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Sylvester Stallone

Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone (born July 6, 1946) is an American actor, director, producer and screenwriter. One of the biggest box office draws in the world from the ’70s to the ’90s, international megastar Sylvester Stallone is a global icon of machismo and Hollywood action heroism. Sylvester Stallone has played two characters who have become a part of the American cultural lexicon: Rocky Balboa, the boxer who overcame all odds to fight for love and glory, and John Rambo, a courageous soldier who specialized in violent rescue and revenge missions.

 

During the 1980s, he enjoyed phenomenal popularity and was one of the biggest movie stars in the world with the Rocky and Rambo franchises. Sylvester Stallone’s culturally influential films changed pop culture history and he has largely enjoyed a career on the Hollywood A list for over 30 years.

 

Sylvester Stallone is considered by many (including the mayor of Philadelphia) as the one who made the city of Philadelphia an international tourist attraction with the Rocky Steps. His immense popularity there has led to a statue of his Rocky character being placed permanently near the Philadelphia Museum of Art as a cultural landmark. In August 2007, a statue of Rocky was also erected in the Serbian village of Žitište. Sylvester Stallone’s film Rocky has also been inducted into the National Film Registry as well as having its film props placed in the Smithsonian Museum as a national treasure.

 

Sylvester Stallone’s début as a director came in 1978 with Paradise Alley, which he also wrote and starred in. In addition, he directed Staying Alive (the sequel to Saturday Night Fever), along with Rocky II, Rocky III, Rocky IV, Rocky Balboa, and Rambo.

 

In August 2005, Sylvester Stallone released his book Sly Moves which claimed to be a guide to fitness and nutrition as well as a candid insight into his life and works from his own perspective. The book also contained many photographs of Sylvester Stallone throughout the years as well as pictures of him performing exercises.

 

In addition to writing all six Rocky films, Sylvester Stallone also wrote Cobra, Driven and Rambo. Sylvester Stallone has co-written several other films, such as F.I.S.T., Rhinestone, Over the Top and the first three Rambo films. His last major success as a co-writer came with 1993’s Cliffhanger.

 

Sylvester Stallone’s work behind the cameras was recently documented in this 2008 article

 

Sylvester Stallone owns shares in Planet Hollywood restaurants with Bruce Willis and formerly Arnold Schwarzenegger (who has since sold his part).

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