 In 1977, Stallone was nominated for two Academy Awards for "Rocky", for Best Original Screenplay and Best Actor.He became the third man in history to receive these two nominations for the same film, after Charlie Chaplin and Orson Welles.Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone was born in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan, New York, on July 6, 1946, the elder son of Francesco "Frank" Stallone Sr., a hairdresser and beautician, and Jacqueline "Jackie" Stallone ("née" Labofish; born 1921), an astrologer, dancer, and promoter of women's wrestling.