Sylvester Stallone

Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone is an American actor, painter, and filmmaker. In a film career spanning more than fifty years, he has received numerous accolades including a Golden Globe Award. Stallone is one of only two actors in history to have starred in a box-office No. 1 film across six consecutive decades.

Stallone moved to New York City in 1969 and struggled as an actor for a number of years. He found gradual work in films such as The Lords of Flatbush (1974) before achieving his breakthrough.

In 1976, Stallone achieved his greatest success with Rocky, writing and starring as boxer Rocky Balboa. He became the third actor in history to be nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay and Best Actor. The Rocky franchise became one of the most successful in cinema history.

Stallone portrayed PTSD-plagued soldier John Rambo in First Blood (1982), a role he would play across five Rambo films. From the mid-1980s to the late 1990s, he became one of Hollywood's highest-paid actors, starring in action films like Cobra, Cliffhanger, and Demolition Man.

Stallone continued his established roles in Rocky Balboa (2006) and Rambo (2008) before launching The Expendables franchise. In 2015, he returned to Rocky with Creed, earning a Golden Globe. Films in which he has appeared have grossed over $7.5 billion worldwide.