Charlie Sheen to star in Ultra Tune ad series with Gold Coast models

A GOLD Coast car repair franchise is the real reason Hollywood bad boy Charlie Sheen is Australia bound - he’s been signed to star in its controversial TV ad series. The amount they will have to pay him is eye-watering.

THE Gold Coast owner of a national franchise known for controversial TV ads is behind Charlie Sheen’s looming Australian tour - he’s signed the fallen star for his next commercial.

Sean Buckley, owner of car repair and roadside assist giant Ultra Tune, has confirmed Sheen will follow Jean Claude Van Damme and Mike Tyson to be in his next nationwide TV clip.

Former Hollywood A-lister Charlie Sheen is coming to Australia thanks to a Gold Coast based national car repair giant Ultra Tune shelling out big bucks to sign him as the star of the next instalment in its controversial TV ad series. Pictures: www.charliesheenlive.com.au

Industry sources say the ad fee for drama-prone Sheen - who once pocketed $2.5 million an episode for Two and a Half Men sitcom - would be $500,000.

Ultra Tune owner Sean Buckley on the set of last year’s Unexpected Situations ad instalment featuring Mike Tyson in Las Vegas.

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The Ultra Tune commercials feature buxom Gold Coast lads magazine models dubbed Rubber Girls and typically spark the most advertising standards complaints annually. At the time of the ad with Tyson - jailed for rape in the 1990s despite maintaining his innocence - Mr Buckley defended it saying Tyson had redeemed himself and had starred in The Hangover.

Jean Claude Van Damme starred in one of the first controversial Ultra Tune ads. Mike Tyson was the next big name and they are being followed soon by Charlie Sheen. Source: YouTube

Sheen’s looming arrival to shoot next week and do an associated warts-and-all speaking tour in Sydney and Melbourne is already prompting protest. Collective Shout, an activist group against objectification of women, wants Immigration Minister David Coleman to refuse Sheen’s visa.

Collective Shout’s Caitlin Roper said Sheen had an “extensive history” of alleged violence against women and letting him in to profit from a speaking tour “sends the wrong message”.

But an unapologetic Mr Buckley said the actor was on the path to redemption after his very public meltdown and talk show revelations he had HIV.

Former Hollywood A-lister Charlie Sheen is coming to Australia thanks to a Gold Coast based national car repair giant Ultra Tune. Despite protests about his speaking tour, Ultra Tune owner Sean Buckley said Sheen rated highly in focus groups and he’s on the path to redemption. Pictures: www.charliesheenlive.com.au

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“We started with Van Damme who was good, then Tyson was huge and this will be bigger. We did some focus groups discussing Charlie and it was really good, people love him, he’s a loveable rogue.

“I loved Two and a Half Men. He went through a bad time, went a bit crazy but he’s admitted all that. He’s making a comeback, Hollywood will forgive him and in the meantime we’ve reached out to him,” Mr Buckley said.

Parnia Porsche on starring in Ultra Tune’s next TV ad alongside Charlie Sheen: “I’m really excited to work with someone who is such a legend - and I believe people can change.”

“In Australia, we are a very forgiving culture, we give people a chance to fess up and then give them another chance.”

Gold Coast stunners Parnia Porsche and Tyana Hansen say they’re excited to star alongside the blacklisted former Hollywood A-lister.

Sean Buckley with Parnia Porsche, a mainstay star in his company Ultra Tune’s controversial TV ads. Picture: Instagram picture.

Miss Hansen, a curvy 23-year-old model who was in the Tyson ad, said it would be crazy to refuse Sheen’s visa: “Everyone deserves a second chance.

“I’m really excited, mostly to see what Charlie Sheen is like in person.”

Tyana Hansen, a Gold Coast model who stars in the Ultra Tune 'unexpected situations' TV commercials - she is looking forward to co-starring in Australia in the next instalment alongside blacklisted Hollywood A-lister Charlie Sheen. Despite a women’s rights group protesting his visa into Australia, Hansen says: “Everyone deserves a second chance.” Picture: Michael Sanderson

Miss Porsche, an original Rubber Girl, said it would be great to work with “someone who is such a legend - and I believe people can change”.

A Department of Home Affairs spokesman said it did not comment on individual visa cases.

Tickets to an Evening with Charlie Sheen, hosted by broadcaster Richard Wilkins in Melbourne on November 3 and Sydney on November 4, are selling from $195 to $1495.