Sylvester Stallone (pronounced /stəˈloʊn/; born July 6, 1946), nicknamed Sly Stallone, is an American actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, film director and occasional painter. Stallone is known for his machismo and Hollywood action roles. Two of the notable characters he has portrayed include boxer Rocky Balboa and soldier John Rambo. The Rocky and Rambo franchises, along with several other films, strengthened his reputation as an actor and his box office earnings.
In Philadelphia has a statue of his Rocky character placed permanently near the museum, on the right side before the steps. It was announced on December 7, 2010 that Stallone was voted into boxing's Hall of Fame.
Stallone has been married three times. At age 28, on December 28, 1974, he married Sasha Czack. The couple had two sons, Sage Moonblood (b. May 5, 1976) and Seargeoh (b. 1979). His younger son was diagnosed with autism at an early age. The couple divorced on February 14, 1985. He married model and actress Brigitte Nielsen, on December 15, 1985, in Beverly Hills, California. Stallone and Nielsen's marriage, which lasted two years, and their subsequent divorce, were highly publicized by the tabloid press. In May 1997, Stallone married Jennifer Flavin, with whom he has three daughters: Sophia Rose (b. August 27, 1996), Sistine Rose (b. June 27, 1998), and Scarlet Rose (b. May 25, 2002).
In 2007, he was caught in Australia with 48 vials of the synthetic human growth hormone Jintropin.
After Stallone's request that his acting and life experiences be accepted in exchange for his remaining credits, he was granted a Bachelors of Fine Arts (BFA) degree by the President of the University of Miami in 1999.
Stallone stopped going to church as his acting career progressed. He began to rediscover his childhood faith when his daughter was born ill in 1996, and is now a churchgoing Catholic.
Stallone supports The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, and is featured prominently on that organization's website along with other celebrities.
FUN FACTS
- Sly Stallone had his own magazine 'SLY' and he appeared on the cover of every issue.
- His middle name is Gardenzio.
- His trademark lazy eyes & slurred speech are the result of paralysis in the left side of his face caused by birth complications.
- Sly oil paints in his spare time & considers Leonardo Da Vinci his personal hero.
- He is also a massive fan of the works of Edgar Allan Poe.
- Stallone is the CEO of his nutritional supplement company called Instone Nutrition.
- Frank Stallone, Sly's biological brother, played as a singer in the first three "Rocky" films. In "Rocky Balboa" (2006), he was a patron at Rocky's dinner.
- Stallone opened Planet Hollywood Restaurant with Bruce Willis, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. It was opened on October 22, 1991. Arnold has since sold his part.
- "Paradise Alley" (1978) was Sylvester's first movie he directed. He also wrote a book of it prior to writing the film. "Paradise Alley" was about three brothers in Hell's Kitchen in the 1940s. One started wrestling for money. Stallone's character Cosmo Carboni at first tried to make money off his brother's wrestling.
- Stallone's first starring role is in The Party at Kitty and Stud's (1970), a softcore pornography film. He was paid $200 for two days' work.
- While filming a fight scene with actor Steve Austin in The Expendables, he broke his neck which required the insertion of a metal plate.
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