Meaning of Stallone | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname;
   countable, uncountable
2. used specifically of Sylvester Stallone (b. 1946), an American actor, director, screenwriter, and producer, known especially for his acting roles as boxer Rocky Balboa and soldier John Rambo.
   countable, uncountable

Examples

“First critic: […] By the way, did you hear about the new film Stallone is making? It's titled Rocky Balboa Enters a Nursing Home. Stallone plays an aging Rocky—false teeth, hearing aid, Depends.”

“His dark hair was cut short, brushed forward, speckles of white adding texture, and I imagined he modelled himself on ERs George Clooney, although he looked more like Stallone—Stallone' gone wrong, if you can imagine that;[…]”

“George Cosmatos, the director of Rambo II and Cobra, has died from cancer aged 64. Apart from shooting Stallone vehicles, Cosmatos was best known for the 1993 western Tombstone, starring Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer.”

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