Sylvester Stallone was born on July 6 1946 In New York City. Because of incorrect use of forceps during his birth part of his face is paralyzed. He went to school in Philadelphia and Miami. He started his acting career in a sofcore porno. He did it because he needed the money as he had been evicted and was homeless. He continued to doing small roles in movies like Woody Allen’s Bananas, Klute, The Prisoner of Second Avenue (with Jack Lemmon) and Lords of Flatbush. He also appeared in Police Story and Kojack. It wasn’t until Rocky, which he wrote. The movie was nominated for ten Oscars and ended up winning for Best Picture, Best Directing and Best Film Editing. The movie would become a franchise spawning several sequels. First Blood was another movie which had several sequels where he starred as John Rambo. Other movies he has been in include Cobra, Cliffhanger, Demolition Man, Judge Dredd, Daylight, Cop Land, The Expendables and Escape Plan. Continue reading →