Trouble at Home
After his complicated birth, Stallone’s life didn’t get easier. He and his younger brother Frank were negatively affected by their parents’ tumultuous relationship. Because of the unhealthy environment, he spent the first five years of his life in multiple foster homes until his father moved the family to Washington DC.
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Stallone lived in Maryland for years while his father grew his beauty parlor chain. When his parents divorced in 1957, Stallone struggled emotionally and academically. He got expelled from 14 Catholic schools, allegedly for fighting, arson, and stealing. He was an outcast among his classmates, which only made him angrier.