"I am not the richest, smartest or most talented person in the world, but I succeed because I keep going and going and going."This optimistic nature of Sylvester Stallone steered a side actor to a lead actor, screenplay writer, and director, the first person to receive the Golden Icon Award at the Zurich Film Festival.
Born in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City on July 6, 1946, the elder son of Francesco "Frank" Stallone Sr., a hairdresser and beautician, and Jacqueline "Jackie" Stallone , an astrologer, dancer, and promoter of women's wrestling on 6th July 1946, Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone educated at Miami Dade College and the University of Miami.
Stallone's career was strenuous due to financial concerns. He started his career through small side roles and begun his first starring role in the softcore pornography feature film The Party at Kitty and Stud.
To keep his body and soul together Sylvester Stallone did small jobs of a waiter, cleaner, etc. His constant efforts finally made his way from doing such small jobs to sustain a person with a net wealth of $400,000,000.
Stallone is the third man in history to receive the two nominations for best actor and best screenplay, after Charlie Chaplin and Orson Welles. His fine acting skills have made him one of the finest critically acclaimed actors. His role of John Rambo in the Rocky film series takes the viewer into the stage of nostalgia.
Sylvester Stallone was even offered by Winkler to sell the script of Rocky at $250,000 and Ryan O'Neal or Burt Reynolds will be the lead actor but he refused the offer as he was not able to see someone else in place of him in the lead role. He has been awarded with Lifetime achievement honors at the 2012 Hollywood Film Awards, Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1984, International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2010, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture (2015). He has also received an honorary Cesar Award, the French equivalent of the Academy Award in 1992.
Sylvester Stallone is an evergreen star whether it is in the Rocky series or The Expendables series. He has set an example of inspiration for every aspiring actor to be sanguine of their hard work.
