Sylvester Stallone

After being frustrated and nervous about auditioning, 'Rocky' star Carl Weathers once told Sylvester Stallone that he believed he wasn't a good actor to the star's face.

Sylvester Stallone didn't see his acclaimed 'Rocky' franchise going beyond 'Rocky IV' earlier in his career for one interesting reason.

It took Sylvester Stallone a lot of hard work to become a bonafide action hero. So with the rise of superhero movies, the actor couldn't help but feel they played a part in the downfall of the action genre today.

Dolly Parton and Sylvester Stallone's movie 'Rhinestone' was a flop. Still, Parton said that Stallone helped her out of a difficult period in her life.

Dolly Parton and Sylvester Stallone teamed up for 1984's 'Rhinestone.' When Dolly Parton first met the 'Rocky' actor in person, she was 'surprised' because she thought he'd be 'gigantic.'

Dolly Parton and Sylvester Stallone starred in the 1984 flop 'Rhinestone'. Though Stallone had 'the most fun' working with Parton, a change in directors caused an unwelcome shift in the movie's direction.

Legendary actor Sylvester Stallone has marked his body with many scars thanks to him insisting he does his own stunts. Eventually, his scars got too noticeable to be ignored, and the only way to cover them up was to get a tattoo of his wife's face.

Steven Seagal has been known to get under the skin of his co-stars. Once such incident saw him getting under the skin of Sylvester Stallone. But unlike others who might have been afraid of Seagal at the time, Stallone showed he was more than willing to defend himself by slamming Seagal against a wall.

Many actors often receive death threats. But for Sylvester Stallone, the death threats he received while filming 2008's 'Rambo' carried a little more weight to them. Filming the movie in the midst of a place in turmoil, Stallone admitted there was once a real danger present while filming.

'Rocky' icon Sylvester Stallone and superstar Dolly Parton partnered for the 1984 film 'Rhinestone'. The country queen revealed she had a tough time getting through some scenes with the actor.

Eddie Murphy has Sylvester Stallone to thank for his career.

Sylvester Stallone distinguished himself as both an actor and filmmaker after he wrote and starred in 'Rocky' in 1976. As successful as the film was, people might be surprised to find out that he wrote the screenplay in only 3 days.

Sylvester Stallone launched a long career as an action star thanks to the success of 'First Blood' in 1982. Even though the film would become a huge franchise with four sequels and an animated series, Stallone maintains that he hated the movie when he first saw it.

Sylvester Stallone created one of the most iconic films of the 70's when he wrote and starred in 'Rocky'. However, despite the massive success of the franchise in hindsight, the film's studio didn't want to support Stallone starring in it. Because of this, they only gave him a month to make it.

Sylvester Stallone didn't have much support from the studio when he started developing 'Rocky'. Even though he'd written the movie, the studio didn't want him to play the lead role and offered very little money to get it made.

Dolly Parton and Sylvester Stallone didn’t find success in the form of the 1984 movie ‘Rhinestone,’ but working on the film had some major upsides for Parton.

'Rocky' icon Sylvester Stallone once considered 'The Terminator' Arnold Schwarzenegger an 'arch enemy', and the feeling was mutual.

'Rocky' icon Sylvester Stallone wasn't thrilled working with this high-profile actor.

'Rocky' star Sylvester Stallone married Brigitte Nielsen in 1985, thought the union was short-lived.

Whenever a film flops, it is natural for the cast and the showrunners to find excuses or reasons for the show’s failure. The first and second installments of The Expendables franchise, starring Sylvester Stallone, enjoyed massive success. The third one, however, didn’t do well in comparison to its predecessors. Although The Expendables 3 wasn’t a …