Sylvester Stallone Biography (1946-)
Full name, Michael Sylvester Enzio Stallone; born July 6, 1946, in New York,NY; son of Frank (a hairdresser) and Jacqueline (a dancer, astrologer, and promoter of women's wrestling; maiden name, Labofish) Stallone; brother of Frank Stallone (an actor and singer); married Sasha Czack, December 28, 1974 (divorced, 1985); married Brigitte Nielsen (an actress), December 15, 1985 (divorced, 1987); married Jennifer Flavin (a model), May 17, 1997; children: (firstmarriage) Sage Moonblood, Seth (some sources say Seargeoh); (with Flavin) Sophia Rose, Sistine Rose, Scarlet Rose. Addresses: Agent: Ron Meyer, Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212; WilliamMorris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212; International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.; Manager: TheFirm/AMG, 9465 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Publicist: Rogers & Cowan PR, 1888 Century Park East, Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA 90067.
Actor, director, producer, screenwriter
(Film debut) Party at Kitty and Studs (later renamed The Italian Stallion), 1970
Extra (uncredited), Lovers and Other Strangers, 1970
Jerry Savage, No Place to Hide, American, 1970
Man dancing in club (uncredited), Klute, 1971
First subway thug (uncredited), Bananas, United Artists, 1971
Stanley Rosiello, The Lords of Flatbush, Columbia, 1974
Frank Nitti, Capone, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1975
Machine Gun Joe Viterbo, Death Race 2000, New World, 1975
Kelly and Jonnie, Farewell, My Lovely, AVCO-Embassy, 1975
Youth in park, The Prisoner of Second Avenue, Warner Bros., 1975
Rocky "The Italian Stallion" Balboa (title role), Rocky, United Artists, 1976
Cannonball (also known as CarQuake), New World, 1976
Johnny D. Kovak, F.I.S.T., United Artists, 1978
Cosmo Carboni, Paradise Alley, Universal, 1978
Rocky "The Italian Stallion" Balboa (title role), Rocky II, UnitedArtists, 1979
Detective Sergeant Deke DaSilva, Nighthawks (also known as Hawks), Universal, 1981
Robert Hatch, Victory (also known as Escape to Victory), Paramount, 1981
John J. Rambo, First Blood (also known as Rambo: First Blood), Orion, 1982
Rocky "The Italian Stallion" Balboa (title role), Rocky III, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1982
Man on street (cameo; uncredited), Staying Alive, Paramount, 1983
Nick Martinelli, Rhinestone, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1984
Detective Sergeant Deke DaSilva (in archive footage), "Nighthawks," Terror in the Aisles (also known as Time for Terror), 1984
John J. Rambo (title role), Rambo: First Blood, Part II, TriStar,1985
Rocky "The Italian Stallion" Balboa (title role), Rocky IV, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1985
Lieutenant Marion "Cobra" Cobretti (title role), Cobra, Warner Bros., 1986
Lincoln Hawk, Over the Top (also known as Meet Me Half Way), Warner Bros., 1987
John J. Rambo (title role), Rambo III, TriStar, 1988
Raymond "Ray" Tango, Tango & Cash, 1989
Frank Leone, Lock Up, TriStar, 1989
(Uncredited) Flames 88-89 (also known as The Calgary Flames Video Yearbook 1988-89), 1989
Rocky "The Italian Stallion" Balboa (title role), Rocky V, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1990
A Man Called ... Rainbo, 1990
Angelo "Snaps" Provolone, Oscar, Buena Vista, 1991
Sergeant Joe Bomowski, Stop! or My Mom Will Shoot, Universal, 1992
Gabe Walker, Cliffhanger, TriStar, 1993
Sergeant John Spartan, Demolition Man, Warner Bros., 1993
Ray Quick, The Specialist, Warner Bros., 1994
Title role, Judge Dredd, Buena Vista, 1995
Robert Rath, Assassins (also known as Day of Reckoning), Warner Bros., 1995
Your Studio and You, 1995
Stephan Verona: Self Portrait, 1995
Kit Latura, Daylight, Universal, 1996
Sheriff Freddy Heflin, Cop Land, Miramax, 1997
The Good Life, 1997
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn, Buena Vista, 1997
Voice of Weaver, Antz (animated), DreamWorks, 1998
Junket Whore, 1998
Jackie Chan: My Story, 1998
Jack Carter (title role), Get Carter, Warner Bros., 2000
Voice of Weaver (in archive footage), CyberWorld, IMAX, 2000
(In archive footage; uncredited) In the Shadow of Hollywood (alsoknown as A l'ombre d'Hollywood), National Film Board of Canada, 2000
Joe Tanto, Driven, Warner Bros., 2001
My Little Hollywood, 2001
Jake Malloy, D-Tox (also known as Im Auge der Angst), MCA/Universal, 2002
We Get to Win This Time, Artisan, 2002
Drawing First Blood, Artisan, 2002
Guts and Glory, Artisan, 2002
Frankie Delano, Avenging Angelo, Warner Bros., 2002
Afganistan: Land in Crisis, Artisan, 2002
Shade, 2002
Fight choreographer, Rocky, United Artists, 1976
Director, Paradise Alley, Universal, 1978
Director and fight choreographer, Rocky II, United Artists, 1979
Director and fight choreographer, Rocky III, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1982
Director and (with Robert Stigwood) producer, Staying Alive, Paramount, 1983
Director, Rocky IV, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1985
Producer, Driven, Warner Bros., 2001
Detective Rick Daley, "My Brother, My Enemy," Kojak, 1975
"The Cutting Edge," Police Story, 1975
Gladiator, The Muppet Show, 1979
"The Second Greatest Story Ever Told," Dream On, HBO, 1990
Superstars of Action, 1993
Late Show with David Letterman, 1993, 1994, 2001
Inside the Actors Studio, 1994
Guest, Charlie Rose, PBS, 1996
Clive Anderson All Talk, BBC1, 1996
Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1997
Celebrity Profile, 1997
The Late Show with Craig Kilborn, CBS, 2000
The Making of "First Blood," 1982
American Film Institute Salute to Billy Wilder, NBC, 1986
The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson, 1987
The Barbara Walters Special, ABC, 1988
Premiere Presents: Christmas Movies '89, 1989
Night of 100 Stars III, NBC, 1990
Sunday Night with Larry King, NBC, 1990
Two Rooms: Tribute to Elton John and Bernie Taupin, ABC, 1991
The Macho Men of the Movies with David Sheehan, NBC, 1993
"What Is This Thing Called Love?," The Barbara Walters Special, ABC, 1993
A Century of Cinema, 1994
Planet Hollywood Comes Home, ABC, 1995
Interviewee, Sylvester Stallone, Arts and Entertainment, 1997
Interviewee, Warner Bros. Story: No Guts, No Glory--75 Years of Laughter, TNT, 1998
Interviewee, Warner Bros. Story: No Guts, No Glory--75 Years of Blockbusters, TNT, 1998
Assignment E! with Leeza Gibbons: Celebrity Charity Connections (documentary), E! Entertainment, 1999
The AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Stars, CBS, 1999
The AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies, CBS, 1999
Brigitte Nielsen: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment, 2000
The BBC and the BAFTA Tribute to Michael Caine, 2000
(In archive footage) Janine Turner: Celebrity Profile, 2000
America: A Tribute to Heroes, ABC/CBS/NBC/Fox/UPN/The WB and manymore, 2001
(In archive footage; uncredited) Shirtless: Hollywood's Sexiest Men, 2002
Presenter, Muhammad Ali's 60th Birthday Celebration, CBS, 2002
The 19th Annual American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Kirk Douglas (also known as The American Film Institute Salute to Kirk Douglas), CBS, 1991
Presenter, The 64th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1992
The Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, CBS, 1995
Presenter, The 67th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1995
Presenter, 1st Annual Laurus Sports Awards, TNT, 2000
My VH1 Music Awards, VH1, 2000
Executive producer and fight choreographer, Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story, CBS, 1985
(With Stephen F. Verona, Martin Davidson, and Gayle Glecker) The Lordsof Flatbush, Columbia, 1974
Rocky, United Artists, 1976
Paradise Alley, Universal, 1978
(With Joe Eszterhas) F.I.S.T., United Artists, 1978
Rocky II, United Artists, 1979
Rocky III, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1982
(As Q. Moonblood; with Michael Kozoll and William Sackheim) First Blood (also known as Rambo: First Blood), Orion, 1982
(With Norman Wexler) Staying Alive, Paramount, 1983
(With Phil Alden Robinson) Rhinestone, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1984
(With James Cameron) Rambo: First Blood, Part II, TriStar, 1985
Rocky IV, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1985
Cobra, Warner Bros., 1986
(With Stirling Silliphant) Over the Top (also known as Meet MeHalf Way), Warner Bros., 1987
(With Sheldon Lettich) Rambo III, TriStar, 1988
Rocky V, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1990
(With Michael France) Cliffhanger (from a story by France), TriStar, 1993
Driven, Warner Bros., 2001
Television Episodes
Wrote (as Q. Moonblood) "The Monster of Manchester," "Heart to Heart," and "The Ballad of Butcher Bloom," all episodes of A Touch of Evil.
Paradise Alley, Putnam, 1977
The Official Rocky Handbook (also known as The Rocky Scrapbook), 1977
Rocky II, Ballantine, 1982
Rocky III, Ballantine, 1982
Rocky IV, Ballantine, 1985
American Film, January, 1990, p. 22
Entertainment Weekly, February 22, 2002, p. 80
Esquire, December, 1996, p. 88
Interview, October, 1994, p. 144; July, 1995, p. 72
Sports Illustrated, November 12, 1990, pp. 75-78, 82-84
TV Guide, October 12, 1996, p. 12