Sylvester Stallone, in full Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone is American actor, screenwriter, and director.
Stallone is best known for portraying boxer Rocky Balboa and Vietnam War veteran John Rambo.
Sylvester Stallone Biography
Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone was born on July 6, 1946, to Frank Stallone and Jacqueline Stallone in New York City. He is of Italian-Russian-French-Jewish descent.
He was born with the lower side of his face paralyzed as the obstetricians tried to use a pair of forceps to pull him out of his mother’s womb. This seriously severed a nerve that caused permanent deformity in the lower parts of his lip, tongue and chin.
After his parents divorced, he studied at the Notre Dame Academy and Lincoln High School in Philadelphia. He also studied at the Charlotte Hall Military Academy before he attended the University of Miami.
Career
Before graduating from The University of Miami Stallone dropped out and moved to New York City to pursue his acting career.
As he waited for his career to take off; Stallone was working as a theater Usher, zookeeper, and also played a few small parts in some low-profile films.
Stallone’s career began to flourish when he wrote his screen-play about an aspiring boxer in Philadelphia-Rocky. He later found two producers, Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff that were willing to produce his film and let him star in it.
The film was a huge success and it earned more than $117 million at the box office. Rocky parts 2-3 and Rambo parts 1-3 followed shortly after and all films exceeded expectations.
Although, since then he did have a bit of a decline in his acting career with a few not-so-successful films in the mid-1990’s, but Stallone didn’t let his failures stop him from succeeding.
In recent years Stallone has made a comeback in his newer films such as The Expendables and Creed. Today he is recognized all over the world for delivering some of the most memorable performances in history.
Sylvester Stallone Age
Sylvester Stallone was born on July 6, 1946, and is currently 77 years old.
Sylvester Stallone Net Worth
Sylvester Stallone’s net worth is estimated to be $400 Million.
Sylvester Stallone wife
Stallone has been married three times. In 1974, Sylvester Stallone married Sasha Czack. Stallone and Czack divorced in 1985. Stallone was married to Brigitte Nielson from 1985-1997.
Sylvester married Jennifer Flavin in 1997. On August 24, 2022, it was revealed that Jennifer filed for divorce from Sylvester. The divorce was filed in Palm Beach County, Florida. The two ultimately reconciled.
Sylvester Stallone Children
The legendary Rocky and Rambo actor has five kids: sons Sage and Seargeoh from his first marriage with actress Sasha Czack, and daughters Sophia, 27, Sistine, 25, and Scarlet, 21, from his marriage to former model Jennifer Flavin.
On July 13, 2012, Sage died unexpectedly, with reports later confirming that he died of heart disease. “Sage was a very talented and wonderful young man; his loss will be felt forever,” a representative for Stallone said at the time.
Sylvester Stallone Siblings
Sylvester Stallone has five siblings: Frank Jr., Toni Ann, Bryan, Carla Francesca and Dante.
In 2012, at just 48 years old, Toni Ann died of lung cancer that had spread to her brain.
Sylvester Stallone Parents
Sylvester Stallone was born to Frank Stallone and Jacqueline Stallone.
Who Is Sylvester Stallone?
Sylvester Stallone rose to fame as the writer and lead of the Academy Award-winning boxing film Rocky (1976). He went on to become one of the biggest action stars in the world, reprising his characters from Rocky and First Blood (1982) for several sequels.
Following a mid-career decline, he rediscovered box-office success with The Expendables (2010) and earned critical acclaim for reviving the Rocky franchise with Creed (2015), garnering his first Golden Globe win and another Oscar
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