Was born in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City the elder son of Francesco Stallone Sr., a hairdresser and beautician, and Jacqueline Stallone
"won" the Worst Actor of the Century Award at the 20th Golden Raspberry Awards, which considering his Oscar for Rocky seems like a rude statement
Age: 53
Needed surgery for an injury he incurred while filming a fight scene with Steve Austin for The Expendables, he broke his neck, which required the insertion of a metal plate
Age: 63
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There's something about matching the character with the script. And right now, the script that's being written, and reality, is pretty brutal and pretty hard-edged, like a rough action film, and you need somebody who's been in that to deal with it. - On Senator John McCain
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In 1971 he auditioned for a small part in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather (1972) but didn't get it. He decided he might have better luck as a writer. He wrote the screenplay for the modestly successful The Lord's of Flatbush (1974) and had a featured role in the film.
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Stallone has never recaptured the critical success he won initially after Rocky (1976), when Roger Ebert said he could be the next Marlon Brando. He has been nominated a record 30 times for the Golden Raspberry Awards, usually in the "Worst Actor" category, and has won 10 times. The Golden Raspberry Award Foundation awarded him a special "Worst Actor of the Century" award in 2000.
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Was 23 years old when he got his first starring role in the porno The Party at Kitty and Stud's (1970) (which was re-released and renamed "The Italian Stallion" after his success with Rocky (1976)), in which he played the role of Stud The Italian Stallion. He was paid $200 to play the sex-craved gigolo and appeared in almost every scene nude.
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Attended the University of Miami on an athletic scholarship
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Was offered a part in Quentin Tarantino's section of Grindhouse (2007) ("Death Proof"), but turned it down.
Samantha "Sam" Phillips (born February 25, 1966) is an American actress, talk-show host, reality TV host, radio DJ, producer, and model. She had an early role in the 1988 action-horror film Phantasm II. Currently, she is the host of a radio show called The Single Life.