Sylvester Stallone
Date of birth: 1946-07-06
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Sly Stallone, Italian Stallion, Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone, Sylvester Enzio Stallone
Biography
Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone (born July 6, 1946) is an American actor and filmmaker. In a film career spanning more than fifty years, Stallone has received numerous accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Critics' Choice Award, as well as nominations for three Academy Awards and two BAFTA Awards. Stallone is one of only two actors in history (alongside Harrison Ford) to have starred in a box-office No. 1 film across six consecutive decades. Struggling as an actor for a number of years upon moving to New York City in 1969, Stallone found gradual work in films such as The Lords of Flatbush (1974). He achieved his greatest critical and commercial success starting in 1976 with his iconic role as boxer Rocky Balboa in the first film of the successful Rocky franchise, which he also wrote. In 1977, he became the third actor in history to be nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay and Best Actor. He portrayed the PTSD-plagued soldier John Rambo in First Blood (1982), a role he would play across five Rambo films (1982–2019). He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1984. From the mid-1980s to the late 1990s, Stallone would go on to become one of Hollywood's highest-paid actors, acting in action films such as Cobra (1986), Tango and Cash (1989), Cliffhanger (1993), Demolition Man (1993), and The Specialist (1994). At the height of his career, Stallone was known for his rivalry with Arnold Schwarzenegger. Stallone continued his established roles in Rocky Balboa (2006) and Rambo (2008) before launching The Expendables film franchise (2010–present), in which he starred as the mercenary Barney Ross. In 2013, he starred in the successful film Escape Plan and appeared in its sequels. In 2015, he returned to Rocky again with Creed, in which a retired Rocky mentors former rival Apollo Creed's son Donnie Creed. The film brought Stallone widespread praise and his first Golden Globe Award, as well as a third Academy Award nomination, having been first nominated for the same role 40 years prior. He also starred in the sequel Creed II (2018) and portrayed Stakar Ogord in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023). Regarded as an icon of action cinema, Stallone is credited with helping redefine the Hollywood action hero. He has occasionally ventured from the action genre, with mixed results. He starred in the comedies Oscar (1991) and Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992), both of which had modest success. He also starred in the 1997 drama Cop Land, for which he temporarily shed his sculpted physique and gained weight for his role as a powerless sheriff. In television, he has starred in the Paramount+ crime series Tulsa King (2022-present). In addition to his film work, Stallone is a noted art collector and painter and has written books on fitness.
Movie Credits
Rocky Balboa
2006-12-20
When he loses a highly publicized virtual boxing match to ex-champ Rocky Balboa, reigning heavyweigh
Rocky II
1979-06-15
After Rocky goes the distance with champ Apollo Creed, both try to put the fight behind them and mov
First Blood
1982-10-22
When former Green Beret John Rambo is harassed by local law enforcement and arrested for vagrancy, h
Rocky
1976-11-20
Rocky Balboa is a Philadelphia club fighter who seems to be going nowhere. But when a stroke of fate
Rambo: First Blood Part II
1985-05-21
John Rambo is released from prison by the government for a top-secret covert mission to the last pla
Rambo III
1988-05-24
Combat has taken its toll on Rambo, but he's finally begun to find inner peace in a monastery. When
Rocky III
1982-05-28
Following Rocky Balboa's intense battle with his most powerful adversary yet – the ferocious Clubber
Rocky V
1990-11-16
A lifetime of taking shots has ended Rocky’s career, and a crooked accountant has left him broke. In
Rocky IV
1985-11-21
Rocky Balboa holds the world heavyweight championship, but a new challenger has stepped forward: Dra
Cop Land
1997-08-15
Freddy Heflin is the sheriff of a place everyone calls “Cop Land” — a small and seemingly peaceful t
Over the Top
1987-02-13
Lincoln Hawk a hard-luck big-rig trucker takes us under the glaring Las Vegas lights for all the boi
Farewell, My Lovely
1975-08-08
Private eye Philip Marlowe is hired by ex-con Moose Malloy to find his girlfriend, a former lounge d
The Specialist
1994-10-07
May Munro is a woman obsessed with getting revenge on the people who murdered her parents when she w
D-Tox
2002-01-04
A disgraced FBI agent with a drinking problem joins nine other troubled law enforcement officers at
Get Carter
2000-10-06
Jack Carter, a mob enforcer living in Las Vegas, travels back to his hometown of Seattle for his bro
Driven
2001-04-27
Talented rookie race-car driver Jimmy Bly has started losing his focus and begins to slip in the rac
The Party at Kitty and Stud's
1970-02-10
Stud's world revolves entirely around sex, sex, and more sex — an interest he shares with his way-ou
Kambakkht Ishq
2009-07-03
Kambakkht Ishq is about a stuntman and a supermodel that don't believe in love but through a hilario
Cannonball
1976-07-06
Coy "Cannonball" Buckman and his blazing red Pontiac enter the Trans-America Grand Prix, an undergro
Daylight
1996-12-06
A group of armed robbers fleeing the police head for the New Jersey Tunnel and run right into trucks
Dolph: Unbreakable
2025-10-21
From a troubled upbringing in Sweden to global stardom, the film explores Dolph’s hidden battles—inc
Nighthawks
1981-03-17
When one of Europe's most lethal terrorists shows up in New York, an elite undercover cop is assigne
Paradise Alley
1978-09-22
Three Italian-American brothers, living in the slums of 1940's New York City, try to help each other
Rambo
2008-01-24
In Thailand, ex-Green Beret John James Rambo joins a group of mercenaries to venture into war-torn n
Oscar
1991-04-26
Angelo "Snaps" Provolone made his dying father a promise on his deathbed: he would leave the world o
Antz
1998-10-02
A neurotic worker ant in love with a rebellious princess rises to unlikely stardom when he switches
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
2003-07-25
Carmen's caught in a virtual reality game designed by the Kids' new nemesis, the Toymaker. It's up t
Judge Dredd
1995-06-30
In a dystopian future, Dredd, the most famous judge (a cop with instant field judiciary powers) is c
Demolition Man
1993-10-08
In 1996, brash L.A. detective John Spartan and maniac killer Simon Phoenix are both sentenced to dec
Cliffhanger
1993-05-28
A year after losing his friend in a tragic 4,000-foot fall, former ranger Gabe Walker and his partne
Tango & Cash
1989-12-22
Ray Tango and Gabriel Cash are two successful narcotics detectives who can't stand each other. Crime
Lock Up
1989-08-04
Frank Leone is nearing the end of his prison term for a relatively minor crime. Just before he is pa
Death Race 2000
1975-04-30
In a boorish future, the government sponsors a popular, but bloody, cross-country race in which poin
The Expendables
2010-08-07
Barney Ross leads a band of highly skilled mercenaries including knife enthusiast Lee Christmas, a m
Cobra
1986-01-01
A tough-on-crime street cop must protect the only surviving witness to a strange murderous cult with
Assassins
1995-10-06
Assassin Robert Rath arrives at a funeral to kill a prominent mobster, only to witness a rival hired
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
1992-02-21
A tough police sergeant's mother comes to visit him, and promptly starts trying to fix up his life,
Avenging Angelo
2002-08-30
A woman who has recently discovered that she is the daughter of Angelo, a major mafia boss, decides
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2023-05-03
Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him to defend the uni
F.I.S.T.
1978-04-26
Johnny Kovak joins the Teamsters trade-union in a local chapter in the 1930s and works his way up in
Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'
2002-01-01
A documentary on the making of "Pumping Iron" to celebrate its 25th anniversary. Aired on Cinemax.
Shade
2003-05-18
Tiffany, Charlie and Vernon are con artists looking to up the ante from their typical scams. They fi
Zookeeper
2011-07-06
Kindhearted Griffin Keyes is one of the best-loved caretakers at the Franklin Park Zoo, but he's mor
Rhinestone
1984-06-22
After a big-time country singer brags that she can turn anybody in to a country-singin' star, she's
Jackie Chan: My Story
1998-07-17
Jackie Chan is one of the world's biggest action stars, famed for his wacky sense of humor, remarkab
The Lords of Flatbush
1974-05-01
Set in 1958, the coming of age story follows four lower middle-class Brooklyn teenagers known as The
Grudge Match
2013-12-25
A pair of aging boxing rivals are coaxed out of retirement to fight one final bout -- 30 years after
Never Too Old to Die
A mysterious murder within a retirement home for spies sparks a Cold War hero’s personal mission to
The Suicide Squad
2021-07-28
Supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve pris
Escape to Victory
1981-06-17
A group of POWs in a German prison camp during World War II play the German National Soccer Team in
Capone
1975-04-16
Young Al Capone catches the eye of Johnny Torrio, a criminal visiting New York from Chicago. Torrio
The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance
2011-12-27
The 35th anniversary of the 1976 Oscar-winning film “Rocky” is marked with a TV retrospective in whi
Bullet to the Head
2012-11-14
After watching their respective partners die, a cop and a hitman form an alliance in order to bring
The Square Root
1969-01-01
Photographer Peter Christiansen, University of Miami student, does a picture story at an LSD party o
Mandingo
1975-06-06
Warren Maxwell, the owner of a run-down plantation, pressures his son, Hammond, to marry and produce
Lovers and Other Strangers
1970-08-12
Mike Vecchio and Susan Henderson are preparing for their upcoming wedding. However, they seem to be
The Expendables 2
2012-08-08
Mr. Church reunites the Expendables for what should be an easy paycheck, but when one of their men i
Sly
2023-09-16
His love of film began as an escape from a rocky childhood. From underdog to Hollywood legend, Sylve
Scavenger Hunt
A group of high school seniors decide to revive the ancient, strictly verboten ritual of the scaveng
Escape Plan
2013-10-09
Ray Breslin is the world's foremost authority on structural security. After analyzing every high sec
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
2010-11-14
Sylvester Stallone's 90-minute video diary, covering the making of "The Expendables".
What's Up, Doc?
1972-03-09
The accidental mix-up of four identical plaid overnight bags leads to a series of increasingly wild
The Expendables 3
2014-08-07
Barney, Christmas and the rest of the team comes face-to-face with Conrad Stonebanks, who years ago
Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick
1986-11-22
TYSON WINS W.B.C. CHAMPIONSHIP LAS VEGAS, Nev., Nov. 22— Mike Tyson made history tonight. The 20-y
Rambo: To Hell and Back - Director's Production Diary
2010-07-27
Structured as a complete production diary of the 42-day shooting schedule, this supplement can be pl
No Place to Hide
1974-09-12
In New York in the late 60s, a politically motivated group of students plans bombings of company off
Reach Me
2014-03-14
Each member of a group of people has a connection to a self-help book authored by a reclusive former
Downhill Racer
1969-11-06
An ambitious young skier, determined to break all existing records, is contemptuous of the teamwork
Armor
2024-10-30
Armored truck security guard James Brody is working with his son Casey transporting millions of doll
Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon
2013-09-07
Supermensch documents the astounding career of Hollywood insider, the loveable Shep Gordon, who fell
Samaritan 2
A sequel to the 2022 superhero film.
The Real Rocky
2011-10-25
Chuck Wepner is a liquor salesman from Bayonne, N.J., who drives a Cadillac with “Champ” vanity plat
Hunter
Nathaniel Hunter's hyper-tracking skills are employed to hunt down a raging beast, a half-human terr
Klute
1971-06-23
A high-priced call girl is forced to depend on a reluctant private eye when she is stalked by a psyc
Taming The Beast
The world strongest man learns how to embrace his mental health challenges by confronting his inner
Your Studio and You
1995-02-01
A parody of 1950s corporate/industrial films, commissioned by Universal Pictures executives after th
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
1975-03-14
Mel Edison has just lost his job after many years and now has to cope with being unemployed at middl
Night of 100 Stars III
1990-05-21
A celebrity benefit for The Actors' Fund of America, featuring music, songs, dance and comedy.
Men in Black
1997-07-02
After a police chase with an otherworldly being, a New York City cop is recruited as an agent in a t
Animal Crackers
2017-06-23
A family must use a magical box of Animal Crackers to save a rundown circus from being taken over by
Bananas
1971-04-28
When a bumbling New Yorker is dumped by his activist girlfriend, he travels to a tiny Latin American
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
1999-05-17
Highlights from the sensational, muppetational seventies series. Kermit the Frog hosts a selection o
The Original Action Hero
The film will track the evolution of the action hero in films and how aspects and perspectives have
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986-01-21
For the first time in their careers, all the Muppets (except the ones that couldn't make it, like th
Scarpa
Based on the true life story of Gregory Scarpa aka The Grim Reaper, top muscle man of the Colombo cr
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2023-09-12
Join visionary director James Gunn and superstars such as Chris Pratt and Zoe Saldaña as they recoun
The Epiphany
A Philadelphia detective is forced to deal with his unsettled past with the Catholic Church when he
Alarum
2025-01-16
Two married spies caught in the crosshairs of an international intelligence network will stop at not
Creed
2015-11-25
The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson,
The Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker
1970-10-28
After a young man graduates from a prestigious college, he rebels by preferring a carefree existence
Rallying Cry
2019-09-26
Jasper Reese (Sylvester Stallone) delivers a rousing rallying cry in this short film based on the ga
Iron and Beyond
2002-11-15
This short documentary explores just how the film Pumping Iron revolutionized the fitness industry a
The Making of The Expendables 3
2014-11-25
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the third installment of the Expendables franchise.
Milius
2013-03-09
The life story of ‘Zen Anarchist’ filmmaker John Milius, one of the most influential storytellers of
The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump
2023-05-22
An investigation into many of the shocking claims against Emmett, which include allegations of race
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012-02-04
A film where anything can happen - the hero and the heroine changes their faces, age, look, names, a
Jean-Claude van Damme: Karate King
2023-03-17
An American low-budget action film celebrated an unexpected worldwide success in 1988: "Bloodsport".
Bigger Stronger Faster*
2008-05-30
In America, we define ourselves in the superlative: we are the biggest, strongest, fastest country i
"STARdate" with Ralf Moeller!
2002-08-09
In 2002, Holm Dressler wanted to produce a portrait series called “STARdate” that would trace the ca
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
2017-08-01
An examination of the Oscar-winning director who brought to life some of cinema's most beloved motio
Afganistan: Land in Crisis
2002-05-28
Produced for the "Rambo III" Special Edition DVD.
Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons
2024-04-23
TMZ exclusively sits down with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone as they discuss for the
Gods of War: Assembling Earth's Mightiest Anti-Heroes
2012-11-12
Documentary about the filming of the movie The Expendables 2.
Tribute To Burgess Meredith
2006-01-01
The cast of Rocky (1976) pays tribute to actor Burgess Meredith.
From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues
2015-11-18
In this one-hour documentary event narrated by Michael B Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, the filmmakers
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
2017-04-19
The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mysteries of Pet
Junket Whore
1998-10-12
A documentary film that explores the relationship between publicists and journalists in Hollywood.
Jackie Chan: Down to Earth
An in-depth look at the past four decades of work by legendary martial artist, Jackie Chan.
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
2020-06-09
Sylvester Stallone and John G. Avildsen narrate behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Rocky"
Escape Plan 2: Hades
2018-06-05
Ray Breslin manages an elite team of security specialists trained in the art of breaking people out
From the Ashes: Post-Production and Release of 'The Expendables'
2010-11-23
An in-depth look at the editing, post-production and music score with Sly Stallone, both film editor
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
1998-02-27
Filmmaker Alan Smithee finds himself the unwilling puppet of a potentially bad big budget action fil
Creed II
2018-11-21
Between personal obligations and training for his next big fight against an opponent with ties to hi
Escape Plan: The Extractors
2019-06-20
After security expert Ray Breslin is hired to rescue the kidnapped daughter of a Hong Kong tech mogu
M*A*S*H
1970-02-18
One of the world's most acclaimed comedies, M*A*S*H focuses on three Korean War Army surgeons brilli
Backtrace
2018-12-14
The lone surviving thief of a violent armored car robbery is sprung from a high security facility an
Rambo: Last Blood
2019-09-18
After fighting his demons for decades, John Rambo now lives in peace on his family ranch in Arizona,
Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin
1991-10-01
This film celebrates the long and successful collaboration of Elton John and Bernie Taupin, includin
A Century of Science Fiction
1996-01-01
American Documentary, narrated by Christopher Lee
I Am Durán
2019-06-03
The story of four-time World Champion Panamanian boxer Roberto Durán. A one man wrecking-ball who to
Samaritan
2022-08-25
Thirteen year old Sam Cleary suspects that his mysteriously reclusive neighbor Mr. Smith is actually
One Night: Joshua vs. Ruiz
2019-11-22
'One Night: Joshua vs. Ruiz' is a comprehensive look at the night Andy Ruiz pulled off the biggest b
Expend4bles
2023-09-15
Armed with every weapon they can get their hands on and the skills to use them, The Expendables are
Taxi 3
2003-01-29
A gang of thieves calling themselves the Santa Claus Gang are wreaking havoc, and the police can't k
CyberWorld
2000-10-06
A collaboration of computer-animated films which features new characters and old friends from the aw
Ali's Dozen
2006-12-09
Ali's Dozen profiles the 12 rounds that defined his genius, showcasing Ali the boxer and by extensio
Ratchet & Clank
2016-04-13
When the galaxy comes under the threat of a nefarious space captain, a mechanic and his newfound rob
Ecki's World
2007-11-17
The documentary is a portrait of of the oldest video library in the world and its owner, Eckhard "Ec
Stallone: Frank, That Is
2021-01-19
An inside look into the fascinating life, career and survival of the most unknown famous entertainer
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
2017-03-19
The gripping story of legendary American actor John Travolta: his rise to stardom in the 1970s; his
Staying Alive
1983-07-11
It's five years later and Tony Manero's Saturday Night Fever is still burning. Now he's strutting to
Chuck Zito: An American Story
2024-05-01
Follows multi-talented and versatile Chuck Zito: Boxer, martial arts expert, bodyguard, stunt man, a
Undisputed
2024-12-10
A behind-the-scenes documentary detailing the biggest night in heavyweight boxing for a generation;
Skill vs. Will: The Making of 'Rocky Balboa'
2007-04-27
An overview of the making of Rocky Balboa (2006)
A Man Called... Rainbo
1990-04-09
Redubbed "comedy" version No Place to Hide (1970).
Siskel & Ebert 1991 Holiday Video Gift Guide
1991-11-15
Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert slug it out with SNES tennis in this hour-long syndicated special. Inclu
TMZ Presents: The Real Hulk Hogan
2025-08-12
Take a dive deep into Hulk's life in "TMZ Presents: The Real Hulk Hogan" ... looking back on how Hul
Die Sylvester Stallone Story
2020-09-24
The Making of 'Rocky vs. Drago'
2021-10-30
Fight alongside Sylvester Stallone as he creates a brand-new director's cut of Rocky IV: ROCKY VS. D
Jackie Chan: Building an Icon
2021-08-04
Jackie Chan is a true icon of Asian and Chinese culture. Over a 45-year-long career, he has carved a
Drawing First Blood: 20 Years Later
2002-05-28
Twenty years later, the cast and crew of 'First Blood' look back on the making of the first Rambo fi
Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity
1999-01-01
Tough Guise systematically examines the relationship between pop-cultural imagery and the social con
Breakdown: 1975
2025-12-18
In 1975, as America faced social and political upheaval, filmmakers turned chaos into art.
Untitled Amazon MGM action project
The film is described as an ambitious pan-world action spectacle, blending Hollywood's grand-scale a
Celebrity Naked Ambition
2003-07-19
Documentary looking at how nudity has been used in the movies, sometimes shrewdly and other times wi
Heart of the Festival
2002-04-16
A short film containing some of the highlights of the Cannes Film Festival's storied history.
Taboo: The Beginning of Erotic Cinema
2004-11-09
Taboo: The Beginning of Erotic Cinema documents how the nascent technology of film was used to produ
Rocky Special: Burning Youth
1990-01-01
A recap of the first four films in the Rocky franchise produced for Japanese theaters.