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Sylvester Stallone Net Worth, 28 Badass Quotes & Movie List
In this post, we’ll share Sylvester Stallone Net worth, his short biography, and his some famous quotes.
Sylvester Stallone or Sylvester Enzio Stallone or Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone is a popular American screenwriter, director, producer as well as a talented actor. He was born on July 6’ 1946 in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan New York City, USA.
The initial beginning of his career was a bit struggling just like any other common man striving hard to enter the film industry after arriving at NY City in 1969 and then to Hollywood in 1974. He then got his first break as an actor for co-starring as Stanley Rosiello in “The Lords of Flatbush”.
Most of his works include being inside roles or extra characters in films with a restricted budget until the time he managed to get a big commercial appearance.
Then in 1976, he start his influencing career with a role he himself created; boxer “Rocky Balboa” in his first major successful Rocky series from 1976 to 2018. The role involved portraying Rocky as a dud boxer who fought with innumerable ruthless challengers and eventually wins the world heavyweight tournament two times.
This film was even welcomed in “National Film Registry” the props used in the series are kept in “Smithsonian Museum”. When Sylvester Stallone use the “Philadelphia Museum of Art” front entrance to walk in the Rocky series, the area was renamed to be Rocky Steps, Philadelphia and the museum even has the stature of Rocky from the series placed near a museum and he was even voted for “International Boxing Hall of Fame”.
Full Name | Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone |
Born | 6th July 1946 |
Height | 1.77 m |
Origin | American |
Father's name | Frank Stallone Sr. |
Mother's Name | Jackie Stallone |
Occupation | Actor, Director, Producer, Screenwriter |
Net Worth | $400 Million |
Early Life
Michael Sylvester is the eldest son of the family born to “Francesco ‘Frank’ Stallone Sr.”, a beautician, hairstylist, and “Jacqueline ‘Jackie’ Stallone”, an astrologer, women wrestling promoter and a dancer. His father is Italian while his mother is French and Ukrainian-Jewish. Since his mother had suffered several complications in her labor, her obstetricians had to use two pairs of forceps for Sylvester’s delivery.
This misuse of forceps caused them to accidentally serve a nerve which lead to paralysis in parts of his face. The family moved to Washington, DC in the early 1950s for starting a beauty school, and then in 1954, his mother launched a women’s gym known as “Barbella’s”.
Later in 1957, when his parents separated with divorce, he initially stayed with his father only but at age of 15 joined his mother who was living in Philadelphia after remarrying.
Stallone had a school expulsion history and because of this, he was made to attend a private school that was meant for troubled teenagers. Then he attended the American College of Switzerland, where he began having an interest in acting, and then he returned to the USA to join the University of Miami.
Just before his graduation, he moved to New York where he was striving to find any work. However, in 1970, his first screen debut was made with an adult film, “The Party at Kitty and Stud’s”.
Then he appeared in movies with uncredited roles like “Woody Allen’s” and “Bananas and Klute” in 1971. During those days, he moved to Hollywood and got his first notable role in “The Lords of Flatbush” in 1974, which is based on Brooklyn teenagers of the 1950s.
Personal Life
Stallone has been married three times in his life. The first time he got married was on December 28, 1974, at the age of 28, with Sasha Czack. They had two sons together named; Sage Moonblood Stallone (born in 1976 but died at 36 of heart disease), and Seargeoh (born in 1979, and has autism).
Then on February 14’ 1985, they took divorced, later after which he married Brigette Nielsen, a model, and actress on December 15’ 1989. Unfortunately, their marriage lasted only for two years and their divorce was highly in a discussion.
And in May 1997, he again got married and this time the bride was Jennifer Flavin and he has three beautiful daughters; Sophia, Sistine, and Scarlet, with her.
Sylvester Stallone Quotes
“Life is more than sunglasses and hit movies. Reality – that’s the main event.”
― Sylvester Stallone Quotes
“Every time I’ve failed, people had me out for the count, but I always come back.”
― Sylvester Stallone
“I stopped thinking the way other people think a long time ago. You gotta think like you think.”
― Sylvester Stallone Quotes
“If you’re willing to take the humiliation of sticking your head above the crowd, maybe it’s, you know, the pleasure will be worth the pain.”
― Sylvester Stallone Comments
“You are what you leave behind.”
― Top Sylvester Stallone Quotes
“You’ve got to show your soul, otherwise you’re just a piece of equipment.”
― Sylvester Stallone Quotes
“Without love, loyalty, desires, passion, courage, dignities, faith, beliefs and all the other ingredients that go into making the human soul something so elevated that only God knows its limits, we are only shells bobbing aimlessly in a calm sea of mediocrity.”
― Sylvester Stallone
“I take rejection as someone blowing a bugle in my ear to wake me up and get going, rather than retreat.”
― Sylvester Stallone Quotes
“It would be great to be able to pass on to someone all of the successes, the failures, and the knowledge that one has had. To help someone, avoid all the fire, pain and anxiety would be wonderful.”
― Sylvester Stallone Comments
“Your brain is triggered to produce.”
― Top Sylvester Stallone Quotes
“The fear is the fuel that we use for overachievement. If I wasn’t afraid at times, I wouldn’t work as hard.”
― Sylvester Stallone Quotes
“I believe any success in life is made by going into an area with a blind and furious optimism.”
― Sylvester Stallone
“Dreams cost nothing. They are free. The hard part is just keeping them going.”
― Sylvester Stallone Quotes
“Love is totally about loyalty. People fade, looks fade, but loyalty never fades.”
― Sylvester Stallone Comments
“Success is usually the culmination of controlling failures.”
― Top Sylvester Stallone Quotes
“I am not the richest, smartest or most talented person in the world, but I succeed because I keep going and going and going.”
― Sylvester Stallone Quotes
“Life is an opponent that never stops punching, so you better never stop punching back.”
― Sylvester Stallone
“Remember the mind is your best muscle. Big arms can move rocks, but big words can move mountains. Ride the brain train for success.”
― Sylvester Stallone Quotes
“Usually whenever you’re scared of something, do it. If you’re not afraid of it, don’t do it.”
― Sylvester Stallone Comments
“Consider the source. Don’t be a fool by listening to a fool.”
― Top Sylvester Stallone Quotes
“Your spiritual sense will make you either a winner or a loser.”
― Sylvester Stallone Quotes
“Every champion was once a contender that refused to give up.”
― Sylvester Stallone
“Going on one more round, when you don’t think you can – that’s what makes all the difference in your life.”
― Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa Quotes
“I’ve lived in a world of death. I’ve watched people I’ve loved die. Some fast with a bullet, some not enough left to bury. All these years I’ve kept my secrets, but the time has come to face my past. And if they come looking for me, they will welcome death.”
― Sylvester Stallone as John Rambo Comments
“All I wanna do is go the distance.”
― Top Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa Quotes
“You’re the disease, and I’m the cure.”
― Sylvester Stallone as Lt. Marion ‘Cobra’ Cobretti Quotes
“The older I get, the more things I gotta leave behind, that’s life.”
― Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa
“Live for nothing or die for something.”
― Sylvester Stallone as John Rambo Quotes
Sylvester’s Career
Sylvester started his career with pornography for which he was paid $200 for two days shoot. Later he even explained the move was done by him out of desperation after being thrown out of his apartment and being homeless for many days.
He even slept at “Port Authority Bus Terminal” for three weeks in NY City. In 1972, when he was just on the verge of leaving acting, his disappointment was holding him from getting a role as a side character in one of the biggest hits of the year – “The Godfather”.
Following this, he got a background role for “What’s Up, Doc?” with “Barbra Streisand”. In 1973, he lands on a starring role in the movie “No Place to Hide”. Other of his few film roles were quite short roles like “MASH”, “Pigeons”, “Woody Allen’s Bananas”, “Klute”, and “The Prisoner of Second Avenue”.
In 1981, after his big appearance in the initial chapters of the Rocky series, he got an opportunity to star along with Michael Caine and Pele in “Escape to Victory”, a sports drama. Moreover, the same following year he appeared in the thriller movie “Nighthawks”.
Awards and achievements
Some of the awards received by Sylvester Stallone are
- Best Foreign Actor for Rocky in 1976
- In 1985, Favorite Movie Actor for Rambo: First Blood Part II and Rocky IV
- Honorary Cesar in 1992
- Male Star of the Year for 1992
- Best International Actor in 2004
- Best Supporting Actor for Creed in 2015
Sylvester Stallone’s Net Worth
The overall estimated Sylvester Stallone net worth is to be $400 million. The majority of his wealth comes from the big roles he managed. Stallone has done all whether it is a drama, comedy or thriller genre.
Nevertheless, it is also true that the majority of his success comes to him from action movies. He has various luxury cars like Camaro SS and Martin DBS. He even owns a 15,401 square foot mansion in LA.
He is also an active philanthropist who received the Heart of Hollywood Award in 2016 for his great work by the Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors.
He has even auctioned the original props of Rocky for thousands of dollars and donated large portions of those to a charitable foundation for the US wounded service members and troupers.
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