Smokin'! Charlie Sheen looks full of vigour as he puffs on a cigarette on set of new movie Mad Families

By Mike Larkin For Dailymail.com

Published: 19:43 EST, 11 October 2016 | Updated: 22:02 EST, 11 October 2016

He is fighting the battle of his life after being diagnosed HIV positive.

But Charlie Sheen still enjoyed a cigarette between takes on the set of his latest film Mad Families after returning to work in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

The 51-year-old actor was grinning with glee as he enjoyed a rest during a break from shooting the comedy.

Puff daddy: Charlie Sheen looked healthy as he took a smoke break on the set of his new film Mad Families in Los Angeles on Tuesday

Puff daddy: Charlie Sheen looked healthy as he took a smoke break on the set of his new film Mad Families in Los Angeles on Tuesday

The controversial Two And A Half Men star seemed relaxed as he took pause in a lumberjack shirt, T-shirt and khaki shorts. 

Notorious ladies man Charlie was no doubt enjoying being back in work and on set with a bevy of beauties for the Crackle film.

Glamour model Charlotte McKinney looked in fine form in a black top and pencil skirt combo, while Victoria's Secret favourite Chanel Iman turned heads in denim hotpants. 

Mad Families is a multi-generational comedy starring Charlie as a lovable man-child with a heart of gold.

Also smokin': Glamour model Charlotte McKinney looked as alluring as ever

Also smokin': Glamour model Charlotte McKinney looked as alluring as ever

What a professional: Charlotte seemed to be trying to learn her lines on set

What a professional: Charlotte seemed to be trying to learn her lines on set

It was written by comedian David Spade and Fred Wolf, with the latter directing. The film will be released on Sony's Crackle streaming service.

Hard-living Charlie has been working to turn his life around in recent months, and even celebrated his birthday with ex wife Denise Richards and their children last month. 

It came after the father-of-five agreed to reduced child support payments with Denise and his other ex Brooke Mueller.

Both women reportedly agreed to around $25,000 a month, nearly half of the $55,000 a month they had been previously been receiving to cover child-care costs.

The Hot Shots star was the highest paid actor on television in 2010 when he commanded $1.8 million per episode of Two And A Half Men, before his contract was terminated amid drug and alcohol abuse and a public meltdown.

Short and sweet: Victoria's Secret favourite Chanel Iman turned heads in hotpants

Short and sweet: Victoria's Secret favourite Chanel Iman turned heads in hotpants

Back on his feet: Charlie has been attempting to turn his life around after his HIV diagnosis; here he is seen in August

Back on his feet: Charlie has been attempting to turn his life around after his HIV diagnosis; here he is seen in August

After he announced his diagnosis last November, he said that opening up about his health issue was 'liberating'.

He told Graham Norton: 'It was good to talk about it and what I had been dealing with. It was an opportunity to stop the self-loathing and the "why me" and be part of something genuinely important.'

The Platoon favourite admitted to paying millions of dollars in hush money to blackmailers in an effort to keep his HIV status a secret.

It was later reported he had been filmed smoking crack cocaine and performing oral sex on another man, and that he had attempted to cover up the existence of 'at least' five sex tapes of him that were recorded around the time of his public breakdown five years ago. 

Playing happy families: He had a private jet birthday date with Denise Richards and their daughters last month

Playing happy families: He had a private jet birthday date with Denise Richards and their daughters last month

'Liberating': Charlie said he was relieved after announcing his diagnosis on Today last year

'Liberating': Charlie said he was relieved after announcing his diagnosis on Today last year

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