Making an impression with the hit movie Rocky, but few people know that actor Sylvester Stallone had a rough childhood, worked many jobs before becoming famous.
Birth defects and history of abuse
Sylvester Stallone was born in 1946 and had a problem during childbirth. “The doctor on duty clamped his head when he came out of the womb and pulled too hard, severing the facial nerve above his jaw,” author Nick de Semlyen recounts in his new book. Accordingly, this accident left a slight dent on the left side of Stallone’s face. The deformity has hindered the actor’s ability to talk. During his school days, Stallone was ridiculed many times by his peers with nicknames such as “Skewed Mouth”, “Sylvi” and “Mr. Potato Head”.
Not only that, the childhood of the male star Rocky also had to face the fear of an abusive father. Stallone’s father beat him and his brother Frank Jr. savagely. Stallone had broken at least 10 bones by the age of 12 and was voted “The student most likely to sit in the electric chair” by his teachers. But the life of the Hollywood male star changed at the age of 13 when he watched the movie “Hercules Unchained”. Around that time, Stallone became a workout maniac. He ties cinder blocks to broomsticks to create dumbbells and turns every piece of furniture in the house into exercise equipment. He started lifting anything he could get his hands on and whenever he got the chance.
Make money from shoveling lion dung
In 1969, the movie star Creed decided to go to New York in search of fame and fortune. From the very beginning, Stallone faced many difficulties. He had to sleep on a bench at the bus stop for two weeks. He even encountered addicts who could shoot and kill people at any time. About a year later, Stallone started earning $1.12 an hour shoveling lion dung at the Zoo. He said he sometimes got peed on him by lions and sometimes burned his eyes. Not too many people have the thrill of seeing lions take in giant leak holes. “It felt so bad to see the lions pee on me,” Stallone recalls. After a month, he quit this job.
After days of searching for the role, Stallone was cast as a “Minotaur-like creature” in the play “Desire Caught by the Tail”, written by Pablo Picasso in 1941. It was also the only play the artist had. ever wrote. For Stallone, the horror of the play is when he sees his costume, which is “red horns, scarlet wig and giant dildo”. Not only that, Stallone was hospitalized when another actor blew a fire extinguisher in his face, making him unable to open his lips and eyes. Following the incident, the play ended after a total of three weeks, and Stallone’s face turned brown for the next four months.
Rise from porn and make Rocky a legend
Before becoming famous, the Italian-born actor had a long time struggling to find a foot in the theater stage. Few people know that, the first role that the Hollywood action superstar took on was in the erotic film The Party at Kitty and Stud’s (1970). The film caused controversy when the actors had to act without a piece of cloth. The actor once shared in Playboy magazine that he had to accept pornographic roles because at that time he could not afford to pay for the accommodation. He even intends to rob to have money to cover his life.
After this movie, Sylvester Stallone continued to look for opportunities for her career. It took him a long time to shine. In 1976, The Expendables star made his mark with the sports work Rocky. This is considered the biggest turning point in Stallone’s career. At that time, the film grossed over 225 million USD, becoming the highest grossing film of the year. Stallone was nominated for an Academy Award for “Best Actor and Best Screenplay” and won Best Picture.
First lead role in a TV series at the age of 75
At the age of 75, the male artist took on his first leading role in a TV series with the role of Dwight “The General” Manfredi of the Tulsa King project. At the same time, the male star born in 1946 also sat in the production chair with filmmaker Taylor Sheridan. Nearly 5 decades of artistic activity, Stallone is still hard at work despite many injuries in action scenes.
It can be said that, referring to Sylvester Stallone, fans will think of the famous action movie trilogy Rocky, Rambo and The Expendables. Although he no longer appears often on the small screen, until now, the Hollywood actor still retains his famous charm.
Remarkable private life, once accused of ‘sexual harassment’
Sylvester Stallone experienced three boat trips. Male star Rambo was married to Sasha Czack in 1974 but divorced after 11 years of marriage. The two have two children together. His second wife is Brigitte Nielsen. In 1997, he married Jennifer Flavin and welcomed a child together a year later. The star couple welcomed two more daughters, respectively Sistine Stallone (1998) and Scarlet Stallone (2002).
Stallone has been accused of sexual harassment. Accordingly, he and his assistant were accused by a woman of sexually assaulting her when she was 16 years old during a recording session in Las Vegas in 1986. Immediately, the male actor had a move to deny. allegations. In 2017, another woman also accused the actor of sexually assaulting him in the early 1990s, but then the Rocky movie star also denied it.