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Rocky is a 1976 American independent [3] sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and written by and starring Sylvester Stallone.It is the first installment in the Rocky franchise and also stars Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, and Burgess Meredith.
Robert "Rocky" Balboa was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.He was the only child in a Roman Catholic, Italian-American or Italian immigrant family. [a] Rocky appears to be fully or semi-fluent in the Italian language; when Rocky is spoken to in Italian by his priest, Father Carmine, it is apparent that Rocky understands the language very well or fluently, including in a scene in which he ...
Stallone as Rocky Balboa with Adrian (Talia Shire) in Rocky (1976) Until 1969, he appeared on the stage under the name Mike Stallone; in 1970, he started using the stage name Sylvester E. Stallone. While attending the University of Miami, Stallone had a role in the drama That Nice Boy (aka The Square Root), filmed in 1968.
Sylvester Stallone, the writer and star of the Rocky series, stated that Jack Johnson was the inspiration for the character of Apollo Creed. [1] Protagonist Rocky Balboa —Creed's rival in Rocky and Rocky II —faces underdog odds, but he views Creed with respect, pointedly refusing the prodding of a reporter to trash-talk Apollo Creed, even ...
Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger can look back and laugh now about their heated rivalry as they once sought to one-up each other in terms of box-office hits. Give Arnold the edge when ...
Rocky Balboa is a 2006 American sports drama film starring, written and directed by Sylvester Stallone in his first film as director since 1985. It is the sequel to Rocky V (1990) and the sixth installment in the Rocky film series .
In Rocky II, he is born one month prematurely after Adrian experiences sudden labour while arguing with Paulie. Robert Balboa Jr. is portrayed by Seargeoh Stallone in Rocky II, [5] Ina Fried in Rocky III, [6] Rocky Krakoff in Rocky IV, [7] Sage Stallone in Rocky V, [8] and Milo Ventimiglia as an adult Bobby in Rocky Balboa [9] and Creed II. [10]
Rocky Balboa's legacy lives on in a young fan. Nine-year-old Ro Knight wowed Sylvester Stallone by reciting an iconic inspirational speech the boxer once said to his son.