American actor, director, screenwriter, and producer, best known for playing boxer Rocky Balboa in the successful Rocky film series (1976–2018) and PTSD-plagued soldier John Rambo in the five Rambo films (1982–2019). In the Rocky films, he portrays an underdog boxer who fights numerous brutal opponents, and wins the world heavyweight championship twice. The portrayal of the Rambo character earned Stallone widespread acclaim and recognition. Influenced by his portrayal, the term “Rambo” is used commonly to describe a person who is reckless, disregards orders, uses violence to solve problems, enters dangerous situations alone, and is exceptionally tough, callous, raw and aggressive.
Stallone made a huge breakthrough to overnight success with writing and starring in the first Rocky film (1976), an Oscar winning picture. After Rocky things soon got even better for Stallone. By the mid-’80s, he was making $12 million per movie, surpassing such greats as Hoffman and Beatty in money made per picture. Stallone enjoys purchasing art with his money, and has a wide collection that includes impressionist masters and many unknown artists.
At his birth, complications suffered by his mother during labor forced her obstetricians to use two pairs of forceps; misuse of these forceps 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), an accident which gave him his signature snarling look and slurred speech.
He grew up in New York’s slums, the area known as Hell’s Kitchen, living in a broken home and even staying with foster parents for a while. Independent and rebellious, he was booted out of 14 schools in 11 years. He began in small acting roles in 1970.
Stallone married Brigitte Nielsen in December 1985 for 18 months, ending with a settlement of $6 million. His first wife, Sasha Czack, whom he married in 1974, had his two sons, Sage and Sergio (who is autistic), settled for $10 million when their marriage ended in 1984 after ten years. Sage moved into acting at 20.
He and Jennifer Flavin married in London on 17 May 1997, in a small but elaborate ceremony in Blenheim Palace. Their daughter, Sophia Rose, born on 27 August 1996, underwent successful surgery to repair a hole in her heart on 12 November 1996 at the UCLA Medical Center. In July 1997, Jennifer miscarried a baby. Their second daughter, Sistine Rose, was born 27 June 1998, Los Angeles, California. After the traumatic experience they went through with Sophia Rose, they have decided to have their daughter Sistine go through extensive testing on her heart even though doctors assure them that Sistine is healthy. He and Jennifer had a third daughter, Scarlet Rose, on 25 May 2002 in L.A. Stallone also fathered a child with model Janice Dickinson on 24 February 1994, a daughter named Savannah.
He was detained at the Sydney, Australia airport on 16 February 2007. At his 13 March 2007 hearing, prosecutors alleged that he brought in to the country 48 vials of an illegal muscle building hormone, Jintropin.
His son, Sage Moonblood Stallone, died of a pill overdose in his Hollywood apartment on 13 July 2012. His mother, Jacqueline “Jackie” Stallone, an astrologer, dancer, and promoter of women’s wrestling, died on 21 September 2020 at age 98.
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