Sylvester Stallone

Sylvester Stallone: Biography in Details

Who is Sylvester Stallone?

Sylvester Stallone is an American actor, director, and screenwriter.

He rose to prominence after appearing as Italian-American boxer Rocky Balboa in the 1976 film Rocky.

Furthermore, he again stole the limelight from his acting in the huge hit film Rambo as John Rambo.

Additionally, his other notable works include movies such as Cliffhanger, The Expendables, Cop Land, Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over, and a few more.

Besides this, he has won several awards such as Golden Globe Award, Lifetime Achievement Award, Critics Choice Award, Honorary César, and much more.

Moreover, Sylvester has also received Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the International Boxing Hall of Fame Award.

Sylvester Stallone: Age, Parents, Ethnicity

Sylvester was born on July 6, 1946, in Hell’s Kitchen, New York City, New York, United States. Currently, he is 76 years old. He is the son of Frank Stallone, Sr., and Jacqueline Stallone.

He has one brother Frank Stallone who is an actor and musician.

Talking about his nationality, he is American and his ethnicity is Mixed (Italian, French, German).

As a child, his days were not good enough as he faced a nerve that caused paralysis in parts of his face during his birth.

Education

Concerning his education, the legendary American actor attended Notre Dame Academy as well as Lincoln High School in Philadelphia and Charlotte Hall Military Academy.

Later, he also joined Miami Dade College and the University of Miami.

Sylvester Stallone: Professional life, Career

Sylvester Stallone began his acting career with the 1970 film The Party at Kitty and Studs.

His starting days were really bad as hell as he had to sleep for three weeks in the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City.

Initially, he has also featured in a stage role in Score.

In 1975, he has acted in the Jack Lemmon film, The Prisoner of Second Avenue followed by his supporting roles in the films, Farewell, My Lovely, Capone’ and Death Race 2000.

A year later in 1976, he landed his most iconic role as Italian-American boxer Rocky Balboa in the 1976 film Rocky.

After a couple of years in 1978, Sylvester also made his directorial debut in 1978 the film, Paradise Alley.

During his directorial debut year, he also featured in the film, F.I.S.T, a film based on the life of James Hoffa.

Furthermore, he also landed a couple of super hit movies such as Rocky II, Escape to Victory, and Nighthawks.

Moreover, he also appeared in the 1985 film Rambo: First Blood Part II followed by its sequel Rambo III, and Rambo in 2008.

During his tenure from 200 to 2005, he starred in several movies such as Get Carter, Driven, Avenging Angel, D-Tox, Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over, and a few more.

Back in 2010, the veteran actor landed one of the biggest hits of the year The Expendables along with Randy Couture, Eric Roberts, Steve Austin, and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Awards, Nominations

In addition, the Golden Globe award winner also appeared in the 2012 massive hit The Expendables 2 along with Jason Statham.

Furthermore, he has also appeared in another hit Bullet to the Head.

Sylvester also portrayed the role of Rocky Balboa in a spin-off-sequel film, Creed.

For his role, he has also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor as well as his third Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

Recently in 2017, he starred in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Animal Crackers.

Being a famous actor and screenwriter, he earns a huge amount of money from his profession. Currently, he has a net worth of $400 million.

So far, the Rambo star has won several awards which include Golden Globe Award, Lifetime Achievement Award, Critics Choice Award, Honorary César, and much more.

In addition, he has also received Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the International Boxing Hall of Fame Award.

Sylvester Stallone: Rumors, Controversy

Once, there was a rumor that he has become the victim of a sick death hoax.

However, the Rocky star made this news false by posting a photo on Instagram along with Sergey “Krusher Kovalev “.

Back in the 2017 Golden Globes, there was a rumor that Sylvester and his wife Jennifer Flavin have only one seat.

However, he denied the news and stated that he had a wonderful evening attending and presenting at the Golden Globes and celebrating with his family and friends.”

Apart from that, he has never been in any controversy yet.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Sylvester Stallone has a strong physique and is often considered one of the strongest and best body actors in Hollywood.

He has a height of 5 ft 10 inches and weighs 102 kg.

Furthermore, he has dark brown hair and dark brown eyes.

In addition, his chest measures 49 inches, his biceps 18 inches, and his waist 37 inches.

Social Media

Sylvester is hugely active on social media.

Currently, he has around 10.7 million followers on Facebook and almost 2.9 million followers on Twitter.

Furthermore, he also uses an Instagram account on which he has more than 13 million followers.

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