Sylvester Stallone
Category: American Celebrities/ Entertainers
As at 2004 he is the all-time Razzie Award champion, with a record 30 nominations and 10 "wins", more than any other person in history.
Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone known as Sylvester Stallone and nicknamed Sly Stallone is an American actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, film director and occasional painter.
He was born on July 6, 1946 in New York. He is 1.77m tall. Born on the same day as President George W. Bush and Fred Dryer.
A lifelong Republican, he is one of President George Bush’s two favorite actors. The other is fellow action hero and conservative Republican Chuck Norris. Both men attended
Bush's inauguration as President in 2001.
Despite his long association with the Republican Party, Stallone supported President Bill Clinton during his impeachment trial and hosted a Democratic fund raiser at his Miami home on 9 July 1998.
He is the eldest son of Frank Stallone a hairdresser and Jackie Stallone, an astrologer, former dancer and promoter of women wrestling. His siblings are Frank Stallone, Dante Stallone, Toni D’ Alto, Ann Filitri (1964-2012).
His father was born in Apulia, Italy, and emigrated to the United States as a child. His mother is half Russian Jewish and half French descent.
Many people are not aware of the snarling look the American born actor has is as a result of complications his mother suffered during labor which forced her obstetricians to use two pairs of forceps during his birth; misuse of these accidentally severed a nerve and caused paralysis in parts of Stallone’s face. As a result, the lower left side of his face is paralyzed including parts of his lip, tongue and chin.
Stallone’s parent divorced when he was nine and he lived with his mother. He went to Lincoln High School but never completed 10th grade. In 1963 he enrolled in the Devereux Manor High School in
Berwyn, Chester County, a school for emotionally troubled youths.
He was voted in school by the pupil as the most likely pupil to die in the electric chair.
He later attended American College of Switzerland and University of Miami on athletic scholarship and was granted a Bachelors of Fine Arts by the President of the University of Miami in 1999
He is famous for his Hollywood action roles. Notable roles he played in movies like- Rocky Balboa and John Rambo.
Stallone had his first starring role in the soft core pornography feature film “The party at Kitty and Stud’s (1970). He was paid $200 for 2 days. Stallone later explained that he had done the film out of desperation after being evicted from his apartment and finding himself homeless for several days.
He later appeared in “No place to hide” which was re-cut and retitled “Rebel”
His other first film roles were minor and included brief un-credited appearances in Woody Allen’s “Bananas” in 1971. He played a subway thing in, “Klute” in 1971. He was in “The Prisoner of Second Avenue” in 1975. He also played supporting roles in Farewell, My Lovely; Capone; and Death Race 2000. He made guest appearances on TV series “Police Story” and “Kojak”
Stallone made his first major break in 1976 with Rocky. Rocky was shot after Stallone saw Muhammad Ali- Chuck Wepner fight, which inspired the foundation idea of Rocky. That night Stallone went home and after three days, 20 straight hours he had written the script for Rocky.
He was offered larger fees to sell the script to Robert Chartoff and Irvin Wrikler for a different actor to star in the film but he turned the offers down until the studio agreed to let Stallone himself play the role.
Rocky was nominated ten Academy awards including Best Actor, Best original screenplay for Stallone. The film won Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Directing and Best Film Editing.
He later starred in Paradise Alley in 1978 where he played one of the three brothers who enter the world of wrestling.
In 1979 he wrote, directed and starred in the sequel to his 1976 hit, “Rocky II”
In 1981 he starred alongside Michael Caine in “Escape to Victory” where he plays a prisoner of war.
He starred as Vietnam veteran John Rambo in First Blood in 1982, Rambo: First Blood Part II, 1985, Rambo III, 1988.
Stallone has portrayed Rambo and Rocky characters in a total of ten films.
In 1983, Stallone entered into an agreement with Associated Film Promotions, Inc. representing their client, cigarette manufacturer Brown & Williamson Corp., to use or place B&W products in five of his feature films. In exchange, Stallone was paid a total of $500,000, disbursed as $250,000 up front and $50,000 “payable at the inception of production of each participating film.” In the initial correspondences Stallone guaranteed that he would “use Brown and Williamson tobacco products in no less than five feature films” but later, to be consistent with the character of Rocky Balboa, it was decided that “other leads will have product usage” in Rocky IV.
In 1984 he co-wrote and starred in the comedy film Rhinestone which he played a wannabe county music singer.
In 1987 he starred in the drama film, “Over the Top”. Cobra (1986) and Tango and Cash (1989) did solid business domestically but overseas did blockbuster business grossing over $100 million in foreign markets and over $160 million worldwide.
In 1988 he was offered $4 million to do an advert for an American beer commercial under the condition that he cut his hair; when he refused they offered a further $1 million to go to the barber - he still refused.
After starring in the critical and commercial disasters Oscar (1991) and Stop or My Mom Will Shoot (1992) during the early 90’s he made a comeback in 1993 with the hit Cliffhanger, which was a success in U.S, grossing $84 million, but even more successful worldwide grossing $171 million, for a total of over $US 255 million. Later that year he starred with Wesley Snipes in “Demolition Man” which grossed in excess of $158 million worldwide. His string hits continued with 1994’s “The Specialist” with over $170 million worldwide.
He starred alongside Robert De Niro and Ray Loitta in 1997 “Cop Land”. He won the Stockholm international Film Festival, Best Actor Award.
He made a big hit with his voice-overwork for computer- animated film “Antz” in n1998.
In 2000, Stallone starred in the thriller, “Get Carter” a remake of the 1971 British Michael Caine film of the same name but the film was poorly received by both critics and audiences. Stallone’s career declined considerably after his subsequent films Driven (2001), Avenging Angelo (2002) and D-Tox (2002) also under achieved expectations to do well at the box office and were poorly received by critics.
After three years hiatus from films Stallone made a comeback in 2006 with the sixth installment of his successful Rocky series “Rocky Balboa” which was a critical and commercial hit.
He wrote and direct and star in the sixth installment of Rocky. The total domestic box office came to $70.3 million ($155.7 million worldwide). The budget of movie was only $24 million.
Stallone’s fourth installment of his other successful movie franchise, Rambo, with the sequel titled simply Rambo. The film opened in 2,751 theaters on January 25, 2008 grossing $6,490,000 on it’s opening day and $18,200,000 over its opening weekend. It’s box office was $113,244,290 worldwide with a budget of $50 million.
The Expendables was Stallone’s big success of 2010. The movie which was filmed during summer/winter 2009 was released on August 13, 2010. Stallone wrote and directed and starred in the movie. The movie took $34,825,135 in its opening weekend, going straight in at No. 1 in the United States box office. The figure marked the biggest opening weekend in Stallone’s 35 year career.
In April 2004 he formed his own nutrition company InStone that produces protein pudding, a testosterone booster, an energy booster and two different protein shakes.
On 8 March 2005 he appeared in his first magazine issue of Sly which came out monthly. He was on the cover of every magazine and did most of the articles and interviews himself.
On 10 May 2005 he published his book "Sly Moves: My Proven Program to Lose Weight, Build Strength, Gain Will Power, and Live Your Dream".
He is married to Jennifer Flavin since 1997. He was married to Brigitte Nielsen from 1985 to 1987 and Sasha Czak from 1974 to 1985.
He has a total of five children from three marriages, his children are: Sage Stallone, Seargeoh Stallone, Sophia Rose Stallone, Sistine Rose Stallone and Scarlet Stallone.
Is a fan of the English soccer team Everton FC. A close friend and fan of Sir Elton John.
Lives in Beverly Hills, California.
Awards
The ten awards from the Razzies that he's "won" so far are Worst Actor of 1985 for Rhinestone (1984), Worst Actor of 1986 for both Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) and Rocky IV (1985), Worst Director of 1986 for Rocky IV (1985), Worst Screenplay of 1986 with James Cameron and Kevin Jarre for Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985), Worst Actor of 1989 for Rambo III (1988), Worst Actor of the Decade (1980s), Worst Actor of 1993 for Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992), Worst Screen Couple of 1995 with Sharon Stone in The Specialist (1994), Worst Actor of the Century, and Worst Supporting Actor of 2004 for Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003).
Listed as one of the top heroes of all time by the American film Institute (AFI) on 2003.
He was presented with a certificate of recognition by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger filming Rocky Balboa (2006) in Los Angeles at a time when other filmmakers are moving their business to cheaper states or overseas locations to cut costs. (22 December 2005).
Received the first Boxing Writers Association of America's award for lifetime cinematic achievement in boxing at the organization's 81st annual Awards Dinner at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. (5 May 2006)
He was honored by the Video Dealers Software Association when he was presented with the
"Action Star of the Millennium Award" at the organization's 21st Annual Convention in Las Vegas, NV. [16 July 2002]
His performance as Rocky Balboa in the "Rocky" movies is ranked #64 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time.
Rocky (1976) is ranked #4 on the American Film Institute's 100 Most Inspiring Movies of All Time.
Supported Republican candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger in his re- election bid for Governor of California in 2006, and donated $15,000 to his campaign.
Personal Quotes
"Once in one's life, for one mortal moment, one must make a grab for immortality; if not, one has not lived."
"I'll just go on playing Rambo and Rocky. Both are money-making machines that can't be switched off."
"I'm a very physical person. People don't credit me with much of a brain, so why should I disillusion them?"
"I know I cannot hold on to them forever, but I will as long as I can. I pity the first boy to knock on the door for a date. I'm gonna buy ten more Rambo outfits just to make sure they're too scared to put a foot wrong. They will probably all run a mile, which suits me just fine. I know I won't be able to help myself playing the worried dad. My girls were born with the flirt gene. It's very funny, but it also worries me about what a handful I will have in a few years’ time. I know it's stupid - I just don't want them to grow up. I love my family. I can't imagine life without them all in the house."
"I really am a manifestation of my own fantasy."
"All art, in this business, is a matter of compromise. It's not one man's vision unless he takes very weak actors."
"No one likes to fail at anything, but I believe I'm a better person for it. I learned life's lessons. You're given certain gifts and that's what you should try to be."
"I think the people who have been so supportive and loyal will be happy with the final chapter in Rocky Balboa's life because I think we bring the character to a final and noble conclusion."
"I enjoy comedy very much, but it just wasn't right for me. Sometimes it's better to just stay focused and do what you're really passionate about."
"You wake up one morning and you go, "What happened? Where did it all go so fast? There are many more things I want to do." And I figure a lot of people feel the same. A lot of people have so much they want to do, but society says, "Step back, youth must be served." I say, "You're right, youth must be served - after us. Get in line. We're coming back for seconds and thirds, and when we're finished helping ourselves, it's your turn." Just because people get older doesn't mean they abandon their dream or their ability to want to do something, so Rocky is symbolic of still wanting to participate. Rocky says the last thing to age is the heart, so I wanted to do a film that shows our generation is not on the outside looking in; it's still vital and wants to be part of the parade, not watching the parade. I want to show that life is not over at 50. People say, "Come on, grow old gracefully." No, why? I'm not ready. I know people will think Rocky is my story, but it's also my generation's story."
"I abused my body so much throughout my career that I am literally held together by glue. The stuff I took thickens the bones and reinforces the tendons."
"I never had extraordinary genes or great bone structure, and I'm still very thin. What I try to do is create a body that every man can look at and say, "You know, with a certain amount of dedication I can achieve the same thing." I try to keep it in the realm of athletic, rather than unapproachable."
Speaking of his life with a wife and three daughters: "Living in a house where you are the only man is a little like being the only guy left at The Alamo. They just rule. Even our dogs are female. So there is no chance."
"The one thing in my films... I only kill people that need to be killed. Let me put it this way, the ones that deserve it get it and they get it good and the ones that go after women really get it, you know what I mean? Really get it."
"I've made a lot of career mistakes - a lot! Sometimes you're making a film and you go, 'It's a turkey and it's not even Thanksgiving.' It's bad."
"Exercise, I tell people, can kill you. It's double-edged. It's good for you but you've got to know what you're doing. Your joints become fragile after a certain point. When you're 20, they're like rubber."
"But now...there's no way I can do the old squats and stuff. No way. Can't do it."
"I eat healthy Monday to Friday, pig out on the weekend, gain pounds, then lose it again Monday to Friday. No need to starve, or suffer!"
"If politicians really told the truth they'd be fired and Washington would be an overgrown parking lot. Sad but true."
"You have to grab life by the throat and squeeze before it grabs you by your neck and breaks it. Own your destiny."
"Being ignorant is like getting dressed for Prom Night in the dark. You think you are looking good until somebody turns your lights on."
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