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Film & Television
Sylvester Stallone
b. 1946New York, NYItalian American descendantLiving
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Why Included
Actor-filmmaker who created Rocky — one of the great Italian American stories in cinema — and Rambo, two of the most successful film franchises in Hollywood history.
Notable For
- Wrote and starred in Rocky (1976) — Academy Award Best Picture
- Created Rocky and Rambo franchises
- Rocky series grossed over $1 billion worldwide
Honors & Recognition
- Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay (Rocky)
- Golden Globe Award
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Quick Facts
- Field
- Film & Television
- Years
- b. 1946
- Birth Place
- New York, NY
- Origin
- Italian American descendant
- Ancestry Verification
- Confirmed
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