Finding Neverland'' (2004), ''Little Children'' (2006), ''The Reader'' (2008) and ''Revolutionary Road'' (2008). Her performance in the latter prompted ''New York'' magazine critic David Edelstein to describe her as "the best English-speaking film actress of her generation". The romantic comedy ''The Holiday'' and the animated film ''Flushed Away'' (both 2006) were among the biggest commercial successes of her career.

Winslet was awarded a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children in 2000. She has been included as a vocalist on some soundtracks of works she has performed in, and the single "What If" from the soundtrack for ''Christmas Carol: The Movie'' (2001), was a hit single in several European countries. Winslet has two children with her former husbands: a daughter with Jim Threapleton and a son with Sam Mendes.

Early life

Born in Reading, Berkshire, Winslet is the second of four children born to Sally Anne (née Bridges), a barmaid, and Roger John Winslet, a swimming pool contractor. Her parents were "jobbing actors", which led Winslet to comment that she "didn't have a privileged upbringing" and that their daily life was "very hand to mouth". Her maternal grandparents, Linda (née Plumb) and Archibald Oliver Bridges, founded and operated the Reading Repertory Theatre, and her uncle, Robert Bridges, appeared in the original West End production of ''Oliver!''. Her older sister, Anna, and younger sister, Beth, are also actresses. Her younger brother, Joss, is the only sibling who did not pursue an acting career.

Winslet began studying drama at the age of 11 at the Redroofs Theatre School, a co-educational independent school in Maidenhead, Berkshire, where she was head girl. At the age of 12, Winslet appeared in a television advertisement directed by filmmaker Tim Pope for Sugar Puffs cereal. Pope said her naturalism was "there from the start".

Career

1991–1997

Winslet's career began on television, with a co-starring role in the BBC children's science fiction serial ''Dark Season''. This role was followed by appearances in the made-for-TV movie ''Anglo-Saxon Attitudes'' in 1992, the sitcom ''Get Back'', and an episode of the medical drama ''Casualty'' in 1993.

In 1992, Winslet attended a casting call for Peter Jackson's ''Heavenly Creatures'' in London. Winslet auditioned for the part of Juliet Hulme, a teenager who assists in the murder of the mother of her best friend, Pauline Parker (played by Melanie Lynskey). She won the role over 175 other girls. The film included Winslet's singing debut, and her a cappella version of "Sono Andati", an aria from ''La Bohème'', was featured on the film's soundtrack. The film was released to favourable reviews in 1994 and won Jackson and partner Fran Walsh a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Winslet was awarded an Empire Award and a London Film Critics' Circle Award for British Actress of the Year for her performance. ''The Washington Post'' writer Desson Thomson commented: "As Juliet, Winslet is a bright-eyed ball of fire, lighting up every scene she’s in. She's offset perfectly by Lynskey, whose quietly smoldering Pauline completes the delicate, dangerous partnership." Speaking about her experience on a film set as an absolute beginner, Winslet noted: "With ''Heavenly Creatures'', all I knew I had to do was completely become that person. In a way it was quite nice doing [the film] and not knowing a bloody thing."

The following year, Winslet auditioned for the small but pivotal role of Lucy Steele in the adaptation of Jane Austen's ''Sense and Sensibility'', featuring Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant, and Alan Rickman. She was instead cast in the second leading role of Marianne Dashwood. Director Ang Lee admitted he was initially worried about the way Winslet had attacked her role in ''Heavenly Creatures'' and thus required her to exercise t'ai chi, read Austen-era Gothic novels and poetry, and work with a piano teacher to fit the grace of the role. Budgeted at US$16.5 million ($}} million in current year dollars) the film became a financial and critical success, resulting in a worldwide box office total of US$135 million ($}} million) and various awards for Winslet, winning her both a BAFTA and a Screen Actors' Guild Award, and nominations for both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe.

In 1996, Winslet starred in both ''Jude'' and ''Hamlet''. In Michael Winterbottom's ''Jude'', based on the Victorian novel ''Jude the Obscure'' by Thomas Hardy, she played Sue Bridehead, a young woman with suffragette leanings who falls in love with her cousin, played by Christopher Eccleston. Acclaimed among critics, it was not a success at the box office, barely grossing US$2 million ($}} million) worldwide. Richard Corliss of ''Time'' magazine said "Winslet is worthy of [...] the camera's scrupulous adoration. She's perfect, a modernist ahead of her time [...] and ''Jude'' is a handsome showcase for her gifts." Winslet played Ophelia, Hamlet's drowned lover, in Kenneth Branagh's all star-cast film version of William Shakespeare's ''Hamlet''. The film garnered largely positive reviews and earned Winslet her second Empire Award.

In mid-1996, Winslet began filming James Cameron's ''Titanic'' (1997), alongside Leonardo DiCaprio. Cast as the sensitive seventeen-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater, a fictional first-class socialite who survives the 1912 sinking of the RMS ''Titanic'', Winslet's experience was emotionally demanding. "''Titanic'' was totally different and nothing could have prepared me for it. ... We were really scared about the whole adventure. ... Jim [Cameron] is a perfectionist, a real genius at making movies. But there was all this bad press before it came out, and that was really upsetting." Against expectations, the film went on to become the highest-grossing film of all time, grossing more than US$1.843 billion ($}} billion) in box-office receipts worldwide, and transformed Winslet into a commercial movie star. Subsequently, she was nominated for most of the high-profile awards, winning a European Film Award.

1998–2003

Shot prior to the release of ''Titanic'', ''Hideous Kinky'', a low-budget hippie romance, was Winslet's sole film of 1998. Winslet had rejected offers to play the leading roles in ''Shakespeare in Love'' (1998) and ''Anna and the King'' (1999) in favour of the role of a young English mother named Julia who moves with her daughters from London to Morocco hoping to start a new life. The film garnered generally mixed reviews and received only limited distribution, resulting in a worldwide gross of US$5 million ($}} million). Despite the success of ''Titanic'', the next film Winslet opted to star in was ''Holy Smoke!'' (1999), featuring Harvey Keitel, another low-budget project—much to the chagrin of her agents, who felt "miserable" about her preference of arthouse movies. Feeling pressured, Winslet has said she "never saw ''Titanic'' as a springboard for bigger films or bigger pay cheques", knowing that "it could have been that, but would have destroyed [her]." The same year, she voiced Brigid in the computer animated film ''Faeries''.

In 2000, Winslet appeared in the period piece ''Quills'' with Geoffrey Rush and Joaquin Phoenix, a film inspired by the life and work of the Marquis de Sade. The actress served as somewhat of a "patron saint" of the film for being the first big name to back it, accepting the role of a chambermaid in the asylum and the courier of The Marquis' manuscripts to the underground publishers. Well-received by critics, the film garnered numerous accolades for Winslet, including nominations for SAG and Satellite Awards. The film was a modest arthouse success, averaging US$27,709 ($}}) per screen its debut weekend, and eventually grossing US$18 million ($}} million) internationally.

In 2001's ''Enigma'', Winslet played a young woman who finds herself falling for a brilliant young World War II code breaker, played by Dougray Scott. It was her first war film, and Winslet regarded "making ''Enigma'' a brilliant experience" as she was five months pregnant at the time of the shoot, forcing some tricky camera work from the director Michael Apted. Generally well-received, Winslet was awarded a British Independent Film Award for her performance, and A. O. Scott of ''The New York Times'' described Winslet as "more crush-worthy than ever." In the same year she appeared in Richard Eyre's critically acclaimed film ''Iris'', portraying novelist Iris Murdoch. Winslet shared her role with Judi Dench, with both actresses portraying Murdoch at different phases of her life. Subsequently, each of them was nominated for an Academy Award the following year, earning Winslet her third nomination. Also in 2001, she voiced the character Belle in the animated motion picture ''Christmas Carol: The Movie'', based on the Charles Dickens classic novel. For the film, Winslet recorded the song "What If", which was released in November 2001 as a single with proceeds donated to two of Winslet's favourite charities, the N.S.P.C.C. and the Sargeant Cancer Foundation for Children. A Europe-wide top ten hit, it reached number one in Austria, Belgium and Ireland, number six on the UK Singles Chart, and won the 2002 OGAE Song Contest.

Her next film role was in the 2003 drama ''The Life of David Gale'', in which she played an ambitious journalist who interviews a death-sentenced professor, played by Kevin Spacey, in his final weeks before execution. The film underperformed at international box offices, garnering only half of its US$ 50,000,000 budget, and generating mostly critical reviews, with Roger Ebert of the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' calling it a "silly movie."

2004–2006

Following ''The Life of David Gale'', Winslet appeared with Jim Carrey in ''Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'' (2004), a neosurrealistic indie-drama by French director Michel Gondry. In the film, she played the role of Clementine Kruczynski, a chatty, spontaneous and somewhat neurotic woman, who decides to have all memories of her ex-boyfriend erased from her mind. The role was a departure from her previous roles, with Winslet revealing in an interview with ''Variety'' that she was initially upended about her casting in the film: "This was not the type of thing I was being offered [...] I was just thrilled that there was something he had seen in me, in spite of the corsets, that he thought was going to work for Clementine.” The film was a critical and financial success. Winslet received rave reviews for her Academy Award-nominated performance, which Peter Travers of ''Rolling Stone'' described as "electrifying and bruisingly vulnerable."

Her final film in 2004 was ''Finding Neverland''. The story of the production focused on Scottish writer J. M. Barrie (Johnny Depp) and his platonic relationship with Sylvia Llewelyn Davies (Winslet), whose sons inspired him to pen the classic play ''Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up''. During promotion of the film, Winslet noted of her portrayal "It was very important for me in playing Sylvia that I was already a mother myself, because I don’t think I could have played that part if I didn’t know what it felt like to be a parent and have those responsibilities and that amount of love that you give to a child [...] and I've always got a baby somewhere, or both of them, all over my face." The film received favourable reviews and proved to be an international success, becoming Winslet's highest-grossing film since ''Titanic'' with a total of $118 million worldwide.

In 2005, Winslet appeared in an episode of BBC's comedy series ''Extras'' as a satirical version of herself. While dressed as a nun, she was portrayed giving phone sex tips to the romantically challenged character of Maggie. Her performance in the episode led to her first nomination for an Emmy Award. In ''Romance & Cigarettes'' (2005), a musical romantic comedy written and directed by John Turturro, she played the character Tula, described by Winslet as "a slut, someone who’s essentially foulmouthed and has bad manners and really doesn’t know how to dress." Hand-picked by Turturro, who was impressed with her display of dancing ability in ''Holy Smoke!'', Winslet was praised for her performance, which included her interpretation of Connie Francis's "Scapricciatiello (Do You Love Me Like You Kiss Me)". Derek Elley of ''Variety'' wrote: "Onscreen less, but blessed with the showiest role, filthiest one-liners, [and] a perfect Lancashire accent that's comical enough in the Gotham setting Winslet throws herself into the role with an infectious gusto."

After declining an invitation to appear in Woody Allen's film ''Match Point'' (2005), Winslet stated that she wanted to be able to spend more time with her children. She began 2006 with ''All the King's Men'', featuring Sean Penn and Jude Law. Winslet played the role of Anne Stanton, the childhood sweetheart of Jack Burden (Law). The film was critically and financially unsuccessful. Todd McCarthy of ''Variety'' summed it up as "overstuffed and fatally miscast [...] Absent any point of engagement to become involved in the characters, the film feels stillborn and is unlikely to stir public excitement, even in an election year."

Winslet fared far better when she joined the cast of Todd Field's ''Little Children'', playing Sarah Pierce, a bored housewife who has a torrid affair with a married neighbour, played by Patrick Wilson. Both her performance and the film received rave reviews; A. O. Scott of ''The New York Times'' wrote: "In too many recent movies intelligence is woefully undervalued, and it is this quality—even more than its considerable beauty—that distinguishes ''Little Children'' from its peers. The result is a film that is challenging, accessible and hard to stop thinking about. Ms. Winslet, as fine an actress as any working in movies today, registers every flicker of Sarah’s pride, self-doubt and desire, inspiring a mixture of recognition, pity and concern that amounts, by the end of the movie, to something like love. That Ms. Winslet is so lovable makes the deficit of love in Sarah’s life all the more painful." For her work in the film, she was honoured with a Britannia Award for British Artist of the Year from BAFTA/LA, a Los Angeles-based offshoot of the BAFTA Awards. and nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress, and at 31, became the youngest actress to ever garner five Oscar nominations.

She followed ''Little Children'' with a role in Nancy Meyers' romantic comedy ''The Holiday'', also starring Cameron Diaz, Jude Law and Jack Black. In it she played Iris, a British woman who temporarily exchanges homes with an American woman (Diaz). Released to a mixed reception by critics, the film became Winslet's biggest commercial success in nine years, grossing more than US$205 million worldwide. Also in 2006, Winslet provided her voice for several smaller projects. In the CG-animated ''Flushed Away'', she voiced Rita, a scavenging sewer rat who helps Roddy (Hugh Jackman) escape from the city of Ratropolis and return to his luxurious Kensington origins. A critical and commercial success, the film collected US$177,665,672 at international box offices.

2007–present

In 2007, Winslet reunited with Leonardo DiCaprio to film ''Revolutionary Road'' (2008), directed by her husband at the time, Sam Mendes. Winslet had suggested that both should work with her on a film adaptation of the 1961 novel of the same name by Richard Yates after reading the script by Justin Haythe. Resulting in both "a blessing and an added pressure" on-set, the reunion was her first experience working with Mendes. Portraying a couple in a failing marriage in the 1950s, DiCaprio and Winslet watched period videos promoting life in the suburbs to prepare themselves for the film, which earned them favorable reviews. In his review of the film, David Edelstein of ''New York magazine'' stated that "[t]here isn’t a banal moment in Winslet’s performance—not a gesture, not a word. Is Winslet now the best English-speaking film actress of her generation? I think so." Winslet was awarded a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her performance, her seventh nomination from the Golden Globes.

Also released in late 2008, the film competed against Winslet's other project, a film adaptation of Bernhard Schlink's 1995 novel ''The Reader'', directed by Stephen Daldry and featuring Ralph Fiennes and David Kross in supporting roles. Originally the first choice for her role, she was initially not able to take on the role due to a scheduling conflict with ''Revolutionary Road'', and Nicole Kidman replaced her. A month after filming began, however, Kidman left the film due to her pregnancy before filming of her had begun, enabling Winslet to rejoin the film. Employing a German accent, Winslet portrayed a former Nazi concentration camp guard who has an affair with a teenager (Kross) who, as an adult, witnesses her war crimes trial. She later said the role was difficult for her, as she was naturally unable "to sympathise with an SS guard." Because the film required full frontal nudity, a merkin was made for her. In an interview for ''Allure'' she related how she refused to use it: "Guys, I am going to have to draw the line at a pubic wig,..." While the film garnered mixed reviews in general, Winslet received favorable reviews for her performance. The following year, she earned her sixth Academy Award nomination and went on to win the Best Actress award, the BAFTA Award for Best Actress, a Screen Actors' Guild Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress, and a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress.

In 2011, Winslet headlined in the HBO miniseries ''Mildred Pierce'', a small screen adaptation of James M. Cain's 1941 novel of the same name, directed by Todd Haynes. Co-starring Guy Pearce and Evan Rachel Wood, she portrayed a self-sacrificing mother during the Great Depression who finds herself separated from her husband and falling in love with a new man, all the while trying to earn her narcissistic daughter's love and respect. Broadcast to moderate ratings, the five-part series earned generally favourable reviews, with Salon.com calling it a "quiet, heartbreaking masterpiece". Winslet won an Emmy Award a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie for her performance.

Also in 2011, Winslet appeared in Steven Soderbergh's disaster film ''Contagion'', featuring an ensemble cast consisting of Marion Cotillard, Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jude Law. The thriller follows the rapid progress of a lethal indirect contact transmission virus that kills within days. Winslet portrayed an Epidemic Intelligence Service officer who becomes infected with the disease over the course of her investigation. Winslet's other 2011 project, Roman Polanski's ''Carnage'', premiered at the 68th Venice Film Festival. An adaptation of the play ''God of Carnage'' by French playwright Yasmina Reza, the black comedy follows two sets of parents who meet up to talk after their children have been in a fight that day at school. Jodie Foster, John C. Reilly and Christoph Waltz co-star. For her performance Winslet received a second nomination by the Hollywood Foreign Press that year.

In June 2011, it was announced that Winslet has been cast alongside Josh Brolin in Jason Reitman's adaptation of Joyce Maynard's 2009 novel ''Labor Day''.

Personal life

While on the set of ''Dark Season'', Winslet met actor and writer Stephen Tredre, with whom she had a four-and-a-half-year relationship. Winslet and Tredre remained close after their separation in 1995. He died of bone cancer during the opening week of ''Titanic'', causing her to miss the film's Los Angeles premiere to attend his funeral in London. She and ''Titanic'' co-star Leonardo DiCaprio have remained close friends since the filming.

On 22 November 1998, Winslet married director Jim Threapleton, whom she met while on the set of ''Hideous Kinky'' in 1997. They have a daughter, Mia Honey Threapleton, who was born on 12 October 2000 in London. Winslet and Threapleton divorced on 13 December 2001.

Following her separation from Threapleton, Winslet began a relationship with director Sam Mendes, and she married him on 24 May 2003 on the island of Anguilla. Their son, Joe Alfie Winslet Mendes, was born on 22 December 2003 in New York City. Winslet and Mendes announced their separation in March 2010 and are divorced.

Mendes was scheduled to fly on American Airlines Flight 77, which was hijacked on 11 September 2001 and subsequently crashed into the Pentagon. In October 2001, Winslet was on a flight with her daughter, Mia, when a passenger who claimed to be a terrorist stood up and shouted, "We are all going to die". As a result of these incidents, Winslet and Mendes never flew together on the same aircraft, as they feared leaving their children parentless.

Winslet's weight fluctuations over the years have been well documented by the media. She has been outspoken about her refusal to allow Hollywood to dictate her weight. In February 2003, the British edition of ''GQ'' magazine published photographs of Winslet that had been digitally altered to make her look dramatically thinner. Winslet issued a statement that the alterations were made without her consent, saying, "I just didn't want people to think I was a hypocrite and that I'd suddenly lost 30 lbs or whatever". ''GQ'' subsequently issued an apology. She won a libel suit in 2009 against the British tabloid ''The Daily Mail'' after it printed that she had lied about her exercise regime. Winslet stated that she had requested an apology to demonstrate her commitment to the views that she has always expressed regarding women's body issues, namely that women should accept their appearance with pride.

Winslet narrated the documentary ''A Mother's Courage: Talking Back to Autism'', which was generally released on September 24, 2010, after airing on HBO in April of the same year. Her involvement in the documentary led to her founding the non-profit organisation, the Golden Hat Foundation, whose mission is to eliminate barriers for people with autism. In 2011, Winslet received the Yo Dona award for Best Humanitarian Work for her work with the Golden Hat.

Awards and nominations

Winslet won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in ''The Reader'' (2008). She won two Golden Globe Awards in the same year: Best Actress (Drama) for ''Revolutionary Road'' and Best Supporting Actress for ''The Reader''. She has won two BAFTA Awards: Best Actress for ''The Reader'', and Best Supporting Actress for ''Sense and Sensibility'' (1995). She has earned a total of six Academy Award nominations, nine Golden Globe nominations, and seven BAFTA nominations.

She has received numerous awards from other organisations, including the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress for ''Iris'' (2001) and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role for ''Sense and Sensibility'' and ''The Reader''. ''Premiere'' magazine named her portrayal of Clementine Kruczynski in ''Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'' (2004) as the 81st greatest film performance of all time.

Academy Award nomination milestones

Winslet was 26 when she received her third Academy Award nomination, for ''Iris'', just missing the mark of Natalie Wood, who received her third nomination at age 25. She set the mark as the youngest actor to receive five nominations, at age 31, for ''Little Children'' (2006). She surpassed Bette Davis, who was 33 when she received her fifth nomination for her performance in ''The Little Foxes'' (1941). With her Best Actress nomination for ''The Reader'', Winslet became the youngest actor to receive six Oscar nominations. At age 33, Winslet passed the mark Davis, one year older, set with ''Now, Voyager'' (1942).

Winslet received Academy Award nominations as the younger versions of the characters played by fellow nominees Gloria Stuart, as Rose, in ''Titanic'' (1997) and Judi Dench, as Iris Murdoch, in ''Iris''. These are the only instances of the younger and older versions of a character in the same film both yielding Academy Award nominations, thus making Winslet the only actor to twice share an Oscar nomination with another for portraying the same character.

When she was not nominated for her work in ''Revolutionary Road'', Winslet became only the second actress to win a Golden Globe for Best Actress (Drama) without getting an Oscar nomination for the same performance (Shirley MacLaine was the first for ''Madame Sousatzka'' [1988], and she won the Golden Globe in a three-way tie). Academy rules allow an actor to receive no more than one nomination in a given category; as the Academy nominating process determined that Winslet's work in ''The Reader'' would be considered a lead performance—unlike the Golden Globes, which considered it a supporting performance—she could not also receive a Best Actress nomination for ''Revolutionary Road''.

Awards for other work

In 2000, Winslet won a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children for ''Listen To the Storyteller''. She was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for playing herself in a 2005 episode of ''Extras''. At the 2011 Primetime Emmy Awards, Winslet won the Best Actress in Miniseries or TV Movie award for her role as the titular character in Mildred Pierce.

Filmography

! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
1991	''Dark Season''	Reet
1992		Eleanor Sweet	(TV series)
1994	''Heavenly Creatures''	Juliet Hulme	Empire Award for Best British ActressLondon Film Critics Circle Award for British Actress of the YearNew Zealand Film and TV Award for Best Foreign Performer
1995	''''	Princess Sarah
1995		Marianne Dashwood	BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role[[Evening Standard British Film Awards
1996		Sue Bridehead	[[Evening Standard British Film Awards
1996
1997		Rose DeWitt Bukater	Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actress – DramaEmpire Award for Best British ActressEuropean Film Awards Jameson Audience/People's Choice Award for Best British ActressGolden Camera for Best International ActressNominated—Academy Award for Best ActressNominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture DramaNominated—London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actress of the YearNominated—MTV Movie Award for Best PerformanceNominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss (shared with Leonardo DiCaprio)Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo (shared with Leonardo DiCaprio)Nominated—Online Film Critics Society Award for Best ActressNominated—European Film Awards – Outstanding Achievement in World CinemaNominated—Satellite Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture DramaNominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading RoleNominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
1998		Julia
1999		Brigid
1999	''Holy Smoke!''	Ruth Barron
2000	''Quills''	Madeleine 'Maddy' LeClerc	Empire Award for Best ActressEvening Standard British Film Award for Best Actress (also for ''Enigma'' and ''Iris'')Nominated—Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actress – DramaNominated—Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting ActressNominated—London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actress of the YearNominated—Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture DramaNominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
2001		Hester Wallace	Empire Award for Best British ActressEvening Standard British Film Award for Best Actress (also for ''Iris'' and ''Quills'')Nominated—British Independent Film Award for Best Actress
2001	''Christmas Carol: The Movie''	Belle	(voice)
2001		Young Iris Murdoch	Empire Award for Best British ActressEvening Standard British Film Award for Best Actress (also for ''Enigma'' and ''Quills'')European Film Awards – Jameson Audience/People's Choice Award for Best British ActressLos Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting ActressNominated—Academy Award for Best Supporting ActressNominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting RoleNominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion PictureNominated—Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture
2003	''''	Bitsey Bloom
2004	''Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind''	Clementine Kruczynski	Empire Award for Best British ActressInternational Cinephile Society Award for Best ActressLas Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress (also for ''Finding Neverland'')London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actress of the Year (tied with Eva Birthistle for ''Ae Fond Kiss...'')Online Film Critics Society Award for Best ActressSanta Barbara International Film Festival Award for Outstanding Performance (also for ''Finding Neverland'')Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best EnsembleNominated—Academy Award for Best ActressNominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading RoleNominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best ActressNominated—Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best ActressNominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or ComedyNominated—People's Choice Awards – Favorite Leading LadyNominated—People's Choice Awards – Favorite On-Screen Chemistry (shared with Jim Carrey)Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or ComedyNominated—Saturn Award for Best ActressNominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
2004	''Finding Neverland''	Sylvia Llewelyn Davies	Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress (also for ''Eternal Sunshine'')Santa Barbara International Film Festival Award for Outstanding Performance (also for ''Eternal Sunshine'')Nominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting ActressNominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion PictureNominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading RoleNominated—Teen Choice Awards – Choice Movie Actress – Motion Picture Drama
2005	''Romance & Cigarettes''	Tula
2006		Anne Stanton
2006		Sarah Pierce	The Britannia Award for British Artist of the YearGotham Awards – Tribute AwardPalm Springs International Film Festival – Desert Palm Achievement AwardNominated—Academy Award for Best ActressNominated—Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Actress in a Dramatic PerformanceNominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading RoleNominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best ActressNominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best ActressNominated—Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best ActressNominated—Empire Award for Best ActressNominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture DramaNominated—London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actress of the YearNominated—Online Film Critics Society Award for Best ActressNominated—Satellite Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture DramaNominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
2006	''Flushed Away	Rita	(voice)
2006	''''	Iris Simpkins
2006	''Deep Sea 3D''	Narrator	(voice)
2008	''''	Narrator	(voice)
2008	''''	Hanna Schmitz	Academy Award for Best ActressBAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading RoleBroadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting ActressChicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting ActressEuropean Film Award for Best ActressGolden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion PictureLas Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress (also for ''Revolutionary Road'')London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress (also for ''Revolutionary Road'')Robert Award for Best ActressSan Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best ActressScreen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting RoleSt. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress (also for ''Revolutionary Road'')Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress (also for ''Revolutionary Road'')Nominated—Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in the Film Industry (also for ''Revolutionary Road'')Nominated—Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actress (also for ''Revolutionary Road'')Nominated—London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actress of the Year (also for ''Revolutionary Road'')Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best PerformanceNominated—Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting ActressNominated—Satellite Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama
2008		April Wheeler	Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best ActressDetroit Film Critics Society Award for Best ActressGolden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture DramaLas Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress (also for ''The Reader'')London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress (also for ''The Reader'')Palm Springs International Film Festival – Best Cast PerformanceSt. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress (also for ''The Reader'')Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress (also for ''The Reader'')Santa Barbara International Film Festival – Montevito AwardNominated—Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in the Film Industry (also for ''The Reader'')Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading RoleNominated—Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best ActressNominated—Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actress (also for ''The Reader'')Nominated—Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress in a Leading RoleNominated—London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actress of the Year (also for ''The Reader'')Nominated—Online Film Critics Society Award for Best ActressNominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
2011		Mildred Pierce Beragon	HBO mini-seriesGolden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television FilmPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a MovieSatellite Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television FilmScreen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie
2011		Dr. Erin Mears
2011		Nancy Cowan	Boston Society of Film Critics
2012	''[[Movie 43	Juliet Hulme	Post-production

References

External links

Kate Winslet at Emmys.com

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name	Rob Lowe
birth date	March 17, 1964
birth place	Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.
birth name	Robert Hepler Lowe
occupation	Actor
years active	1979–present
spouse	Sheryl Berkoff (1991–present; 2 children) }}

Robert Hepler "Rob" Lowe (; born March 17, 1964) is an American actor. Lowe came to prominence after appearing in films such as ''The Outsiders'', ''Oxford Blues'', ''About Last Night...'', ''St. Elmo's Fire'', and ''Wayne's World''. On television, Lowe is known for his role as Sam Seaborn on ''The West Wing'' and his role as Senator Robert McCallister on ''Brothers & Sisters''. He is currently a main cast member of ''Parks and Recreation'', playing the role of Chris Traeger. Early in his career Lowe gained notoriety as a life-in-the-fast-lane playboy, ending up in the spotlight for various personal indiscretions and tabloid scandals, including one of the first "sex tape" scandals to hit Hollywood.

Early life

Lowe was born in Charlottesville, Virginia, the son of Barbara K. (née Hepler), a teacher, and Charles Davis Lowe, a trial lawyer; his parents divorced when Lowe was young. He has a brother, actor Chad Lowe, and two half brothers. Because of a virus during infancy, he is deaf in his right ear (he later played a deaf character in Stephen King's ''The Stand''). Lowe was baptized into the Episcopal church, though his maternal grandparents were Methodists. He was raised in a "traditional midwestern setting" in Dayton, Ohio, attending Oakwood Junior High School, before moving to the Westside of Los Angeles with his mother and brother. He attended Santa Monica High School, the same high school as fellow actors Emilio Estevez, Charlie Sheen, Sean Penn, Chris Penn, and Robert Downey, Jr.

Early career

One of Lowe's earliest roles came in the 1983 TV movie ''Thursday's Child'', for which he received his first Golden Globe nomination for "Best Actor in a TV Movie/Miniseries". Lowe made his film debut in ''Schoolboy Father'', followed by ''Class.'' with Andrew McCarthy. His breakthrough came in 1983, when he and Emilio Estevez were cast in Francis Ford Coppola's ''The Outsiders''. Lowe played the role of Sodapop Curtis, the brother of the main character Ponyboy Curtis (C. Thomas Howell) and Darrel Curtis (Patrick Swayze). Lowe and Estevez reunited in ''St. Elmo's Fire'', making them the two more prominent actors from the group known as the Brat Pack. ''About Last Night...'' followed, with Demi Moore (who had starred with Lowe in ''St. Elmo's Fire''). He then received his second Golden Globe nomination for "Best Supporting Actor" for his role as the mentally disabled Rory in ''Square Dance'' (1987).

Later work

Lowe is also known for playing Sam Seaborn in the television series ''The West Wing'' from 1999 to 2003. His performance in the show garnered Lowe an Emmy and two Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Actor in a Drama Series. When the show premiered, Seaborn was considered the lead, and the pilot centered on the character. But the acclaimed cast of the show—including Allison Janney, Richard Schiff, Dulé Hill, John Spencer, Bradley Whitford, Martin Sheen (whose President Bartlet was initially scripted as a small role) and Stockard Channing (whose First Lady was initially scripted as a guest role)—meant that Sam Seaborn could no longer be considered the lead character.

While he reluctantly accepted his demotion, Lowe and series creator Aaron Sorkin soon found themselves at odds over the network's meddling with the show, most notably the network demanding changes in the Sam Seaborn character. Eventually, Lowe left the series, not long before Sorkin and director/executive producer Thomas Schlamme unceremoniously quit over a dispute with NBC. During the final season of ''The West Wing'', Lowe returned to his role of Sam Seaborn, appearing in two of the final four episodes. In 2011, Lowe appeared on ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'' and stated that he left the show because he did not feel he was being respected, when the other lead characters received a raise and he did not.

After leaving the show, Lowe was star and executive producer of a failed NBC drama, ''The Lyon's Den'' (2003). In 2004, he tried again in a series entitled ''Dr. Vegas'', but it also was quickly canceled. In 2005, he starred as Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee in a London West End production of Sorkin's play ''A Few Good Men'', the first time the two had worked together since ''The West Wing''. Although Lowe had expressed unhappiness about his decreased role on that show at the time of his departure, he has now repeatedly said that any animosity between them is over and that he was pleased to be working once more with Sorkin, whose talents as a writer Lowe highly regards. Lowe passed on the role of Dr. Derek Shepherd of ''Grey's Anatomy'', which eventually went to Patrick Dempsey.

Television

Despite his two canceled TV series and flops like ''View From the Top'' and the made-for-TV movie ''Perfect Strangers'' during his post–''West Wing'' run, Lowe found success in the TV miniseries genre. 2004 marked his return to this genre; he had appeared in 1994's ''The Stand'', based on Stephen King's book of the same name. In 2004, Lowe starred in the TNT remake of the Stephen King miniseries ''Salem's Lot'' which was the highest rated cable program of that summer and the highest ratings TNT original programming had at the time. In 2005, Lowe starred in the miniseries ''Beach Girls'' on the Lifetime network, based on the Luanne Rice novel of the same name. The series premiere received the highest ratings for a movie premiere in Lifetime history. In that same year, Lowe filmed his critically acclaimed role as super movie agent in the 2006 independent film ''Thank You for Smoking''. In 2006, he filmed ''The Perfect Day'' for TNT, in which he took a pay cut to film in New Orleans in order to help the hurricane ravaged area. That same year, Lowe filmed ''Stir of Echoes: The Homecoming'', the "sequel" to the 1999 Kevin Bacon thriller ''Stir of Echoes''.

In 2006, it was announced that Lowe would join the cast of ''Brothers & Sisters'' for a guest run of several episodes. In January 2007, ABC announced that Lowe would be staying on ''Brothers and Sisters'' as a "special guest star" for the rest of season 1 after Lowe's initial appearance on the show in November 2006 brought the best ratings and demographic showing for the show since its premiere. Soon after ABC announced an early season 2 renewal for ''Brother & Sisters'' in March 2007, Lowe announced he would be returning for the show's second season. He continued to appear in the series until the end of the 2009–2010 season. Unhappy with the stories and his lack of screen time in the fourth season, Lowe announced he would leave. In an episode broadcast on May 16, 2010, his character was part of a multi-vehicle crash involving a large truck and was put into a coma, the storyline was wrapped up in the first episode of the fifth season; Lowe did not appear in the episode.

In June 2006, he was the guest host for an episode in the third series of ''The Friday Night Project'' for Britain's Channel 4.

Lowe has also appeared in a televised advertisement for 'Visit California', along with other celebrities including Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Lowe had a supporting role in the 2009 movie ''The Invention of Lying'' and a leading role in ''Too Late to Say Goodbye''.

In 2010, he appeared in the biography of the Brat Packers called: ''Brat Pack: Where Are They Now?'' He also appeared on ''The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien.''

Lowe is currently teaming up with 44 Blue to produce a reality series entitled ''Potomac Fever'' about young adults living in Washington, DC.

In July 2010, it was announced that Lowe would be providing the voice for the superhero Captain Marvel in the upcoming animated series, ''Young Justice''. It was also announced in July 2010 that Lowe would become a series regular on the series ''Parks and Recreation''.

In 2011, Lowe guest starred in a recurring role on ''Showtime'''s comedy ''Californication''. Lowe featured as the troubled but in-demand actor Eddie Nero - a character based upon "about ten people", according to Lowe but somewhat contradicted by sources at Showtime itself - employed to portray Hank in a film version his book, ''Fucking and Punching''.

Other work

In 2011, Lowe wrote a memoir titled ''Stories I Only Tell My Friends'', which was released in May 2011. During Lowe’s promotional tour for ''Stories I Only Tell My Friends,'' Lowe told Australian radio show ''The Kyle & Jackie O Show'' that during his 5-day press visit to Australia in 1990, he was so badly affected by the overuse of pain-killers that the only two things he remembers from the trip was being at the ''Sydney Zoo'' and getting a tattoo.

Personal life

Rob Lowe is a fan of the NFL football team the Indianapolis Colts.

Family and relationships

Lowe, a little-known actor at the time, and ''Little House on the Prairie'' actress Melissa Gilbert briefly met at age 14 in 1978 in the halls of the CBS Television Studios. In 1981, when both were 17, she spotted Lowe stopped at the red light next to her car and the two began dating. The relationship was rocky and fraught with infidelity. During the filming of 1984's ''The Hotel New Hampshire'', Lowe began an affair with Nastassja Kinski. In Gilbert's 2009 autobiography, ''Prairie Tale: A Memoir'', she talks about sleeping with Lowe's then-best friend, John Cusack, while Lowe was away filming. According to Gilbert, she caught Lowe in Kinski's hotel room and then slept with Cusack out of revenge. Lowe broke up with Gilbert in 1986 when he began dating Princess Stéphanie, but when the relationship with the princess ended, Gilbert and Lowe reunited. The two quickly got engaged and were to be married in the summer of 1987. But when Gilbert informed Lowe that she was pregnant, he broke up with her for good. She miscarried only days later.

Lowe married makeup artist Sheryl Berkoff in July 1991; they have two sons: Matthew Edward Lowe (b. Sept 24, 1993), and John Owen Lowe (b. Nov 6, 1995). They live in Santa Barbara, California.

Sex tape controversy

In 1988, Lowe was involved in a sex scandal over a videotape of him having sex with two women, one of whom was 16. She was filmed with Lowe during the night before the Democratic National Convention in Atlanta. Lowe has asserted that he did not know that the second girl was underage, and it was confirmed that the two had met at a bar. At the time, Lowe was campaigning for Michael Dukakis.

Another part of the same tape was leaked at the time, showing Lowe and his friend Justin Moritt, later the line producer, both having sexual intercourse and oral sex with a young American model named Jennifer, in a hotel room in Paris. This part of the original tape was sold as one of the first commercially available celebrity sex tapes, damaging his public image. Eventually, his career rebounded and Lowe mocked his own behavior during two post-scandal appearances as host of ''Saturday Night Live''.

Nanny lawsuit cases

In April 2008, Lowe filed separate lawsuits against three former employees accusing them of breach of contract, defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Lowe accuses an ex-nanny of engaging in a scheme to hurt the couple by spreading "malicious lies". Another ex-nanny is accused of falsely claiming to have had a personal and intimate relationship with Lowe, and also repeatedly expressing romantic interest in Rob, claiming that Lowe sexually harassed her and that Sheryl Lowe was an abusive employer. Lowe claims a former chef engaged in sex on their bed with third parties when the family was out of town, stole prescription drugs from the Lowes, broke several security cameras, overcharged them for food, and allegedly made statements to various people that Sheryl was heartless, cold and unclean.

Jessica Gibson, 24-year-old former nanny for Lowe, made 12 allegations against Lowe involving sexual harassment claims and labor-code violations. On June 19, 2008, Santa Barbara, California, Superior Court Judge Denise de Bellefeuille dismissed two allegations regarding labor-code violations due to lack of legal basis.

The legal battle ended in May 2009, the press reported that court records showed that lawsuits filed by both nannies and Lowe have been dismissed in Santa Barbara. Attorneys for both women and Lowe sought the dismissals.

Charity work

Lowe was the first male spokesperson for the 2000 Lee National Denim Day fundraiser, which raises millions of dollars for breast cancer research and education. His grandmother and great-grandmother both suffered from breast cancer, and his mother died of the disease in late 2003.

Lowe is a founder of the Homeowner's Defense Fund, a Santa Barbara County non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to local control of land-use planning and transparency in government. The average price of tract homes in Santa Barbara in early 2006 was $1,100,000, which motivated some to propose denser housing on existing lots. While in favor of increasing housing density, he has sought to build a mansion for himself in Montecito, California. Lowe's protest over the appearance of the address of the empty lot in the Santa Barbara News-Press precipitated a mass resignation of senior employees at that newspaper on July 6, 2006, and was a proximate cause of the Santa Barbara News-Press controversy.

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
		Sodapop Curtis
	Franklin 'Skip' Burroughs IV
		John Berry
''Oxford Blues''	Nick De Angelo
	''Go-Go's: Prime Time''	Hunk at the dance ("Turn to You")
	Billy Hixx	"Razzie Award" – Worst Supporting Actor
		Dean Youngblood
''About Last Night...''	Danny Martin
1987		Rory	Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
		Tim Whalen
''Illegally Yours''	Richard Dice	Limited release
	''If the Shoe Fits''	Francesco Salvitore
	Alex
	''The Finest Hour''	Lawrence Hammer
''The Dark Backward''	Dirk Delta	Limited release
1992		Benjamin Kane
1993	''Fox Hunt''	Edison Pettibone
1994	''Frank & Jesse''	Jesse James	Limited release
1995	''Tommy Boy''	Paul Barish	(uncredited)
	''For Hire''	Mitch Lawrence	''Straight-to-video''
''Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery''	Decapitated Henchman's Friend
''Living in Peril''	Walter Woods
	Richard Rank
''Hostile Intent''	Cleary
	''One Hell of a Guy''	Nick	Released in Australian cinemas
''Crazy Six''	Billie, a.k.a. Crazy Six
	''Dead Silent''	Kevin Finney	Limited release
''Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me''	Young Number Two
2000		The Weevil/Tony	Limited release
2001	''Proximity''	William Conroy	Released in Spanish cinemas, ''Straight-to-DVD''
2002	''Austin Powers in Goldmember''	Middle Number Two
2002
2003	''View from the Top''	Co-Pilot Steve Bench
2004	''Perfect strangers''	Lloyd Rockwell
2005	''Thank You for Smoking''	Jeff Megall
	''Majesty''	Himself
''The Invention of Lying''	Brad Kessler
		Jonathan	''Post-production''
	Coach Dan Winters	''Filming''

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1979	''A New Kind of Family''	Tony Flannagan	11 episodes, TV series
1980–1981	''ABC Afterschool Special''	Charles Elderberry/Jeff Bartlett	2 episodes; "Schoolboy father", "A Matter of Time"
1983		Sam Alden	Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
1993	''Suddenly, Last Summer''	Doctor Cukrowicz	TV film
1994		Nick Andros	TV miniseries
1995	''Midnight Man''	Sean Dillon	TV film
	''On Dangerous Ground''	Sean Dillon	TV film
''First Degree''	Det. Rick Mallory	TV film
	''Outrage''	Tom Casey	TV film
''Stories from My Childhood''	Voice	1 episode
	''Atomic Train''	John Seger	TV film
''Winding Roads''	Partygoer	TV film
1999–2006	''The West Wing''	Sam Seaborn
2000	''Under pressure'' (aka ''The Cruel Deep'')	John Spencer	TV film
2001	''Jane Doe''	David Doe	TV film
	''Framed''	Mike Santini	TV film
	Robert Layton	TV film
2003	''The Lyon's Den''	Jack Turner	13 episodes
		Ben Mears	TV miniseries
	Lloyd Rockwell	TV film
2004–2006	''Dr. Vegas''	Dr. Billy Grant	10 episodes
		Jack Kilvert	Miniseries; 6 episodes
''The Christmas Blessing''	Robert Layton	TV film
2006	''A Perfect Day''	Rob Harlan	TV film
2006–2010			78 episodes
2007, 2009	''Family Guy''	Stanford Cordray, Self	2 episodes
2007	''Stir of Echoes: The Homecoming''	Ted Cogan	TV film
2010 – present	''Parks and Recreation''	Chris Traeger	Recurring role season 2, starring role beginning season 3
2011			Recurring role season 1
2011		Eddie Nero	Recurring role season 4

References

External links

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name	Melissa McCarthy
birth date	August 26, 1970
birth place	Plainfield, Illinois, United States
occupation	Actress
spouse	Ben Falcone(2005-present; 2 children)
yearsactive	1997–present }}

Melissa McCarthy (born August 26, 1970) is an American actress and comedienne.

She debuted in film in 1998 and continued to play character roles. From 2001 to 2007, she played Sookie St. James on the The WB television series ''Gilmore Girls''. From 2007 to 2009 she played Dena on the ABC sitcom ''Samantha Who?''. She currently stars in the CBS sitcom ''Mike & Molly'', for which she earned her first Emmy Award nomination. In 2011, she starred in the film ''Bridesmaids''.

Early life

McCarthy, a cousin of actress Jenny McCarthy, was born in Plainfield, Illinois, the daughter of Sandy and Michael McCarthy. She was raised on a farm, in a "big, Irish-Catholic family". She graduated from Joliet Catholic Academy (Formerly St. Francis Academy) in Joliet, Illinois. Her career started with stand-up comedy and includes film, television and theater. McCarthy is an alumna of The Groundlings, an improvisational and sketch comedy troupe based in Los Angeles, California.

Career

In 1997 she appeared in an episode of the NBC comedy series ''Jenny''. From 2000 to 2003 she played supporting roles in the films ''Disney's The Kid'', ''Charlie's Angels'', ''Go'', ''The Third Wheel'' and ''The Life of David Gale''. She also did voice work in three episodes of ''Kim Possible'', where she played DNAmy.

From 2001 to 2007 she played the role of Sookie St. James, Lorelai Gilmore's best friend on the The WB television series ''Gilmore Girls''.

In 2007, she acted opposite Ryan Reynolds in ''The Nines'', written and directed by John August. McCarthy played Dena on the ABC sitcom ''Samantha Who?'' from 2007 to 2009. She also was a guest star in TV series ''Rita Rocks'' in 2009 and ''Private Practice'' in 2010.

In 2010, she played character roles in films ''The Back-Up Plan'' and ''Life as We Know It''. Since 2010 McCarthy has played a leading role as Molly Flynn on the CBS hit sitcom ''Mike & Molly''. In 2011, she received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her role on ''Mike & Molly''.

In 2011, she starred in the financially successful and critically lauded film ''Bridesmaids'' with Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Ellie Kemper. In June, 2011, she hosted the ''Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards''.

She will play a role in the sequel to Judd Apatow's film ''Knocked Up'' - ''This is Forty''. She will star in the upcoming film ''ID Theft'' with Jason Bateman. She will also appear in season 37 of ''Saturday Night Live''.

Personal life

McCarthy married her longtime boyfriend, ''Ben Falcone'', an actor and fellow alumnus of The Groundlings, on October 8, 2005. They have two daughters, Vivian, born May 5, 2007, and Georgette, born in March 2010. McCarthy's pregnancy with Vivian was written into the last season of ''Gilmore Girls''.

Filmography

Film

! Year	! Film	! Role	Notes
1998	''God'	Margaret
1999		Sandra
		Doris
''Drowning Mona''	Shirley
''Auto Motives'	Tonnie
	Sky King Waitress
		Cici Pinkus
''''	Marilyn
	Paramedic
	''''	Nico the Goth Girl
''Chicken Party''	Tot Wagner
''Kim Possible: The Secret Files''	DNAmy	voice
2006	''Cook-Off!''	Amber Strang
	''''	Margaret / Melissa / Mary
	Night Store Clerk	uncredited
''''	Fran
		Selma
''Pretty Ugly People''	Becky
	''The Back-Up Plan''	Carol
	DeeDee
2011		Megan
			spin-off of 2007's ''Knocked Up'', Filming
''ID Theft''		Pre-production
2013	''Untitled Melissa McCarthy Project''		Pre-production

Television

! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
1997		Melissa	Episode: "1.5"
2000		Molly	Episode: "Justice"Episode: "Blame"
2000-2007	''Gilmore Girls''		153 episodes
2001	''''	Billy	Episode: "Mark of the Beast"
2002-2005	''Kim Possible''		voice			Episodes: "Downhill", "Partners" and "Gorilla Fist"
2004	''Curb Your Enthusiasm''	Saleswoman
2007-2009	''Samantha Who?''		35 episodes
2009	''Rita Rocks''	Mindy Boone	Episode: "Why Can't We Be Friends?"
2010		Lynn McDonald
2010-present	''Mike & Molly''		Lead role			Nomination - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (2011)
2011	''Saturday Night Live''	host	Episode: "Melissa McCarthy"

References

External links

Melissa McCarthy cast bio on The CW

Melissa McCarthy's biography on filmbug

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Name	Charlie Sheen
Birth name	Carlos Irwin Estevez
Birth date	September 03, 1965
Birth place	New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1974–present
Spouse	Donna Peele (1995–1996)Denise Richards (2002–2006)Brooke Mueller (2008–2011)
Parents	Martin Sheen Janet Templeton
Relatives	Emilio Estevez Ramon Estevez Renée Estevez
Children	5
Website	}}

Carlos Irwin Estevez (born September 3, 1965), better known by his stage name Charlie Sheen, is an American film and television actor. He is the youngest son of actor Martin Sheen.

His character roles in films have included Chris Taylor in the 1986 Vietnam War drama ''Platoon'', Jake Kesey in the 1986 film ''The Wraith,'' and Bud Fox in the 1987 film ''Wall Street''. His career has also included more comedic films such as ''Major League'', the ''Hot Shots!'' films, and ''Scary Movie 3'' and ''Scary Movie 4''. On television, Sheen is known for his roles on two sitcoms: as Charlie Crawford on ''Spin City'' and as Charlie Harper on ''Two and a Half Men''. In 2010, Sheen was the highest paid actor on television, earning US$1.8 million per episode of ''Two and a Half Men''.

Early life

Sheen was born Carlos Irwin Estevez in New York City, the youngest son and third of four children of actor Martin Sheen and artist Janet Templeton. His paternal grandparents were immigrants from Galicia (northwestern Spain) and Ireland. Sheen has two older brothers, Emilio Estevez and Ramon Estevez, and a younger sister, Renée Estevez, all actors. His parents moved to Malibu, California, after Martin's Broadway turn in ''The Subject Was Roses''. His first movie appearance was at age nine in his father’s 1974 film ''The Execution of Private Slovik''. Sheen attended Santa Monica High School in Santa Monica, California, where he was a star pitcher and shortstop for the baseball team.

At Santa Monica High School, he showed an early interest in acting, making amateur Super 8 films with his brother Emilio and school friends Rob Lowe and Sean Penn under his birth name. A few weeks before graduation, Sheen was expelled from school for poor grades and attendance. Deciding to become an actor, he took the stage name Charlie Sheen. His father had adopted it in honor of the Catholic archbishop and theologian Fulton J. Sheen.

Acting career

Film

Sheen's film career began in 1984 with a role in the Cold War teen drama ''Red Dawn'' with Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Lea Thompson, and Jennifer Grey. Sheen and Grey reunited in a small scene in ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off'' (1986). He also appeared in an episode of the anthology series ''Amazing Stories''. Sheen had his first major role in the Vietnam War drama ''Platoon'' (1986). In 1987, he starred with his father in ''Wall Street''. Both ''Wall Street'' and ''Platoon'' were directed by Oliver Stone. In 1988, Stone asked Sheen to star in his new film ''Born on the Fourth of July'' (1989), but later cast Tom Cruise instead. Sheen was never notified by Stone, and only found out when he heard the news from his brother Emilio. Sheen did not take a lead role in Stone's subsequent films, although he did have a cameo role in ''Money Never Sleeps''.

In 1987, Sheen was cast to portray Ron in the unreleased ''Grizzly II: The Predator'', the sequel to the 1976 low budget horror movie ''Grizzly''. In 1988, he starred in the baseball film ''Eight Men Out'' as outfielder Happy Felsch. Also in 1988, he appeared opposite his brother Emilio in ''Young Guns'' and again in 1990 in ''Men at Work''. In 1989, Sheen, John Fusco, Christopher Cain, Lou Diamond Phillips, Emilio Estévez and Kiefer Sutherland were honored with a Bronze Wrangler for their work on the film ''Young Guns''.

In 1990, he starred alongside his father in ''Cadence'' as a rebellious inmate in a military stockade and with Clint Eastwood in the buddy cop action film ''The Rookie''. The films were directed by Martin Sheen and Eastwood, respectively. In 1992, he starred in ''Beyond the Law'' with Linda Fiorentino and Michael Madsen. In 1994, Sheen was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 1997, Sheen wrote his first movie, ''Discovery Mars'', a direct-to-video documentary revolving around the question, "Is There Life on Mars?". The next year, Sheen wrote, produced and starred in the action movie ''No Code of Conduct''.

Sheen appeared in several comedy roles, including the ''Major League'' films, ''Money Talks'', and the spoof ''Hot Shots!'' films. In 1999, Sheen appeared in a pilot for A&E; Network, called ''Sugar Hill'', which was not picked up. In 1999, Sheen played himself in ''Being John Malkovich''. He also appeared in the spoof series ''Scary Movie 3'' and follow up ''Scary Movie 4''.

Sheen appears as Dex Dogtective in the unreleased Lionsgate animated comedy ''Foodfight''.

Television

In 2000, Sheen debuted on the small screen when he replaced Michael J. Fox for the last two seasons of the sitcom ''Spin City''. For his work on ''Spin City'', Sheen was nominated for two ALMA Awards and won his first Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy. The series ended in 2002.

In 2003, Sheen was cast as Charlie Harper in the CBS sitcom ''Two and a Half Men'', which followed the popular Monday night time slot of ''Everybody Loves Raymond''. Sheen's role on ''Two and a Half Men'' was loosely based on Sheen's bad boy image. The role garnered him an ALMA Award and he gained three Emmy Award nominations and two Golden Globe award nominations. During his eighth and final season on the show, Sheen earned a record $1.8 million per episode.

Warner Bros. dismissal

In January 2011, production of ''Two and a Half Men'' went on hiatus while Sheen underwent a substance rehabilitation program in his home, his third attempt at rehab in twelve months. The following month, however, CBS canceled the season's four remaining episodes after Sheen publicly made derogatory comments about the series' creator, Chuck Lorre, and Warner Bros. officially banned Sheen from entering its production lot. Sheen, already the highest-paid actor on television, claiming that in comparison to the amount that the series was making, he was "underpaid."

CBS and Warner Bros. fired Sheen from ''Two and a Half Men'' on March 7, 2011. He was replaced by Ashton Kutcher. In the aftermath of his dismissal, Sheen remained vocally critical of Chuck Lorre, and filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against Lorre and Warner Bros., which was settled the following September 26. That same month, Sheen, while presenting an award at the Primetime Emmy Awards, addressed "everybody here from ''Two and a Half Men''" and stated, "From the bottom of my heart, I wish you nothing but the best for this upcoming season. We spent eight wonderful years together and I know you will continue to make great television."

Other

On September 19, 2011, Sheen was roasted on Comedy Central. It was watched by 6.4 million people, making it the highest rated roast on Comedy Central to date.

Other ventures

In 2006, Sheen launched a clothing line for kids, called Sheen Kidz.

In 2011, Sheen set a new Guinness World Record for Twitter as the "Fastest Time to Reach 1 Million Followers" (adding an average of 129,000 new followers per day) as well as the Guinness record for "Highest Paid TV Actor Per Episode – Current" at $1.25 million while he was a part of the cast of ''Two and a Half Men'' sitcom. On March 3, 2011, Charlie Sheen signed with Ad.ly marketing agency specializing in Twitter and Facebook promotions.

On March 10, 2011, Sheen announced a nationwide tour, "My Violent Torpedo of Truth/Defeat is Not An Option", which began in Detroit on April 2. The tour sold out in 18 minutes, a Ticketmaster record. However, on April 1, 2011 the Detroit Free Press featured an article that stated as of March 30 that there were over 1000 tickets available from a third-party reseller, some at 15% less than the cheapest seats sold at the Fox Theater. ''The Huffington Post'' reports Sheen will earn $1 million this year from Twitter endorsements and $7 million from the North American tour. Many of those attending the April 2 performance in Detroit found it disappointing; the subsequent performance in Chicago, which featured some adjustments, received a more positive reception.

Sheen has taken up a new business venture as a partner in a line of electronic cigarettes. The "NicoSheen" product will feature the actor's signature smirk on packages of disposable E-cigarettes and related products.

On August 13, 2011, Sheen appeared as a host at the 12th annual Gathering of the Juggalos. He received a mixed reaction from the audience. Some cheered him, and some booed and threw things at him.

Personal life

Family and relationships

Sheen has been married three times and has five children. His first daughter, Cassandra Jade Estevez (b. December 12, 1984) was born to his former high school girlfriend, Paula Profit.

In 1990, Sheen accidentally shot his fiancee, Kelly Preston, in the arm. Preston broke off the engagement soon after.

In the 1990s, Sheen dated a number of adult film actresses, including Ginger Lynn and Heather Hunter.

On September 3, 1995, Sheen married Donna Peele. That same year, Sheen was named as one of the clients of an escort agency operated by Heidi Fleiss. Sheen and Peele divorced in 1996.

On June 15, 2002, two years after they met on the set of the movie ''Good Advice'', Sheen married actress Denise Richards. They have two daughters, Sam and Lola Sheen. In March 2005, Richards filed for divorce, accusing Sheen of alcohol and drug abuse and threats of violence. The divorce was finalized in November 2006 and preceded a custody dispute over their two daughters.

On May 30, 2008, Sheen married Brooke Mueller, who later gave birth to their twin sons, Bob and Max. In November 2010, Sheen filed for divorce. On March 1, 2011, police removed Bob and Max from Sheen's home. Sheen told NBC's ''Today'', "I stayed very calm and focused." According to ''People'', social services took the children after Mueller obtained a restraining order against Sheen. The document said, "I am very concerned that [Sheen] is currently insane." Asked if he would fight for the children, Sheen texted ''People'', "Born ready. Winning." Sheen and Mueller's divorce became final on May 2, 2011.

On March 1, 2011, Sheen was concurrently living with pornographic actress Rachel Oberlin and model and graphic designer Natalie Kenly, whom he collectively nicknamed his "goddesses". Oberlin left Sheen in April 2011, and Kenly left in June 2011.

Substance abuse and legal issues

On May 20, 1998, Sheen overdosed while using cocaine and was hospitalized. On August 11, 1998, Sheen, already on probation for a previous drug offense, had his probation extended for an extra year and entered a rehab clinic. In a 2004 interview, Sheen admitted that the overdose was caused by his experimentation with injecting cocaine.

On December 25, 2009, Sheen was arrested for assaulting his wife, Brooke Mueller. He was released the same day from jail after posting an $8,500 bond. Sheen was charged with felony menacing, as well as third-degree assault and criminal mischief. On August 2, 2010, Sheen pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault as part of a plea bargain that included dismissal of the other charges against him. Sheen was sentenced to 30 days in a drug rehab center, 30 days of probation, and 36 hours of anger management.

On October 26, 2010, the police removed Sheen from his suite at the Plaza Hotel after he reportedly caused $7,000 in damage. According to the NYPD, Sheen admitted to drinking and using cocaine the night of the incident. He was released after entering a hospital for observation.

Political views and activities

Charitable activities

Sheen was the 2004 spokesperson for the Lee National Denim Day breast cancer fundraiser that raised millions of dollars for research and education regarding the disease. Sheen stated that a friend of his died from breast cancer, and he wanted to try to help find a cure for the disease.

A major donor and supporter of Aid For AIDS since 2006, Sheen was honored with an AFA Angel Award, one of only a few ever given, at the nonprofit's 25th Silver Anniversary Reception in 2009. In addition to his financial support, he has volunteered to act as a celebrity judge for several years for their annual fundraiser, Best In Drag Show, which raises around a quarter of a million dollars each year in Los Angeles for AIDS assistance. He has brought other celebrities to support the event, including his father, actor Martin Sheen. Sheen's interest in AIDS was first reported in 1987 with his support of Ryan White, an Indiana teenager who became a national spokesperson for AIDS awareness after being infected with AIDS through a blood transfusion for his hemophilia.

On March 27, 2008, Sheen and Jenna Elfman co-hosted a New York Rescue Workers Detoxification Project charity event.

Sheen is donating one dollar from each ticket sold from his “My Violent Torpedo of Truth/Defeat is Not An Option Show” 2011 tour to the Red Cross Japanese Earthquake Relief Fund.

In 2011, Sheen took on a Twitter challenge by a grieving mother to help critically ill babies born with Congenital diaphragmatic hernia by supporting CHERUBS – The Association of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Research, Awareness and Support.

September 11 attacks

On March 20, 2006, Sheen stated that he questions the U.S. Government's account of the September 11 attacks. He said during the interview that the collapse of the World Trade Center towers looked like a controlled demolition.

Sheen has since become a prominent advocate of the 9/11 Truth movement. On September 8, 2009, he appealed to President Barack Obama to set up a new investigation into the attacks. Presenting his views as a transcript of a fictional encounter with Obama, he was characterized by the press as believing the 9/11 Commission was a whitewash and that the administration of former President George W. Bush may have been responsible for the attacks.

Filmography

Films

''Money Talks'' ''Postmortem (1998 film) ''Lisa Picard is Famous'' ''Rated X (film) ''Good Advice'' ''The Making of Bret Michaels'' ''Scary Movie 3'' ''The Big Bounce (2004 film) ''Guilty Hearts'' ''Scary Movie 4'' ''Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps''

style="background:#B0C4DE;"	Year	Film	Role	Notes
1974	''The Execution of Private Slovik''	Kid at Wedding
1979	''Apocalypse Now''	Extra
	''Red Dawn''	Matt Eckert
''Silence of the Heart''	Ken Cruze
	''The Fourth Wise Man''	Captain (Herod's Soldiers)	TV-movie
	Man Shaving	CBS TV-movie
	Bo Richards
		Cappie
''Ferris Bueller's Day Off''	Garth Volbeck-Boy in Police Station
	Private Chris Taylor
''The Wraith ''	Jake Kesey
	Hamburger Restaurant Manager	Cameo
		Bud Fox
	Ted Varrick
''Three for the Road''	Paul
	Ron	Unreleasedfilmed in 1983
	''Never on Tuesday''	Thief	Uncredited Cameo
''Eight Men Out''
''Young Guns''		Bronze Wrangler Award
	''Tale of Two Sisters''	Narrator	Also writer (poems)
''Catchfire''	Bob	Cameo
		Pfc. Franklin Fairchild Bean
''Courage Mountain''	Peter
	Carl Taylor
	Lt. (j.g.) Dale Hawkins
	David Ackerman
1991	''Hot Shots!''	Lt. Sean Topper Harley
		William Patrick Steaner/Daniel "Dan" Saxon/Sid
''Oliver Stone: Inside Out''	Himself	Documentary
	''National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1''	Gern, Parking Valet
	Morgan "Fats" Gripp
''Hot Shots! Part Deux''	Lt. Sean Topper Harley
	Aramis
	''Charlie Sheen's Stunt Spectacular''	Himself	TV-movie
	Richard 'Ditch' Brodie
	Jackson Davis "Jack" Hammond	Also executive producer
''Major League II''	Ricky 'Wild Thing' Vaughn
		Barbie Loving Bartender	Cameo appearance
''Frame by Frame''
''All Dogs Go to Heaven 2''	Charles B. "Charlie" Barkin	Voice only
	Zane Zaminsky
rowspan="3"	1997	|	James Russell
''Shadow Conspiracy''	Bobby Bishop
''Bad Day on the Block''
rowspan="5"	1998	Postmortem'' ||	James McGregor
''A Letter from Death Row (film)	A Letter from Death Row''
''No Code of Conduct''	Jacob "Jake" Peterson
''Free Money (film)	Free Money''	Bud Dyerson
''Junket Whore''	Himself
rowspan="3"	1999	|	Himself
''Five Aces''	Chris Martin
''Being John Malkovich''	Himself
2000	Rated X'' ||	Artie Mitchell>Artie Jay "Art" Mitchell	Showtime (TV network)>Showtime TV-movie
rowspan="2"	2001	|	Ryan Edward Turner
''Last Party 2000''	Himself
2002	|	Himself	Documentary
2003	|	Tom Logan (character)>Tom Logan
rowspan="2"	2004	The Big Bounce'' ||	Bob Rogers Jr.
''Pauly Shore Is Dead''	Himself
2005	|	Charlie Sheen	Segment "Spelling Bee"
2006	|	Tom Logan (character)>Tom Logan	Uncredited Cameo
rowspan="2"	2010	|	Bud Fox	Uncredited Cameo
''Due Date''	Charlie Harper (Two and a Half Men)>Charlie Harper

Short films

''Comicits'' ''Deeper Than Deep'' ''Spelling Bee''

style="background:#B0C4DE;"	Year	Film	Role	Notes
1986	''A Life in the Day''
1989	|	Himself	Also producer
2003	|	Chuck Traynor>Charles "Chuck" E. Traynor
2004	|	Himself	From ''Guilty Hearts''

Television

''Friends'' ''Sugar Hill (TV pilot) ''Spin City'' ''Two and a Half Men'' ''Overhaulin''' ''The Big Bang Theory'' ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno'' ''Lopez Tonight'' ''Family Guy'' ''Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza'' ''Comedy Central Roast''

style="background:#B0C4DE;"	Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	Amazing Stories (TV series)>Amazing Stories: Book Three''
1996	|	Ryan	Friends (season 2)#ep47>"The One with the Chicken Pox"
1999	Sugar Hill'' ||	Matt	Unsold pilot
2000–2002	|	Charlie Crawford	Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy (2002) Nominated – ALMA Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Series (2001) Nominated – ALMA Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Series (2002)
2003–2011	|	Charlie Harper (Two and a Half Men)>Charlie Harper	ALMA Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Television Series (2008) Nominated – Kids Choice Awards for Favorite Television Actor (2002) Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series (2005) Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy (2005) Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (2006) Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy (2006) Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor: Comedy (2008) Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (2008) Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series (2009)
2006	|	Himself	Episode: "LeMama's Boy"
2008	|	Himself	List of The Big Bang Theory episodes>"The Griffin Equivalency", cameo appearance
2009	|	Himself
2009	|	Himself
2010	|	Himself	Episode: "Brian Griffin's House of Payne"
2011	|	Himself	Episode 2 (in improv game "Fairy Tale")
2011	|	Himself (Roastee)

References

External links

Charlie Sheen: Life and Times – slideshow by ''Life magazine''

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