VH1
decided to find the top 200
Greatest Popular Culture Icons.
Sly made the list at 115.
Each of VH1’s 200 Greatest Pop Culture
Icons is illustrated by celebrated artist Robert Risko,
profiled in a magazine as well as espisodes on VH1. Check out
their website
for full details.
The magazine profile of Sly contains the picture
to the left and the following text:
Sylvester Stallone
For a guy who got his start in
porn, Sylvester Stallone bounced back just like in one
of his own scripts. Six years after baring all in "A
Party at Kitty and Stud's" for $200, Stallone
created what was to become the cinematic anthem of the underdog.
He wrote the first draft of "Rocky" in three
days and insisted on playing the part of the determined boxer
himself despite studio pressure to cast a star. "Rocky"
ended up earning 10 Oscar nominations and won for Best
Picture. His portrayal of another sequel-friendly action
man, vengeful Vietnam vet John Rambo, turned Stallone
into more than a one character wonder. Though less successful
in the comedy genre ["Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot!"],
the father of five, who is married to model Jennifer Flavin,
is indomitable. "The eyes droop, the mouth is crooked,the
teeth aren't straight, the voice sounds like a Mafioso pallbearer,"
he once said of himself. "But somehow it all works."
