Editing Emilio Estevez (section)

===1990–present===
In the early 1990s, Estevez directed, wrote, and starred with his brother Charlie in a comedy about [[garbagemen]], ''[[Men at Work (1990 film)|Men at Work]]''. Estevez later stated, "People come up to me on the street and say, ''Men at Work'' is the funniest movie I ever saw in my life. But, you know, I do have to question how many movies these people have seen."<ref name="autogenerated1"/>

In 1992, he found the career longevity that escaped other Brat Packers by starring in ''[[The Mighty Ducks (film)|The Mighty Ducks]]'' as Coach Gordon Bombay,<ref name="dt"/> a lawyer and former [[Minor hockey|pee wee]] star and minor hockey prodigy looking to forget the past, forced into coaching a pee wee hockey team as a form of community service. The film turned out to be one of [[Disney]]'s most successful [[media franchise|franchises]]. It was followed by two sequels.<ref name="dt"/> The following year Estevez starred in three films: the dark thriller ''[[Judgment Night (film)|Judgment Night]]'', the spoof comedy ''[[Loaded Weapon 1]]'' in which his brother [[Charlie Sheen]] has a cameo, and comedy/action film ''[[Another Stakeout]]'', which was the sequel to his earlier film ''Stakeout''.

[[File:Emilio Estevez at TIFF 2010.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Estevez at the 2010 [[Toronto International Film Festival]]]]

Estevez has acted alongside his father several times. He starred in (and directed) the 1996 ''[[The War at Home (1996 film)|The War at Home]]'' in which he played a Vietnam War veteran dealing with [[posttraumatic stress disorder]], while Martin Sheen played his unsympathetic father.<ref name="T">{{cite web| url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/8385806/The-Way-interview-with-Martin-Sheen-and-Emilio-Estevez.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/8385806/The-Way-interview-with-Martin-Sheen-and-Emilio-Estevez.html |archive-date=January 11, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=The Way: interview with Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez| last=McLean|first=Craig|date=March 21, 2011|publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]|access-date=March 26, 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Estevez appeared in an uncredited role in the feature film ''[[Mission: Impossible (film)|Mission: Impossible]]''. From 1998 to 1999, he appeared in three television films: the [[spaghetti Western]] ''[[Dollar for the Dead]]'' (1998), the comedy ''[[Late Last Night (film)|Late Last Night]]'' (1999), and ''[[Rated X (film)|Rated X]]'' (2000), which he directed. In 2000, Estevez starred in the Moxie! Award-winning thriller ''[[Sand (2000 film)|Sand]]'' as part of an ensemble cast that also included [[Denis Leary]], [[Jon Lovitz]], [[Harry Dean Stanton]], and [[Julie Delpy]].

In 2003, he made his voice acting debut when he helped create the English dubbed version of ''[[Los Reyes Magos (film)|The 3 Wise Men]]'' with his father. Later, Estevez starred in ''[[The L.A. Riot Spectacular]]'' and voiced the English version of the film ''[[Arthur and the Invisibles]]''. In 2008, he guest-starred on his brother's sitcom ''[[Two and a Half Men]]'' as an old friend of Charlie Sheen's character. (His father Martin Sheen had also guest-starred in 2005.)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Estevez-Sheen-Men-35396.aspx|title=Two Brothers to Team on ''Two and a Half Men''|last=Mitovich|first=Matt|date=November 6, 2008|publisher=[[TV Guide]]|access-date=March 28, 2011}}</ref>

In an interview a month after the [[82nd Academy Awards|2010 Oscar]] tribute to [[John Hughes (filmmaker)|John Hughes]] he explained his absence as publicity shyness: "I've never been a guy that went out there to get publicity on myself. I never saw the value in it."<ref name="BH">{{cite web| url= http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/emilio-estevez-and-the-way|title=Emilio Estevez and The Way|last=Dwyer|first=Fr Dave|date=April 7, 2010|publisher=Busted Halo| access-date= March 17, 2011}}</ref>

In 2017, his appearance in films was found to generate the highest return on investment (ROI) on average of all Hollywood actors.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://casino.partycasino.com/en/blog/what-makes-a-hollywood-hit/#/actors|title=What Makes A Hollywood Hit |publisher=Party Casino|access-date=October 19, 2017}}</ref>

Estevez reprised his role as Coach Gordon Bombay in the 2021 [[Disney+]] TV series, ''[[The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/02/the-mighty-ducks-emilio-estevez-reprise-role-coach-gordon-bombay-disney-plus-sequel-series-reboot-1202859392/|title='The Mighty Ducks': Emilio Estevez To Reprise Role As Coach Gordon Bombay In Disney+ Sequel Series|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=February 13, 2020|access-date=October 26, 2020|archive-date=September 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929223423/https://deadline.com/2020/02/the-mighty-ducks-emilio-estevez-reprise-role-coach-gordon-bombay-disney-plus-sequel-series-reboot-1202859392/|url-status=live}}</ref>  It was reported in November 2021 that Estevez would not return in the show's second season due to a contract dispute and creative differences.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |url=https://deadline.com/2021/11/emilio-estevez-long-haul-covid-mighty-ducks-exit-statement-disney-plus-1234869916/ |title=Emilio Estevez Speaks Out About His 'Mighty Ducks: Game Changers' Exit, Reveals Long-Haul Covid |date=November 8, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211120123958/https://deadline.com/2021/11/emilio-estevez-long-haul-covid-mighty-ducks-exit-statement-disney-plus-1234869916/ |archive-date=November 20, 2021 |access-date=April 19, 2025 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref>