(NewsNation) — Charlie Sheen was one of the highest-paid actors on television at the height of his career, earning millions of dollars each season of “Two and a Half Men,” but a career downfall and personal struggles have seen Sheen’s wealth vastly diminish in recent years.
Sheen is worth $3 million, but was once worth $150 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
Charlie Sheen’s ‘Two and a Half Men’ salary
Charlie Sheen rose to fame in the 1980s after starring in numerous movies, including “Wall Street,” “Platoon,” “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” and “Major League.”
However, it wasn’t until he started working in television that his wealth exploded.
Sheen was the lead in Chuck Lorre’s “Two and a Half Men” from 2003 to 2011. He was the highest-paid actor on TV at one point, earning $1.25 million an episode, Celebrity Net Worth reports. He also negotiates a deal in later seasons that saw him earn money through syndication.
At his career high, Sheen was making $48 million a season.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 03: Actor Charlie Sheen attends the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association’s Beastly Ball 2023 at the Los Angeles Zoo on June 03, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amanda Edwards/Getty Images) 
LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 23: Actors Martin Sheen and Charlie Sheen attend AARP’s Movies For Grown Ups Film Festival screening of “The Way” at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on September 23, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Mark Sullivan/WireImage) 
LOS ANGELES, CA – FEBRUARY 21: (L-R) Cast member Martin Sheen poses with his family Emilio Estevez, Ramon Estevez, Charlie Sheen and Renee Estevez backstage after the opening night performance of “The Subject Was Roses” at the Center Theatre Group’s Mark Taper Forum on February 21, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ryan Miller/Getty Images)
Sheen was fired from the hit series when he stopped showing up on set after he filed divorce from his third wife Brooke Mueller.
He also had a very public meltdown that saw him call Lorre a “contaminated little maggot.”
Charlie Sheen’s meltdowns led to fortune loss
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Sheen was paying $110,000 a month to his ex-wives, with whom he has children, before 2016.
In March 2016, Sheen claimed his monthly income went from $600,000 to $167,000 and had $12 million in debt to numerous mortgages.
“The Eight Men Out” also reportedly spent $10 million settling with people who threatened to publicly reveal his HIV status.
Charlie Sheen’s lost homes
In 2006, Sheen paid $7.6 million for a Beverly Hills Mansion, but the home went into foreclosure in 2019, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
He tried to sell the home in 2018 for $10 million, lowering the price in 2019 to nearly $8 million. He eventually ended up selling the home for $6.6 million in January 2020.