"How on earth has Charlie Sheen made it to 60? How has he survived decades of cocaine first snorted, then smoked as crack endless parties with alcohol and friends? And his sexual excesses? Did he make enough to cover all the extortion money he gave to sex workers, including one to whom he reportedly paid as much as $1.4 million?"
"Sean Penn says in the documentary that his friend has a spectacular biology because he has survived an unparalleled journey of addictions, and because cocaine users usually suffer a sexual decline except Charlie. The first person to appear on screen, however, is not Sheen, but Jon Cryer, co-star of Two and a Half Men, who, pointing to his bald head, begins: When the show started, I had hair."
"Sheen, who has been sober for eight years (not the first time well, not the second or third either that he's managed to stay away from alcohol and cocaine for a long stretch), looks into the camera and starts telling his story: he hides nothing, dodges no questions, and remembers everything. And everything means everything. Only a couple of times, out of respect for his ex-wives, does he hold back."
Charlie Sheen reached age 60 after decades of cocaine use, crack smoking, heavy drinking, and prolific sexual activity that included large payments to sex workers. Netflix released a two-episode documentary series, aka Charlie Sheen, premiering September 10, featuring extensive archival footage and candid interviews. The documentary includes friends, colleagues, a dealer, fellow actors, two ex-wives including Denise Richards, and Heidi Fleiss. Sean Penn credits Sheen's unusual physical resilience for his survival. Jon Cryer opens the film with a wry remark about losing hair. Sheen reports eight years of sobriety and speaks directly to camera, withholding only limited details out of respect for ex-wives.
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