[20], Upon advice of a Vedic scholar, Stallone performed a 'Tithi Shradh' ritual (done for those who died by accident or murder) at Haridwar for his son Sage. Stallone's use of the front entrance to the Philadelphia Museum of Art in the Rocky series led the area to be nicknamed the Rocky Steps. When former Green Beret John Rambo is harassed by local law enforcement and arrested for vagrancy, the Vietnam vet snaps, runs for the hills and rat-a-tat-tats his way into the action-movie hall of fame. In 1983, he directed Staying Alive, the sequel to Saturday Night Fever, starring John Travolta. [25], Until 1969, he appeared on the stage under the name Mike Stallone; in 1970, he started using the stage name Sylvester E. Stallone. He then wrote, co-produced and starred in the car-racing drama Driven (2001). Stallone maintains a relationship with his brother Frank who contributed the theme songs to Rambo: First Blood Part II, and Staying Alive. In my opinion, this is a really entertaining and pretty underrated 30-year-old film. At one point, Stallone starts yelling about how can they use his Balboa character, that he left it in the past; the narrator calms him with a wine cooler and calling him "brainiac." [154] Stallone's attorneys also stated that while the actor had a consensual relationship with the accuser in 1987, they had two witnesses who refuted the claims. [114], In November 2022, Stallone made his streaming television debut in Tulsa King, in which he plays a Mafia boss. The television production slate includes Levon's Trade created by Chuck Dixon and a series adaptation of Charles Sailor's Second Son being written by Rob Williams. He is also supposedly in Mandingo. 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[126] The last time Stallone sang in a film was in Grudge Match (2013) when he and Robert De Niro performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" together.[127]. [17] On March 24, 1975, Stallone saw the Muhammad Ali vs. Chuck Wepner fight. We're working on it right now with Warner Brothers. [71], That year, he also appeared in the thriller Assassins with Julianne Moore and Antonio Banderas. "[102][103] That year, Stallone hand-picked Derek Wayne Johnson to direct and produce a documentary on the making of the original Rocky, entitled 40 Years of Rocky (2020). October 25, 2022. For Rocky and Rambo, Stallone used heavy bodybuilding routines. Stallone made his first public appearance after his son's death in August 2012, on Good Morning America. 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Creed 2 fared well commercially following its September 2018 release, topping $200 million at the global box office. Stallone partnered with a beverage company producing an upscale bottled water brand called Sly Water.[83]. The film went on to win the Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Directing, and Best Film Editing. He made guest appearances on the TV series Police Story and Kojak. Upon wrapping production, he announced via his social media page that work on Escape Plan 3: Devil's Station began immediately thereafter. 1 at the box office. Stallone wrote and starred in Cobra, and Driven. After the critical and box-office failure of the previous installment Rocky V, Stallone had decided to write, direct and star in a sixth installment which would be a more appropriate climax to the series. 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He had a more substantial role-playing a tough guy in the 1974 independent film The Lords of Flatbush with Henry Winkler and Perry King. [20] His father moved the family to Washington, D.C., in the early 1950s to open a beauty school. "[122] He also stated that Rocky could be interpreted as the "conscious" and Rambo as the "unconscious" of the same character. Stallone won a supporting actor Golden Globe for the part, receiving a standing ovation as he took the podium for his acceptance speech, and also garnered an Academy Award nomination. Height: 6'1 (186 cm) Weight: 182 lbs (82 kg) Yeah, Rambo is kind of old-school, but I saw the movie the other day and that physique suits me. He went on to become one of the biggest action stars in the world, reprising his characters from Rocky and First Blood (1982) for several sequels. The last chapter of the series (so far) was 2019's Rambo: Last Blood, directed by Adrian Grunberg (Get The Gringo). Stallone in turn filed a police report regarding her lying on an official document. [132] In August 19, 2022, Palm Beach County records showed that after 25 years of marriage, Jennifer Flavin had filed for "dissolution of marriage and other relief. He has two sons from his first marriage and three daughters from his third marriage. Stallone also said there are "ongoing discussions" about a Rocky prequel television series, which he hopes will land on a streaming service and the series will likely follow a young Rocky Balboa as a professional boxing hopeful. Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) Sylvester Stallone: Rambo Showing all 97 items Jump to: Stallone wrote, directed and took the lead role in the first installment of The Expendables films. Stallone co-wrote and starred in F.I.S.T., Rhinestone, Over the Top, Cliffhanger, and Creed II. 4.99. John Rambo was created by author David Morrell in his 1972 novel First Blood, which was later adapted into the 1982 film of the same name. While he waited for his acting career to take off, Stallone worked all sorts of jobs to make ends meet. First Blood takes place in December 1981, which would make Rambo 34 years old at the time of those events. Sylvester Stallone was 34 years old at the time of filming, making the actor's age identical to Rambo's. The Rambo films take place in the present day, often pulling from real-world places or scenarios from around the world to put Rambo into. For the Rhinestone soundtrack, he performed a song. Producer Irwin Winkler said "We're very high on it" and that negotiations are underway for Stallone to write and star in the feature. Portraying the iconic cinematic boxer for the seventh time in a span of 40 years, Stallone's portrayal of the character received widespread acclaim and accolades, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor, and his third Academy Award nomination, this time for Best Supporting Actor. For Rhinestone (1984), Stallone sang such songs as "Drinkenstein" as well as duets with his co-star, and actual country music star, Dolly Parton. Stallone happened to be acting in a play that a friend invited him to partake in, and an agent in attendance thought that Stallone fit the role of Stanley, a main character in The Lords of Flatbush, which had a start-stop schedule from 1972 to 1974 over budget issues. Updated! That same year, Stallone, along with an all-star cast of celebrities, appeared in the Trey Parker and Matt Stone short comedy film "Your Studio and You" commissioned by the Seagram Company for a party celebrating their acquisition of Universal Studios and the MCA Corporation. John Rambo is a former Special Forces Operator (Green Beret) who served in the Vietnam War. In 1983, Frank's song "Far from Over", for Staying Alive, reached the #10 U.S. hit. [162], In December 2016, he declined an offer to become Chair of the National Endowment for the Arts, citing a desire to work on issues related to veterans. He led his country's response to the 9/11 attacks in 2001 and initiated the Iraq War in 2003. First, he attended the American College in Switzerland, where he studied drama. This changed with the successful action film First Blood in which he portrayed the PTSD-plagued soldier John Rambo. "[62] The film debuted at No. Sylvester Enzio Stallone is an American actor and filmmaker. Rambo III finds the character living in Thailand after the events of the last film, once again sought by Colonel Trautman to take on a dangerous mission, this time involving the then ongoing Soviet-Afghan War. He received an honorary Cesar Award, the French equivalent of the Academy Award, in 1992, and an acting award at the Stockholm Film Festival in 1997. "We're very anxious to make it." 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