Charlie Sheen has had his fair share of troubles over the years, but the former Two and a Half Men star has said his father, fellow actor Martin Sheen, has stood by him through thick and thin.
The Hollywood star, known for his lead roles in the sitcom Spin City and the films Platoon and Wall Street, confirmed in November last year that he is HIV-Positive.
50-year-old Sheen has now spoken about the support given to him by his father since his diagnosis.
Speaking on Friday night's Graham Norton Show, the actor said: "He is my hero. He is smart, compassionate and patient enough to know that at some point I'd find my way back home and he and my mom would be waiting for me."
He added: "He was worried but supportive."
Sheen has become an advocate for sexual health since revealing he is HIV-Positive, which came four years after his 2011 diagnosis.
He said going public with his diagnosis had a positive effect on him.
"It was good to talk about it and what I had been dealing with," he told Norton, saying that his participation in HIV drug trials was "an opportunity to stop the self-loathing and the 'Why me?' and be part of something genuinely important."
The actor added: "I'm in a great place. I recognise myself by name but not by character. I get the shame shivers watching whatever incarnation of who I thought I was in those moments. If I could change any of it I would. It was like there was some measure of possession."
