"Anger
Management" star Charlie Sheen will donate at least $1 million of profits
from his show to help the nation's injured troops.
The actor
announced Monday that he'll donate the money to the United Service
Organizations Inc., popularly known as the USO. The private nonprofit
organization is known for sending entertainers to perform for the troops.
Sheen promised to
donate 1 percent of the profits from "Anger Management," his new show
that premiered three weeks ago on FX, with no cap on the final amount.
His pledge is
considered to be among the largest single donations ever given to the USO.
Sheen's donation
will be used as part of an ongoing campaign to help injured troops.
"It's an
honor for me to be able to give back to these men and women of the military who
have done so much for all of us," Sheen said.
The former star of
"Two and a Half Men" appears to be further rehabilitating his image.
His career had been in turmoil after his dismissal from "Two and a Half
Men" because of controversial comments and other headline-making incidents
that fueled speculation he was battling drug abuse and mental health problems.
But his career has
rebounded and his new show, "Anger Management," debuted last month.
In an interview
with Rolling Stone magazine last month, the actor appeared introspective.
Speaking of that tumultuous time, he said, "I don't create havoc, mayhem,
wreckage. I mean, I did for a while. But it was never part of the master
plan."