Sylvester Stallone

Sylvester Stallone, born on 6 July 1946, is an American actor and filmmaker whose film career has run for more than five decades. He broke through in 1976 by writing the part of the boxer Rocky Balboa for himself and holding on to the production rights until he was cast in the starring role. The film won the Academy Award for Best Picture and brought him nominations for Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay. He went on to play the soldier John Rambo in a series of films he co-wrote, and later launched the Expendables franchise, writing most of its films and starring as Barney Ross. He returned to Rocky in Creed, a role that earned him a Golden Globe Award, and in 2005 he co-presented the NBC boxing competition series The Contender. Films in which he has appeared have grossed over seven and a half billion dollars worldwide.