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He was expelled from 14 different schools before turning 13 due to antisocial and violent behavior.
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Birth complications from forceps caused paralysis of the lower left side of his face, resulting in a perennial snarl and slurred speech.
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The Expendables 2010 opened at number one at the U.S. box office with a first weekend gross of $35 million, making Stallone the only Hollywood star to have films open atop the box office charts over five consecutive decades.
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He dislikes his first name and is usually referred to as Sly.
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At age 15, his classmates voted him the one most likely to end up in the electric chair.
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Stallone claims he could bench press 385-400 lbs and squat 500 lbs in his prime. He severely tore his pectoral muscle in a bench pressing contest with former Mr. Olympia Franco Columbu, requiring over 160 stitches, which is why one side of his chest is more veiny.
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After seven years of struggle with only $115 in the bank, he turned down a $330,000 offer for his Rocky screenplay to earn $230 a week starring in it himself.
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A noted cigar smoker, he quit cigarettes while filming Rocky 1976 at age thirty after getting out of breath in the ring.
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He is the only Hollywood star to have box office hit movies in each of five consecutive decades 1970s-2010s.
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He credits good luck for Rocky 1976 being made: while auditioning for another film, he mentioned being a writer and pitched the Rocky script to the producers as he was leaving.
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He was part owner of the Planet Hollywood restaurant chain with Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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He turned down the title role played by Christopher Reeve in Superman 1978.
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Rocky 1976 is ranked #4 on the American Film Institute’s 100 Most Inspiring Movies of All Time.
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Stallone was paid only $60,000 to do Cop Land 1997 to take on a serious role and escape his action hero typecast.
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All his children’s names begin with the letter S: Sage, Seargeoh, Sophia, Sistine, and Scarlet.
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His son Sage Stallone was found dead on July 13, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.
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His second son Seargeoh Stallone born 1979 is autistic.
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His performance as Rocky Balboa is ranked #64 on Premiere magazine’s 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time.
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In 1991, he sued writer Peter Taki Theodoracopulos and The Spectator for suggesting he ducked the Vietnam War; he won the case.
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The 39-year hiatus between his Academy Award nominations Rocky 1976; Creed 2015 is a record, surpassing the previous 38 years held by Helen Hayes, Jack Palance, and Alan Arkin.
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He attended the University of Miami on an athletic scholarship.
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He had only $106 in his bank account when producer Irwin Winkler greenlit Rocky 1976.
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His mother Jackie Stallone is a huge fan of Jackie Chan; Stallone and Chan are very good friends.
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He is good friends with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Don Johnson, Milo Ventimiglia, and Tom Arnold.
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He oil paints in his spare time and considers Leonardo Da Vinci his personal hero.
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His mother originally named him Tyrone Stallone, but his father Frank changed it to Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone on the birth certificate.
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After auditioning for The Godfather 1972 without success, he decided to focus on writing and wrote the screenplay for The Lords of Flatbush 1974.
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The voice of Lou the policeman in The Simpsons is based on him.
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He is one of only three actors to receive Oscar nominations for both Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor for playing the same character: Rocky Balboa in Rocky 1976 and Creed 2015.
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His father Frank Stallone was a hairdresser; his mother Jackie is an astrologer and women’s wrestling promoter; her maiden name is Labofish.
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Frank Capra reportedly said Rocky 1976 was the best picture in the last ten years and campaigned for its Oscars.
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Born in the charity ward of a New York hospital, the doctor’s forceps severed a nerve in his cheek, leaving his trademark droopy mouth.
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On June 5, 1994, he broke up with then-girlfriend Jennifer Flavin by sending a Dear Jane letter via FedEx; they reconciled a year later and married on May 17, 1997.
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He was Oscar-nominated again in 2016 for Creed 2015 at age 69, the same age Burgess Meredith was when nominated for Rocky 1976 as the coach.
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He dated Janice Dickinson from December 1993 to July 1994; he thought he was the father of her daughter but discovered the father was Michael Birnbaum and left her.
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He was considered for Patrick Swayze’s role in Next of Kin 1989.
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He was listed as one of the top heroes of all time by the American Film Institute in 2003, ranking seventh.
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California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger presented him with a certificate for filming Rocky Balboa 2006 in Los Angeles.
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He moved to Philadelphia in the early 1960s, attending Lincoln High School but never finishing 10th grade; in 1963 he enrolled in Devereux Manor High School for emotionally troubled youths.
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In 1988, he was offered $4 million for a beer commercial if he cut his hair; he refused even when the offer increased to $5 million.
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He turned down roles played by Richard Gere in American Gigolo 1980, An Officer and a Gentleman 1982, and Pretty Woman 1990.
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A lifelong Republican, he is one of President George W. Bush’s two favorite actors; the other is Chuck Norris.
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He became a boxing promoter in the 1980s; his company Tiger Eye Productions signed world champions Sean O’Grady and Aaron Pryor.
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His Miami 24,000-square-foot villa and guest houses sold after two years on the market for $24 million.
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In 1986, following Rambo: First Blood Part II 1985, he was received at the White House by President Ronald Reagan.
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He supported Arnold Schwarzenegger’s re-election as California governor in 2006, donating $15,000.
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He is a close friend and fan of Sir Elton John.
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At 23, he got his first starring role in the softcore porn The Party at Kitty and Stud’s 1970, later re-released as The Italian Stallion; he was paid $200 and appeared nude.
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He did most of his own singing in the musical comedy Rhinestone 1984.
