# Charlie Sheen Charlie Sheen refers to the actor's viral 2011 media blitz after he walked off Two and a Half Men, which spawned catchphrases like 'tiger blood' and 'winning,' the web show 'Sheen's Korner,' and a one-million Twitter follower run that Guinness recorded as the fastest at the time. ## Overview Charlie Sheen refers to the Hollywood actor Carlos Irwin Estévez, whose February 2011 meltdown turned his interviews into one of the most quoted moments of early social-media culture[1]. After leaving the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men in a burst of publicity around drugs, partying and adult film stars, Sheen went on a media tour where fans recycled his lines into image macros and remix videos[1]. The meme mashed his on-camera rants with older fan trivia, like the story Sheen told about MTV visiting his house when he was 14 because he was one of Britney Spears' biggest fans[2]. In slang usage, 'pulling a Charlie Sheen' is defined as a multi-day drug and alcohol binge[3]. ## How It Spread On March 1, 2011, Sheen joined Twitter as @CharlieSheen and hit one million followers in roughly 24 hours, which Guinness World Records called the fastest run to that milestone at the time. He streamed a home-brewed web show called 'Sheen's Korner' on March 5 to more than 100,000 viewers, then announced a live tour titled 'My Violent Torpedo of Truth / Defeat is Not an Option,' which opened at Detroit's Fox Theater on April 2, 2011[4]. Comedy Central aired the Roast of Charlie Sheen on September 20, 2011, opposite the new season premiere of Two and a Half Men. The lineup of roasters included Seth MacFarlane, Amy Schumer, William Shatner and Mike Tyson, and Sheen closed the night with 'I'm done with the winning cause I've already won'[4]. In November 2015, Sheen disclosed his HIV status in interviews that revisited four years of blackmail and fear, extending the news cycle around him well past the original meme run[1]. ## How to Use Posts riffing on Charlie Sheen typically pair a smirking 2011 interview photo with the words 'tiger blood' or 'winning,' or use his name as a verb for hard partying, as in 'pulled a Charlie Sheen'[3]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Charlie Sheen? Charlie Sheen is both an American actor and a 2011 meme built around his manic interview rants after he walked off Two and a Half Men[1]. ### Where did Charlie Sheen come from? The meme started in early 2011 after Sheen walked off Two and a Half Men amid a scandal involving sex, drugs and porn stars[1]. ### What does Charlie Sheen mean? Online, 'pulling a Charlie Sheen' is slang for a multi-day drug and alcohol binge, and his name alone became shorthand for 'winning'[3]. ### How do you use Charlie Sheen? People typically pair a 2011 interview photo with the words 'tiger blood' or 'winning,' or drop his name as a verb for partying[3]. ### Is Charlie Sheen still popular? The 2011 quotes are treated as a classic of early Twitter meltdown culture, and his November 2015 HIV disclosure brought another wave of coverage[1]. ## References 1. [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3322456/PIERS-MORGAN-Let-s-not-crucify-Charlie-Sheen-s-doing-d-save-place-hell-ISIS-not-good-guy-addiction-demons-liked-party-much.html]() 2. [https://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/charlie-sheen-quotes-presented-by-baby-sloths]() 3. [https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Charlie%20Sheen]() 4. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/people/charlie-sheen]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/charlie-sheen Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library