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Posted by: mr5012u on 2005-05-08 00:34:42


Biography for
Sylvester Stallone

Birth name
Sylvester Enzio Stallone
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Nickname
Sly
Italian Stallion
Michael (as a teenager)
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Height
5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Mini biography
Sylvester Stallone became one of Hollywood's highest paid actors, usually playing monosyllablic, antisociety, underdog heroes. While Stallone has attempted to extend his range into film comedies and drama, his real box office success continues in action films.


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Spouse
Jennifer Flavin (17 May 1997 - present) 3 children
Brigitte Nielsen (15 December 1985 - 13 July 1987) (divorced)
Sasha Czack (28 December 1974 - 1985) (divorced) 2 children

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

Daughter, with Flavin, Sistine Rose, born. [27 June 1998]

Ranked #92 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]

2 1/2-month-old daughter undergoes open heart surgery at UCLA Medical Center. The procedure went well. [November 1996]



Part owns Planet Hollywood restaurants 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 suggested he acted in a cowardly and hypocritical way when he "ducked the Vietnam War."

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

Son Seargeoh (b. 1979) is autistic.

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.

Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1976" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 28.

Brother of Frank Stallone.

Father of Sage Stallone, who has acted with him in Rocky V (1990) and also Daylight (1996).

Cousin of Paul Dion Monte.

His Miami 24,000-square-foot villa and its three guest houses sold after two years on the market for $20-$24 million.

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

Stallone's mother is a fan of Jackie Chan. Chan and Stallone are very good friends.

Sued by model Margie Carr, who contends that he tried to force her to have physical relations with him last year at a Santa Monica Gym. [26 February 2001]

Born on the same day as President George W. Bush and Fred Dryer.

Was originally slated to play Detective Axel Foley in Beverly Hills Cop (1984). The role went to Eddie Murphy instead.

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.

His father Frank was a hairdresser and mother Jacqueline is a larger-than-life eccentric who's also sought fame as an astrologer and women's wrestling promoter. Her maiden name is Labofish.

CBS considering "Father Lefty" TV series he created and produced for fall 2002 schedule. Star Danny Nucci set to star as offbeat Miami priest if controversial series gets the greenlight.

Has a half-sister Toni Ann Filiti-Schaub, the daughter of his mother Jackie and her second husband, Tony Filiti.

3rd child with wife Jennifer, Scarlet Rose born 25 May 2002 in Los Angeles, weighed 7 lbs, 8 ou.

Has a total of five children, Sage & Seargeoh with 1st wife Sacha and Sophia, Sistine & Scarlet with 3rd wife Jennifer

Brother-in-law of Louis D'Alto.

Was 24-years-old when he got his first starring role in the porno "The Party at Kitty and Stud's" (which was re-released and re-named "The Italian Stallion" after Stallone's "Rocky" success), in which he played the role of "Stud". 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

Broke up with then-girlfriend Jennifer Flavin by sending her a "Dear Jane" letter via FedEx. They later reconciled and married.

Has his look-alike puppet in the French show "Guignols de l'info, Les" (1988).

Entered into the house of Big Brother VIP 2 (Mexico) for a few minutes as a special guest. He was in Mexico promoting Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003) and was invited to participate.

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

As of 2004 is the all time Razzie Award champion, with a record 30 nominations and 10 "wins", more than any other person in history.

Mother Jackie was a fan of Tyrone Powers and had originally name Sylvester Tyrone but when she got the birth certificate it had been changed by Sly's father Frank to Sylvester Enzio Stallone

Was going to play the villain in Dolan's Cadillac, based on a Stephen King story about a man who avenges his wife's death against a mobster. The movie was to be directed by Stacy Title with Kevin Bacon in the lead. As of 2004, the film has not been made.

Has the distinction of appearing in three of the 100 Most Enjoyably Awful Movies of All Time as listed in Razzie Award-founder John Wilson's book The Official Razzie Movie Guide: Rhinestone (1984) Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)and The Specialist (1994). He is thus tied with Joseph Cotten for having the second most titles among the 100. Ernest Borgnine has the most, appearing in 4 of the 100 titles.

Step-son of Tony Filiti

Son of Jackie Stallone.

Oddly 1994 was one of the few years he was not nominated for an acting Razzie Award. Even though he had appeared in both the films Cliffhanger (1993) and Demolition Man (1993) in 1993. Though both films did recieve other nominations, including Cliffhanger (1993) receiving a Worst Screenplay nomination for Stallone himself.

The ten awards from the Razzies that he's won 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 (1980's), 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).

According to Anthony Holden's "Behind the Oscar" (New York: Simon & Shuster, 1993), the great Frank Capra was enlisted in the Oscar campaign for the original Rocky (1976). Capra was quoted as saying, "I think it's the best picture in the last ten years. It's got my vote for the Oscars all the way down the line."

A viewing of "The Party at Kitty and Stud's" (1970) reveals that Stallone is not of the Jewish persuasion.

He joins Roberto Benigni, Prince, Kevin Costner, William Shatner, and Tom Green as being the only actors to direct themselves in performances that would "win" them a Razzie Award for Worst Actor.

Attended the first inauguration of President George W. Bush along with other long-time Republican supporters Chuck Norris and Robert Duvall. (January 20th 2001)


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Personal quotes
"Once in one's life, for one mortal moment, one must make a grab for immortality; if not, one has not lived."

"That's what Rocky (1976)'s all about: pride, reputation, and not being another bum in the neighborhood."

"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'm astounded by people who take eighteen years to write something. That's how long it took that guy to write Madame Bovary, and was that ever on the best-seller list?"

[Explaining to 'The New York Times' on how he wrote the script for "Rocky" (1976) in three days] "I'm astounded by people who take 18 years to write something. That's how long it took that guy to write 'Madame Bovary.' And was that ever on the best-seller list? No. It was a lousy book and it made a lousy movie."


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Salary
Avenging Angelo (2002) $20,000,000
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
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 III (1982) $10,000,000
Rocky (1976) $23,000
Death Race 2000 (1975) $1,000/week
The Party at Kitty and Stud's (1970) $200

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Biography from Leonard Maltin's Movie Encyclopedia:
He was just a bit player for the first five years of his movie career, playing leather-jacketed greasers or small-time hoods, before breaking into the star ranks with Rocky (1976), the feel-good story of a two-bit boxer who gets a once-in-alifetime title shot and makes good. In a way, it was also Stallone's once-in-alifetime shot; it remains one of the most enjoyable movies he's ever done. A drama student at the University of Miami, he returned to his hometown to crash the stage, appearing in a few off-Broadway produc tions and a porno film (since retitled The Italian Stallion before making his "legitimate" screen debut as a subway thug who menaces Woody Allen in Bananas (1971).

The heavy-lidded Stallone worked in The Lord's of Flatbush (1974, to which he contributed some dialogue), The Prisoner of Second Avenue, Capone, Death Race 2000, Farewell, My Lovely (all 1975), and Cannonball (1976) before taking his biggest gamble to date. Thinking himself doomed to a lifetime of stereotypical supporting roles, he wrote Rocky with himself in mind, selling the property for little money (but a share of the profits) with the proviso that he play the lead. The lowbudget sleeper won a Best Picture Academy Award, earned Stallone Oscar nominations both for his script and his acting, and made him an overnight star. Flush with success, in 1978 he cowrote and starred in F.I.S.T an epic story about union organizing, and the picaresque comedy-drama Paradise Alley, an urban drama about three brothers, which he also directed. Neither of these was very successful, and Stallone penned, directed, and starred in Rocky II (1979) to recapture lost ground.

The problem was, audiences didn't seem to want to see him as anyone but Rocky. Neither Nighthawks (1981, a solid urban thriller) nor Victory (also 1981, a misfired actioner with a soccer theme) drew the expected crowds, but the surprise success of First Blood (1982) gave Stallone another icon-like character that audiences cottoned to: taciturn tough guy and Vietnam vet John Rambo. Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) and Rambo III (1988) were denigrated by most critics, but scored big at the box office.

Stallone's subsequent films have been hit-or-miss propositions, both artistically and commercially. Staying Alive (1983, a sequel to Saturday Night Fever that he cowrote and directed but did not star in), Rhinestone (1984), Cobra (1986, costarring then-wife Brigitte Nielsen), Over the Top (1987), and Lock Up (1989) can most charitably be described as mistakes. Typically Stallone has followed these unsuccessful experiments with returns to the Rocky saga (sequels in 1979, 1982, 1985, and 1990), which, amazingly, have all paid off handsomely.

In recent years he's shown a willingness to kid his own macho image, as witness the lighthearted Tango & Cash (1989, as a bespectacled, yuppified federal agent), the old-fashioned farce Oscar (1991, as a Prohibition-era gangster trying to go straight), and the broadly comic Stop! or My Mom Will Shoot (1992, as a cop tormented by his loud-mouthed mother). His summer 1993 release, Cliffhanger brought him back to straightforward action fareand big-time box-office success. He followed it with the futuristic Demolition Man (1993) and the action vehicles The Specialist (1994) and Judge Dredd (1995).


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