That same year he returned to the role of Rambo in George P. Cosmatos' Rambo: First Blood Part II. In 1954, his mother opened a women's gym called Barbella's. Even in 2016, the hits keep on coming. 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. Stallone married model and actress Brigitte Nielsen on December 15, 1985, in Beverly Hills, California. [103] They split up when Stallone discovered he was not the father of her daughter. Asked in February 2008 which of the icons (Rocky or Rambo) he would rather be remembered for, Stallone said "it's a tough one, but Rocky is my first baby, so Rocky. [61] In 2011, Stallone provided the voice of a lion in Kevin James' comedy Zookeeper.

[120] In June 2018, the Los Angeles District Attorney's office confirmed an investigation, stating that the Santa Monica Police Department had presented a sex-crimes case against Stallone to a special prosecution task force for review. Stallone gained worldwide fame with his starring role in the smash hit Rocky (1976).

In 2003, he played a villainous role in the third installment of the Spy Kids series: Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over, which was a huge box office success (almost US$200 million worldwide). [28], After moving to New York City, Stallone shared a flat with his girlfriend, Sasha Czack, who supporting them by working as a waitress and she was an aspiring actress herself.

He was paid US$200 for two days' work. [17][18] As a result, the lower left side of his face is paralyzed (including parts of his lip, tongue, and chin), an accident which gave him his signature snarling look and slurred speech. Stallone maintains a relationship with his brother Frank who contributed the theme songs to Rambo: First Blood Part II, and Staying Alive.

AFP PHOTO/ JORGE GUERRERO (Photo credit should read Jorge Guerrero/AFP/Getty Images), "The Expendables 3" Paris Photocall At Hotel Georges V, PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 07: Sylvester Stallone attends a photocall for "The Expendables 3" film at Hotel George V on August 7, 2014 in Paris, France. (Photo by Francois Durand/Getty Images), VENICE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 12: Actor Sylvester Stallone with his Lifetime Achievement award while attending the Closing Ceremony at the Sala Grande during the 66th Venice Film Festival on September 12, 2009 in Venice, Italy.

[18][19] He was baptized Catholic.

Copyright © 2020 SheKnows Media, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC. His parents divorced in 1957, but Stallone continued to struggle emotionally and academically, getting expelled from 14 different Catholic schools, allegedly for fighting, arson and stealing nuns’ crucifixes. In the Lemmon film, Jack Lemmon's character chases, tackles and mugs Stallone, thinking that Stallone's character is a pickpocket. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Hollywood Awards), CinemaCon 2015 - Warner Bros. Pictures Invites You To 'The Big Picture,' An Exclusive Presentation Highlighting The Summer Of 2015 And Beyond, LAS VEGAS, NV - APRIL 21: Actors Sylvester Stallone and Michael B. Jordan attend Warner Bros. Pictures Invites You to “The Big Picture”, an Exclusive Presentation Highlighting the Summer of 2015 and Beyond at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace during CinemaCon, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners, on April 21, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

He then looks at the wine cooler and exclaims, "Stupid cheap studio! Now, everyone knows his name — after years of working up the Hollywood ladder and infamously portraying Rocky and Rambo, money isn’t a problem, but fame hasn’t protected him from continuous heartbreak. After the style of Woody Allen's What's Up, Tiger Lily?, this film, in 1990, was re-edited from outtakes from the original movie and newly shot matching footage, then redubbed into an award-winning parody of itself titled A Man Called... Rainbo. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images), LAS VEGAS, NV - APRIL 26: Actor Sylvester Stallone accepts the Career Achievement Award at the CinemaCon awards ceremony at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace during CinemaCon, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners April 26, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Stallone became a boxing promoter in the 1980s.

(Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images), HOLLYWOOD, CA - AUGUST 15: Actor/Writer/Director Sylvester Stallone arrives at Lionsgate Films' "The Expendables 2" premiere on August 15, 2012 in Hollywood, California. [122][123], Stallone was raised a devout Catholic but stopped going to church as his acting career progressed.

[47], In 1995, he appeared in the thriller Assassins with Julianne Moore and Antonio Banderas. (Photo by Carlo Allegri/Getty Images), Sylvester Stalone makes an appearance as 'Rocky', PHILADELPHIA - SEPTEMBER 8: Actor Sylvester Stalone makes an appearance as 'Rocky' prior to the game between the defending Super Bowl Champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Philadelphia Eagles on September 8, 2003 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was around 1985 that Stallone was signed to a remake of the 1939 James Cagney classic Angels With Dirty Faces. [121] In October 2018, the Los Angeles District Attorney's office made the decision not to charge Stallone for the alleged attack, as no witnesses corroborated the allegations.

By viewing our video content, you are accepting the terms of our, CinemaCon 2015 - Warner Bros. Pictures Invites You To "The Big Picture," An Exclusive Presentation Highlighting The Summer Of 2015 And Beyond, LAS VEGAS, NV - APRIL 21: (L-R) Director Ryan Coogler, actors Sylvester Stallone and Michael B. Jordan attend Warner Bros. Pictures Invites You to “The Big Picture”, an Exclusive Presentation Highlighting the Summer of 2015 and Beyond at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace during CinemaCon, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners, on April 21, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Stallone apparently bathed wearing his clothes, and persisted with auditions, but never really got anywhere.

The returning ensemble cast also added Wesley Snipes, Antonio Banderas, Mel Gibson and Harrison Ford. Stallone was originally slated to direct before the appointment of Steven Caple Jr., in his feature film directorial debut. [23], While Stallone was a student in Leysin, Switzerland, he had a brief uncredited role as a restaurant customer, in the sports drama, Downhill Racer (1969). All three of Sylvester Stallone's daughters", "Will Stallone's HGH Secret Start a Trend? [55] That year, Stallone partnered with a beverage company producing an upscale bottled water brand called Sly Water.[56]. In 1997, Stallone was cast against type as an overweight sheriff in the crime drama Cop Land (1997), in which he starred alongside Robert De Niro and Ray Liotta. In 1995, he played the futuristic character Judge Dredd (from the British comic book 2000 AD) in the eponymous film Judge Dredd. [5] Stallone mostly only found gradual work as an extra or side character in films with a sizeable budget until he achieved his greatest critical and commercial success as an actor, starting in 1976 with his self-created role as the boxer Rocky Balboa, in the first film of the successful Rocky series (1976–2018). [118] Stallone's attorney revealed the accuser filed a report after an entertainment website declined to pick up the story.

He made guest appearances on the TV series Police Story and Kojak. Cannon opted to make the action film Cobra which was released in 1986 and became a box office success. In 1977, for the first Rocky, Stallone became the third man in history to receive the two nominations for best actor and best screenplay, after Charlie Chaplin and Orson Welles. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images), 2011 International Boxing Hall of Fame Inductions, CANASTOTA, NY - JUNE 12: Sylvester Stallone speaks during his induction speech at the 2011 International Boxing Hall of Fame Inductions at the International Boxing Hall of Fame on June 12, 2011 in Canastota, New York.Stallone is a 2011 inductee. Upon wrapping production, he announced via his social media page that work on Escape Plan 3: Devil's Station began immediately thereafter.

After his beginnings as a struggling actor for a number of years upon arriving to New York City in 1969 and later Hollywood in 1974, he won his first critical acclaim as an actor for his co-starring role as Stanley Rosiello in The Lords of Flatbush. Here are some of the most painful punches life’s handed Sylvester Stallone. Critics praised Stallone's performance, saying he made Rambo seem human, as opposed to the way he is portrayed in the book of the same name.