Emilio Estevez (Celebrity In Spotlight)

Emilio Estevez was born on May 12, 1962 in New York City. He lived on Manhattan's Upper West Side until his family relocated to Malibu in 1968. Before graduating from Santa Monica High School in 1980, Estevez had already acted as his famous father's stand-in on the set of Apocalypse Now (1979), and also had a small role as a messenger boy that was ultimately cut from the film.

Estévez was briefly married to singer-choreographer Paula Abdul. He has two children with an ex-girlfriend, model Carey Salley. They have a son, Taylor Levi Estévez and a daughter, Paloma Rae Estévez.

Estevez is perhaps most famous as part of the 1980s Brat Pack group of actors, having starred in The Breakfast Club, Young Guns, and St. Elmo's Fire (1985). He also appeared in the cult film Repo Man (1984), as the punk-rocker turned car-repossessor Otto. Estévez is probably most recognizable among younger audiences for his role in The Mighty Ducks movie series. Most recently, he has directed episodes of the TV series, Cold Case, Close to Home, The Guardian and CSI: NY. Films he has directed include, Wisdom, Men at Work, The War at Home and Bobby. Estevez has also stated that he will direct and star in an independent film called "The Bang Bang Club". He also starred in the "Outsiders".

He appeared in a few TV movies, the first of which was Seventeen Going on Nowhere (1980)(TV), before making his big-screen debut opposite 'Matt Dillon' in 1982's Tex (1982). A part in The Outsiders (1983) followed, and Estevez made his first big splash as the punk rocker Otto in the cult classic Repo Man (1984).