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Sylvester Stallone has established worldwide recognition as an actor, writer and director since he played the title role in his own screenplay of Rocky, which won the Academy Award in 1976 for Best Picture.Stallone's credits as actor/writer/director are Rocky II and Paradise Alley. As actor and co-writer, Stallone filmed F.I.S.T., First Blood, Rambo: First Blood Part II, Rhinestone and Rambo III. He co-wrote, directed and produced Staying Alive and starred in Nighthawks, Victory, Tango & Cash and Lock Up. Rocky V, starring and written by Stallone and directed by John Avildsen, opened in 1990.
In addition, Stallone has starred in Cliffhanger, Demolition Man, The Specialist, Assassins, Daylight, and in the challenging and compelling role of Freddy Helfin in the Miramax feature film CopLand, which has garnered him international critical and audience acclaim.
Winner of the People's Choice Award for Favorite Motion Picture Actor, Stallone was recently given the Lifetime Achievement Award by the USA Academy of Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Films.
He recently completed a starring role in Eye See You for Universal Pictures. Among his upcoming projects are the racing drama Driven, which he also produced and wrote, and the sci-fi action thriller Hunter, in which he will star and direct.
Bio courtesy Warner Bros. (01-Jan-2000)
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