While Charlie Sheen played a Cleveland Indian in one of his most notable roles, the truth is that he’s a lifelong fan of the club’s instate rivals, the Cincinnati Reds. On Sunday, he announced that he had pledged $50,000 to the team’s Community Fund.
Sheen is matching the amount broadcaster Marty Brennaman raised for charity in return for having his head shaved on the field Friday.
Sheen and father Martin Sheen were at that game Friday against the Pirates:
“The City of Cincinnati has opened its arms to me so graciously and I’m compelled to give something back,” Sheen said in a statement released by the Reds. “If this contribution points one kid in the right direction, then we’ve done our job.”
OK, yeah, that sets up a lot of easy jokes, but hey, it’s a tidy sum that should allow the fund to do some good.
(You can still make those jokes below, though. No, really, feel free.)
