Famous for his Olympic & sports action paintings, he's appeared in 2 "Rocky" movies
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Rocky Balboa - Wikipedia  Robert "Rocky" Balboa, Sr. is the title character of the Rocky series. The character was created by Sylvester Stallone, who also portrayed him in all seven Rocky films. ... Rocky was proud that he never had his nose broken in a professional fight. His nickname is ... Adrian is very shy and scared of Rocky's tough appearance.
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Celebs who played sports - MSN.com  Apr 29, 2016 ... Britain's Prince William warms up before making his water polo debut for the .... Click through our gallery for many more celebs who played sports. ... When he's not busy painting the globe with youthful indiscretions, pop star ..... He will be forever linked to boxing thanks to the "Rocky" movies, but in real life...
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Sugar Ray Leonard - Wikipedia  Ray Charles Leonard (born May 17, 1956), best known as "Sugar" Ray Leonard, is an .... Leonard would continue to pursue his Olympic dream while she and the .... Durn, the former Undisputed World Lightweight Champion for 6 1/2 years, had ..... But at that point in the fight, Hagler appeared to be slightly more ring-general...
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Rocky IV (1985) - Greatest Films  Under the credits, the flashback ended with Rocky giving his trainer and former ... although Paulie was disappointed: "Yo, I wanted a sports car for my birthday, not no ... An article entitled "SMASH AND SPLASH" told about him and his Olympic ... an exhibition bout with famous US professional heavyweight champion Rocky...
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How sports venues have inspired artists | Arts | DW.COM | 19.08.2016  Aug 19, 2016 ... But when these two seemingly divergent fields cross, the results can be astonishing. Photographers are inspired by the art of movement, while painters still the ... Filmmakers set their movies in sports venues - even if the film isn't at all ... One famous example is the filigree roof design of the Munich Olympic...
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Sylvester Stallone - Wikipedia  Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone is an American actor, .... That same year he starred in Norman ... directing the first film), which also became a major success ... to the series: Rocky III (1982) and Rocky IV (1985). ... for Rocky IV and Rambo II films, just as if he...
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Rocky  CBS Philly  His last major film was 2006's Rocky Balboa, in which he prepares the nearly ... Thursday morning, it was announced Stallone is nominated for an Academy Award .... PHILADELPHIA (CBS)  He may have stopped boxing, but Rocky Balboa still ... As for the running-up-the-Art-Museum-steps tradition: Rocky climbs those...
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Rocky Graziano - Wikipedia  Thomas Rocco Barbella (January 1, 1919  May 22, 1990), better known as Rocky Graziano, was an American professional boxer who held the World Middleweight title. Graziano is considered one of the greatest knockout artists in boxing history, ... At age 18 he won the Metropolitan A.A.U. welterweight championship.
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'Lords of the Ring': 8 great boxing movies at CMA | cleveland.com  The Cleveland Museum of Art will keep boxing fans happy with "Lords of the Ring: Boxing Films before 'Rocky' and 'Raging Bull," an eight-film series of boxing...
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Rocky II - Wikipedia  Rocky II is a 1979 American film written and directed by, and starring Sylvester Stallone. It is the ... The Ring Magazine heavyweight championship belt makes its first ... Soon after, Rocky and Adrian happily learn that Adrian is pregnant. Meanwhile, fueled by hate mail, Apollo becomes obsessed with the idea that a rematch is...
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Sylvester Stallone - Film Actor, Screenwriter, Director, Producer ...  May 23, 2016 ... ... portraying boxer Rocky Balboa and Vietnam War veteran John Rambo. ... reprising his characters from Rocky and First Blood (1982) for several sequels. .... After years of being the target of critical barbs, Stallone began to receive ... He went on to add one more chapter to the Rocky Balboa saga in 2015...
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Stallone: A Rocky Life: Frank Sanello: 9781840181135 - Amazon.com  Buy Stallone: A Rocky Life on Amazon.com  FREE SHIPPING on qualified orders.
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10 Movies That Prove Keanu Reeves Was Cool Before The Matrix ...  Aug 11, 2014 ... Surprisingly adventurous, he tried his hand at a variety of genres: big-budget ... Let's take a trip back in time to his finest moments before The Matrix made him immortal. 1. ... In Kenneth Branagh's film, the actor appeared alongside ... picture debut was as a goalie in the Canadian hockey flick Youngblood,...
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Amazon.com: Customer Reviews: Rocky III (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD ...  A man's world can collapse if he does NOT believe in himself. ... This sets the stage for the rematch, where we already know what the outcome is going to be. ... Just before Rocky's first boxing match with Clubber Lang, Mickey has a Heart attack ..... Survivor's hit "The eye of the Tiger" is played during training, and really adds...
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The Karate Kid (1984) - Decent Films  The Karate Kid is perhaps the best of the Rocky clones, formulaic, ... Directed by John G. Avildsen (who directed Stallone in the original Rocky), the film's ... Teens & Up ... Ralph Macchio stars in what is still his signature role as Daniel LaRusso, ... film itself embraces the two-fisted clich that the way to win a bully's respect is...
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Rocky Balboa - Wikipedia  Rocky Balboa was named the 7th greatest movie hero by the ... the Rocky Balboa character, having "entertained and inspired boxing fans from...
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Sylvester Stallone displays sinewy forearms on Pinkberry outing ...  Apr 21, 2013 ... He opted to avoid the fro-yo carbs himself, but sweetly held his little ... Stallone will join his 1980's rival and fellow Planet Hollywood ... Epic: NBA star Robin Lopez recently tweeted this on-set snap with the Rocky star boxing Raging Bull .... flat stomach in a kinky leather ensemble and thigh-high boots Plenty...
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AFI: Robert Wise - Somebody Up There Likes Me  His unforgettable portrayal of the tough boxer fighting the most difficult ... amount of time with Rocky Graziano in preparation for the film that would tell his life story. ... Having grown up with a father whose own dreams of a boxing championship...
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Rocky statue ready to hit the steps With a win, the fictional pugilist is ...  Sep 7, 2006 ... Rocky makes comeback at Art Museum ... In that spirit, the 8-foot bronze statue of the fictional film character won another fight yesterday - over...
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List of awards and nominations received by Sylvester Stallone ...  Sylvester Stallone is an American actor, screenwriter and film director who has appeared in multiple film roles. Throughout his career, Stallone has been nominated for various awards including Academy Awards ... 1977, Favorite Movie Actor, Rocky, Nominated. 1978, F.I.S.T. and .... Writers Guild of America Awards[edit]...
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10 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Sylvester Stallone  IFC  Sep 19, 2014 ... Well, okay, let's be honest  if you're a movie nerd, you might actually know some of these things about the man they call Sly. ... Dolph Lundgren Hospitalized Him. Let Sly tell you himself about his really bad idea on the set of Rocky IV that ... But unless you are living under the world's largest rock, you can...