From Zero to Hero: Sylvester Stallone’s Incredible Life

Trying to Better Himself

Stallone struggled to stay in one school, so he decided to leave Maryland to live with his mother and her second husband in Philadelphia. There he attended a special high school for troubled teens, which helped him to get on a better path. After graduating high school, Stallone attended American College in Switzerland.

A portrait of Sylvester Stallone in his teens.

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He started studying drama and eventually transferred to the University of Miami to continue his dramatic arts degree. However, Stallone dropped out to move to New York with the hope of starting an acting career. He would soon learn that it wasn’t going to be an easy journey into the industry.

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