( CNN ) -- Will the Christmas Day arrest of one of America 's highest-paid television actors spell the end of his career ? When that actor is Charlie Sheen , the answer is probably not . Sheen , 44 , whose real name is Carlos Irwin Estevez , has known scandal before and has worked each of his arrests , divorces and indiscretions into the canon of bad-boy lore that has made him essentially scandal-proof . `` Charlie Sheen has bounced back from various scandals , and I do n't think anyone expects anything more from him , '' said public relations expert Vanessa J. Horwell , founder and Chief Visibility Officer of ThinkInk PR . `` Bad-boy behavior is part of his persona that 's been a work in progress since the 1980s . He has bounced back time and time again . '' The latest scandal to rock Sheen 's world is his December 25 arrest in Aspen , Colorado , on second-degree assault and menacing charges , both felonies , and criminal mischief , a misdemeanor . Sheen has been married to sometime actress and real estate investor Brooke Mueller Sheen , 32 , his third wife , since May 2008 . The couple have twin sons who were born in March . They were reportedly having an argument when he was arrested . A 911 call released by Aspen police on Monday revealed Mueller Sheen reporting a domestic abuse case and alleging that Sheen was threatening her with a knife . Sheen 's publicist Stan Rosenfield issued a statement following the arrest on Friday urging against a rush to judgment against his client . `` Do not be misled by appearance , '' Rosenfield said . `` Appearance and reality can be as different as night and day . It would benefit everyone not to jump to any conclusion . '' While any claims of violence against women , whether real or alleged , can be career ending for a celebrity , Sheen seems to be a special case . This is not the first time he has been at the center of a domestic violence scandal , and the stories do n't seem to harm his reputation . Sheen 's long history of questionable behavior began in 1990 when he was dating actress Kelly Preston . Reports surfaced then that Preston had been shot in the arm . In 2001 Sheen explained to Playboy magazine that it was a `` complete accident . I was n't even in the room . She picked up a pair of my pants . ... A little revolver fell out of my back pocket , hit the bathroom floor and went off . It shot a hole through the toilet and she got hit in the leg with shrapnel . '' The couple split soon after the incident and Preston married actor John Travolta in 1991 . In 1994 Sheen was the only celebrity client whose name was publicly released during the trial of `` Hollywood Madam '' Heidi Fleiss . In 1996 adult film actress Brittany Ashland accused Sheen of throwing her on the floor and splitting her lip . Sheen pleaded no contest to battery charges and was fined $ 2,800 . He entered rehab in 1998 after an alleged drug overdose . During the course of his divorce from model-turned-actress Denise Richards in 2006 , Richards filed a restraining order against Sheen , claiming he tried to kill her . Sheen released a statement at the time saying : `` Obviously , what has taken place is vile , is unconscionable , is without merit , is a transparent and immature smear campaign . She 's claiming certain things . It 's baseless . '' Sheen and Richards have continued to have a rocky relationship , often arguing over issues regarding the couple 's two children Sam , 5 , and Lola , 4 . Sheen is currently a high-profile pitchman for Hanes clothing products . In one recent commercial , as he attempts to talk with retired basketball star Michael Jordan , he buffoonishly crashes his car and is cheered on for his antics by a parking valet . Bob Oltmanns , who teaches public relations at Carnegie Mellon University , believes that the most recent incident wo n't harm Sheen 's status as a commercial spokesperson . He compares Sheen with Tiger Woods , who was dropped by a number of sponsors in the wake of his own sex scandal where he admitted infidelity , though Woods unlike Sheen has not been charged with any criminal wrongdoing . `` The Sheen scandal is a pretty stark contrast to Tiger Woods . This behavior is built into the fabric of Charlie Sheen 's bad-boy profile , unlike with Tiger where it was unexpected , '' said Oltmanns . `` So I think he will bounce back as long as his popularity on his show remains high . People were shocked with Tiger Woods because the behavior did n't fit the image . People are much less shocked with Sheen because the behavior does fit the image . '' Sheen , the son of actor Martin Sheen , had his breakthrough film role in 1986 in the Vietnam War drama `` Platoon . '' In 1987 he starred with his father in the ode to 1980 's greed , `` Wall Street . '' He also appeared in the comedy franchises `` Hot Shots '' and `` Major League . '' In 2003 Sheen was cast as the lothario brother Charlie Harper on the CBS sitcom `` Two and a Half Men , '' along with Jon Cryer . His character -- a freewheeling and hedonistic commercial jingle writer whose life is complicated when his divorced brother and nephew move into his beach house -- was loosely based on Sheen 's own rogue image . In May CBS renewed the series for three more seasons and in 2008 Sheen topped the list of the highest-paid actors on television , earning a reported $ 825,000 per episode . `` Two and a Half Men '' has an average run of 23 episodes per year . A representative for Sheen said in an e-mail Monday that his client would not be losing his endorsement deal with Hanes or his role on `` Two and a Half Men . '' Calls and e-mails to CBS regarding Sheen 's future on the show were not returned , but veteran showbiz observers agree that because Sheen 's alter ego on the show depends in part on Sheen 's real-life shenanigans , his role should not be in jeopardy . `` Business is going to continue as usual for Charlie after the holidays are over , '' said Rebecca Brooks , crisis manager and president of The Brooks Group . `` The events of the past week have been sad , but not surprising , and definitely not career-ending . ''
Charlie Sheen is one of America 's highest-paid television actors . Sheen was arrested Christmas Day on second-degree assault , menacing charges . Denise Richards filed a restraining order against Sheen during their divorce in 2006 .