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According to Stallone, the film was financed by "a group of wealthy lawyers, very, very solid." The actor said in a 1978 Playboy interview that he had done the film out of desperation after being bounced out of his apartment and finding himself homeless for several days, sleeping in a New York City bus station in the middle of winter.
The Italian Stallion (wrestler) (Gary Sabaugh, born 1957), American professional wrestler; Rocco Siffredi (born 1964), Italian porn actor; J.T. Smith (wrestler) (born 1967), American professional wrestler; Sylvester Stallone (born 1946), American actor, who played the character Rocky Balboa
The film was released several years later as Italian Stallion, in order to cash in on Stallone's newfound fame (the new title was taken from Stallone's nickname since Rocky). Stallone also starred in the erotic off-Broadway stage play Score which ran for 23 performances at the Martinique Theatre from October 28 to November 15, 1971, and was ...
On the 45th anniversary of 'Rocky,' the producer remembers the downbeat original ending and the Italian Stallion's many near-death experiences. ... Sylvester Stallone (more than that later).
The restaurant’s famed memorabilia collection included the “Italian Stallion” robe worn by Stallone in “Rocky III” and the Terminator figure from “Terminator 2: Judgment Day.”
Stallone's original script for Rocky V, for example, ended with the Italian Stallion dying in the arms of his beloved wife, Adrian, until he decided to grant his alter ego a stay of execution.
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 ...
Robert "Rocky" Balboa (also known by his ring name The Italian Stallion, played by Sylvester Stallone), is the title character and main protagonist of the Rocky film series. The character was created by Sylvester Stallone, who has also portrayed him in all eight films in the franchise.