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Charlie Sheen has lived more lives than most people could imagine â child actor on Apocalypse Now, breakout star of Platoon and Two and a Half Men, drug-fueled tabloid sensation, viral âtiger bloodâ meme king, then survivor. In The Book of Sheen, he finally tells it without spin. From literally being born dead, to filming war epics in the Philippines as a child, to almost crashing a plane on his honeymoon, to hiding from U.S. marshals, to becoming the most-paid actor on television â and then losing it all â Charlieâs voice is raw, self-aware, and shockingly funny. This isnât rehab-redemption fluff. Itâs a brutal confession from a man whoâs seen the edge, jumped over it, and somehow climbed back â now eight years sober, a present father and grandfather.
If you think you know Charlie Sheen â you donât. Read this summary and you might walk away unexpectedly moved.
