Sylvester Stallone

 The world may find it hard to believe that a man who once struggled to land roles in movies became one of the most famous actors in Hollywood. From securing small parts to writing screenplays Sylvester Stallone, considered the virile man of Hollywood established a niche his own place in the world of showbiz. His most iconic roles up to now are those from "Rocky Balboa" and Vietnam War veteran, 'John Rambo'. His most popular commercials include his collaboration with the other big guns of the industry such as Jean-Claude Van Damme as well as Arnold Schwarzenegger in the movies The Expendables', 'The Expendables', and The Expendables 2,. A multi-talented character, Stallone is currently an actor, writer, director and producer. He is well-known for his infamous garbled speech patterns as well as his large smile. Apart from his starring role in the 'Rocky' films and 'Rambo', Stallone was also in a variety of other films that earned high praise, but did not achieve the same success commercially as 'Rambo' and 'Rocky. He tried to break out of the stereotyped "tough" roles and appeared in a variety of films from different genres, like 'Paradise Ally" and 'Zookeeper" but they didn't reach the target audience.