Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone (born July 6, 1946) is an American Academy Award-nominated film actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. He is often referred to by his nickname, "Sly". He achieved his greatest successes in a number of action films, notably the Rocky and Rambo series. His trademark sneery, lazy eyes, and slurred speech are the result of paralysis in the left side of his face caused by birth complications.
Biography
Stallone was born in New York City, New York to Frank Stallone Sr., a beautician, and Jacqueline "Jackie" Labofish, an astrologer. Stallone's father was an immigrant from Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily while his mother is American; one of his maternal great-grandmothers, Rosa Rabinovich, was from Odessa, Ukraine. At fifteen, his classmates voted him the one "most likely to end up in the electric chair". In the 1960s, Stallone attended the University of Miami for three years. He came within a few credit hours of graduation, before he decided to drop out and pursue an acting career. At 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's family include his brother, former actor/singer Frank Stallone, his mother, who achieved noteriety in the middle 1990s as an astrologer and his son, Sage Stallone, who played Rocky's son in 1990's Rocky V and appeared in his 1996 movie, Daylight.
He has been married three times, to Sasha Czack (1974–1985), Brigitte Nielsen (1985–1987), and Jennifer Flavin (1997–present). He has five children, sons Sage Moonblood and Seargeoh, who has autism (with Czack, born 1976 and 1979 respectively), and daughters Sophia Rose, Sistine Rose, and Scarlett Rose (with Flavin, born 1996, 1998, 2002 respectively). He and Flavin, an Irish-American, were married at Winston Churchill's birthplace, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, England.
In addition to his marriages, he has had romantic relationships with models Susan Anton, Angie Everhart, Pamela Anderson, Naomi Campbell and Janice Dickinson, who once believed that Stallone was the father of her daughter Savannah
Stallone oil paints in his spare time and considers Leonardo Da Vinci his personal hero. He part owns Planet Hollywood restaurants with Bruce Willis and formerly Arnold Schwarzenegger who recently sold his part. He is a massive fan of the works of Edgar Allan Poe.
Stallone is the CEO and "Guinea Pig" of his nutritional supplement company called Instone Nutrition. He has donated money to both Republican and Democrat causes. He is, however, a registered Republican.
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Filmography
Rambo IV: In the Serpent's Eye (2007) .... John J. Rambo
Rocky Balboa (2006) .... Rocky Balboa
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003) .... The Toymaker
Shade (2003) .... Dean 'The Dean' Stevens
Taxi 3 (2003) .... Le premier passager (cameo)
Avenging Angelo (2002) .... Frankie Delano
D-Tox (2002) (released on DVD as Eye See You ) .... FBI Agent Jake Malloy
Driven (2001) .... John Tanto (also writer)
Get Carter (2000) .... Jack Carter
Antz (1998) .... Weaver (voice)
The Good Life (1997) .... Boss
Cop Land (1997) .... Sheriff Freddy Heflin
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997) .... Himself (cameo)
Daylight (1996) .... Kit Latura
Judge Dredd (1995) .... Judge Joseph Dredd
Assassins (1995) .... Robert Rath
The Specialist (1994) .... Ray Quick
Cliffhanger (1993) .... Gabe Walker (also writer)
Demolition Man (1993) .... John Spartan
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot! (1992) .... Sgt. Joe Bomowski
Oscar (1991) .... Angelo 'Snaps' Provolone
Rocky V (1990) .... Rocky Balboa (also writer)
Lock Up (1989) .... Frank Leone
Tango & Cash (1989) .... Raymond 'Ray' Tango
Rambo III (1988) .... John J. Rambo (also writer)
Over the Top (1987) .... Lincoln Hawk (also writer)
Cobra (1986) .... Lieutenant Marion 'Cobra' Cobretti (also writer)
Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) .... John J. Rambo(also writer)
Rocky IV (1985) .... Rocky Balboa (also director and writer)
Rhinestone (1984) .... Nick Martinelli (also writer)
Staying Alive (1983) .... Man on Street (cameo; also director, producer, and writer)
Rocky III (1982) .... Rocky Balboa (also director and writer)
First Blood (1982) .... John J. Rambo (also writer)
Nighthawks (1981) .... Det. Sgt. Deke DaSilva
Victory (1981) .... Captain Robert Hatch
Rocky II (1979) .... Rocky Balboa (also director and writer)
F.I.S.T. (1978) .... Johnny D. Kovak (also writer)
Paradise Alley (1978) .... Cosmo Carboni (also director and writer)
Cannonball .... Mafioso (1976)
Rocky (1976) .... Rocky Balboa (also writer)
The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975) .... Youth in Park
Capone (1975) .... Frank Nitti
Death Race 2000 (1975) .... Machine Gun Joe Viterbo
Farewell, My Lovely (1975) .... Jonnie
The Lords of Flatbush (1974) .... Stanley Rosiello (also writer)
Bananas (1971) .... Subway Thug #1
Klute (1971) .... Extra/Man dancing in club
No Place to Hide (1970) .... Jerry Savage
Lovers and Other Strangers (1970) .... Extra
Party at Kitty and Stud's (1970) (re-released as The Italian Stallion) .... Stud
Salary
Avenging Angelo (2002) - $20,000,000
D-Tox (2002) - $20,000,000
Driven (2001) - $20,000,000
Get Carter (2000) - $20,000,000
Cop Land (1997) - $60,000
Daylight (1996) - $20,000,000
Assassins (1995) - $20,000,000
Judge Dredd (1995) - $20,000,000
The Specialist (1994) - $15,000,000
Demolition Man (1993) - $15,000,000
Cliffhanger (1993) - $15,000,000
Oscar (1991) - $15,000,000
Rocky V (1990) - $15,000,000
Tango & Cash (1989) - $15,000,000
Lock Up (1989) - $15,000,000
Rambo III (1988) - $15,000,000
Over the Top (1987) - $12,000,000
Rocky IV (1985) - $15,000,000
Staying Alive (1983) - $10,000,000
First Blood (1982) - $3,500,000
Rocky II (1982) - $10,000,000
Rocky (1976) - $23,000
Death Race 2000 (1975) - $1,000/week
Party at Kitty and Stud's (1970) - $200
