European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 1, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Head of an acting dynasty by Bob Thomas associated press o one was More surprised than Mailin Sheen to discover that lie had painted an a clog dynasty Martin and Janem shorn Aro patents of hot now stars Charlie Sheen. 21 pm Oon. And Emilio a Slivo. 23 the breakfast club also coming Otong Are hence 20, who appeared in the to movie the room upstairs and Ramon 23. Who recently made i he movie turn around in Norway Emilio and Pence have chosen to retain their lather s real name Mesleve i was probably the last one Tofte aware thai All of our offspring had become professional actors and that a couple of them have become enormously successful observed the 46 year old Marlin Sheen. 11 can l figure out Why 1hey happen to to in Iho same profession i supposed they had had a Bell Ful of it when i dragged Sherri hallway around the world on various locations throughout their growing up years i would have thought they would do anything but be in the movies or want to be actors " papa has t exactly been Idle. A is appearing this summer in the believers an occult horror tale of Black magic and human sacrifices in Midtown Manhattan the director is John Schlesinger Midnight Cowboy and he is the principal reason Sheen did the film. The actor had come close to the genre with the Lille Giti who lives Dawn the Lane with a Young Jody Foster and the Stephen King shocker. The dead zone. Bui he had never gone with Ati out horror i was just ending the run in a play in London about this Timela Swyear Sheen recalled and or Schlesinger came to see me backstage with a script. I knew Bosforo i Road it that i would do it if he wanted me to after i read it i told him i think their s a belter scrip in your head than what s on the Page he smiled and i knew he Loit Hal Way. The first thing he asked me was Are you Catholic i said yes. Are you a practising Catholic i said yes. I did t know How thai would to important to the piece Bui there was a scene in which i come Back to the Catholic Church and i think a wanted that la be the believers was shot in and around new York with a cast that includes Helen Shaver Robert Loggia Richard Masur and Jimmy Smits. Sheen believes that his Faith in Schlesinger was fulfilled. John knew what a was doing All the Lime Sheen said he told us never to look Over our shoulders and never try to find motivation the audience is thai much further ahead of us he said and if we spent our time trying to figure things out we d be Long unlike his own children Sheen grew up far from the Bright lights in Dayton Ohio. I came Roin a targe family nine boys and one girl he said. My parents were both immigrants my lather torn Spain and my Mother from Ireland. My Mother died when Allol us were very Young i was Only 11. So we did t have the Unity with our parents that we would have wanted. My dad was a very honest very hard working Man frankly he was the Best Man i Ever knew. He was never less than honest with us a straight shooter. He did t want me to become an actor he wanted a to go to College but i Learned More about acting from thai Man than from anyone else. He was the shy est Man he d hardly speak outside the House because he had a thick accent. At Home he was the greatest Stor Letler i be Ever known i still miss against his lather s wishes Sheen immediately left Daylon alter gradual log from High school to study at the living theater in new York. His first Job in Aone acl play paid $5 a performance and that confirmed his belief Hal acting was his life his Broadway role As the anguished son in the sub eel was roses and his repeat in the film version snarled a Hood of dims catch 22, rage badlands. Apocalypse now. Thai championship season and Gandhi. He has also slated in some distinguished television movies the execution of private Slovik Kennedy the missiles of october Blind amt Tion and Tito Atlanta child Mulders he discussed How he selected his projects Bel Ore i gel to the a capt i look at the director ii it s som con i know by regulation. I m More inclined to make a Judy men on that frankly. Just As frankly. I work because i need to work i work mostly for financial reasons on those rare occasions when you can put the two together do a Good so sept Wilh a wonderful director and still make Money that s most Gratifying " pulp Lyllo Martin Sheen father Olney Tiara Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez and newcomers flew and Putmon. Oprah dwarfs Phil by Kathryn Baker associated press a after 20 years on television Phil Donah Iris being challenged Lor the daytime talk show throne by Oprah Winfrey whose show has been nationally syndicated loss than year but is dwarfing Donahue in the ratings. The Oprah Winfrey show made its debug nationally in september. By february it ranked third of More than 400 syndicated programs. Donahue was Lola up a notch from the year Belore in now York. Los Angeles and Allan la the three biggest Oul of about 40 to markets where the shows Are head to head. Oprah Oul Rales Donahue by a wide margin according to the most recent . Nielsen co. Ratings available for syndicated shows Winfrey had an average 107 Raling Lor february compared with Donahue s 7,9. Winfrey s Victory came even though her show was seen in More than Hall the markets in tha morning when audience Levels Are lower. 8y this fall the show will air almost exclusively in the afternoon in the used slates so the ratings Are expected lobe even higher. Michael King president of King world the syndicator of Winfrey s show As Well As the top rated wheel of Fortune and jeopardy says advertisers buying Lima on Oprah in markets where it will be on in the Alvernoon this All have been guaranteed a record 14.0 Raling. The rating is a percentage of households using television m the Markels where the shows air Oprah s a natural King said in a Telephone interview from los Angeles not to Knock Phil but he s been around 20 years. You just did t go up against Donahue but he s not unbeatable any More. La Snow Hal Donahue s so bad because tic s not his show s been very successful Lor a Long time he said i think we All gel peaks and valleys and i think the Best is behind Donahue he s still got his audience she 5 bringing people to television and helping the whole indu Juliy " she s doing phenomenally Well tha is said Donahue spokeswoman Penny Roshe scr in a Telephone interview Wilh that sonic people have assumed thai Means Donahue is Down that is not Iho Case the truth is. We re doing Beller than we be Ever done so there s obviously room Lor Bolh " wednesday july 1, 1987 the Chicago based Oprah is seen in about 145 markets Donahue which Chicago to new York in 1935, is seen in More than 200 Donanue was recently dropped due Lolow ratings by his former Home station
