Talk:Martin Sheen/Archive 1

"The Amazing Spiderman 2"
Hi, I apologize in advance for not knowing the Wikipedia procedures for this type of thing, but I wanted to point out that "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" is listed in his filmography. First, this film did not come out in 2013 as indicated by the table and will not come out until this year, and second, Martin Sheen will not be in "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" as ((SPOILER))

his character, Uncle Ben, was killed in the first movie in the series revamp, "The Amazing Spider-Man," which was a 2013 film. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.57.42.233 (talk) 21:08, 13 March 2014 (UTC)

"Legal Troubles"
Getting arrested at a peaceful protest once hardly qualifies as a "legal trouble," let alone "legal troubles." 24.34.94.110 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 00:03, 2 May 2011 (UTC).


 * I might agree if he was arrested once - but 66 times? Now there's a trend...  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.64.0.252 (talk) 16:12, 11 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Well it is as much a trend of police (mis)behaviour as of potential misbehaviour on Sheen's side. As long as it is not clear whether he was even charged for something (nvm convicted), the header "legal troubles" can be indeed a bit misleading.--Kmhkmh (talk) 09:33, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

Do he and his sons speak Spanish or Galician?
Anyone knows if they speak spanish or galician?

Onofre Bouvila 03:45, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

Sheen's mother
I believe Sheen's mother's name is spelt Mary Anne Phelan, not Marry Anne Phelan. Here are two examples from The N.J. Star-Ledger and The N.Y. Daily News. These articles also state that she hailed from Tipperary, not Galway - anyone have a reliable source for which it is?. Maybe both? Tertulia 16:21, 15 October 2005 (UTC)

Removed
 There was a certain irony in his visit because Cindy Sheehan had demanded to speak with Republican President George W. Bush, and Sheen plays Democratic President Josiah Bartlet on The West Wing. Original research, or somethin' - definitely not encyclopaedic Sherurcij 09:24, 26 November 2005 (UTC)


 * I readded the above info, rewritten with a quote and a source. I think that juxtaposition/contradiction of him being there while Bush was not, is partly what makes the event significant.--newsjunkie 11:42, 26 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Alright, that's a good way of putting it thanks, especially the quote. I removed the "Democrat/Republican" markers though, don't want to seem polarizing :) Much thanks Sherurcij 07:31, 27 November 2005 (UTC)

Also removed mention of his being a member of Consistent Life, since they post a full memberlist on their website and he is not listed. Sherurcij 09:27, 26 November 2005 (UTC)

Anti-fascist
Writing that the anti-Bush group he signed a statement for is "anti-fascist" is a political opinion about the Bush administration and is therefore a violation of neutrality. Therefore, I deleted that label user:stanley011
 * While I agree with your decision I disagree with your assessment. Describing a group does not necessarily violate NPOV. The most important question is whether or not the description/label is accurate and fair. This can be difficult but some of the relevant assessments include:
 * Is this the label commonly used by the group to describe itself?
 * Is this the label commonly used by others, especially the media and general commentators to describe the group
 * Is this the label commonly used by researchers to describe the group?
 * Do other encylopedias describe the group using this label?
 * Based on the groups activities and public statements and generally accepted meaning of the label, is this an appropriate label?


 * There are probably others points I missed but these are some of them. Using such an analysis, you can decide and hopefully reach consensus on whether a label is accurate or not to describe a group. If a label is accurate then it should remain. Just because a group has a label doesn't imply you're making a statement about people the group is critical of. For example, describing an anti-war group as an anti-war group doesn't mean people the group criticise love war. Similarly describing an environmentalist group as an environmentalist group doesn't mean people the group are critical or don't care about the environment. So just as similarly describing an anti-fascist group as anti-fascist doesn't make people the group is critical of fascists. In fact removing a label simply because your disagree or unhappy with the implications of said label for people the group is critical of is the real violation of NPOV. Of course, if a group has a broad range of activities, it probably has several labels. Choosing which one to use (if any) in this case may be tricky. And of course, it isn't always necessary to label a group in any reference. Labelling must be done with appropriate care and only when necessary. Deciding when a label is appropriate or necessary can be tricky. But it can be done Nil Einne 22:14, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

Consistent Life ethic/group
I have modified the bit about consistent life. I see no evidence he is a member of the consistent life group and indeed the consistent life group appears to be an umbrella group uniting various groups who subscribe to the consistent life ethic and doesn't seem to have individuals as members. However the reference that was already there along with the article on the ethic DOES support the idea that he is an exponent of the ethic. Nil Einne 22:23, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

Rating
Upgraded rating to B-class because after looking through it I felt it had all the major components necessary for a biographical article. Zephyr44 19:53, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

New external link
I'd like to add this new external link, which I think adds some excellent background to the page. Recorded in Nov 2008, Martin talks openly and freely about activism, acting, Ireland and What God is. Can you add it for me please? Nov 2008 interview on Fresh Dialogues, Martin Sheen on activism, acting, Ireland and What God is —Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned] comment added by DUNCANMACLAREN (talk • contribs) 20:16, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

The Execution of Private Slovik etc.
In 1974, actor Martin Sheen played the lead character Eddie Slovik in the NBC TV Movie "The Execution of Private Slovik", based on the book by William Bradford Huie in 1954. It is one of the most provocative stories of world war II, in which Private Eddie Slovik was convicted and later executed for desertion. He was the only soldier that was executed not since The American Civil War. One of the members of the military tribunal court that sentinced Slovik was General Norman Cota, who was moved and appaulled by "private Slovik frankness" at his trial.

In a related moment years before his big break in the movie "The Incident", when Raymond Estavez (aka: Martin Sheen) was working part time as a 'soda jerk' at a drugstore in The Bronx, he served 'malts' to a young boy in the neighboorhood... none other than later, actor-performer, A. Edward Moch (aka: Alfred Cota), the alledged grandson of General Cota.

Aedwardmoch (talk) 03:59, 13 February 2009 (UTC)AedwardmochAedwardmoch (talk) 03:59, 13 February 2009 (UTC)

Sheen's ancestry
Hello,

with regard to his ancestry I am pretty sure that his father was Mexican and not Spanish. As anyone can see, Sheen is clearly a mestizo - which would be quite unlikely with a Spanish father and an Irish mother.--80.141.205.247 (talk) 20:55, 17 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Not true. He is white; father was from Galicia, Spain; mother was from Ireland. He stated that on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, on 22 May 2009. Best name (talk) 22:32, 22 May 2009 (UTC)

Legal name still Ramon
Martin Sheen's name is still Ramón Gerardo Antonio Estévez, this is on his passport and driving license. He doesn't consider Sheen to be his real name and says "it doesn't mean anything" to him. According to an interview on the BBC interview show Jonathan Ross. Given the fact that this is his real name, should the article not reflect that in the lead? By saying "(born Ramón Gerardo Antonio Estévez)" it makes it seem that he changed his name, however Sheen is just a stage name. Gavin (talk) 01:33, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Agree, it currently reads like he changed his name to Sheen. I'll change it. --hippo43 (talk) 14:11, 23 May 2009 (UTC)

Sheen's doubts on 9/11
I don't think there is a strong basis to | remove the fact that Sheen has expressed his doubts about what happened to Building 7 on September 11th -- while it is YouTube and Alex Jones as sources, they are his own words and I don't think we have the technology yet to morph people that well, so there is no real question those are his views. Researcher09 (talk) 22:37, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Context is important. The fact that a chunk of something has clearly been removed from the video between the initial question and Sheen's words are a cause for concern - we cannot say that the youtube video is giving a true reflection of his views or not. I'm removing the paragraph again, in line with our policy on the biographies of living people (give it a good read); it should not be restored until there's a consensus to do so - I'm going to raise the issue at the biographies of living people noticeboard, where knowledgable people can help judge the source. I really do not want to protect the page from editing, but since this is contentious material, I won't hesitate to do so, in line with WP:BLP. Best, – Toon (talk)  23:03, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
 * We should report what reliable sources say about the subject. If no other source has noted this, then it should not be included. Kevin (talk) 03:10, 27 April 2009 (UTC)


 * The whole section on political activism could probably use a good sifting through. I just had to edit a sentence that painted him and ecoterrorist Paul Watson as victims of an attack - supported only by a webpage from Watson's organization. — NRen2k5 (TALK), 00:30, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

How did Sheen attend school in Bermuda...
10 years before he was actually born? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Scooteristi (talk • contribs) 05:14, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

Birth name
Sorry, I'm confused. Was he born Ramón Gerardo Antonio Estévez or Marty Sheehan? I couldn't work it out from the article. Tobelia 01:29, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
 * The article says he was born Ramón Gerardo Antonio Estévez, and later adopted Martin Sheen, just like his son. I hope this helps! Jayden54 08:52, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Are there any sources out there that explain why he changed his name (first and last) in the first place? Is it one of those sounds better to the audience types of things? -- MiG 22:26, 29 September 2007 (UTC) He told me (when I was about 12 years old-1974) that his real name was not a good stage name. Emilio, my school friend, kept the family name, while Charlie adopted the stage name. I hope this helps. Barry D.221.154.221.36 (talk) 05:55, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

I have read several sources where he states that he took the stage name Martin Sheen because of his feeling closer to his Irish ancestry, and because, as a Catholic, he was a great admirer of Bishop Fulton Sheen. I myself am Catholic, and found this on a few Catholic interviews with the actor. I will find the links and put them up later, hopefully in the next few days or week.--CreativeSoul7981 (talk) 02:18, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

Pro-choice or pro-life?

 * I found that he marched in the pro-choice "March for Women's Lives" only a year ago. --Fallout boy 21:48, 17 October 2005 (UTC)


 * Easy mistake to make Fallout Boy, but Sheen's name was wrongly used for this march and was withdrawn. Quote: "Actor Martin Sheen has backed out of being listed as an endorser for the pro-abortion march sponsored by leading abortion advocacy groups. Whether the listing of him as a sponsor was accidental or if Sheen didn't know the march's purpose is to support abortion is still a question."

Labelling pro-life/choice is hard in Sheen's case, because he is pro-life, but does not believe that the state should prevent women from having an abortion. He has, however, as stated in this Wikipedia article, campaigned with Consistent Life, which speaks out against abortion. If we have to assign him to one of these two categories, "pro-life" is the most appropriate, I think, although unfortunately this suggests a belief in legislating against abortion, which he apparently does not subscribe to. Here is Matty j's explanation and source, which was inexplicably removed from this talk page by Digby a few days ago:

"I removed the Pro-Life category.

I found this quote at : "I cannot make a choice for a women, particularly a black or brown or poor pregnant woman. I would not make a judgment in the case. As a father and a grandfather, I have had experience with children who don't always come when they are planned, and I have experienced the great joy of God's presence in my children, so I'm inclined to be against abortion of any life. But I am equally against the death penalty or war-- anywhere people are sacrificed for some end justifying a means. I don't think abortion is a good idea. I personally am opposed to abortion, but I will not judge anybody else's right in that regard because I am not a woman and I could never face the actual reality of it."

He seems fairly explicity that, while he is personally opposed to abortion, he does support (to some degree) the right to have one. I would say, although there is disagreement, that the pro-life/pro-choice labelling should be reserved for one's political opinions on the matter (whether they ultimately support the right to have an abortion, or the right of a fetus' life), not their personal views. -- Matty j 21:46, Nov 13, 2004 (UTC)"

I agree with Matty j, and suggest that as neither "pro-life" nor "pro-choice" is a satisfactory label for Mr Sheen's beliefs, we should remove the category altogether, and cover the subject in the article. Tertulia 00:24, 18 October 2005 (UTC)


 * When you belong to a pro-life group and makes people take his name off of pro-choice events. He is considered a pro-life celebrity. I know it kills you libs that someone like Martin Sheen is against abortion but no parsing of his statements is going to change the facts. Not judging others for their actions is part of his religion.


 * It is pure censorship removing the category listing. Your so called proof is no proof at all, you should be ashamed of yourselves. Dwain 02:24, 18 October 2005 (UTC)


 * His statement that he could allow people to choose abortion doesn't sound very pro-life to me. I originally got involved with this and created Category:Pro-life celebrities because I was so surprised to find out he was pro-life.  It doesn't surprise me to find out he's not very consistent.  I concede that it doesn't sound like he belongs in the pro-life category.  But all this material definitely needs to be put into the article. Jdavidb (talk) 15:02, 18 October 2005 (UTC)


 * Definitely needs to be put into the article, rather than leaving it as a link at the bottom. While I would contest that the label "pro life celebrity" doesn't quite fit, it seems to me it's a moot point, as he's close enough for it not to be a misnomer. Unfortunately, it implies he's involved in campaigns for the legisislation against abortion, which he is not (according to the interview). Someone should just address that briefly and let the link elaborate. I mean, ultimately, it's really not that important what he thinks. -- Yossarian  [[Image:Soviet Canuckistan Flag.png|30px|]] 09:44, 8 March 2006 (UTC)


 * This a false dichotomy: pro/anti-abortion and pro/anti-choice are two different axes of opinion, so that pro-life and pro-choice are not really opposites, though of course they are typically seen as such. Given the quotes above, I would say that Sheen is both anti-abortion (or pro-life if you like) AND pro-choice; perhaps he should be put in both categories?  --ScottAlanHill 22:02, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

These stances are in absolute oposition nowadays since the pro-life movement is anti-abortion, supporting at least some exceptions for extreme cases, while to be pro-choice is to support a choice between life and abortion that the Catholic Church and other pro-lifers find morally unacceptable. A person can claim to be anti-abortion but pro-choice, still being pro-abortion, since he supports a choice that can lead to abortion. In the case of Martin Sheen he seems to support some pro-life organizations like Consistent Life Ethic. If he supports the ilegality of abortion, some of his sayings seems to contradict that.82.154.81.39 (talk) 16:48, 12 October 2009 (UTC)

Someone has seriousley messed up the page
Someone seems to have removed the infobox and added a random piece of information at the very top of the page and have re-arranged the page —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.7.202.213 (talk) 15:14, 22 October 2009 (UTC)

It's fixed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Theycallmebruce (talk • contribs) 15:36, 22 October 2009 (UTC)

TV mini-series "Kennedy" 1983 not listed. Role: JFK
86.178.155.210 (talk) 19:01, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

His appearance in Mass Effect 2
He's doing the voice of a character called "The Illusive Man" in the fairly hyped video game Mass Effect 2, scheduled for release in January. Maybe that should be added to his list of accomplishments. As I hinted at, the game is kind of a big deal for both the industry and the gaming community.

And just for academic purposes - I'm not in any way affiliated with Bioware. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.217.70.203 (talk) 14:30, 14 November 2009 (UTC)


 * And what is the source for this information? SpudHawg948 (talk) 20:24, 15 November 2009 (UTC)

He's featured in this "behind the scenes"-footage: http://www.gametrailers.com/video/the-stars-mass-effect/59909 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.217.70.203 (talk) 14:25, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

I feel we should wait until the final game comes out - he could be cut at the last minute (I realise this is highly unlikely, but we are an encclopedia, not a rumour mill). Tory88 (talk) 14:27, 31 December 2009 (UTC)


 * There's no way the Illusive Man would have been cut. He's one of the major characters in the game, and cutting the character would have forced them to rewrite the entire game (a pragmatic argument, I admit, as the game has already come out with him featured.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Viva la Vaile (talk • contribs) 03:15, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

Nothing about West Wing?
Apart from a mention in the opening sentence, there's nothing about his role in the West Wing. This is a serious omission.JQ (talk) 05:13, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

Name
So is it "Ramón Antonio Gerard Estévez" or "Ramón Gerardo Antonio Estévez". The lead says one and the infobox says the other. It can't be both surely? Abc30 (talk) 03:27, 16 July 2010 (UTC)

Mass Effect 3 confirmation?
Has it been officially confirmed he will play the Illusive Man in Mass Effect 3 or is that just speculation? If there is no official word on this the Mass Effect 3 credit should be removed. 194.78.37.122 (talk) 11:04, 24 July 2010 (UTC)

Organization of this page
I want to get some feedback for those editing this page about the organization of the categories. I would like to add some information about career, but I am not sure if it should go in the Career section, Awards, or both. I have a source that discusses his work on Two and a Half Men and his Emmy nomination. Does anyone here think this page could be organized a little better? CreativeSoul7981 (talk) 21:42, 17 October 2010 (UTC)

Martin Sheen's full name
Can anyone verify Martin Sheen's full name? I know his real first and last name, but what about his middle names? Also, what is Wikipedia policy regarding youtube videos as a reliable source. I realize that there might have been an interview, but as long as there is a quote, and the program is properly cited, is a youtube clip necessary? CreativeSoul7981 (talk) 04:46, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

Nationality take two
Ok, I've been reverted twice when adding American- to the lede, due to some confusion caused by Sheen stating that he is a citizen of Ireland. There is a difference between being a citizen of Ireland and identifying as Irish. Sheen is clearly an American, which is confirmed by the quote: "We are telling the world that we are patriotic Americans but we do not support going to war with Iraq." - the word we refers to a collective including yourself (if that needed to be explained). It's pretty obvious that he is American, given that he was born in America, sounds American, is politically active in US politics, but I understand that this place is based on verifiability, and therefore I provided the above, reliable source which confirms exactly that. If anything, American is a much more accurate than American-born Irish Actor - he has never actually identified as being Irish, merely as also holding Irish citizenship. In my opinion, the sentence should be changed to either ...Irish-American actor..., or, if that epithet seems ill-fitting, then American actor... with Irish ancestry, or similar. Thoughts? – Toon (talk)  20:31, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

I agree he is probably also an American citizen, but we do not have a source which says that. Further, there are sources where he specifically says he is an "Irish citizen" and "citizen of Ireland" but doesn't mention anything about being American (or Spanish, which is another possibility). "We are patriotic Americans" is identifying as American, though he is talking about a large, generally-American group, where presumably he doesn't know everyone's nationality. That isn't the same as saying he alone is an American citizen. I was surprised myself when I read that he is Irish, so I looked for a source where he says he is American, and was surprised that I couldn't find one, but found lots saying he is an Irish citizen.

The Manual of style says, about nationality "In the normal case this will mean the country of which the person is a citizen or national, or was a citizen when the person became notable." I'm not an expert on BLP, but as far as I can tell, WP:BLP does not say anything which contradicts this. The fact that he sounds American, or that he is involved in US politics, doesn't mean much - so do/are many other who aren't US citizens, and many American citizens don't sound American or give a shit about politics.

The facts that we currently have, confirmed by sources, are that he was born in the USA and is an Irish citizen. If someone is "merely" a citizen of Ireland/Irish citizen, they are Irish - there is no difference. I'm not in favour of "American .. with Irish ancestry", or "Irish-American" (which links to an article saying the same thing). His ancestors (and his mother) aren't just Irish - he is Irish. Many who have Irish ancestry are not Irish citizens. I suggest we stick with "American-born Irish actor" until we have a better source for American citizenship. If we find one, we shouldn't change the article to Irish-American, we should find a way to show both nationalities. --hippo43 (talk) 21:56, 23 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Also described as an American actor here and here and here, hereand this Associated Press article. – Toon (talk)  20:57, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
 * While I understand where you're coming from, we are describing him as Irish when he himself doesn't describe himself as Irish; but an Irish citizen. I could go and live in Germany for 5 years, and I'd become a German citizen, but I'd still be British, not German. It's a similar thing here. I don't think that we can really say that the speech he gave was not including himself - it's about as clear as it gets - "We" doesn't necessarily include everybody in the audience, but certainly includes himself. We have several sources which describe him as American, he describes himself as an American, but never as Irish, which is what we have in the article. – Toon (talk)  22:05, 23 March 2009 (UTC)


 * I don't think your example of Germany is really similar. If someone's parents, from Turkey and Jordan, moved to Germany with their brothers and sisters before they were born in Germany, and was then described as German by some of the German media after they became successful as an adult, would we describe them as German if they said they were a Turkish citizen and didn't mention being German? Even if they lived in Germany, were vocal about German issues and spoke German with a German accent? Sheen was born to recent immigrant parents - his older siblings were born in Ireland and Bermuda. There is a very good chance his family did not identify as American, or were considered American by other Americans, at the time of his birth. To assume that he later became an American citizen without finding a source would be original research.
 * We certainly have sources which say he is American, but he himself has stated that he is "an Irish citizen" and "a citizen of Ireland" without mentioning being an American citizen. There is no difference between being an Irish citizen and being Irish. The speech he gave does not mention his citizenship, and that is apparently what Wikipedia should include. Plenty of Americans, for example, might describe themselves as 'Irish', 'Italian' or 'Korean' without being a citizen of these countries. If he is an Irish citizen (which we have a source for) then his legal nationality is Irish. If he is also an American citizen (which he probably is, but we don't yet have a source which explicitly says this), then his legal nationality is both Irish and American, not Irish-American.
 * 'As clear as it gets' would be him saying "I am an American citizen." At least, that would be as clear as saying "I am an Irish citizen." --hippo43 (talk) 22:32, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
 * 'As clear as it gets' would be him saying "I am an American citizen." At least, that would be as clear as saying "I am an Irish citizen." --hippo43 (talk) 22:32, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
 * 'As clear as it gets' would be him saying "I am an American citizen." At least, that would be as clear as saying "I am an Irish citizen." --hippo43 (talk) 22:32, 23 March 2009 (UTC)


 * FWIW, If you moved to Germany and became a German citizen, you'd be German! (And it would be fair to describe you as a British-born German actor/accountant/gynaecologist...)
 * It is implicit within "we are patriotic Americans" that he is an American national. He describes himself as American, right there! If you want a quote which states the exact words you want, that isn't going to happen; similarly you don't need direct quotes for the rest of the article's content - it's what is described in sources - it's no different here, and there are five different sources above which describe him as an American actor. So we have him describing himself as American, and five news articles describing him as American. Do you think that the guideline really intends for there to be a quote from every subject describing himself as "a citizen" of the country? Of course that's not what's required, because it's unrealistic. Five sources, and the subject calling him an American. It's ridiculous to expect more than that. – Toon (talk)  23:03, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Also, your view on nationalism requires that someone can only have one nationality. I would still be British, just because I had a German passport wouldn't mean that I was now German. I never stopped being British - British-born German doesn't describe me as being British, which is just incorrect. – Toon (talk)  23:05, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Agree, you could still also be British, but you would be German if you took German nationality (which is not the same as a getting a country's passport - someone can be a British citizen, for example, without holding a British passport). 'British-born German' would be correct if you had given up UK citizenship. 'British and German' would be correct if you held citizenship of both countries. I'm not assuming a person can only have one nationality - as I wrote above "If he is also an American citizen ... then his legal nationality is both Irish and American, not Irish-American."
 * You're right, we probably won't find a source where he says "I'm an American citizen", and it would be unrealistic to expect that. However, we need a source which addresses the issue explicitly. It is not "implicit within "we are patriotic Americans" that he is an American national" - he says no such thing in that quote. It doesn't mention his citizenship at all. He made that statement in a political speech, not in a discussion of his legal nationality. Who is to say he meant "American citizens" (legally) and not "American residents" (ie people who live in America)?
 * The articles which say he is American, in passing, are contradictory to what he has said himself about his citizenship. Can we really assume this point has been fact-checked in these sources? (I only linked to one of several sources where he says he is an 'Irish citizen' and a 'citizen of Ireland') Again, I'd guess he probably is an American citizen as well, but we have a clear statement from Sheen himself that he is Irish, and no such statement about being an American citizen. Policy says the article should include his legal nationality - so far we can only say verifiably that he is Irish. --hippo43 (talk) 23:47, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
 * (undent) Well I have to point out that MOS is not policy, it's merely a style guideline, and more than that, the statement you quoted has the qualifier "normally" at the front. It's not a policy like Neutral Point of View, and as such, we should treat it sensibly - he has clearly identified himself as an American, and like British nationalities, we should respect what the subject calls himself. Nationality is more than where you are born or where your parents were born; it is something which is individual to everybody. Since all guidelines should be "followed except where common sense warrants an exception", I think this certainly calls for a sensible solution. – Toon (talk)  00:00, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Good point - MoS is not policy, and I don't want to avoid using common sense. I agree, nationality is more than where you were born etc, but he has explicitly stated more than once that he is an Irish citizen. In that case, his nationality is definitely Irish at least, though he may have other nationalities (American and Spanish both seem likely). The manual of style, while not inviolable policy, is a useful guide and maintains some consistency and standards across biography articles. I disagree that he has clearly identified himself as American. The context of that speech is not the same as the context where he said "I am an Irish citizen." In those statements he clearly calls himself Irish, and nothing else, and we should respect that.
 * IMO, he is probably an American citizen, but I don't think the evidence supports saying that yet. He has said he is an Irish citizen, and he didn't say he was an American citizen at the same time. That could be for any reason - because he is so obviously American, and didn't feel it was worth saying so, or because he was making it clear that he is not in fact an American citizen, or....
 * We have the following options at least, maybe others:
 * American - not correct, because we know he is definitely Irish.
 * Irish-American - not correct, IMO, as he is Irish or Irish and American. In either case, not Irish-American.
 * American and Irish - for me, the format we should use if we find a good source for American.
 * American-born Irish - this seems the best option to me for now, until we have a better source.
 * --hippo43 (talk) 00:43, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
 * His bio says he was born in Dayton, OH. That makes him an American-born citizen, does it not? Ciderbarrel (talk) 17:57, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
 * AFAIK, if you are born in the USA you are an American citizen. However, we don't know if that is still true in Sheen's case. We know he is an Irish citizen, but not if, for example, he had to renounce his American citizenship to become an Irish citizen. To presume that he is an American citizen because he was born there would be original research, IMO, especially as we have sources where he states that he is a citizen of another country. --hippo43 (talk) 20:53, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
 * The thing is, because Sheen's mother was an Irish citizen, born in Ireland, Sheen himself was automatically an Irish citizen, by Irish law. You don't apply for it or anything like that - see here. So Sheen never did become an Irish citizen, he was one by birth. And, as this US State Department doc states, "a person who is automatically granted another citizenship does not risk losing U.S. citizenship. ". – Toon (talk)  21:05, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Very good point. However, it would still be synthesis to presume that Sheen is still an American citizen. He stated specifically that he is an Irish citizen, and didn't mention American. Without a source, I don't think we can make the assumption. --hippo43 (talk) 22:33, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
 * It's not synthesis - he has stated that he is American, and several sources describe him as American. It's not even like we are specifically describing him as an American citizen, just as an American, which is how he has described himself and how he is descibed by others. Martin Sheen is an American actor... is a completely true statement, and we have several sources to back it up. – Toon (talk)  22:40, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I meant specifically that inferring that he is still an American citizen because he was born in the USA would be synthesis. However, I'm not trying to exclude any mention 'American', I just don't think we can state unequivocally that he is 'American' when he has specifically said he is an Irish citizen. IMO, American-born is as much as we can say at the moment. An alternative suggested here is to leave out a simple statement of nationality if the case is not simple, and to work the details into subsequent sentences. What would you like to see as the first sentence? --hippo43 (talk) 00:24, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Actually, that's a very interesting thought, Hippo; I think the problem at the moment is that American-born Irish implies that he is no longer American - you don't want to state that he is American because of doubts about whether he means citizenship or not. I think leaving the nationality out of the first sentence would allow for the franker explanation in the Early life section, without making any assertions about something which is uncertain. What do you think? – Toon (talk)  00:30, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
 * It's not synthesis - he has stated that he is American, and several sources describe him as American. It's not even like we are specifically describing him as an American citizen, just as an American, which is how he has described himself and how he is descibed by others. Martin Sheen is an American actor... is a completely true statement, and we have several sources to back it up. – Toon (talk)  22:40, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I meant specifically that inferring that he is still an American citizen because he was born in the USA would be synthesis. However, I'm not trying to exclude any mention 'American', I just don't think we can state unequivocally that he is 'American' when he has specifically said he is an Irish citizen. IMO, American-born is as much as we can say at the moment. An alternative suggested here is to leave out a simple statement of nationality if the case is not simple, and to work the details into subsequent sentences. What would you like to see as the first sentence? --hippo43 (talk) 00:24, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Actually, that's a very interesting thought, Hippo; I think the problem at the moment is that American-born Irish implies that he is no longer American - you don't want to state that he is American because of doubts about whether he means citizenship or not. I think leaving the nationality out of the first sentence would allow for the franker explanation in the Early life section, without making any assertions about something which is uncertain. What do you think? – Toon (talk)  00:30, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

Agree, 'American-born Irish' will sound to some like he was American and is now Irish. I just can't think of a better way of explaining things in one simple sentence. Looking at the option of including it in the bio, the nstionality details that I think are not disputed are: - Born in Dayton, Ohio, USA - mother's details - father's details - real name - US (or American) resident - active in American politics - Irish citizen Your thoughts? --hippo43 (talk) 01:01, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Actually, while we are here, we could write a whole new intro - it's too short at the moment, and isn't a reflection of the whole article, per WP:LEDE. But back to the important stuff. Looking at Anthony Hopkins, I think that would be an interesting way to go. If we started out with something like... Martin Sheen... is an American actor known for his performances... and then have a sentence saying... Born in Ohio, United States, Sheen is an Irish citizen through his mother, who immigrated to America from County Tipperary... Possibly not through specifically, but something along those lines. – Toon (talk)  22:30, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I agree, the intro definitely needs to be improved. Given his family history and Irish citizenship, I don't think '..is an American actor' is the best way to go - that's not what the sources quoting Sheen himself say. I don't want to get sidetracked into discussing the Anthony Hopkins article too much, but I'm not sure '...is a Welsh actor' is ideal in that case, if he has become a US citizen. I guess it depends partly on why someone has taken another country's citizenship.
 * I would have something like "Martin Sheen... is an actor known for his performances..." then something like "Born and raised in Ohio, United States, Sheen is also an Irish citizen.(I guess I'm neing deliberately ambiguous here, by implying he's an American citizen but not saying as much) His mother, from County Tipperary...and his father, from ....emigrated to America..." --hippo43 (talk) 23:55, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Oops! I really didn't mean to put "American" actor there, that sort of defeats the point a little! The ambiguity was what I was aiming for; we are stating what we know without trying to imply anything one way or another. – Toon (talk)  00:05, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

Let's put this all together
Ok, let's get some work done. How's this for an opening paragraph:

Martin Sheen (born Ramón Gerardo Antonio Estévez, August 3, 1940) is an actor who is best known for his performances as Captain Willard in the film Apocalypse Now and President Josiah Bartlet on the television series The West Wing. As well as the critical acclaim he has received as an actor, he has become known as an activist. Born and raised in Ohio, United States, Sheen is also an Irish citizen.

I'm not sure whether we need to go into detail about his parents here - I think to explain it in the Personal life section would be more appropriate, as it could be lenthy - possibly unnecessary for the intro? Although to me it looks like needing a little explanation there. – Toon (talk)  00:53, 26 March 2009 (UTC)
 * This looks good. I would put in "..to Irish and Spanish parents" or something, after his birthplace, leaving any more detail for later, to explain his unusual original name, and to avoid emphasising American and Irish over Spanish. Otherwise, I think it's a good solution. So maybe -

Martin Sheen (born Ramón Gerardo Antonio Estévez, August 3, 1940) is an actor who is best known for his performances as Captain Willard in the film Apocalypse Now and President Josiah Bartlet on the television series The West Wing. As well as the critical acclaim he has received as an actor, he has become known as an activist. Born and raised in Ohio, United States, with Irish and Spanish parents, Sheen is also an Irish citizen. --hippo43 (talk) 01:19, 26 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Looks good! I've gone ahead and moved it into the article. Nice work. :) – Toon (talk)  17:09, 26 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Likewise, nice job. Looks good to me. --hippo43 (talk) 17:15, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

Guys, let me remind you that the US has jus soli citizenship. So unless he has renounced this citizenship, he still has it. And renunciation of American citizenship is a very unusual step. Had Sheen done that it would be one of the best-known facts about him!

The claim that he's an American is so ho-hum as to possibly not even require sourcing. The claim that he isn't would be the exceptional claim, and would require exceptional sources. (cf. WP:V)

His failure to mention his US citizenship, as has already been said, might simply be due to its not even being in question. SamEV (talk) 00:23, 27 March 2009 (UTC)


 * True, it might be, but there's no specific source for his US citizenship. Inferring that Sheen is a US citizen because the US has jus soli citizenship is OR, whereas he has specifically stated that he has Irish citizenship, without explaining why or how. His Irish citizenship is well-verified here - it doesn't need anything exceptional. --hippo43 (talk) 00:28, 27 March 2009 (UTC)


 * His Irish citizenship is not in question. You might have misread if you think I was referring to it when I wrote of exceptional sources.
 * I do wonder about this position of yours that US citizenship should not be assumed for people of US birth. Could you cite any policy, or the statements in WP:OR that say that? SamEV (talk) 00:38, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
 * P.S. Speaking of verification, what source do you have verifying that he renounced US citizenship, or that he somehow wasn't born with it? (Per what exception would that be?) SamEV (talk) 00:43, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Of course there is no such source, which is why we haven't even implied such, much less stated it. Assumption itself is WP:OR; I agree that Sheen is most likely an American citizen, and the sources I presented above convinced me that he is such; however, that was not the [local] consensus reached here, and we reached an acceptable outcome for both myself and Hippo - the only editors up to this point who engaged in discussion of the issue. If you can satisfy the concerns, we can have another crack at it if you wish. I would advise reading the whole Nationality take two discussion above, so that we don't cover ground repeatedly. – Toon (talk)  15:12, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I don't know what reasons you had for what you imply or state or not.
 * But the curious position that a person born in the US is to be perceived as not being a US citizen until proven otherwise seems utterly ridiculous.
 * I don't fault you for sticking by the result you got. But I do intend to pursue this through. Stay tuned. SamEV (talk) 22:22, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I too think that Sheen is probably a US citizen, but my understanding is that inferring that "People born in the USA are American citizens. Martin Sheen was born in the USA. Therefore Martin Sheen is American" is an example of synthesis. Moreover, we have sources quoting Sheen stating that he is an Irish citizen. While I believe he probably is a US citizen, I see no readon for assuming so. --hippo43 (talk) 00:22, 29 March 2009 (UTC)
 * But I do. I'll try and come back with a proposal in a day or two. SamEV (talk) 05:30, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Great. If you could find new sources that would really help. If you come back with a new justification for making an assumption, it won't fly. --hippo43 (talk) 05:50, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Dude, calm down, please. SamEV (talk) 06:04, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Dude, perfectly calm. --hippo43 (talk) 06:06, 2 April 2009 (UTC)

Dudes....seriously, maybe I should start a new thread at the bottom since this is over a year old? Anyways, can anybody give the citation for his Irish citizenship so I can add it to the article? TIA --Threeafterthree (talk) 15:19, 27 October 2010 (UTC) If he is Irish American then he is also Spanierd American after all his name is Spanierd (even if he changed it which I dont understand how people would change the name given by their father) and he defenetly looks Gallego 100%. But defenetly American. But if we are going to recognized the Irish background, one should not forget the Spanish which is there as well. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.109.196.19 (talk) 00:59, 15 May 2011 (UTC)

Portraying Presidents is not "political activism"
By definition, political activism as commonly understood in the context of an actor means activities performed offstage, in real life, such as public speaking, writing, lobying, protesting, civil disobedience or even running for office. Portraying real or fictional presidents or other high-level office holders (no matter how many times) doesn't qualify; the first paragraph of the Political Activism section needs to be moved up into his acting career. JustinTime55 (talk) 19:23, 25 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Performance is activism. Just ask Brecht.--Mongreilf (talk) 15:42, 15 November 2011 (UTC)
 * While that is true in some sense, Just is imho neverless right as far as the context of this article Justin is concerned. I.e. People probably aspect different sections for his professional career (acting) and his other (private) political activism.--Kmhkmh (talk) 09:37, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

Martin and Croats
I read if you navigate a bit on YouTube you can find the public service announcements on TV during the Croatian War for Independence with Martin Sheen talking about his grandmother singing songs in Croatian to him as a lad. He was raising money for the Croatian relief fund. That would mean that Martin is partially Croatian.

Is that information about that video truth? Is that this video? Does anyone know anything about that? Can someone provide a link? Thx, HorvCannuck (talk) 10:17, 28 September 2012 (UTC)

Truther
There is a link which touches on it but nothing in the bulk of the article. He will be appearing in September Morn with other actors that share his concerns, so it might be worth inclusion. I've added some sources here: Woody Harrelson. From the Guaridna piece:

Martin Sheen, Woody Harrelson and Ed Asner, who have all supported conspiracy theories about the terrorist attacks, have signed up to the movie, which is entitled September Morn.

...

Sheen, who starred in Apocalypse Now and television's The West Wing, has long questioned whether Islamist hijackers single-handedly brought down the Twin Towers, killing 2,605 people.

"I did not want to believe that my government could possibly be involved in such a thing, I could not live in a country that I thought could do that – that would be the ultimate betrayal," www.prisonplanet.com/articles/october2007/291007_sheen_questions.htm he told an interviewer in 2007].

Sheen grew suspicious after his son Charlie, also an actor, alerted him to apparent contradictions, such as how a structure known as "Building 7" fell.

He said: "However, there have been so many revelations that now I have my doubts, and chief among them is Building 7 – how did they rig that building so that it came down on the evening of the day?"

I'll leave it to the editors of this page to work out how best to integrate the information. (Emperor (talk) 16:18, 21 October 2012 (UTC))

Early Career
Why no mention about his years with the massively influential Living Theatre company? He talks about it at some length in his 1/9/10 article "How I Got my Equity Card" (http://broadwayworld.com/article/BWW_SPECIAL_FEATURE_How_I_Got_My_Equity_Card_By_Martin_Sheen_20010101). It seems to me that his early connection to this very politically active/artistically provocative company speaks volumes about the source of his choices throughout his career. Greenstage1145 (talk) 17:56, 31 July 2012 (UTC)7/31/12

Also, Perry Mason should be mentioned in his early TV credits. It's 11:50 AM here in NY and I'm currently watching WZME New York, where old Perry Mason episodes have been running, and the one playing right now, "No Game for Amateurs," guest stars Martin Sheen in it as the bad guy gunman.Commentswiki (talk) 15:59, 24 September 2013 (UTC)wikicomment

Career
The career section seems to stop at Apocalypse Now. Surely he has done stuff since worth noting ? -- Beardo (talk) 15:44, 15 December 2008 (UTC)

Yes this is strange. Apart from a mere mention, there is nothing about his starring role in the West Wing, which I think many would agree was important in his career. JRGp (talk) 23:46, 22 November 2009 (UTC)

The career section lurches into Sheen's "affinities" for various universities, his social activism and influences, for whatever reason it's hard to fathom. This section should segue from "... and headed to New York City..." to "In 1963, he made an appearance in..." The intervening material should be dropped. Sheen's film debut was in "The Incident," a picture in which he had a prominent role and which this section unaccountably ignores. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Orthotox (talk • contribs) 17:57, 26 December 2009 (UTC)

I agree with the above that the career section is badly flawed, especially in that it makes no reference to how and when he began starring in the West Wing. I am not familiar enough with his career to be able to correct it, but certainly someone else is. I hope it will be fixed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.203.67.250 (talk) 18:34, 20 January 2010 (UTC) The early career section misses his guest appearance on Ironside, "No Game for Amateurs," which I just finished watching a rerun of on WZME, apparently a local NY channel. Commentswiki (talk) 16:14, 24 September 2013 (UTC)§

Category: American pro-life activists
A few times now the Category:American pro-life activists has been removed by anons claiming he is not. The article and sources suggest otherwise. Please discuss here and achieve consensus against inclusion if you wish to remove it again. Elizium23 (talk) 19:50, 16 January 2014 (UTC)

Hispanic
Sorry, per the article on the term Hispanic the term Hispanic does NOT mean Latino Americano. STOP removing it. Iamanadam (talk) 23:27, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

Cook Inlet commercial fishing families and the survival of their livlihood
I was in jail with Mr. Sheen in Beatty Nevada during the civil disobedience protests about nuclear testing. Now I have a new mission in Alaska about the survival of generations of fishing families who are losing their right to make a living because of a corrupt, vote buying, system. We need fund raising help {star power and name recognition}to fight the money behind the people who are trying to do away with the commercial fisherpeople. My name is Nick Barrie and I can be contacted at gpnick@live.com or 907-529-7421.2600:100F:B00B:9A19:FD5E:AE01:BDB7:7413 (talk) 07:16, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
I don't think it is correct to refer to the "non-profit environmental organization" Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Sea Shepherd are widely considered to be a terrorist organization, and it is certainly a militant political group. "non-profit environmental organization" is rather like describing the Gestapo as a police force, technically correct but rather an understatement.125.237.105.102 (talk) 05:35, 21 September 2014 (UTC)

There should be more info about his role/relationship with the society. For example, "The RV Martin Sheen" is a boat named after him. Must be a big donor/support to get that. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RV_Martin_Sheen

Pro-life?
I dont think there is conclusive evidence that he is truly pro-life, that means if he supports new legislation on the protection of human life since conception in the United States. While he isnt associated with the pro-choice movement, he also doesnt seem to be pro-life, in the true meaning of the expression. Unless someone shows a source that proves it, to claim otherwise is OR. If he also believes abortion is a "bad idea" and not a crime, like it is stated, thats also disqualifies him as pro-life.85.241.205.203 (talk) 22:29, 10 June 2014 (UTC)

Unless if he supports overruling Roe Vs. Wade, which is uncertain, he shouldnt be considered pro-life.128.65.232.111 (talk) 01:34, 13 September 2014 (UTC)

It is uncertain if he can really be considered pro-life but he was already given an award by such a strong pro-life activist like Jill Stanek.128.65.232.111 (talk) 03:35, 19 November 2014 (UTC)

Removed Hispanic Americans category
I removed the Hispanic Americans category since Martin Sheen's family is from Galicia, Spain and not Mexico, Central or South America. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispanic  Today, it is commonly used interchangeably with Latino, which I think is different from Latin (referring to Spain, Italy, France, etc.). Since Spanish Americans is already a Category on the actor's page, I see no reason to keep it. --CreativeSoul7981 (talk) 02:16, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

I removed the Hispanic category AGAIN since his ancestry is Spanish. Please read the definition of Hispanic. I already put the category Spanish-Americans. Hispanic refers to Mexico, Central, or South America - the people who have ancestry from Spain and Native American or Native American in addition to some African ancestry. Mr. Sheen is half Spanish, and is white European not Hispanic. --CreativeSoul7981 (talk) 20:27, 7 November 2009 (UTC)


 * I disagree. In the US Census definition “Hispanic or Latino” refers to a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race. So people from Spain ARE Hispanic.--88.9.60.19 (talk) 10:20, 7 December 2014 (UTC)

Waiting For The Rites Of Mu
"Waiting For The Rites Of Mu" is a 29+ minute track by The KLF that features Martin Sheen narrating how he's visiting and waiting for one of KLF's concerts/rituals. Quite hilarious, although it drags on a bit long. --82.136.210.153 (talk) 00:45, 15 December 2014 (UTC)

Academy Award Nomination
The article claims that Martin Sheen declined an Oscar nomination, but he stated in an AMA that he didn't: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2ujn0l/iama_martin_sheen_actor_and_activist_ama/co8yz47. Although the AMA is probably not an acceptable source, I think the existing claim on the page should be corroborated under WP:EXCEPTIONAL; if he truly declined an Academy Award nomination, there will be an additional source somewhere. Jurassicstrain (talk) 19:34, 2 February 2015 (UTC)

Hot Shots
isnt his part in hotshots part deux also a parody of his role in Apocalypse now, or even a reprisal of it,

i say this because whilst he is in the patrol boat he is reciting the "i cant believe they wanted this guy dead" voice over (where willard is wondering to himself) part of the film ...i dont know what he is credited as in the credits because i never get through them

its just that it isnt mentioned in the paragraph and i think it should be

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Irish actor?
Isn't Sheen an Irish actor, seeing as he's a citizen of Ireland? Or would he be an Irish-American actor... Or an American-Irish actor... Hrms, confusing. What's the details of his citizenship of Ireland? Dual? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 213.94.241.211 (talk) 17:02, 12 December 2006 (UTC).


 * Both, I'd assume, much the same way as Anthony Hopkins is considered an American actor on account of his taking up US citizenship a few years back. As his mother was Irish, he was entitled to take up Irish citizenship, which he's publicly stated he has, and holds an Irish passport, which requires Irish citizenship. All that makes him American, Irish-American, Spanish-American, and Irish. --Kgaughan (talk) 10:59, 18 December 2007 (UTC)


 * I don't think he's Irish in the sense he's a citizen of Ireland. I think his ancestors are Irish. - Cubs Fan (talk) 00:17, 4 February 2008 (UTC)


 * This quote explicitly says that he is an Irish citizen. -- Arwel (talk) 22:48, 27 April 2008 (UTC)


 * He has said it elsewhere as well. Londo  06  22:50, 27 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Since he's of mixed parentage and was born in the US, I think it's best to just call him an actor. I don't see the need to describe him as an "American actor" or an "Irish actor" or a "mixed-race/nationality actor" - he's an actor. His parentage is discussed elsewhere, let's leave it at that.Gymnophoria (talk) 14:03, 10 April 2011 (UTC)


 * The standard and consensus for WikiProject Actors and Filmmakers is to describe people by their citizenship in the lede paragraph. So his parentage is discussed elsewhere, that is great. Right now, he is described as "American" only. This is incorrect, because he holds dual citizenship. If we change this to "Irish-American" that can be misunderstood as ethnicity. Perhaps we can be clearer still by saying "Martin Sheen is ... an actor with dual citizenship in Ireland and the United States." Elizium23 (talk) 22:04, 9 May 2012 (UTC)


 * i agree people should only be described by their primary country of origin or it confuses things, he is an American actor of Irish American & Latino descent just like Hopkins is a Welsh Actor, Welsh American would confuse things because we do NOT use those terms over here in the UK to describe race, Welsh American would make Hopkins sound American when he inst he just holds Citizenship ...thus the same thing applies to sheen Tony Spike (talk) 10:11, 20 September 2015 (UTC)

The Subject Was Roses
The article currently completely ignores this film despite the fact that Sheen has a major part, got a Golden Globe nomination, and his co-actors were nominated for Academy Awards (with Jack Albertson winning his). Also, it gives the impression that nobody had heard of Sheen prior to Apocalypse Now. Although Apocalypse Now was certainly a huge film for Sheen, he was very well known prior to that for a lot of film and TV work. He didn't just become famous after Apocalypse Now came out. TheBlinkster (talk) 02:42, 7 December 2015 (UTC)

Sheen's view on abortion
Under "political activism" section, it says that Sheen upholds the consistent life ethic principle (opposing abortion, euthanasia, war, etc.), but under the "Family life and abortion stance", he supports a woman's legal right to obtain abortion. What is he then, is he anti-abortion or not? He can't be what you would call "pro-choice" while undermining the said principle.  Blue sphere  14:28, 20 December 2016 (UTC)


 * I think that the logical explanation was given by Cardinal Joseph Bernardin himself, the consistent life ethic is often used to minimize the abortion issue: "I know that some people on the left, if I may use that term, have used the consistent ethic to give the impression that the abortion issue is not all that important any more, that you should be against abortion in a general way but that there are more important issues, so don’t hold anyone’s feet to the fire just on abortion. That is a misuse of the consistent ethic, and I deplore it." 78.29.148.151 (talk) 22:28, 20 January 2017 (UTC)

He really says that he is pro-life in this interview: "It’s a matter of record with me. It’s a part of my faith. I’m a father, you know. When three of our grandchildren were young, a long time ago—I became a grandfather at age 42—and we didn’t have any in-laws, we supported these children who had come into our lives. We didn’t consider them any less welcome or ourselves any less blessed. That’s who we are. We know what a child can bring, no matter the circumstances. So [being pro-life] is both natural for us and a practical acceptance. My wife is not Catholic, but she is very pro-life. She’s a mother and a grandmother. She knows what it means. There’s just never any question—ever." 78.29.148.151 (talk) 00:26, 8 April 2017 (UTC)

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Family Attraction
Kenixkil (talk) 01:23, 9 November 2022 (UTC)
 * https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0245896/
 * Family Attraction
 * Sheen plays the president in this short film.

Possible addition?

 * "The Made-for-TV Election" 1980, hosted by Martin Sheen.
 * Kenixkil (talk) 00:51, 6 July 2023 (UTC)