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Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone (born July 6 , 1946 in New York City ) is an American Film Actor , Director , Producer , and Screenwriter . He is often referred to by his Nickname , "Sly", because he doesn't like to go by his real name. His middle name is sometimes cited as "Enzio," though in A&E's biography of the actor, "The Rocky Road to the Top," his mother states his middle name as "Gardenzio." He achieved his greatest Successes in a number of Action Film s, notably the '' Rocky '' and '' Rambo '' series. PERSONAL LIFE His trademark sneer, Lazy Eye s, and slurred speech are the result of paralysis in the left side of his face caused by birth complications. While Stallone's "official" height has always been put at 5 feet 10 inches, he is actually believed by many, as first reported in '' Us Weekly '' magazine, to be only 172.2 Cm (5 ft 8 in). Stallone's family include former chart-topping singer Frank Stallone , his mother Jackie , who achieved fame in the middle 1990s as an Astrologer and Sage Stallone , who played Rocky's son in 1990 's '' Rocky V '' and in Stallone's 1996 Movie,'' Daylight ''. He has been married three times, to Sasha Czack (1974–1985), Brigitte Nielsen (1985–1987), and Jennifer Flavin (1997–present). He has five children, sons Sage Moonblood and Seargeoh, who has Autism (with Czack, born 1976 and 1979 respectively), and daughters Sophia Rose, Sistine Rose, and Scarlet Rose (with Flavin, born 1996, 1998, 2002 respectively). In addition to his marriages, he has had romantic relationships with models Susan Anton , Angie Everhart , and Pamela Anderson . CAREER Stallone was born to Frank Stallone Sr. (a beautician who was an immigrant from Castellammare Del Golfo , Sicily ) and Jacqueline "Jackie" Labofish, an American Astrologer . In the 1960's , Stallone attended the University Of Miami for 3 years. He came within a few credit hours of graduation, before he decided to drop out and pursue an acting career. Stallone's career began with an appearance in a soft-core pornographic film called '' Party At Kitty And Stud's ''. The film was originally hard core and depicted sexual acts, but the repackaging was censored to have scenes end just before any hard core action would take place. After Stallone's later success the film was re-packaged as ''The Italian Stallion''. Stallone's first film roles were very small. He played a subway thug in Woody Allen 's '' Bananas '' ( 1971 ) and had a brief appearance in the Jack Lemmon vehicle ''The Prisoner Of Second Avenue'' ( 1974 ). He had a starring role in the cult hit '' The Lords Of Flatbush '' (1974). In 1975 he was featured in '' Farewell, My Lovely '', '' Capone '' and another cult hit '' Death Race 2000 ''. Stallone also appeared in guest shots on the popular television series' '' Police Story '' and '' Kojak ''. Stallone did not gain wide fame until his starring role in the smash hit '' Rocky '', ( 1976 ), awarded the Academy Award For Best Picture . Stallone had written the screenplay and had tried to sell it to a Hollywood studio for years, finally succeeding, and with the rider that he would play the lead. ''Rocky'' was nominated for ten Academy Awards in all, including two for Stallone himself, for Best Actor and for Best Original Screenplay . In addition to winning Best Picture, ''Rocky'' won for Best Director and Best Film Editing . ''Rocky'' cost about US$1.1 million to make, and grossed about US$225 million worldwide. Stallone had been a lifelong boxing fan and used "Bayonne Bleeder" Chuck Wepner 's surprising performance in his 1975 title bout with Muhammad Ali as partial inspiration for the plot. Stallone's subsequent attempts to expand his range floundered and he was forced to return to the ''Rocky'' franchise a number of times ( 1979 , 1982 , 1985 , 1990 and 2006 ) to pay for the flops. John Simon , famed critic, calls Stallone "the worst leading actor in history". Simon thinks "Stallone's feel good Rocky restarted Hollywood's cliche engine." This link with boxing later extended to hosting reality TV show '' The Contender ''. He tried his hand at directing as well as writing with '' Rocky II '', '' III '', and '' IV ''. With the monetary success of the ''Rocky'' films, Stallone gave professional wrestler Hulk Hogan his first mainstream exposure, as the character Thunderlips in 1982 's '' Rocky III '', two years before Hogan hit it big as the champion of the World Wrestling Federation . Stallone ended up inducting Hogan into the WWE Hall Of Fame in 2005. Stallone has also co-written several other films, such as '''', and '' Rambo III ''. His last major success as a co-writer came with 1993's " Cliffhanger ." After ''Demolition Man'', Jesse Ventura said on Television that "He's big and rugged. You can slam 'im around, he's not gonna run cryin' to the producer." TRIVIA
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SALARY '' Avenging Angelo '' (2002) - $20,000,000 '' D-Tox '' (2002) - $20,000,000 '' Driven '' (2001) - $20,000,000 '' Get Carter '' (2000) - $20,000,000 '' Cop Land '' (1997) - $60,000 '' Daylight '' (1996) - $20,000,000 '' Assassins '' (1995) - $20,000,000 '' Judge Dredd '' (1995) - $20,000,000 '' The Specialist '' (1994) - $15,000,000 '' Demolition Man '' (1993) - $15,000,000 '' Cliffhanger '' (1993) - $15,000,000 '' Oscar '' (1991) - $15,000,000 '' Rocky V '' (1990) - $15,000,000 '' Tango & Cash '' (1989) - $15,000,000 '' Lock Up '' (1989) - $15,000,000 '' Rambo III '' (1988) - $15,000,000 '' Over The Top '' (1987) - $12,000,000 '' Rocky IV '' (1985) - $15,000,000 '' Staying Alive '' (1983) - $10,000,000 '' First Blood '' (1982) - $3,500,000 '' Rocky III '' (1982) - $10,000,000 '' Rocky '' (1976) - $23,000 '' Death Race 2000 '' (1975) - $1,000/week '' Party At Kitty And Stud's '' (1970) - $200 EXTERNAL LINKS
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