Charlie Sheen reveals how Clint Eastwood convinced him go to rehab
Charlie Sheen has detailed how his father, Martin Sheen, staged an intervention involving Clint Eastwood, which convinced him to first go to rehab 35 years ago.
The former Two and a Half Men star has been clean and sober for eight years, as of writing. In the new Netflix documentary, Aka Charlie Sheen, the actor has looked back on his life and career, including his decades-long battle with substance abuse and alcohol.
On August 3rd, 1990, Sheen believed he was attending a birthday party to celebrate his father turning 50. He recalled in the series, “She brings me into the house, and I’m looking for balloons, a cake, funny hats. And as I come around the corner, I see the living room has this really expertly organised circle of people.”
When he arrived at his parents’ home, Sheen was greeted by a “weird mix” of people from his past, including a former teacher, a yoga instructor, Rob Lowe, his parents and siblings.
Sheen said it was a “very emotional” day, admitting, “I’d kind of heard about these things, but never been this close to an intervention.” When Sheen asked if he could take some time to mull over his decision to enter rehab, he was informed, “‘No. This is a decision we’ve made for you that has to happen today.'”
The actor was unconvinced and was plotting a way to escape from his impending stint in rehab, until his father passed him a phone and said, “There’s someone on the phone who wants to talk to you.”
On the other end of the line was Clint Eastwood, who “said something like, “‘You’ve got to get the train back on the tracks, kid. You’re worth saving’.” Sheen continued, “It was really powerful. I thanked him, gave the phone back to Dad and said, ‘All right, let’s go.’”
Before Sheen had entered rehab, he had recently finished shooting The Rookie with Eastwood, who also directed the movie.
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