Stallone: A Rocky Life

Stallone: A Rocky Life by Sanello, Frank. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781840181135.

With his sculpted physique and brooding good looks, Sylvester Stallone remains the quintessential movie star. In this biography?based on exclusive interviews with Stallone, his outspoken mother, his second wife, and a host of fellow celebrities and friends?this most private of public figures is revealed. Frank Sanello looks not only at Stallones personal life, which fans will find as compelling as any of his action pictures, but also at his film career, from cartoon icon to failed comic actor to re-energized action hero. Frank Sanello has written biographies of Sharon Stone, Tom Cruise, Eddie Murphy, Will Smith, and Steven Spielberg. A former film critic for the Los Angeles Daily News, his work has also appeared in The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and People.