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1. 1. 80sxchange.com: 80's Biographies: Emilio Estevez

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   Published on: 5/17/2008   Last Visited: 5/17/2008

   Emilio Estevez80sxchange.com: 80's Biographies: Emilio Estevez
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   Biographies: Emilio Estevez
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   Emilio Estevez was born into an acting family, and so his career choice hardly seems surprising.
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   Born on May 12th, 1962, Emilio took up acting in his late teens and was able to skip over the baby steps of celebrity (commercials, guest appearances, etc.) due to the influence of his family.Estevez appeared in a few television movies early on before moving on to the big screen.
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   These up-and-comers included Tom Cruise, Patrick Swayze, Rob Lowe and Estevez, who was a fan favorite.
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   Next up for Estevez was a role in the offbeat Repo Man, a quirky film that had cult classic written all over it.Things were on a definite upswing.Emilio's choices after Repo Man were somewhat unexpected.Instead of following it up with more weird and peculiar movies, he found a niche in the teen films of John Hughes, which were so popular in the 80s.Estevez became an official member of the Brat Pack.He, along with Ally Sheedy and Judd Nelson, were the only two members to appear in both definitive Brat Pack movies, The Breakfast Club and Saint Elmo's Fire.
   
   Now aged 23, Estevez was able to parlay his success into other ventures.In 1986, his film Wisdomwas released, which he wrote, directed and starred in opposite then-girlfriend Demi Moore.Emilio had previously written the film That Was Then ...This Is Now, but had never directed.Since Wisdom however, Estevez had expanded his directing credits with Men At Work, The War At Home and The Bang, Bang Club.
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   While Emilio continued to get roles, his status in Hollywood diminished and he went from lead roles to supporting.His saving grace during this period was his work in Disney's The Mighty Ducks movies.As Coach Gordon Bombay, he helped fuel the United States' growing passion for hockey while entertaining kids at the same time.
   
   After the third Mighty Ducks installment, it seemed Estevez was ready for another change.While playing with the kids had been fun, he wanted something more fulfilling.In lieu of payment for D3, he received financing for his film The War At Home, which he produced, directed and starred in.It was a gritty story of a Viet Nam veteran returned home after the war, meant to remind the world that he was more than a bit actor in children's movies.
   
   Emilio Estevez continues to expand his range with work behind the camera as well as in front, and he also works on developing his scripts.He is a multi-talented celebrity, who, despite the fact that he seems to have reached his peak in the 80s, continues to do good, worthwhile work.

2. 2. The Seattle Times: Movies: Starting line for Oscar races scoots up

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   Published on: 10/2/2006   Last Visited: 10/5/2006

   It was, after all, a film from actor-turned-director Emilio Estevez, charter member of the Brat Pack.

3. 3. www.thebratpacksite.com

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   Emilio Estevez
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   Emilio Estevez was the original 80's heart throb.What he lacked in height he more than made up for in cuteness and charisma.He was part of the legendary Breakfast Club and he also starred as the slightly annoying but very memorable Kirby in St Elmo's Fire.His career had a bit more longevity than some of his fellow Brat Packers with hits in the 90's including the two Young Guns films as well as a short but very important role in Mission Impossible.
   
   Emilio Estevez BiographyEmilio Estevez was born on May 12, 1962 in New York, is the eldest son of Martin Sheen and Janet Sheen and brother of Charlie Sheen.
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   Even before finishing high school in 1980, Emilio had already acted as his famous father's stand-in on the set of Apocalypse Now (1979), and also had a small role as a messenger boy that was ultimately cut from the film.
   
   By the 80's, Emilio got much more involved with acting, and made the decision to use his father's real name, Estevez, rather than his stage name of Sheen.
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   Emilio drew critical acclaim for his next role in the Movie Repo Man.He played a punk rocker named Otto and was schooled in the ways of car repossession by Harry Dean Stanton.
   
   Emilio was due to play the lead role in Platoon in 1986 but financing fell through on the film and his brother Charlie Sheen ended up playing the role five years later.
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   Bender was going to be Emilio's role in The Breakfast Club but when John Hughes couldn't find anyone to play Andrew, Estevez switched parts with Bender being taken over by Judd Nelson.
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   St Elmo's Fire saw Estevez play a slightly older character, alongside fellow Brat Packer's Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson and Andrew McCarthy.
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   After the less than successful Maximum Overdrive, Emilio went behind the camera for the 1986 movie Wisdom.This made him the the youngest Hollywood star to ever direct and write a film that he also top-billed.
   
   Stakeout, followed by the smash hit Young Guns, saw Estevez right back to his best.Both films spurned slightly less successful singles.Emilio used his hot streak to push his second attempt behind the camera, Men At Work.Not a huge smash at the time, Men At Work is now a cult classic.
   
   Out of the Spotlight
   
   From 1992, Emilio Estevez seemed to take his foot off the gas gradually with his acting career up until 1996 when he took time out to find new projects to direct.
   
   A minor role in Mission Impossible was followed by Rated X, a biopic of the porn producing Mitchell Brothers.
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   AIMSTERS - A celebration of Emilio Estevez and his work in both television and cinema.
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   Emilio on Wiki - A detailed bio for Emilio Estevez on Wikipedia.