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and has written music for Sylvester's movies. His song " Far from Over" appeared in the 1983 film '' Staying Alive'' and was included on the film's

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. The song reached number ten on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and received a Golden Globe nomination for Stallone, while the album itself, consisting of Stallone and various other artists, received a Grammy nomination.

Early life

Stallone was born in Maryland and raised in Philadelphia. He is the younger son of Jacqueline Stallone (née Labofish; 1921–2020), an

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, former dancer, and promoter of women's

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, and Frank Stallone Sr., a hairdresser. His father was an Italian immigrant, and his mother's family was French from

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and also of Eastern European descent. Stallone's brother is actor

. In his teen years, he went to Lincoln High School in Northeast

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Career

1980s to 1990s

Stallone has worked as a singer. He wrote and performed " Far from Over" for the 1983 film '' Staying Alive'', which was written and directed by his older brother. The song peaked at No. 10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming his only major pop hit, and it was nominated for a

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award for Best Original Song from a Motion Picture. The album was nominated for a

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for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special. Stallone also played himself in a recurring role on the short-lived sitcom ''

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'', alongside fellow celebrity siblings

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and

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. Stallone was the subject of repeated non-sequitur punchlines delivered by comedian

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during the ''

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'' segment of the television show ''

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''.

2000s and 2010s

Stallone appeared as a boxing consultant on the

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reality television series '' The Contender'' in 2005. He appeared on the

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Radio and television show on several occasions. During one appearance on the Howard Stern Show, Stallone had a boxing match with television reporter

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; Stallone won the bout. He was a contestant on

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, a reality competition series on CMT that followed 10 celebrity contestants as they trained to be professional wrestlers. He also appeared on an episode of ''

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''. On August 17, 2010, the Australian comedy duo

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flew Stallone, then aged 60, to Australia for a one-night-only gig called "Hamish & Andy present: Frank Stallone “Let me be Frank with you” The Fully Franked Tour'". Following a parade in Melbourne, Stallone performed "Far from Over" to an audience of over 2,000 people. Hamish & Andy were big fans of the song, claiming it always pumped them up, and they dubbed the phenomenon "The Frank Effect". Stallone said of the night, "This is seriously one of the best, ''best'' times I've ever had." A documentary directed and produced by

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entitled ''STALLONE: Frank, That Is'' about the life, career and survival of Frank Stallone was released in 2021. The documentary features interviews with

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, Billy Zane,

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Discography

Studio albums

* ''Frank Stallone'' (1984) * ''Day in Day Out'' with The Billy May Orchestra (1991) * ''Close Your Eyes'' with The Sammy Nestico Big Band (1993) * ''Soft and Low'' (1999) * ''Full Circle'' (2000) * ''Frankie and Billy'' (2002) * ''Songs from the Saddle'' (2005) * ''Heart and Souls'' (2007)

Compilation albums

* ''Stallone on Stallone – By Request'' (2002) (re-recorded versions) * ''In Love in Vain'' with The Sammy Nestico Orchestra (2003)

Singles

Soundtrack appearances

* "Take You Back" (from ''Rocky'') (1976) * "Angel Voice / Please Be Someone To Me" (from ''

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'') (1978) * "Na Na Ninni / Two Kinds of Love" (from ''Rocky II'') (1979) * " Far from Over", "Moody Girl", "I'm Never Gonna Give You Up" with Cynthia Rhodes, I Hope We Never Change, Finding Out the Hard Way, Waking Up (from ''Staying Alive'') (1983) * "Peace in Our Life" (from ''Rambo: First Blood Part II'') (1985) * "Bad Nite" (from ''Over the Top'') (1987) * "You Don't Want to Fight with Me" (from ''The Expendables 2'') (2012)

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stallone, Frank 1950 births Living people American male film actors American male television actors American male singers Male actors from New York City American people of Italian descent American people of French descent American people of Breton descent Family of Sylvester Stallone