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   Stallone was found guilty of illegally importing banned medications into Australia. 48 muscle growth hormone drugs cost the actor a fine of 18 thousand US dollars.

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   Stallone began his first workouts at a city dump, where he lifted whatever he could find: a brake drum, half a bumper, a steering column, a cinder block, etc.

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   He was expelled from schools more than 10 times.

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   His younger son, Seargeoh (1979), from his first marriage, was diagnosed with autism.

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   On July 13, 2012, Sylvester Stallone's son, Sage, was found dead in his Hollywood home.

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   Stallone's father, hairdresser Frank Stallone, was an immigrant from Sicily, and his mother, astrologer Jackie Stallone, was of Jewish origin with roots in Odesa.

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   The established pronunciation of the actor's surname is "Ste-lone" (Stallone).

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   In his youth, Stallone was a notorious bully, which was his reaction to the constant mockery of classmates who taunted him over his appearance and speech impediments.

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   His eldest son, Sage Stallone, is an actor, producer, and director.

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    Sylvester has Ukrainian-Jewish roots; his grandmother was from Odesa.

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    In his early years in New York, while acting did not bring in income, Sylvester had to take on the most unusual jobs to find money to pay for housing and somehow make ends meet: cleaning lion cages, cutting off fish heads, and so on.

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    Full name: Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone.

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    For seven years, even before working in film, Stallone went by the name Mike.

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    He studied dramatic arts at the University of Miami.

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    Sylvester Stallone is left-handed.

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    He has a younger brother, singer and actor Frank Stallone.