Birth Name: Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone.
Nickname: Sly,Michael (as a teenager),The Italian Stallion.
Date of Birth: 6 July 1946, New York City, New York, USA.
Height: 5' 9½" (1.77 m).
The young Stallone attended the American College of Switzerland and the University of Miami, eventually obtaining a B.A. degree. Initially, he struggled in small parts in films such as the soft-core The Party at Kitty and Stud's (1970).
Inspired by the 1975 Muhammad Ali-Chuck Wepner fight in Cleveland, Stallone wrote a film script about a nobody fighter given the "million to one opportunity" to challenge for the heavyweight title. Rocky (1976) became the stuff of cinematic legends, scoring ten Academy Award nominations, winning the Best Picture Award of 1976 and triggering one of the most financially successful movie franchises in history!
On June 27th, 1998, his second daughter, Sistine Rose Stallone was born, with third wife Jennifer Flavin.
On 5 June 1994 he broke up with then-girlfriend Jennifer Flavin by sending her a "Dear Jane" letter via FedEx. They reconciled after one year, on 5 June 1995 and married on 17 May 1997.
Ranked #92 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997].
The Expendables (2010) opened at number one at the U.S. box office with a first weekend gross of $35 million. This makes Sylvester Stallone the only person in Hollywood history to have starred in films that have opened atop the box office charts over five consecutive decades.
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