Sylvester Stallone was born Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone in New York city (July 6, 1946). He is an Italian-American actor, director and producer who was nominated for the Academy Awards best actor for his role in “Rocky I (1976)”, the film that made him a superstar during the 1980s and 1990s. Stallone played 6 parts of the famous “Rocky (1976-2006)”, five parts of “Rambo (1982-2008)”, in addition to a number of films such as “The specialist (1994)” and “Assassins (1995)”. Sylvester Stallone directed a number of films like “Rocky Balboa (2006)” and “The expendables (2010)”.