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Actor


Rambo V: The Savage Hunt (2011)

The Zookeeper (2010) (voice)

The Expendables (2010)

Rambo (2008)

Rocky Balboa (2006)

Las Vegas (2 episodes, 2005)

Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)

Shade (2003)

Taxi 3 (2003) (uncredited)

Avenging Angelo (2002)

D-Tox (2002)

"Liberty's Kids: Est. 1776" (1 episode, 2002)

Driven (2001)

Get Carter (2000)

Antz (1998) (voice)

Cop Land (1997)

The Good Life (1997)

Daylight (1996)

Assassins (1995)

Judge Dredd (1995)

The Specialist (1994)

Demolition Man (1993)

Cliffhanger (1993)

Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992)

Oscar (1991)

Rocky V (1990)

Tango & Cash (1989)

Lock Up (1989)

Rambo III (1988)

Over the Top (1987)

Cobra (1986)

Rocky IV (1985)

Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)

Rhinestone (1984)

Staying Alive (1983) (uncredited)

First Blood (1982)

Rocky III (1982)

Victory (1981)

Nighthawks (1981)

Rocky II (1979)

Paradise Alley (1978)

F.I.S.T (1978)

Rocky (1976)

Cannonball! (1976) (uncredited)

"Kojak" (1 episode, 1975)

"Police Story" (1 episode, 1975)

Farewell, My Lovely (1975)

Mandingo (1975) (scenes deleted)

Death Race 2000 (1975)

Capone (1975)

The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975)

The Lord's of Flatbush (1974)

Klute (1971) (uncredited)

Bananas (1971) (uncredited)

No Place to Hide (1970)

The Party at Kitty and Stud's (1970)


Producer


"The Contender" (executive producer) (21 episodes, 2006-2009)

The Contender Rematch: Mora vs. Manfredo (2005) (TV) (executive producer)

Father Lefty (2002) (TV) (executive producer)

Driven (2001) (producer)

Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story (1985) (TV) (executive producer)

Staying Alive (1983) (producer)

Professionisti per un massacro (1967) (producer)


Writer


Rambo V: The Savage Hunt (2011) (written by)

The Expendables (2010) (screenplay)

Rambo (2008) (written by)

Rocky Balboa (2006) (characters) (written by)

Father Lefty (2002) (TV) (written by)

Driven (2001) (screenplay)

Cliffhanger (1993) (screenplay)

Rocky V (1990) (written by)

Rambo III (1988) (written by)

Over the Top (1987) (screenplay)

Cobra (1986) (screenplay)

Rocky IV (1985) (written by)

Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) (screenplay)

Rhinestone (1984) (screenplay)

Staying Alive (1983) (written by)

First Blood (1982) (screenplay)

Rocky III (1982) (written by)

Rocky II (1979) (written by)

Paradise Alley (1978) (written by)

F.I.S.T (1978) (screenplay)

Rocky (1976) (written by)

The Lord's of Flatbush (1974) (additional dialogue)


Director


Rambo V: The Savage Hunt (2011)

The Expendables (2010)

Rambo (2008)

Rocky Balboa (2006)

Rocky IV (1985)

Staying Alive (1983)

Rocky III (1982)

Rocky II (1979)

Paradise Alley (1978)


As Himself


"Piers Morgan On..." (1 episode, 2010)

Entertainment Tonight (6 episodes, 2007-2009)

Kambakkht Ishq (2009)

Amerika Idol (2009)

"TMZ on TV" (1 episode, 2008)

"E! True Hollywood Story" (4 episodes, 2000-2008)

It's a Long Road: Resurrection of an Icon (2008)

Art of War: Completing Rambo (2008)

The Weaponry of Rambo (2008)

A Score to Settle: The Music of Rambo (2008)

Diálogos de cine (2008) (TV)

"Nyhetsmorgon" (2 episodes, 1994-2008)

"Film '72" (2 episodes, 2007-2008)

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (1 episode, 2008)

The Orange British Academy Film Awards (2008) (TV)

"Quelli che... il calcio" (1 episode, 2008)

"Le grand journal de Canal+" (1 episode, 2008)

"Caiga quien caiga" (1 episode, 2008)

"El hormiguero" (1 episode, 2008)

"Wetten, dass..?" (1 episode, 2008)

UFC: Fight Night 12 (2008) (TV)

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (1 episode, 2008)

"Hannity's America" (1 episode, 2008)

The View (4 episodes, 1997-2008)

Late Show with David Letterman (7 episodes, 1993-2008)

"Howard Stern on Demand" (1 episode, 2008)

Access Hollywood (1 episode, 2007)

Skill vs. Will: The Making of 'Rocky Balboa' (2007)

Reality in the Ring: Filming Rocky's Final Fight (2007)

"A Current Affair" (1 episode, 2007)

"L'hebdo cinéma" (1 episode, 2007)

"Cartelera" (1 episode, 2007)

"Stern TV" (1 episode, 2007)

"Taff" (1 episode, 2006)

Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2 episodes, 2005-2006)

"WWF Raw Is War" (1 episode, 2006)

Live with Regis and Kathie Lee (5 episodes, 1990-2006)

Late Night with Conan O'Brien (4 episodes, 1997-2006)

"Rome Is Burning" (1 episode, 2006)

"Ali's Dozen" (1 episode, 2006)

Ali Rap (2006) (TV)

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (9 episodes, 1993-2006)

In the Ring (2006)

"ESPN 25: Who's #1?" (1 episode, 2006)

"The Tony Danza Show" (1 episode, 2006)

Tribute to Burgess Meredith (2006)

2005 Taurus World Stunt Awards (2005) (TV)

This Morning (1 episode, 2005)

"Hogan Knows Best" (1 episode, 2005)

Make Your Own Damn Movie! (2005)

"The Contender" (16 episodes, 2005)

"Hannity & Colmes" (1 episode, 2005)

WrestleMania 21 (2005) (TV)

WWE Hall of Fame 2005 (2005)

"Howard Stern" (4 episodes, 1997-2005)

Today (2 episodes, 2003-2005)

"The Early Show" (1 episode, 2005)

Biography (1 episode, 2005)

"The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch" (1 episode, 2005)

"The O'Reilly Factor" (1 episode, 2005)

"Dennis Miller" (1 episode, 2005)

The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2005 (TV)

"ESPN SportsCentury" (1 episode, 2004)

2004 Radio Music Awards (2004) (TV)

The Complete History of the Philadelphia Eagles (2004)

Driven: The Making of 'Driven' (2004)

"Sunday Morning Shootout" (3 episodes, 2003-2004)

"Die Johannes B. Kerner Show" (1 episode, 2004)

"God kveld Norge" (1 episode, 2003)

"Tinseltown TV" (1 episode, 2003)

"Big Brother VIP 2" (1 episode, 2003)

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains (2003) (TV)

Making 'Avenging Angelo' (2003)

Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '03 (2003) (TV)

Iron and Beyond (2002)

Drawing First Blood (2002)

We Get to Win This Time (2002)

"Larry King Live" (4 episodes, 1995-2002)

Muhammad Ali's All-Star 60th Birthday Celebration! (2002) (TV)

Afghanistan: Land in Crisis (2002)

Guts and Glory (2002)

Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron' (2002) (TV)

America: A Tribute to Heroes (2001) (TV)

"HBO First Look" (2 episodes, 1995-2001)

"MSNBC Live" (1 episode, 2001)

The BBC and the BAFTA Tribute to Michael Caine (2000) (TV)

My VH1 Music Awards (2000) (TV)

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (1 episode, 2000)

The Rosie O'Donnell Show (3 episodes, 1996-2000)

The Daily Show (1 episode, 2000)

Inside the Actors Studio (1 episode, 1999)

"The Directors" (1 episode, 1999)

"Celebrity Profile" (1 episode)


AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars: America's Greatest Legends (1999) (TV)

Junket Whore (1998)

"Bravo Profiles: The Entertainment Business" (1998) TV mini-series

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: In Search of (1998) (TV)

Jackie Chan: My Story (1998)

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies (1998) (TV)

The Making of 'Daylight' (1998)

The Secret World of 'Antz' (1998) (TV)

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997)

Venice Report (1997) (TV) (segment "Cop Land")

Saturday Night Live (1 episode, 1997)

Planet Hollywood and the All Star Cafe Melbourne Grand Opening (1997) (TV)

The Charlie Rose Show (1 episode, 1997)

Sports on the Silver Screen (1997) (TV) (uncredited)

"Mundo VIP" (1 episode, 1997)

"Dateline NBC" (1 episode, 1996)

The Oprah Winfrey Show (5 episodes, 1988-1996)

"Clive Anderson All Talk" (1 episode, 1996)

A Century of Science Fiction (1996)

The 67th Annual The Academy Awards 1995 (TV)

Your Studio and You (1995)

Planet Hollywood Sydney Grand Opening (1995) (TV)

Good Morning America (6 episodes, 1985-1994)

A Century of Cinema (1994)

"Movie Magic" (1 episode, 1994)

"Moviewatch" (1 episode, 1993)

"Aspel & Company" (1 episode, 1993)

Stallone on the Edge: The Making of Cliffhanger (1993) (TV)

The 64th Annual The Academy Awards 1992 (TV)

Muhammad Ali's 50th Birthday Celebration (1992) (TV)

The Making of 'Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot' (1992)

Wogan (1 episode, 1991)

"Showbiz Today" (1 episode, 1991)

"The Howard Stern Show" (1 episode, 1991)

Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin (1991) (TV)

"Dream On" (1 episode, 1991)

The American Film Institute Salute to Kirk Douglas (1991) (TV)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (8 episodes, 1976-1991)

"The Arsenio Hall Show" (4 episodes, 1989-1991)

Night of 100 Stars III (1990) (TV)

"The Phil Donahue Show" (1 episode, 1989)

Flames 88-89 (1989) (uncredited)

"Cinema tres" (1 episode, 1988)

"The Barbara Walters Special" (1 episode, 1988)

The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson (1987) (TV)

The American Film Institute Salute to Billy Wilder (1986) (TV)

The 56th Annual The Academy Awards 1984 (TV)

The 55th Annual The Academy Awards 1983 (TV)

The Making of 'First Blood' (1982) (TV)

"The Muppet Show" (1 episode, 1979)

The 50th Annual The Academy Awards 1978 (TV)

"The Mike Douglas Show" (1 episode, 1977)

"Dinah!" (1 episode, 1977)

The 49th Annual The Academy Awards 1977 (TV)

The Academy Awards


1977 Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Rocky (1976)
Sylvester Stallone becomes the third person to be nominated for both acting and writing in the same year, following Charles Chaplin for The Great Dictator (1940) and Orson Welles for Citizen Kane (1941).

1977 Nominated Oscar Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for: Rocky (1976)


Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA


1997 Lifetime Achievement Award


BAFTA Awards


1978 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Actor for: Rocky (1976)

1978 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Screenplay for: Rocky (1976)


César Awards, France


1992 Honorary César


David di Donatello Awards


1977 Won David Best Foreign Actor (Migliore Attore Straniero) for: Rocky (1976) Tied with Dustin Hoffman for Marathon Man (1976).


Golden Apple Awards


1997 Won Golden Apple Male Star of the Year

1996 Nominated Golden Apple Male Star of the Year

1985 Won Sour Apple


Golden Camera, Germany


2004 Won Golden Camera Best International Actor


Golden Globe Awards


1977 Nominated Golden Globe Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama for: Rocky (1976)

1977 Nominated Golden Globe Best Screenplay - Motion Picture for: Rocky (1976)


Hasty Pudding Theatricals, USA


1986 Man of the Year


Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards


1977 Won KCFCC Award Best Actor for: Rocky (1976)


Palm Springs International Film Festival


1998 Desert Palm Achievement Award


People's Choice Awards


1986 Won People's Choice Award Favorite Motion Picture Actor


ShoWest Convention, USA


1984 Special Award Star of Stars

1979 Special Award Star of the Year


Stockholm Film Festival


1997 Won Best Actor for: Cop Land (1997)


1983 Star on the Walk of Fame Motion Picture On 29 June 1983. At 6712 Hollywood Blvd.


World Stunt Awards


2005 Taurus Honorary Award


Writers Guild of America


1977 Nominated WGA Award (Screen) Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen for: Rocky (1976)

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Sly-Rocky-Rambo-Cobra-Dredd-Stallone is a post-Vietnam star because his mythos so closely mirrors a 1970s turn from masculinity in crisis into the 1980s affirmation of the male body as object of affection. Along a similar arc, his filmography begins with marshmallow porn in The Party at Kitty and Stud's (1970), continues on through little charmers such as Deathrace 2000 (1975), and then flowers with the box-office hit Rocky (1976), the story of a nobody who succeeds in the boxing arena because he has heart. Stallone played the title role in his own screenplay for the film, which won an Oscar in 1976 for Best Picture, and he has never looked back. He reprised the role in 2006, the latest in an almost never-ending list of sequels: Rocky II (1979), Rocky III (1982), Rocky IV (1985), Rocky V (1990), and Rocky Balboa (2006).

Several wives, many children, an interest in painting, a self-titled magazine, and years of dedication to physical fitness have left him the holder of many distinctions, perhaps foremost a plethora of B-grade comedy and action films that occasionally satisfy, alongside a few gems that really work. Here one must put Rhinestone (1984), Lock Up (1989), and Driven (2001) to one side, so as to relish Tango & Cash (1989), Demolition Man (1993), Cobra (1986), and Stallone's other famous feature series as John J. Rambo. That series began with First Blood (1982) and Stallone is still lining up new vehicles for his Vietnam veteran role. First Blood and Cop Land (1997) are rare efforts to really act, but the Stallone machine is really about underdogs, and the lowest common denominator action and violence. That he's been so successful is a shock since such a brilliant commercial artist has survived any number of copycats, further signifying his uniqueness in Hollywood.

I'm not handsome in the classical sense. The eyes droop, the mouth is crooked, the teeth aren't straight, the voice sounds like a Mafioso pallbearer, but somehow it all works.

I really am a manifestation of my own fantasy.

[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.

During Rocky IV (1985), Dolph Lundgren had hit me so hard I had swelling around the heart and had to stay in intensive care at St. John's Hospital for four days.

Oil paints in his spare time and considers Leonardo Da Vinci his personal hero.

Was part owner of the Planet Hollywood restaurant chain with Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Birth complications, caused by forceps, resulted in paralysis of the lower left side of his face, manifested by a perennial snarl and slurred speech.

He sued writer Peter "Taki" Theodoracopulos and the British magazine "The Spectator" in 1991 for suggesting he acted in a cowardly and hypocritical way when he "ducked the Vietnam War." He won the case.

At 15, his classmates voted him the one "most likely to end up in the electric chair."

Stallone was paid a mere $60,000 to do Cop Land (1997). It is said that he did the film to play a serious role and escape his action hero cast type.

His Miami 24,000-square-foot villa and its three guest houses sold after two years on the market for $24 million.

Dislikes his first name, usually referred to as "Sly."

14 February 2002 - Sylvester sued his former business manager, Kenneth Starr, for giving him bad business advice. He claims $17M in damages. Part of the advice was for him to hold onto his shares in Planet Hollywood, the now bankrupt restaurant chain, despite it already being in a financial bind.

Was 23 years old when he got his first starring role in the porno The Party at Kitty and Stud's (1970) (which was re-released and renamed "The Italian Stallion" after his success with Rocky (1976)), in which he played the role of Stud The Italian Stallion. He was paid $200 to play the sex-craved gigolo and appeared in almost every scene nude.

Italian-American

Attended the University of Miami on an athletic scholarship

Went to Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, Maryland. Among his classmates were Goldie Hawn and Ben Stein.

Turned down the role of John McClane in Die Hard (1988). The part went to Bruce Willis instead.

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".

A noted fan of cigar smoking, he quit smoking cigarettes while filming Rocky (1976) when he was thirty after he found himself getting out of breath in the ring.

Is a fan of "Bollywood" movies

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.

The voice of Lou the cop in "The Simpsons" (1989) is based on him.

Was said to have only $106 in his bank account at the time the Rocky (1976) project was given the green light by producer Irwin Winkler.

Along with Bruce Willis, he is a staunch supporter of the Republican party.

Turned down the lead role in Coming Home (1978) (for which Jon Voight won an Oscar).

Moved to Philadelphia in the early 1960s, living in Frankford and Rittenhouse Square. 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.

In 1971 he auditioned for a small part in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather (1972) but didn't get it. He decided he might have better luck as a writer. He wrote the screenplay for the modestly successful The Lord's of Flatbush (1974) and had a featured role in the film.

His full frontal nude scene was edited out of Demolition Man (1993) prior to release, but can be viewed on the Internet.

In 1998, following the murder of his friend Phil Hartman, Stallone, then living in England, called for America to ban all guns. This caused some controversy, since he had used guns in many of his movies.

Is a fan of the English soccer team Everton FC.

Was offered a part in Quentin Tarantino's section of Grindhouse (2007) ("Death Proof"), but turned it down.

Stallone claims to have been able to bench press 385-400 lbs (174.6-181.4 kg) and squat 500 lbs (226.8 kg) in his prime. While in a bench pressing contest with former Mr Olympia Franco Columbu, he severely tore his pectoral muscle and needed over 160 stitches on it. This is why one half of his chest is more veiny than the other.

Is a close friend and fan of Sir Elton John.

Was Joel Schumacher's second choice to play Mr. Freeze in Batman & Robin (1997).

Turned down Christopher Reeve's role in Superman (1978), Jon Voight's role in Coming Home (1978), Eddie Murphy's role in Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Harrison Ford's role in Witness (1985), Bruce Willis's roles in Die Hard (1988) and Pulp Fiction (1994), John Travolta's role in Face/Off (1997), Samuel L. Jackson's role in Rules of Engagement (2000), and Kurt Russell's role in Death Proof (2007).

Expelled from 14 schools for antisocial and violent behavior before the age of 13.

Was considered for the role of "Joey Zasa" in The Godfather: Part III (1990).

Dated Janice Dickinson from December 1993 to July 1994. Sly thought that he was the father of her daughter Savannah Dickinson, but when he discovered that the real father of girl was Michael Birnbaum, he left her.

Turned down the lead role in The Terminator (1984).

Turned down Basic Instinct (1992).

Turned down the Dudley Moore role in Arthur (1981).

Turned down the role played by Keith Carradine in Pretty Baby (1978).

Turned down the roles played by Richard Gere in American Gigolo (1980), An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) and Pretty Woman (1990).


Salary

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 (1976) $23,000

Death Race 2000 (1975) $1,000/week

The Party at Kitty and Stud's (1970) $200