As the creator and actor of the Rocky and Rambo film franchises, Sylvester Stallone gained notoriety and cemented his position in the action genre. All of this suffering, though, Silvester has endured throughout his life, concealing it behind the motivational roles he has played in films. Like his legendary characters, the actor persevered and never gave up despite losing his first child and dealing with an autism diagnosis in his second.

Action legend Sylvester Stallone is unquestionably one of Hollywood’s most well-known actors. The writer-director of Rocky and Rambo has contributed to almost seventy movies since 1969. However, a prosperous job often conceals a harsh reality, and Stallone had to ascend a high staircase to reach his current position.Sylvester Stallone’s journey proves that, despite the seemingly absurd nature of some dreams, nothing is impossible. Since he was young, the actor has lived in poverty and made numerous sacrifices to fulfill his performing ambitions.Before he could sell the screenplay for the movie “Rocky,” he had to make several back and forths, turning down large sums of money until his offer was accepted. In addition to becoming a movie legend for his role as Rocky on the big screen, the movie was also a massive box office hit, the first in a long line of hits for Stallone.

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Not unlike his career, Stallone’s personal life has been difficult due to his growing family and numerous divorces. The actor is the father of three children—three from his third marriage and two from his first.In a lavish wedding in 1974, he wed Sasha Czack; however, they parted ways a decade later. By 1985, Stallone had already fallen in love with Brigitte Nielsen, the model, but their brief marriage only lasted two years until a contentious divorce that was extensively reported about occurred. But in 1997, after a long period of ups and downs, Stallone finally met and wed Jennifer Flavin.

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Stallone and Czack welcomed their first child, Sage Moonblood, into the world in 1976. Sage grew up carrying on his father’s legacy, even playing Rocky’s son in Rocky V. However, he decided to forgo acting in favor of another career path. Their second child, Seargeoh, was born in 1979. Seargeoh got cinematic credit as Robert “Rocky” Balboa Jr. in Rocky II, where he portrays a newborn, despite always avoiding the limelight.