Sylvester Stallone

Sylvester Stallone

  • Birthday: 1946-07-06
  • Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
  • Also know as: Sly Stallone

Biography

Sylvester Stallone (born Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone, July 6, 1946) is an American actor and filmmaker. After his beginnings as a struggling actor for a number of years upon arriving to New York City in 1969 and later Hollywood in 1974, he won his first critical acclaim as an actor for his co-starring role as Stanley Rosiello in The Lords of Flatbush. He subsequently found gradual work as an extra or side character in films with a sizable budget until he achieved his greatest critical and commercial success as an actor and screenwriter, starting in 1976 with his role as boxer Rocky Balboa, in the first film of the successful Rocky series (1976–present), for which he also wrote the screenplays. In the films, Rocky is portrayed as an underdog boxer who fights numerous brutal opponents, and wins the world heavyweight championship twice. In 1977, he was the third actor in cinema to be nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay and Best Actor. His film Rocky was inducted into the National Film Registry, and had its props placed in the Smithsonian Museum. His use of the front entrance to the Philadelphia Museum of Art in the Rocky series led the area to be nicknamed the Rocky Steps. Philadelphia has a statue of his Rocky placed permanently near the museum, and he was voted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Up until 1982, his films were not big box office successes unless they were Rocky sequels, and none received the critical acclaim achieved with the first Rocky. This changed with the successful action film First Blood in which he portrayed the PTSD-plagued soldier John Rambo. Originally an adaptation of the eponymous novel by David Morell, First Blood’s script was significantly altered by Stallone during the film’s production. He would play the role in a total of five Rambo films (1982–2019). From the mid-1980s through to the late 1990s, he would go on to become one of Hollywood's highest-paid actors of that era by appearing in a slew of commercially successful action films which were however generally panned by critics. These include Cobra, Tango and Cash, Cliffhanger, the better received Demolition Man, and The Specialist. He declined in popularity in the early 2000s but rebounded back to prominence in 2006 with a sixth installment in the Rocky series and 2008 with a fourth in the Rambo series. In the 2010s, he launched The Expendables films series (2010–2014), in which he played the lead as the mercenary Barney Ross. In 2013, he starred in the successful Escape Plan, and acted in its sequels. In 2015, he returned to the Rocky series with Creed, that serve as spin-off films focusing on Adonis "Donnie" Creed played by Michael B. Jordan, the son of the ill-fated boxer Apollo Creed, to whom the long-retired Rocky is a mentor. Reprising the role brought him praise, and his first Golden Globe award for the first Creed, as well as a third Oscar nomination, having been first nominated for the same role 40 years prior.

Filmography

Rocky Balboa

2006

As Robert 'Rocky' Balboa

Rocky V

1990

As Robert 'Rocky' Balboa

Rocky II

1979

As Robert 'Rocky' Balboa

First Blood

1982

As John Rambo, Vietnam veteran

Rocky IV

1985

As Robert "Rocky" Balboa

Rambo III

1988

As John Rambo

Rocky III

1982

As Robert 'Rocky' Balboa

Rocky

1976

As Robert 'Rocky' Balboa

Rambo: First Blood Part II

1985

As John J. Rambo

Over the Top

1987

As Lincoln Hawk

Cop Land

1997

As Sheriff Freddy Heflin

The Specialist

1994

As Ray Quick

D-Tox

2002

As Jake Malloy

Get Carter

2000

As Jack Carter

Driven

2001

As Joe Tanto

Daylight

1996

As Kit Latura

Nighthawks

1981

As Deke DaSilva

Paradise Alley

1978

As Cosmo Carboni

Rambo

2008

As John Rambo

Oscar

1991

As Angelo « Snapst » Provolone

Cliffhanger

1993

As Gabe Walker

Judge Dredd

1995

As Judge Joseph Dredd

Tango & Cash

1989

As Raymond 'Ray' Tango

Assassins

1995

As Robert Rath

Demolition Man

1993

As John Spartan

Cobra

1986

As Lieutenant Marion 'Cobra' Cobretti

Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot

1992

As Sgt. Joseph "Joe" Andrew Bomowski

Lock Up

1989

As Frank Leone

The Expendables

2010

As Barney Ross

Avenging Angelo

2002

As Frankie Delano

F.I.S.T.

1978

As John D. 'Johnny' Kovak

Rhinestone

1984

As Nick

Escape to Victory

1981

As Captain Robert Hatch

Bullet to the Head

2012

As James Bonomo

The Expendables 2

2012

As Barney Ross

Escape Plan

2013

As Ray Breslin

The Expendables 3

2014

As Barney Ross

Reach Me

2014

As Gerald

No Place to Hide

1974

As Jerry Savage

Scarpa

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As Gregory Scarpa

40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic

2020

As Narrator/Self (archive footage)

Escape Plan 2: Hades

2018

As Ray Breslin

Escape Plan: The Extractors

2019

As Ray Breslin

Rambo: Last Blood

2019

As John Rambo

Stallone, profession héros

2019

As Himself (archive footage)

The Making of 'Rocky vs. Drago'

2021

As Self / Rocky Balboa (archive footage)

Rallying Cry

2019

As Jasper Reese

Cliffhanger 2

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As Gabriel 'Gabe' Walker

Sly

2023

As Self

Untitled "Rocky" prequel

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As Narrator

Armored

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As

Samaritan 2

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As Joe Smith

Hunter

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As Nathaniel Hunter

The Epiphany

0000

As

Alarum

2024

As Joe Travers

Shade

2003

As Dean 'The Dean' Stevens

Jackie Chan: My Story

1998

As Himself

Grudge Match

2013

As Henry 'Razor' Sharp

The Lords of Flatbush

1974

As Stanley Rosiello

The Real Rocky

2011

As Self

Creed

2015

As Rocky Balboa

Creed II

2018

As Rocky Balboa

Samaritan

2022

As Joe Smith

Expend4bles

2023

As Barney Ross

Ali's Dozen

2006

As Self

Dolph

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As Self

Death Race 2000

1975

As Machine Gun Joe Viterbo

Capone

1975

As Frank Nitti

Backtrace

2018

As Sykes

Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over

2003

As Toymaker

Animal Crackers

2017

As Bullet-Man (voice)

The Suicide Squad

2021

As Nanaue / King Shark (voice)

The Opponents

2006

As Self (archive footage) / Rocky Balboa

CyberWorld

2000

As Weaver (voice)

Ecki's World

2007

As Self

Antz

1998

As Weaver (voice)

Farewell, My Lovely

1975

As Jonnie

Kambakkht Ishq

2009

As Sylvester Stallone

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

2017

As Stakar Ogord

I Am Durán

2019

As Himself

Ratchet & Clank

2016

As Victor Von Ion (voice)

The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2

1999

As Self - Special Guest Star

John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

2017

As Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

2023

As Stakar Ogord

The Prisoner of Second Avenue

1975

As Youth in Park

Lovers and Other Strangers

1970

As Groomsman

Downhill Racer

1969

As Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Your Studio and You

1995

As Self

Klute

1971

As Club Patron (uncredited)

M*A*S*H

1970

As Soldier (uncredited)

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

1986

As Self (archive footage)

Zookeeper

2011

As Joe the Lion (voice)

Mandingo

1975

As Lynching Witness (uncredited)

Bananas

1971

As Subway Thug #1 (uncredited)

What's Up, Doc?

1972

As Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Ultimate Fights from the Movies

2002

As John J. Rambo (archive footage)

Taxi 3

2003

As Passenger to Airport

Cannonball

1976

As Mafioso

Men in Black

1997

As Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)

Staying Alive

1983

As Man on Street (uncredited)

Terror in the Aisles

1984

As Deke DaSilva (archive footage) (uncredited)

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

2014

As Lincoln Hawk (archive footage) (uncredited)

Production

Rocky

1976

As Choreographer

Rocky IV

1985

As Director

Rocky III

1982

As Director

Rocky II

1979

As Director

Staying Alive

1983

As Director

Paradise Alley

1978

As Director

Rambo

2008

As Director

The Expendables

2010

As Director

Rocky Balboa

2006

As Director

Driven

2001

As Producer

Staying Alive

1983

As Producer

Homefront

2013

As Producer

Creed

2015

As Producer

Death Wish

2018

As Producer

Creed II

2018

As Producer

Samaritan

2022

As Producer

Punk

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As Executive Producer

Street Justice

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As Executive Producer

One Night: Joshua vs. Ruiz

2019

As Executive Producer

Creed III

2023

As Producer

MVP

2022

As Executive Producer

Giant

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As Executive Producer

Never Too Old to Die

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As Producer

Cliffhanger 2

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As Producer

Scavenger Hunt

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As Producer

Untitled "Rocky" prequel

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As Producer

Untitled "Rambo" prequel

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As Producer

Sly

2023

As Executive Producer

Samaritan 2

0000

As Producer

Levon's Trade

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As Producer

The Epiphany

0000

As Producer

Rambo: First Blood Part II

1985

As Screenplay

Rocky II

1979

As Screenplay

First Blood

1982

As Screenplay

Rocky

1976

As Screenplay

Rambo III

1988

As Screenplay

Over the Top

1987

As Screenplay

Driven

2001

As Screenplay

Staying Alive

1983

As Screenplay

Rambo

2008

As Screenplay

Cobra

1986

As Screenplay

The Expendables

2010

As Screenplay

The Expendables 2

2012

As Screenplay

Homefront

2013

As Screenplay

Paradise Alley

1978

As Writer

The Expendables 3

2014

As Screenplay

The Expendables 3

2014

As Story

Creed

2015

As Characters

Creed II

2018

As Characters

Creed II

2018

As Screenplay

Rambo: Last Blood

2019

As Screenplay

Rambo: Last Blood

2019

As Screenstory

F.I.S.T.

1978

As Screenplay

Rhinestone

1984

As Screenplay

Creed III

2023

As Characters

Untitled "Rocky" prequel

0000

As Characters

Levon's Trade

0000

As Screenplay

Creed IV

0000

As Characters

Cliffhanger

1993

As Screenplay

Rocky III

1982

As Writer

Rocky V

1990

As Writer

Rocky V

1990

As Characters

Rocky IV

1985

As Writer

Rocky Balboa

2006

As Writer

Rocky Balboa

2006

As Characters

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