Sylvester Stallone he is best known for his action movies and exciting roles like ‘Rocky’ and ‘Rambo’ to name a few. However, there is another side to the superstar. The actor recently turned 80 and has no qualms about slowing down when it comes to doing what he likes most apart from acting: painting.
Sylvester Stallone as an actor and artist
The star recently turned 80, and unlike most of his high-powered roles, Stallone likes to lead a quiet life away from the hustle and bustle in Palm Beach, Florida. According to a recent report from PEOPLE, the actor proudly balances his life between acting, golf and painting.A statement from the report says that he prioritizes his time properly and also spends a lot of time at local restaurants near his home in Palm Beach, Florida. Not only that, but the Stallone family also spends a lot of time in the East Hampton home that the star acquired in 2024. The actor is married to Jennifer Flavin and the two share three daughters: Sophia, who is 30, Sistine, who is 28, and their youngest daughter, Scarlet, who is 24.Along with all this, Stallone has also started giving time to painting. Another statement from the report shared, “At 80, Stallone is a man who is focused on his art. He has an amazing studio built in his home, and drawing and painting is his life. If he has a character to play, he draws it first. He had an amazing retrospective of his work in January and painting is truly his first love, something he’s been doing ever since.”The actor has been part of the artistic scene for years. Recently, he even held an exhibition of his paintings at the Los Angeles Convention Center. His first retrospective was held in January last year at Art Palm Beach. A press release from the gallery talked about how this was one of the first times the actor showed the art he had created to the world.“Here’s the interesting part: Someone who built one of the most recognizable personal brands in entertainment deliberately kept a six-decade creative practice separate from it. No merchandising ties, no license reproduction, no Instagram content strategy. Only work, in private, for sixty years,” they explained further.In terms of work, Stallone has been actively involved in the hit series ‘Tulsa King’ as the main character, mob boss Dwight ‘The General’ Manfredi. Season 4 has already been confirmed and is slated to drop sometime in the fall, however, an official date has yet to be announced.