Sylvester Stallone Net Worth

Sylvester Stallone's Quotes

• Once in one's life, for one mortal moment, one must make a grab for immortality; if not, one has not lived.
• That's what Rocky (1976) is all about: pride, reputation, and not being another bum in the neighborhood.
• I'm not handsome in the classical sense. The eyes droop, the mouth is crooked, the teeth aren't straight, the voice sounds like a Mafioso pallbearer, but somehow it all works.
• [Explaining to The New York Times how he wrote the script for Rocky (1976) in three days] I'm astounded by people who take 18 years to write something. That's how long it took that guy [Gustave Flaubert] to write "Madame Bovary". And was that ever on the best-seller list? No. It was a lousy book and it made a lousy movie.
• [In 1976, after completing production on Rocky II (1979)] But there'll never be a "Rocky IV." You gotta call a halt.

Interesting Facts about Sylvester Stallone

1. Oil paints in his spare time and considers Leonardo Da Vinci his personal hero.
2. On 27 June 1998, his second daughter, Sistine Rose Stallone was born to third wife, Jennifer Flavin.
3. Ranked #92 in Empire (UK) magazine's list of "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time". [October 1997]
4. Daughter Sophia Rose Stallone, 2-1/2, by wife Jennifer Flavin. undergoes open heart surgery at UCLA Medical Center. The procedure went well. [November 1996]
5. On August 27th, 1996, his first daughter Sophia Rose Stallone was born with fiancée, Jennifer Flavin.
6. Was part owner of the Planet Hollywood restaurant chain with Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
7. Birth complications, caused by forceps, resulted in paralysis of the lower left side of his face, manifested by a perennial snarl and slurred speech.
8. He sued writer Peter "Taki" Theodoracopulos and the British magazine "The Spectator" in 1991 for suggesting he acted in a cowardly and hypocritical way when he "ducked the Vietnam War." He won the case.
9. At 15, his classmates voted him the one "most likely to end up in the electric chair."
10. Second son Seargeoh Stallone (b. 1979) is autistic.
11. Stallone was paid a mere $60,000 to do Cop Land (1997). It is said that he did the film to play a serious role and escape his action hero cast type.
12. Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1976" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 28.
13. Brother of Frank Stallone, Toni D'Alto and Dante Stallone.
14. Father of Sage Stallone, who has acted with him in Rocky V (1990) and also Daylight (1996).
15. Cousin of Paul Dion Monte.
16. His Miami 24,000-square-foot villa and its three guest houses sold after two years on the market for $24 million.
17. Dislikes his first name, usually referred to as "Sly."
18. His mother, Jackie Stallone, is a fan of Jackie Chan. Chan and Stallone are very good friends.
19. Sued by model Margie Carr, who contends that he tried to force her to have physical relations with him last year at a Santa Monica Gym. [February 2001]
20. Born on the same day as President George W. Bush and Fred Dryer.