When Emilio decided to pursue his career as an actor when he graduates from high school the following year, he was cast in a small-screen movie, Insight. He made his big-screen debut with 1982 American drama movie, ‘Tex,’ starring opposite Matt Dillon. The movie, an adaptation of S.E. Hinton’s book, gave him a breakthrough collaboration in his career.
The next year, Estevez made a debut in American coming-of-age drama film, ‘The Outsiders’, along with Rob Lowe, Tom Cruise, Patrick Swayze, Dillon, and Thomas Howell. Estevez appeared as a punk rocker in American science fiction comedy film, ‘Repo Man,’ directed by Alex Cox in 1984. The movie became one of the cult hits.
In 1985, he starred in American coming-of-age comedy-drama film, ‘The Breakfast Club,’ a comic drama by John Hughes which was a hit among the Generation X people. Estevez collaborated with the actor as well as a producer, Tom Cruise and wrote a script for the movie, ‘That was Then This is Now’ in 1985. He sold it to Paramount Pictures, but the movie earned only moderate success.
Career from 1986
Estevez starred in Stephen King’s horror movie, ‘Maximum Overdrive.’ Later, he went behind the light and directed the movie ‘Wisdom’ apart from starring in it in 1986. He released his first comic movie ‘Men at Work’ written, directed & acted by him in 1990. Though panned by critics, the movie earned success as a mini-cult classic in the video stores.
Furthermore, Estevez enjoyed box office success with the release of ‘Mighty Ducks’ an American sports comedy-drama film in 1992. He made a cameo debut in its sequel, ‘D3: The Mighty Ducks’. In 1996, Estevez directed the movie ‘The War at Home’. The movie achieved positive reviews from critics and won two ALMA award nominations. However, it was only a conservative success due to poor distribution.
Moreover, For nearly a decade, Estevez achieved only conservative success with movies like ‘Behind the Green Door’ and ‘Rated X’. He won the Hollywood Film Award for acting as well as directing the movie ‘Bobby’ in 2006. Apart from movies, Estevez is an avid vine grower who promotes his products online.
He guest-starred on his brother’s sitcom Two and a Half Men as an old friend of Charlie Sheen’s character in 2008. In an interview a month after the 2010 Oscar tribute to John Hughes he explained his absence as publicity shyness. His appearance in films was found to generate the highest return on investment (ROI) on average of all Hollywood actors in 2017. Estevez released another feature film, The Public, starring Alec Baldwin, Christian Slater, Jena Malone and Estevez himself in 2018. He wrote, directed and played in The Public that world premiered at the Toronto Film Festival.
Emilio Estevez: Awards, Nominations
In 1998, he was nominated by ALMA awards for Outstanding Latino Director of a Feature Film The War at Home and Outstanding Individual Performance in a Crossover Role in a Feature Film The War at Home. He was nominated by ALMA awards in 2006 for the outstanding director, screenplay and Motion picture. In 2012, he was nominated by Shorty Awards for Best actor and director. He won Biografilm Award in 2006.
How much does Emilio Estevez earn?
Emilio Estevez sold his Malibu micro-vineyard for $6.35 million, nearly triple the price he paid in 2000, according to property records in November of 2016. As of now, his estimated net worth is around $18 million. There is no information about his income and salary.
