Capital: | € 375 million |
Age: | 73 |
Born: | July 6, 1946 |
Country of origin: | United States of America |
Source of wealth: | actor |
Last updated: | 2022 |
Short introduction
Sylvester Stallone is an American actor who has made a variety of different films in 50 years of his career. However, he became very well known for the film series for ‘Rocky’ and ‘Rambo’, thanks to he down in the history of the film as a hero of action full of muscles. In addition to his muscular appearance, he is mainly marked by his facial expression, which is very typical due to nerve injuries at birth with paralysis of the subsequent lower surface muscles. Sylvester Stallone also works as a director, screenwriter and film producer and is now considered one of the most successful and influential Hollywood actors, despite his age, can still inspire the film world.
Early life
Sylvster Stallone was born on July 6, 1946 in New York City as Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone. His father was an Italian immigrant, while his mother, born in the United States, was a descendant of French and Jews. He has a younger brother – Frank Stallone – who is also an actor, singer and songwriter. In his childhood, his family first moved to Washington DC before his parents divorced around 1965 and he grew up with foster parents in Philadelphia. Sylvester Stallone has played in the theater group in elementary school and also soccer players in Landesliga. Because of the paralysis of his face partial with the consequences of language problems, he is always advised to oppose the acting career in his youth. Therefore, he initially focused on sports and after high school received a scholarship to the American College of Switzerland in Leysin in Switzerland, where he had his first stage performance in theater performances. After about two years, Sylvester Stallone returned to the United States, where he registered at the University of Miami to become a screenwriter. Before he could get the title here, Sylvester Stallone left the university again to pursue all his advice about his acting career.
Career
Sylvester Stallone Career – which is often referred to as his nickname ‘Sly’ – starts with a little glory. So he took his first role from money and played in the erotic film ‘The Party at Kitty and Stud’s’ in 1970. He then took a smaller role in the film Woody Allen ‘Bananas’ (1970) and appeared in films like ‘Klute’ ( 1971) or ‘The Last Way Out’ (1973). He finally made a breakthrough in the film business with ‘Rocky Balboa’, a film that he himself wrote a scenario and whose production he agreed to take the main role with these conditions. ‘Rocky’ finally appeared in 1976 and became a surprise at the Box Office. A few moments later he was able to record the spotlight of another career with the main role in ‘Rambo’ – and then also with his sequel (1982). In the following years, Sylvester Stallone made more films every year, including famous films such as ‘Tango and Cash’ (1989), ‘Demolition Man’ (1993), ‘Driven’ (2001), ‘Shade’ (2003 ), ‘The Expendables’ (2010) with sequels or ‘Escape Plan’ (2013) and ‘Zwei Vom Alten Schlag’ (also 2013) Count. He also wrote a script for some of his films and worked as a director. In recent years, Sylvester Stallone has become a little calmer, but despite his age, he still plays a lot in action films.
Career highlights
Film -Film Rocky and Rambo First No Doubtful is one of Sylvester Stallone’s career highlights. Specifically for his depiction as ‘Rocky’, he was nominated twice for Grammy and Golden Globe in 1977. In total, he has been nominated three times for Oscar and three for the Golden Globe in his career and has received several small prizes smaller – including the BAFTA Award and César Honorary Award.
Amazing facts
In addition to his career in the film business, Sylvester Stallone is also a successful businessman. He founded the chain of the restaurant ‘Hollywood Panet’ in the 1990s along with Bruce Willis, Jackie Chan, Demi Moore and Arnold Schwarzenegger. He is also one of the most prominent supporters for conservative candidates John McCain during the 2008 US Presidential Election. After all, Sylvester Stallone has not been allowed to take his own action because of the gap in the hairline in his neck spine, which he contract during the film ‘The Expendables’ in 2009 , because he will become paralyzed.