Joseph Estévez (born February 13, 1946), sometimes credited as Joe Phelan, is an American actor and director. He is the younger brother of actor

Martin Sheen Ramón Gerard Antonio Estévez (born August 3, 1940), known professionally as Martin Sheen, is an American actor. His work spans over six decades of television and film, and his accolades include three Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and ...

and the uncle of

Emilio Estevez Emilio Estevez (; born May 12, 1962) is an American actor and filmmaker. The son of actor Martin Sheen and the older brother of Charlie Sheen, he made his film debut with an uncredited role in '' Badlands'' (1973). He later received his first ...

Charlie Sheen Carlos Irwin Estévez (born September 3, 1965), known professionally as Charlie Sheen, is an American actor. He is known as a leading man in film and television. Sheen has received numerous accolades including a Golden Globe Award as well as ...

Renée Estevez Renée Pilar Estevez (born April 2, 1967) is an American former actress. Early years Estevez was born in New York City, the youngest child and only daughter of artist Janet (née Templeton) and actor Martin Sheen (legally Ramón Estévez). Her f ...

, and

Ramon Estevez Ramón Luis Estévez (born August 7, 1963), sometimes billed as Ramón Sheen, is an American actor and director who runs Estevez Sheen Productions. Early life Estevez is the second of four children born to actor Martin Sheen and artist Janet T ...

Early life

Estevez was born in

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to a Catholic, Galician (Spanish) father, Francisco Estévez Martínez (1898–1974), and an Irish mother, Mary Anne (

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Phelan; 1903–1951). He is one of ten children—nine boys and one girl. As a child, he lived in the

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neighborhood of Dayton. He attended

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, a Catholic High School located in Dayton. Upon his graduation, he enlisted and served in the

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Career

After serving in the United States Navy, Estevez began pursuing an acting career starting in the early 1970s. He initially used his mother's maiden name, Phelan, before using his surname, Estevez. Throughout his career, Estevez has appeared in numerous film and television roles in lead, supporting, and minor parts playing protagonists and antagonists, and he frequently appears in moderate and low-budget independent features and

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. In addition, he has worked as a

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artist and performs in stage productions. He has expressed in an interview that he wants to make movies that make a difference. Estevez stood in for his brother in a number of long shots and in some of the voice-overs for ''

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'' (1979), as Martin Sheen was recovering from his heart attack. In 1992, he acted in ''Armed for Action'' and ''Blood on the Badge''. He plays a villain, Cyrus, in the film '' Doonby'' (2012), which features former ''

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'' star John Schneider as a mysterious stranger who comes into a small town and falls in love with the spoiled daughter of Estevez's character, the local doctor. He also co-stars with

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in the feature '' Not Another B Movie'' (2011) released by

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On Cinema

Since 2013, Estevez has worked with alternative comedians

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and

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on various projects including ''

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'', ''The Tim Heidecker Murder Trial'' and as President Jason Davidson (and President Davidson Jr.) on the

Adult Swim Adult Swim (stylized as

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series '' Decker''. In all his collaborations, Estevez either plays a fictionalized version of himself or a character being portrayed by a fictionalized version of Joe Estevez.

Personal life

Estevez is the youngest sibling of

and sounds very similar to him, a fact he took advantage of when he performed a voice-over for a

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pro-gunmaker commercial in 2000; at the time, his brother was famous for playing a President of the United States on the television series ''

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''. Sheen starred in a pro-

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commercial that same year.Leah Garchik
I'm Not a President But I Play One
''San Francisco Chronicle'', October 10, 2000, accessed January 17, 2013. Estevez also recorded the voiceover for his brother's role as Captain Willard in ''

'' after Sheen's health issues on set prevented him from doing so.

Selected filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Estevez, Joe 1946 births Living people Film producers from Ohio American male film actors American male television actors American people of Irish descent American people of Spanish descent Hispanic and Latino American male actors Estevez family Film directors from Ohio Male actors from Dayton, Ohio United States Navy sailors 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors American male voice actors