James Earl Jones is the American actor who voiced Darth Vader in the 'Star Wars' franchise. He created a screenplay about a rough-and-tumble thug who struggles for a chance to make it as a professional boxer. Daylight also underperformed at the domestic box office, grossing $33 million, but did better overseas and grossed a total of $158 million worldwide.[73]. He previously had two sons, Sage and Seth, with Sasha Czack. Actor, writer, director and producer Stallone was born on July 6, 1946, in New York City. His trademark droopy visage was the result of a forceps accident at the time of his birth. A nerve was severed in the accident, which also left him with slurred speech. Stallone had a difficult childhood. While he waited for his acting career to take off, Stallone worked all sorts of jobs to make ends meet. Taking a break from big-budget action films, Stallone took a supporting role in the independent drama Cop Land (1997), which starred Harvey Keitel, Robert De Niro and Ray Liotta. Rambo: First Blood Turns 40. by Peter Suciu. The character is recognized worldwide and has become a staple of the action genre with no shortage of imitators. [88] In 2011, Stallone provided the voice of a lion in Kevin James' comedy Zookeeper. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty images) In 1982s First Blood, Sylvester Stallone inconceivably ingrained yet another iconic character into pop culture consciousness with Rambo. Stallone's other first few film roles were minor, and included brief uncredited appearances in MASH (1970), as a soldier sitting at a table; Pigeons (1970), as a party guest; Woody Allen's Bananas (1971), as a subway thug; in the psychological thriller Klute (1971), as an extra dancing in a club; and in the Jack Lemmon film The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975), as a youth. Stallone said. The total domestic box office came to US$70.3million (and US$155.7million worldwide). [38] Stallone subsequently denied that Wepner provided any inspiration for the script; however, Wepner filed a lawsuit which was eventually settled with Stallone for an undisclosed amount. He kept the franchise going a few years later with Rocky III (1982). [98], Creed II went into production in March 2018, with a scheduled release on Thanksgiving 2018. The film went on to win the Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Directing, and Best Film Editing. He then wrote, co-produced and starred in the car-racing drama Driven (2001). The film finds Rambo back in Thailand, working as a boat driver and snake catcher, who is enlisted by a group of humanitarians to go into Burma to provide aid. When Stallone was around five years old, his father moved the family to the Washington, D.C. area where he started his own beauty parlor chain. After the critical and box-office failure of the previous installment Rocky V, Stallone had decided to write, direct and star in a sixth installment which would be a more appropriate climax to the series. Next: Why Stallone Bringing Back Rambo Was Harder Than Rocky. [123], Stallone has occasionally sung in his films. That year, Stallone also inducted professional wrestling icon Hulk Hogan, who appeared in Rocky III as a wrestler named Thunderlips, into the WWE Hall of Fame; Stallone was also the person who offered Hogan the cameo in Rocky III. [52], In 1987, he starred in the family drama Over the Top as a struggling trucker who tries to make amends with his estranged son and enters an arm wrestling competition. Directed by Ted Kotcheff (Uncommon Valor) and starring Stallone at Rambo, First Blood kicked off the franchise, which would be followed by 1985's Rambo: First Blood Part II, directed by George P. Cosmatos (Cobra). He is currently 76 years old. George W. Bush was the 43rd president of the United States. In 1981, he starred alongside Michael Caine and soccer star Pel in Escape to Victory, a sports drama in which he plays a prisoner of war involved in a Nazi propaganda soccer game. [161], Stallone has supported several Republican politicians, but does not identify as a member of the Republican Party.[162]. Rambo: First Blood Part II takes place in 1985,and begins with the character being released from prison by his former commanding officer Colonel Trautman (Richard Crenna), in order to go back to Vietnam on a top-secret mission to document (and rescue) captured U.S. POWs. Stallone claims to have reduced his body fat percentage to his all-time low of 2.8% for Rocky III.[42]. Later, he rediscovered his childhood faith, when his daughter was born ill in 1996, and he again became a strict Catholic. We're working on it right now with Warner Brothers. Rambo is one of the most popular characters in Hollywood history, similar to Stallone's other cultural phenomenon character, Rocky Balboa. [90] As well as returning cast members from the first film, the ensemble cast also included Jean-Claude Van Damme and Chuck Norris. Early the following year, he announced the pending arrival of Creed 2 via an Instagram photo that featured Rocky's protg and another old rival, Dolph Lundgren's Ivan Drago. [51] Both films were major financial successes. The teen reportedly said that Stallone, then 40, forced her into a threesome with his bodyguard. He is passionate about film, comics, TV and spends way too much on collectibles. Stallone said, "Instead of the Charles Bronson character being an architect, my version would have him as a very good cop who had incredible success without ever using his gun. [30] The film was released several years later as Italian Stallion, in order to cash in on Stallone's newfound fame (the new title was taken from Stallone's nickname since Rocky). Stallone happened to be acting in a play that a friend invited him to partake in, and an agent in attendance thought that Stallone fit the role of Stanley, a main character in The Lords of Flatbush, which had a start-stop schedule from 1972 to 1974 over budget issues. Stallone's career declined considerably after his subsequent films Driven (2001), Avenging Angelo (2002) and D-Tox (2002) were also critical and commercial failures. Nancy Reagan was a former Hollywood actress, the first lady of the United States during President Ronald Reagan's time in office and the founder of the "Just Say No" drug awareness campaign. Stallone said producer Irwin Winkler is hesitant on making the series saying that "There was some conflict there, yes. [148][149][144], In 2016, a report from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department was published stating that Stallone was accused of sexual assault by a 16-year-old girl while he was shooting a film in Las Vegas in 1986. From the mid-1980s through to the late 1990s, Stallone 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. First Blood is one of Sylvester Stallone's best movies. 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First Blood takes place in December 1981, which would make Rambo 34 years old at the time of those events. Stallone turned down the lead male role in Romancing the Stone in order to make Rhinestone instead, a decision he later regretted.[50]. Now Sly Stallone's wife has filed for divorce in Florida", "Sylvester Stallone divorce: Jennifer Flavin files in county, cites 'waste of marital assets', "Sylvester Stallone and wife Jennifer Flavin reconcile, are 'extremely happy', "Sylvester Stallone's half-sister Toni Ann Filiti dies of cancer at 48", "Stallone answers December 9th & 10th Questions in a double round plus Harry's Seen ROCKY BALBOA", "Premier League predictions: Lawro v Robert De Niro & Sly Stallone", "Stallone: Lundgren Put Me in Hospital During 'Rocky IV', "Sylvester Stallone injures neck in fight scenes", "Sylvester Stallone has a history of denying women's claims of sexual abuse", "Will Stallone's HGH Secret Start a Trend? The 75-year-old actor wants to get rid of the iconic items because hes planning to move to a new home, said Martin Nolan, executive director at Juliens. Sylvester Stallone Most Recent Mike Hodges, Get Carter and Flash Gordon director, dies at 90 The British director and screenwriter died at his home in Dorset on Dec. 17. Since 2022, he starred in the critically acclaimed television series Tulsa King for Paramount+. "[140][141] While filming a fight scene with Steve Austin for The Expendables, he broke his neck, which required the insertion of a metal plate. Stallone attempted to sell the script to multiple studios, with the intention of playing the lead role himself. Action star Sylvester Stallone is best known for portraying boxer Rocky Balboa and Vietnam War veteran John Rambo. Stallone wrote and starred in Cobra, and Driven. Both he and his younger brother, Frank, were adversely affected by their parents hostile relationship, which later ended in divorce. Sylvester Enzio Stallone (/stlon/; born Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone, (1946-07-06)July 6, 1946) is an American actor and filmmaker. After graduation, Stallone eventually went on to college. First Blood (1982) - Sylvester Stallone as Rambo - IMDb First Blood (1982) Sylvester When former Green 0. Stallone 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 (1976present), for which he also wrote the screenplays. The Rambo films take place in the present day, often pulling from real-world places or scenarios from around the world to put Rambo into. Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) Sylvester Stallone: Rambo Showing all 97 items Jump to: Stallone met former Mr. Olympia Franco Columbu to develop his character's appearance for the films Rocky IV, just as if he were preparing for the Mr. Olympia competition. His overseas box-office appeal saved the domestic box-office disappointment of Judge Dredd, which cost almost US$100million and barely made its budget back, with a worldwide tally of US$113million. He returned to the United States to study as a drama major at the University of Miami, from 1967 to 1969. [55], Stallone began the 1990s starring in the fifth installment of the Rocky franchise, Rocky V. This film brought back the first film's director, John G. Avildsen, and was intended to be the final installment in the series. It would be two decades before Rambo returned to the big screen inJohn Rambo aka Rambo IV. John Travolta starred in Staying Alive, a sequel of Saturday Night Fever, which Stallone wrote and directed. Avildsen. Stallone saw a decline 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. He furthered his writing skills by frequenting a local library, and became interested in the works of Edgar Allan Poe.[33]. The ensemble cast also featured Jason Statham of The Transporter film series, mixed martial arts fighter Randy Couture and martial arts expert Jet Li. Although the film featured John Travolta reprising his breakout role fromSaturday Night Fever (1977), it did not fare as well as the original. In 1972, Stallone was on the verge of giving up on having an acting career; in what he later described as a low point, he tried and failed to get a job as an extra in The Godfather. Worldwide it grossed $127 million. The re-making of such a beloved classic was met with disapproval by Variety and horror by top critic Roger Ebert. [92][93] That year Stallone was credited as writer for the Jason Statham action film vehicle Homefront. [53] In 1989, he co-starred alongside Kurt Russell in the buddy cop action film Tango & Cash, which did solid business domestically and overseas, grossing US$57million in foreign markets and over US$120million worldwide. Rambo declines the mission, but Trautman goes through with it, getting himself captured in the process. Rambo - Vintage 80s - Sylvester Sly Stallone - First Blood - Classic Action First Blood (also known as Rambo: First Blood) is a 1982 American action film directed by Ted His performance in Rocky Balboa has been praised and garnered mostly positive reviews. In late 2020, Stallone lent his voice as Rambo to the fighting video game Mortal Kombat 11, as part of the game's 2nd Kombat Pack. "[133] [134] On September 23, 2022, the couple reconciled.[135]. Around this time, Stallone married Sasha Czack. Stallone wrote, directed and took the lead role in the first installment of The Expendables films. 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. Jon Rambo Patch (3.75 Inch) Iron/Sew-on Badge Movie Costume Patches Sly Stallone. [80][81] In a 2009 interview with MTV, though, Stallone stated that he was again considering the project. Rambo ends up going to war with the police in a small town after being mistreated by authorities. A few uncredited parts in mainstream films, such as Woody Allens Bananas (1971) and Klute (1971), soon followed. Stallone uses fast-paced workouts, a high-protein diet and HGH/testosterone treatments to stay in great shape. Returning to his leading man status, Stallone starred in the crime thriller Get Carter (2000), which received mixed reviews. After decades in self-imposed exile, Rambo returned to his father's farm in America and was ready to put the past behind him. Staying Alive was universally panned by film critics. [114], In November 2022, Stallone made his streaming television debut in Tulsa King, in which he plays a Mafia boss. Stallone said the plot of the movie would be about Rocky befriending a young fighter who is an undocumented immigrant. [138], Known for physically demanding roles and his willingness to do the majority of his own stunts, Stallone has suffered various injuries during his acting career. 3.[117]. So when the attack on his family happens, he's really thrown into a moral dilemma in proceeding to carry out his revenge." In 2010, Stallone starred alongside Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Expendables. To follow up on his breakthrough role, Stallone next starred as a labor organizer in F.I.S.T. [17] In 1975, he played supporting roles in Farewell, My Lovely; Capone; and Death Race 2000. Stallone also had a cameo appearance in the 2003 French film Taxi 3 as a passenger. His Italian father was born in Gioia del Colle, Apulia, Italy and moved to the U.S. in the 1930s,[9][10] while his American mother is of French (Breton) and Ashkenazi Jewish descent. 40 years old. Stallone reunited with the cast of The Expendables to co-star in a sequel. His trademark droopy visage was the result of a forceps accident at the time of his birth. The couple has three daughters, Sophia, Sistine, and Scarlet. 2 as Stakar Ogord / Starhawk, the leader of a Ravagers faction. Additionally, a film centered around black ops troops, being written by retired Army Ranger Max Adams, is also in development. Fans turned out in droves to see Rockys final fight, which earned more than $70 million at the domestic box office and an additional $85 million in foreign sales. He has two sons from his first marriage and three daughters from his third marriage. [96] In July, Stallone announced that he had finished a script for a sequel to Creed, with a plot including the return of Ivan Drago from Rocky IV. Stallone is hardly visible in his two appearances. In the First Blood novel, John Rambo is said to have been born sometime in 1947 in Bowie, Arizona. First Blood takes place in December 1981, which would make Rambo 34 years old at the time of those events. Sylvester Stallone was 34 years old at the time of filming, making the actor's age identical to Rambo's. The Rambo films take place in the present day, often pulling from real-world places or scenarios from around the world to put Rambo into. "Rocky meets a young, angry person who got stuck in this country when he comes to see his sister. Loyal to his one and only friend, Rambo goes on a rescue mission to get Trautman out of Afghanistan, taking on Russian forces. The Rambo franchise consists of five films from 1982 through 2019, with Sylvester Stallone playing the character at various ages throughout. In 2013, Stallone starred in the action film Bullet to the Head, directed by Walter Hill, based upon Alexis Nolent's French graphic novel Du Plomb Dans La Tete. Given the lengthy journey of the character onscreen, the question of his age in each film is an interesting one that lines up nearly identical to Stallone's age. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1966 at 17 (although he frequently says he was drafted). The project was announced after Stallone's instrumental involvement in helping get Johnson a posthumous pardon from US President Donald Trump. In the 2010s, Stallone launched The Expendables films series (20102014), in which he played the lead as the mercenary Barney Ross. Sylvester Stallone July 6, 1946 (age 76) University of Miami, American College In 1998, he did voice-over work for the computer-animated film Antz, which was a big hit domestically. We strive for accuracy and fairness. [46] Though the US box-office intake was significantly less than the $139.5 million[47] earned by Saturday Night Fever, the film nevertheless ranked in the top ten most financially successful films of 1983. "It's outrageous that the DA's office and PD would announce this information because it makes the public think that there's something there," he said. 4.99. Hello, I'm a new member so hopefully you guys will answer my question, give good advice and help me out here. [154] Stallone's attorneys also stated that while the actor had a consensual relationship with the accuser in 1987, they had two witnesses who refuted the claims. He went behind the scenes for his next effort, Staying Alive (1983), which he wrote and directed. [108] The film, which was released on September 20, 2019, in the United States,[109] grossed $18.9 million in its opening weekend, the best debut of the franchise. In 2005, alongside Sugar Ray Leonard, he was the co-presenter of the NBC reality television boxing competition series The Contender. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us! Stallone will later star in the film adaptation of Hunter, a story which had originally been planned as the premise for Rambo V: Last Blood. The documentary features Stallone narrating behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the film.[104]. In 2008, Stallone endorsed John McCain for that year's presidential election. Stallone was born in New York City on July 6, 1946. Forty He went on to add one more chapter to the Rocky Balboa saga in 2015 with Creed, in which he trains the son (Michael B. Jordan) of his old boxing rival Apollo. [155] In June 2018, the Los Angeles District Attorney's office confirmed an investigation, stating that the Santa Monica Police Department had presented a sex crimes case against Stallone to a special prosecution task force for review. [2] Stallone would play the role in a total of five Rambo films (19822019). The film opened in 2,751 theaters on January 25, 2008, grossing US$6,490,000 on its opening day and US$18,200,000 over its opening weekend. Stallone also starred in the erotic off-Broadway stage play Score which ran for 23 performances at the Martinique Theatre from October 28 to November 15, 1971, and was later made into the 1974 film Score by Radley Metzger. "[102][103] That year, Stallone hand-picked Derek Wayne Johnson to direct and produce a documentary on the making of the original Rocky, entitled 40 Years of Rocky (2020). Harrison Ford remains the only actor who can boast two equally pantheon-worthy characters. That year Rocky III was released in which Stallone wrote, directed, and starred. In 2008, Stallone reprised his other famous role as Rambo with the fourth installment of his other successful movie franchise which was titled simply Rambo (John Rambo in some countries where the first movie was titled Rambo). Rambo: First Blood (1982) First Blood (1982) - Trailer (HD) Watch this video on YouTube. "[72], In 1996, he starred in the disaster film Daylight as a disgraced former emergency services chief who attempts to rescue survivors of an underground tunnel explosion. The 36-year-old actor, director and producer co-starred with his father in Rocky V and Daylight. Philadelphia has a statue of his character Rocky placed permanently near the museum, and he was voted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Of Sage's death, he said, "Time, hopefully, will heal, and you try to get through it, but it's just something. "We're very anxious to make it." On July 13, 2012, Stallone's eldest son, Sage Moonblood Stallone, was found dead in his Los Angeles home. Stallone was originally slated to direct before the appointment of Steven Caple Jr., in his feature film directorial debut. In 1977, Stallone was the third actor in cinema to be nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay and Best Actor. [34][35] Instead, he was relegated to a background role in another Hollywood hit, What's Up, Doc?, starring Barbra Streisand. Sylvester Enzio Stallone is an American actor and filmmaker. The book also contained many photographs of Stallone throughout the years as well as pictures of him performing exercises. Asked in February 2008 which of the icons (Rocky or Rambo) he would rather be remembered for, Stallone said "it's a tough one, but Rocky is my first baby, so Rocky. It takes place in 2019 which has Rambo back home in Bowie, Arizona, on his father's ranch in the U.S. Rambo is pulled into a battle with a Mexican drug cartel when the daughter of his friend is kidnapped, drugged, and trafficked, forcing him to attempt to save her, while fighting off a ruthless gang of thugs. [23], He spent two years, from September 1965 to June 1967, at the American College of Switzerland. [146] In a court hearing on May 15, 2007, Stallone pleaded guilty to two charges of possessing a controlled substance. 1982 American action film directed by Ted Kotcheff. First Blood is a 1982 American action film directed by Ted Kotcheff, and co-written by Sylvester Stallone, who also stars as Vietnam War veteran John Rambo. The first installment in the Rambo franchise, it co-stars Richard Crenna and Brian Dennehy. He later said, "Next thing I know, I was in intensive care at St. John's Hospital for four days. In addition to his performance in the film, Stallone served as director and screenwriter. Sylvester Stallone rose to fame as the writer and lead of the Academy Award-winning boxing film Rocky (1976). The film would form part of his multi-picture deal with Cannon Films and was to co-star Christopher Reeve and be directed by Menahem Golan. [132] In August 19, 2022, Palm Beach County records showed that after 25 years of marriage, Jennifer Flavin had filed for "dissolution of marriage and other relief. It is often said that his scene was deleted.[37]. [41] Upon its release, critic Roger Ebert stated that Stallone could become the next Marlon Brando. In 1983, Frank's song "Far from Over", for Staying Alive, reached the #10 U.S. hit. Formerly the Editor-in-Chief of JoBlo.com, he has over a decade of writing and reporting about the entertainment industry and has covered everything from Comic Con to CinemaCon to Star Wars Celebration, as well as covering numerous set visits and junkets all over the world. That same year he also made a guest appearance in two episodes of the television series Las Vegas. In 1979, he wrote, starred, and directed (replacing John G. Avildsen) in Rocky II. Stallone starred and co-wrote the five films of the Rambo franchise, and the fourth one he also directed. This film was negatively received by both critics and audiences and became the lowest-grossing film in the series.[94]. While Rambo was a dark, gruellingly violent war movie set in Burma, it ended with a glimmer of hope for the character. Rambo: First Blood Part II. Rambo: First Blood Part II is a 1985 American action thriller film directed by George P. Cosmatos and co-written by Sylvester Stallone, who also reprises his role as Vietnam War veteran John Rambo. During the filming of Escape to Victory, he broke a finger trying to save a penalty kick from Pel. He led his country's response to the 9/11 attacks in 2001 and initiated the Iraq War in 2003. Despite the film's poor box-office performance, Stallone signed a three-picture deal with Universal Pictures for $60 million, making him the second star after Jim Carrey to receive $20 million per film. There he attended a special high school for troubled youth. Stallone had a difficult childhood. Fans lined up more so to see Stallone taking up trademark roles in Rocky IV (1985), Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985), Rambo III (1988) and Rocky V (1990). (1978). Stallone's film Rocky was inducted into the National Film Registry, and had its props placed in the Smithsonian Museum. I think it's important to get back and start reliving your life. 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