Sylvester Stallone

 It's hard to believe that someone who once struggled to find films to play, went on to become one of the most famous actors of Hollywood. Sylvester Stallone is considered the virile man in Hollywood. He has made a niche for himself in the showbiz world with roles ranging from minor to screenplay writing. His most famous roles include 'Rocky Balboa,' and 'John Rambo' both Vietnam War veterans. Some of his most recent commercial hits include his collaboration with the other big guns of the industry , like Jean-Claude Van Damme and Arnold Schwarzenegger in the movies The Expendables', 'The Expendables', and "The Expendables 2". A multi-talented personality, Stallone is currently an actor, writer, director and producer. He is most well-known for his trademark garbled speech patterns and his lopsided smile. In addition to the films in the series 'Rocky' he starred in a number of other films which received praise from critics but did not receive the commercial success that "Rambo" and "Rocky' were able to enjoy. He tried to break out of the stereotyped "tough" roles and appeared in a variety of films from different genres, like 'Paradise Ally" and 'Zookeeper" but they did not reach the intended audiences.