The 83-year-old actor, who played President Josiah Bartlet on Aaron Sorkin's account of a fictional White House, was joined by his colleagues on the hit political drama.
In his speech, he introduced costars, Bradley Whitford, Dulé Hill, Richard Schiff, Janel Moloney, Joshua Malina and Mary McCormack.Sheen made reference to his time on the show, saying, 'I spent the time from 1999 until the fall of 2006 as a member of an extraordinary company called The West Wing, and I was affectionately known in some quarters, at least, as the acting President of the United States.
'When the show ended its run in 2006, I became known, in some quarters, equally fondly as the former acting president of the United States, and I'm proud to have been part of that extraordinary company, most of whom are here today.''That was the same year I got married,' Sheen said. 'Clearly I have a fondness for unions.'
The venerated actor said that 'this union has found something worth fighting for, and it is very costly.
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