Stallone

See also: stallone

English

Etymology

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Proper noun

Stallone (countable and uncountable, plural Stallones)

1. A surname;
2. (film) 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.
   • 2011, S. L. Varnado, Funny Side Up: Senior Citizen Scenarios, Bloomington, IN: iUniverse, page 115:

     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.

   • 2011 [2000], James Herbert, Others‎^[1], Pan Macmillan:

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

   • 2005 April 26, “In brief: Tombstone director George Cosmatos dies”, in The Guardian:

     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.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Stallone is the 20926^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1259 individuals. Stallone is most common among White (93.49%) individuals.

Anagrams

• tall ones