Martin Sheen

Actors changing their names to sound less ethnic is a common tale. Anthony Quinn, Steven Bauer, Rita Hayworth, and Raquel Welch are just some of the ...

"The only influence I had on Emilio was to keep his name," Sheen added. Charlie Sheen, however, followed in his famous dad's footsteps. Among them is Martin Sheen, who was born Ramón Antonio Gerardo Estévez. But the Apocalypse Now star now says he regrets the decision.

While Martin Sheen says his name is still legally Ramon Estévez, he regrets changing it for his career.

And I thank God he didn't." I never changed my name officially," he said. "But, of course, I'm only speaking for myself."

As William Shakespeare once wrote, “What's in a name?” Legendary actor Martin Sheen changed his birth name of “Ramon Estévez” to his now-famous stage name ...

“The only influence I had on Emilio was to keep his name. I was so self-involved and trying to be a provider that I wasn’t aware of their inclination to being actors.” My father was from Spain, and my mother was from Ireland,” Sheen said.

Martin Sheen wishes he could have done one thing differently in his acting career — and it has to do with his name. · As a young actor, Martin was convinced to ...

And I thank God he didn’t." And while he regrets not using Ramon in the public eye, he says he's thankful he was able to persuade his son Emilio to keep his real name. It’s still Ramon Estévez on my birth certificate," he told Closer Weekly.

'Sometimes you get persuaded when you don't have enough insight or even enough courage to stand up for what you believe in,' actor said.

“When he started out, his agent was advising him to change his name to Sheen and he wouldn’t do it. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. “That’s one of my regrets.