Published 15:12 IST, November 28th 2020

Sylvester Stallone expresses his gratitude for 'Rocky Balboa' in Thanksgiving post

Sylvester Stallone, who is known for playing characters such as Rocky Balboa and Rambo, has revealed why he is and will be grateful for Rocky. Read to know more

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Sylvester Stallone, legendary actor who is kwn for playing characters such as 'Rocky Balboa' and 'Rambo', has revealed why he is and will forever be grateful for his first character, Rocky, on event of Thanksgiving Day. Rocky was a creation of Stallone himself. Since debut of Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa, fearless and relentless downtrodden boxer on screen, character has received commercial and critical success. first film that came out on vember 21,1976, four days before Thanksgiving Day that year, is still considered to be an evergreen classic.

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Here is post by Stallone himself:

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Through im, Stallone dwells on why he will never take his first character and creation for granted. He also talks about how character of Rocky is essentially a cinematic representation of his world view. Stallone also hints at fact that Balboa is character that brought him status of a superstar very early on in his career. To date, Rocky is a gift that keeps on giving.

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Here is an im of Sylvester Stallone as Rocky:

Sylvester Stallone As Rocky

Im Source: YouTube.com/Movieclips Classic Trailers

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Rocky Balboa is also character which brought him coveted star status very early on in his career. Because of love and status that Rocky Balboa has received over years, it is said that Stallone will always be kwn as Rocky, irrespective of his performance as or characters in or feature presentations.

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Rocky’s story is going on till date, with his latest appearance as character being in Creed 2, which is centred around Michael B Jordan, who plays character of onis Creed. onis Creed is son of Rocky Balboa’s first boxing rival and friend, Apollo Creed (played by Carl Wears in original film series).

film h Stallone’s Rocky Balboa on sidelines but still playing a significant role as onis Creed’s usually inebriated mentor. most recent reported developments around series include that Jordan will be returning for Creed 3, which he is said to direct as well. film will also feature Stallone’s Rocky Balboa in a significant part.

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On work front, list of most recent Sylvester Stallone's movies include films like Creed 2, Escape Plan 2, Backtrace, Escape Plan: Extractors, and Rambo: Last Blood. Stallone will be next seen in James Gunn’s version of Suicide Squ.

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15:12 IST, November 28th 2020