Who is Sylvester Stallone?
Sylvester
Enzio Stallone ( born Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone, July 6, 1946) is an
American actor and filmmaker.
Sylvester Stallone Wiki/Bio/Age/Family
Michael
Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone was born in
the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City on July 6, 1946, the
elder son of Francesco "Frank" Stallone Sr., a hairdresser and
beautician, and Jacqueline "Jackie" Stallone (née Labofish;
1921–2020), an astrologer, dancer, and promoter of women's wrestling. His Italian
father was born in Gioia del Colle, Apulia, Italy and moved to the U.S. in the
1930s, while his American mother is of French (Breton) and Ashkenazi Jewish
descent. His younger brother is actor
and musician Frank Stallone.
Complications
during labor forced his mother’s obstetricians to use two pairs of forceps
during his birth; misuse of these forceps accidentally severed a nerve and
caused paralysis in parts of Stallone's face. This caused paralysis of the lower left side
of his face (including parts of his lip, tongue, and chin), an accident which
gave him his signature snarling look and slurred speech. As a result, he was
bullied as a child and so he coped with bodybuilding and acting.
He
was baptized Catholic. His father moved the family to Washington, D.C., in the
early 1950s to open a beauty school. In 1954, his mother opened a women's gym
called Barbella's.
Education
Stallone
attended Notre Dame Academy and Abraham Lincoln High School in Philadelphia,
and Charlotte Hall Military Academy in Charlotte Hall, Maryland, prior to attending
Miami Dade College.
He
spent two years, from September 1965 to June 1967, at the American College of
Switzerland. He returned to the United States to study as a drama major at the
University of Miami, from 1967 to 1969.
After
Stallone's request that his acting and life experiences be accepted in exchange
for his remaining needed college credits to graduate, he was granted a Bachelor
of Fine Arts (BFA) degree by the president of the University of Miami in 1999.
Career
Stallone
says he made "The Party at Kitty," a softcore adult film, out of
desperation after being kicked out of his apartment. It was his first leading
role. For his two days of work, he was paid $200. His first few small-scale
acting performances in movies were uncredited, and one of them was in Woody
Allen's 1971 picture Bananas. In 1975, he developed an interest in scripting
and, after watching a Muhammad Ali vs. Chuck Wepner fight, was inspired to
write a screenplay about a down-and-out criminal who had aspirations to be a
professional boxer. According to rumours, Stallone wouldn't agree to sell the
script unless he was the movie's lead. He fought for the starring role in Rocky
Balboa until he was offered it by producers Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff.
The
movie "Rocky" came out in 1976. With his leading performance,
Stallone immediately rose to the A-list and achieved global recognition. A
critical and commercial success, the movie received ten Academy Award
nominations and grossed $117 million worldwide. The competition for Best
Picture included now-classic movies like Taxi Driver, Network, and All the
President's Men, but Rocky ultimately took home the trophy. Additionally, it
won prizes for Best Editing and Best Direction. After the 1979 release of Rocky
II, Stallone went on to produce two more successful films in the 1980s.
When
Stallone played John Rambo in the action film "Rambo: First Blood" in
1982, the actor launched another critical and commercial success. After the
initial movie, three sequels were produced. He followed a very rigorous
training regimen, working out twice a day, six days a week, and adding further
activity in the nights to get ready for both of his roles as Rocky and Rambo.
For the third Rocky film, he dropped his body fat percentage to an all-time low
of 2.8%.
When
Stallone featured in "Over the Top," a box office dud that received
mixed reviews, in 1987, his fame started to wane. He released Rocky V in the
1990s, which failed to perform well at the box office. His attempts to produce
comedies in the early 1990s resulted in the box office and critical failures of
"Oscar" and "Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot." Cliffhanger, a
1993 movie that made $170 million in the United States, and
"Daylight," a 1996 film, served as a temporary career springboard for
Stallone, but by the early 2000s, he had appeared in a number of box office
duds and critical duds.
After
a three-year break, Stallone made a comeback in 2006 with the sixth
"Rocky" movie. In the critically acclaimed film "Rocky
Balboa," which cost $24 million to produce but brought in $155.7 million
worldwide, he wrote, directed, and starred. In the fourth film in that series,
"Rambo," he also returned to the character of Rambo. He co-wrote,
directed, and starred in the blockbuster "The Expendables" in 2010,
which debuted at No. 1 in the box office. In 2012, a sequel was released to
similar favourable reviews and a No. 1 box office performance.
A
spin-off movie called Creed was introduced to the Rocky series by Sylvester
Stallone in 2015. The film was directed by Ryan Coogler and centred on Adonis
Creed, who was portrayed by Michael B. Jordan and is the opponent Apollo Creed.
Stallone garnered a lot of praise and was nominated for an Oscar for Best
Support Actor for the third time. The 2018 release of Creed 2 received
favourable reviews and enjoyed a $35.3 million opening weekend. On September
20, 2019, the fifth Rambo film was released, and it made $91 million worldwide.
Personal life
Stallone
with then-wife Brigitte Nielsen, President Ronald Reagan, and First Lady Nancy
Reagan at the White House in 1985
Marriages and children
Stallone has been married three times. He has two sons from his first marriage and three daughters from his third marriage.
At
age 28, on December 28, 1974, he married Sasha Czack. They had two sons, Sage
Moonblood Stallone (1976–2012), who died of heart disease at age 36, and
Seargeoh (born 1979), who was diagnosed with autism at an early age.The couple
divorced on February 14, 1985.
Stallone
married model and actress Brigitte Nielsen on December 15, 1985, in Beverly
Hills, California. Their marriage (which lasted two years) and their subsequent
divorce were highly publicized by the tabloid press.
In
1988 Stallone met model Jennifer Flavin and they were in a relationship until
1994, when Stallone told her he was having a child with model Janice Dickinson.
After the February 1994 birth, DNA tests confirmed he was not the father and
Stallone ended his engagement to Dickinson. After a brief 1995 engagement with
model Angie Everhart, he and Flavin rekindled their relationship.
In May 1997, Stallone and Jennifer Flavin married. The couple has three daughters, Sophia, Sistine, and Scarlet. His daughters were chosen to share the role of Golden Globe Ambassador at the 74th Golden Globe Awards.
In August 19, 2022,
Palm Beach County records showed that after 25 years of marriage, Jennifer
Flavin had filed for "dissolution of marriage and other relief."On
September 23, 2022, the couple reconciled.
Family and friends
Stallone
maintains a relationship with his brother Frank who contributed the theme songs
to Rambo: First Blood Part II, and Staying Alive. In 1983, Frank's song
"Far from Over", for Staying Alive, reached the #10 U.S. hit. Frank
appears in minor roles, bit parts, and provides music in many films starring
Sylvester, most notably in the Rocky films, where Frank played a street corner
singer and contributed songs.
Stallone's
48-year-old half-sister, Toni Ann Filiti, died of lung cancer on August 26,
2012. She died at their mother's Santa Monica home after choosing to leave
UCLA's hospital.
He
was a close friend of Joe Spinell. They had a falling out during the shooting
of their final collaboration Nighthawks (1982).
Injuries
Known
for physically demanding roles and his willingness to do the majority of his
own stunts, Stallone has suffered various injuries during his acting career.
During the filming of Escape to Victory, he broke a finger trying to save a
penalty kick from Pelé. For a scene in Rocky IV, he told Dolph Lundgren,
"Punch me as hard as you can in the chest." He later said, "Next
thing I know, I was in intensive care at St. John's Hospital for four days.
It's stupid!" While filming a fight scene with Steve Austin for The
Expendables, he broke his neck, which required the insertion of a metal plate.
Awards and honors
Stallone's
star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Star
on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (1984)
International
Boxing Hall of Fame (Class of 2010)
Golden
Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture (2015)
Heart
of Hollywood Award from the Board of Governors of the Cedars-Sinai Medical
Center (2016)
Sylvester Stallone Net Worth:
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Net Worth: |
$400 Million |
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Date of Birth: |
Jul 6, 1946 (76 years old) |
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Place of Birth: |
New York City |
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Gender: |
Male |
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Height: |
5 ft 9 in (1.77 m) |
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Profession: |
Screenwriter, Actor, Film director, Television producer, Film
Producer, Voice Actor |
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Nationality: |
United States of America |