Curiosidades de Sylvester Stallone

Oil paints in his spare time and considers 'Leonardo Da Vinci' his personal hero.

Was part owner of the Planet Hollywood restaurant chain with Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

At 15, his classmates voted him the one "most likely to end up in the electric chair."

His mother, Jackie Stallone, is a fan of Jackie Chan. Chan and Stallone are very good friends.

Created and produced a TV series pilot called "Father Lefty", with star Danny Nucci as an offbeat Miami priest. The pilot aired on CBS in 2002, but was not picked up as a series.

He has four children: Seargeoh, Sophia Rose, Sistine Rose and Scarlet Rose. His fifth, Sage, was found dead in 2012 in Los Angeles.

Was 23 years old when he got his first starring role in the softcore porno 'The Party at Kitty and Stud's'.

Turned down the role of John McClane in 'Die Hard'. The part went to Bruce Willis instead.

As of 2004 is the all time Razzie Award champion, with a record 30 nominations and 10 "wins", more than any other person in history.

Frank Capra, Oscar winner as best director for 'Wonderful Life!' and 'It Happened One Night' said the original Rocky movie was the best he had seen in ten years.

Film Bollywood stars like Salman Khan, Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol, Dharmendra, Sanjay Dutt, Sunil Shetty and Hrithik Roshan are his die-hard fans. Sunny Deol even named one of his sons Rocky.

Was said to have only $106 in his bank account at the time the 'Rocky' project was given the green light by producer Irwin Winkler.

He said that 'Rocky' was made possible by a stroke of luck, as he ended up reading the script of this film to the producers who had just reject him for another role. Stallone told this anecdote as an example of what happens when luck comes at a time when preparation and opportunity meet.