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Michael Sylvester Enzio Stallone (born July 6, 1946), usually known as simply Sylvester Stallone, is an American film actor, director, producer and screenwriter. He achieved his greatest successes in a number of action films, notably the Rambo and Rocky series, in both of which he played a largely monosyllabic hero.Stallone was born in New York City, and attended high school in Silver Spring, Maryland, at Montgomery Blair High School. He studied drama at the University of Miami, after which he returned to New York and appeared in a few small Off-BroadwayOff-Broadway refers to plays or musicals performed in New York City in smaller theatres than Broadway, but larger than Off-Off-Broadway, productions. Off-Broadway theatres are those with 100 to 400 seats, offering less commercial productions than Broadway plays. His first film roles were very small, including a pornographic film, and he did not break through until he starred in Rocky ( 19761976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). Events January January 12 UN Security Council votes 11-1 to admit the Palestinian Liberation Organization January 15 Would-be Gerald Ford presidential assassin Sara Jane Moore is s), a film that he wrote and sold with the rider that he would be the lead. Stallone had two Academy AwardBob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. The Academy Awards (often better known as Oscars) are the most prominent film award in the United States. The Awards are granted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, a p nominations for Rocky. However, his attempts to expand his range floundered and he was forced to return to the Rocky franchise a number of times ( 1979Events January-February January 1 Sino-American relations: United States and the People's Republic of China establish diplomatic relations January 4 State of Ohio agrees to pay $675,000 to families of dead and injured in Kent State University shootings., 1982Events January January 6 William Bonin is convicted of being the "freeway killer". January 8 AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 Mark Thatcher, son of the British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, disappears in the Sahara du, 19851985 is a common year starting on Tuesday. Events January events January 1 Creation of the Internet's Domain Name System. January 17 British Telecom annouces they are going to abolish the famous red telephone boxes. January 23 A debate in the House of Lor, and 1990) to pay for the flops. He even tried his hand at directing as well as writing with Rocky II, III and IV, and directed and co-wrote the sequel to Saturday Night Fever, Staying Alive . His only other early successes were as John Rambo in First Blood ( 1982) and its sequels. He also played in Cobra ( 1986) and Daylight ( 1996).
In the 1990s he had further box-office wins with a number of action movies, including Cliffhanger ( 1993), for which he co-wrote the screenplay), Demolition Man (1993) and Judge Dredd ( 1995). He still sought to expand his appeal with the low-budget Cop Land ( 1997) and a voice role in Antz ( 1998), but his $15 million plus paychecks are still only offered for more lively action roles. He also acted as the villain in the 2003 movie Spy Kids 3-D.
His trademark sneer and slurred speech are the result of paralysis in the left side of his face caused by birth complications.
He has been married three times, to Brigitte Nielsen, Sasha Czack and Jennifer Flavin. He has a total of five children, Sage Moonblood and Seargeoh (with Czack), Sophia Rose, Sistine Rose, and Scarlet Rose (with Flavin). He is the older brother of singer and actor Frank Stallone.
