American actor, director, screenwriter, producer Sylvester Stallone was born Michael Sylvester
Gardenzio Stallone on July 6th, 1946 in Manhattan, New York.
An icon of machismo and Hollywood action heroism, Sylvester Stallone is responsible for creating
characters who have become a part of the American culture: boxer Rocky Balboa in the Academy
Award-winning boxing film Rocky (1976), Vietnam War veteran John Rambo in 1982’s movie First
Blood and Barney Ross from The Expendables franchise.
Stallone’s acting career began to flourish when he wrote and star his screen-play about
an aspiring boxer in Philadelphia-Rocky.
The film "Rocky" was released in 1976 and helped Stallone gained immediate A-list status
and world fame.
Rocky parts 2-3 and box-office smash hit action series “Rambo” followed shortly after
and all films exceeded expectations.
Although, since then he did have a bit of a decline in his acting career with a few
not-so-successful films in the mid 1990’s, Stallone didn’t let his failures stop him
from succeeding.
In the recent years, Stallone has made a comeback in his newer films such as “The Expendables”
series and “Creed” series.
He is now recognized all over the world for delivering some of the most memorable performances
in history.
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Stallone had a difficult childhood with a few years in foster care after his parent’s
divorce.
His father was an Italian-American hairdresser named Francesco Stallone Sr., born in 1919
and died in 2011.
His mother is Jacqueline Frances Stallone, an astrologer, dancer, and a promoter of women's
wrestling.
Stallone’s younger brother is actor and musician Francesco "Frank" Stallone, Jr.
Stallone has been married three times.
In 1974, at age 28, he married photographer Sasha Czack.
They had two sons, Sage Moonblood, who died of heart disease at age 36 in 2012, and Seargeoh,
who was diagnosed with autism at an early age.
The couple divorced on February, 1985.
On December the same year, Stallone married model and actress Brigitte Nielsen.
Their marriage lasted only two years and was highly publicized in the media.
In May 1997, Stallone married model Jennifer Flavin, with whom he has three daughters named
Sophia Rose, Sistine and Scarlet.
His daughters were chosen to share the role of Golden Globe Ambassador at the 74th Golden
Globe Awards.
As of 2021, Stallone has a net worth of $400 million.
Sylvester Stallone is one of the most successful and easily recognizable celebrities in the
world, so it only makes sense that he drives one of the most expensive and impressive cars
ever made with performance to match its insane price tag.
Stallone is often spotted in Los Angeles driving his Bugatti Veyron with friend and fellow
Expendables castmate, Arnold Schwarzenegger.
With over 1,000 horsepower churning out of an 8.0-liter, quad-turbocharged W16 engine,
the Veyron costs at least a whopping $1.5 million to own.
Stallone owns one car built by Italy's most famous automotive manufacturer, Ferrari.
Ferrari's iconic shade of red is the most classic color to choose when buying a car
bearing the prancing pony decals, and Stallone chose just that when he picked up his 599
GTB Fiorano, which worth around $300,000.
All that hard work gives Stallone the right to enjoy a life of luxury, however, and it
doesn't get much more luxurious than cruising around Hollywood in a Rolls-Royce Phantom.
He eventually paid $450,000 to own this luxury vehicle.
He bought a Neoclassical-style villa overlooking Biscayne Bay in Miami in 1993 for $8 million.The
palatial, 11.7-acre bayfront estate includes four bedrooms in the main house, nine bathrooms,
a ballroom, library and wine cellar.
There are also two guest residences, two gyms and an Olympic-size pool.
It is South Florida's most expensive residence.
Stallone's distinctive facial feature was the result of some slight mishandling at birth.
the physician used a pair of forceps to deliver him, and the malpractice
left his lip, chin, and part of his tongue partially paralyzed due to a severed nerve.
Burdened with low self-esteem about his appearance, Stallone turned to bodybuilding and later
performing as a way of breaking through what seemed to be a consensus of low expectations.
Stallone did turned down many big roles in huge successful movies.
Not only the lead role in Die Hard, which would go to Bruce Willis, he also said no
to Superman, which went to Christopher Reeve; the lead in Beverly Hills Cop, which went
to Eddie Murphy; and Richard Gere lucked out when Stallone turned down Pretty Woman.