theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/29/rocky-sylvester-stallone-anthony-ippolita How did a fishmonger who starred in an adult movie make Rocky? The film about Sylvester Stallone’s amazing triumph
Anthony Ippolito, 27, talks about landing the role of Sylvester Stallone in Peter Farrelly's I Play Rocky after sending unsolicited audition tapes for years. The film dramatises Stallone's lean years and his refusal of $300,000 unless he starred in Rocky, which was released fifty years ago.
