Sylvester Stallone became one of Hollywood's highest paid actors,usually playing monosyllabic, anti society, underdog heroes and also known for his machismo. Stallone is an American actor,screenwriter,film director,filmmaker and occasional painter. While Stallone has attempted to extend his range into film comedies and drama, his real box office success continues in action films.See full bio »
1977The 49th Annual Academy Awards
(TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role & Best Original Screenplay & Co-presenter: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
[on a shocking ad-lib by Bruce Willis in the scene with Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger in
The Expendables] He goes, 'Why don't you just suck each other's c**ks?' I thought, 'You can't tell Rambo and The Terminator to suck each other's c**ks!' I said to the guys, 'You know what, that's worth the price of admission alone!'
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Trivia:
In 1971 he auditioned for a small part in Francis Ford Coppola's
The Godfather but didn't get it. He decided he might have better luck as a writer. He wrote the screenplay for the modestly successful
The Lord's of Flatbush and had a featured role in the film.
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