10 Facts About Joe Estevez

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Joseph Estevez was born on February 13,1946 and is an American actor and director.

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Joe Estevez is the younger brother of actor Martin Sheen and the uncle of Emilio Estevez, Charlie Sheen, Renee Estevez, and Ramon Estevez.

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Joe Estevez was born in Dayton, Ohio to a Catholic, Galician father, Francisco Joe Estevez, and an Irish mother, Mary Anne.

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Joe Estevez attended Chaminade-Julienne High School, a Catholic High School located in Dayton.

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Joe Estevez initially used his mother's maiden name, Phelan, before using his surname, Estevez.

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Joe Estevez has expressed in an interview that he wants to make movies that make a difference.

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Joe Estevez stood in for his brother in a number of long shots and in some of the voice-overs for Apocalypse Now, as Martin Sheen was recovering from his heart attack.

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Joe Estevez plays a villain, Cyrus, in the film Doonby, which features former The Dukes of Hazzard 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.

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Joe Estevez is the youngest sibling of Martin Sheen and sounds very similar to him, a fact he took advantage of when he performed a voice-over for a National Shooting Sports Foundation pro-gunmaker commercial in 2000; at the time, his brother was famous for playing a President of the United States on the television series The West Wing.

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Joe Estevez recorded the voiceover for his brother's role as Captain Willard in Apocalypse Now after Sheen's health issues on set prevented him from doing so.