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Sylvester Stallone
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Sylvester Stallone's breakout role was in the 1976 sports drama Rocky, a script he wrote himself. Stallone played a small-time Philadelphia boxer who gets a chance at the world heavyweight championship.
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Rocky won three Academy Awards, and was nominated for 10, including a Best Actor nod for Stallone.
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Stallone wrote, directed and starred in the 1978 Paradise Alley, another sports drama. Stallone portrayed one of three New York City brothers who become pro-wrestlers.
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By 1980, Stallone was a major Hollywood star, marked by a tough-guy attitude, high-profile romances, and a sometimes flamboyant style.
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In 1981, Stallone starred in Victory as an American POW playing in a soccer game against a German team.
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Stallone teamed up with fellow tough guys Mr. T and Carl Weathers for 1982's Rocky II.
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First Blood was the first film in the Rambo series, in which Stallone starred as a troubled Vietnam vet.
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At age 28, struggling young actor Sylvester Stallone married Sasha Czack. The couple had two children, and divorced in 1985.
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Taking a break from action movies, Stallone co-starred with Dolly Parton in the 1984 comedy Rhinestone, as a New York City cabbie who turns into a country star. The movie was a box-office bomb.
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As a huge Hollywood star, Stallone's marriage to model Brigitte Nielsen in 1985 was tabloid gold.
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By 1987, Stallone was a major player in Hollywood, hobnobbing with stars like Michael Jackson and Sophia Loren.
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The first Planet Hollywood restaurant opened in New York City in 1991, with backing from three American action heroes: Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenneger, and Bruce Willis.
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Stallone, who enjoys superstar status in Asia, arrived in style to the opening of Hong Kong's Planet Hollywood in May 1994.
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Stallone and fellow Planet Hollywod shareholders Charlie Sheen and Danny Devito celebrated the acquisition of Italian restaurant chain Buca di Beppo in January 2008.
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In 2009, the 63-year-old tried his hand at painting. His first gallery show was titled "Syvlester Stallone: The Electric Burst of Creativity."
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Stallone married former model Jennifer Flavin in 1997. The couple has three daughters.
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At 65 years old, Stallone remains an icon of Hollywood action movies; starring in, directing, and producing films for more than three decades.