Sylvester Stallone
Stallone in 2010, Featureflash / Shutterstock.com
Birth Name: Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: July 6, 1946
Ethnicity:
*50% Italian
*25% French Breton
*25% unclear; possibly German or Ashkenazi Jewish
Sylvester Stallone is an American actor, director, producer, and filmmaker.
He is the son of Jackie Stallone (born Jacqueline Frances Labofish), an astrologer, dancer, and women’s wrestling promoter, and Frank Stallone, Sr., who owned beauty salons and played polo. His brother is actor Frank Stallone.
Sylvester’s nickname is “The Italian Stallion.” Sylvester’s father was an Italian emigrant, from Gioia del Colle, Apulia. Sylvester’s maternal grandmother was French, of Breton ancestry.
It is not completely clear what Sylvester’s maternal grandfather’s ethnic background was. There are some indications that the family was German, and lived in the Russian Empire. An article in The Daily Mail, a British middle-market tabloid, stated that Sylvester’s maternal grandfather was of Jewish heritage, but it is not clear if this is accurate. There are many indications that he was not Jewish, and, it appears that, at least after they moved to the United States, Sylvester’s maternal grandfather’s family were Christian by religion (although it is possible that they were born Jewish).
Sylvester was raised Catholic, and is a practising Catholic.
Sylvester is married to model, entrepreneur, and business owner Jennifer Flavin. He has two children, including late actor Sage Stallone, with his first wife, Sasha Czack; and three children, including actress Sophia Rose Stallone and internet personality, model, and actress Sistine Stallone, with Jennifer.
Sylvester’s paternal grandfather was Silvestro Stallone (the son of Domenico Stallone and Maria Giuditta Patarino). Sylvester’s grandfather Silvestro was born in Gioia del Colle, Provincia di Bari Puglia, Italy. Domenico was the son of Silvestro Stallone and Pasqua Guida. Maria was the daughter of Gaudenzio Patarino and Maria Masi. Pictures of Sylvester’s father and paternal grandfather can be seen here.
Sylvester’s paternal grandmother was Pulcheria Nicastri (the daughter of Francesco Nicastri and Nunziata Speranza). Pulcheria was Italian, from Gioia del Colle.
Sylvester’s maternal grandfather was John Paul Labofish (the son of Charles Schachan/Shashan Labofish/Labofisz and Rose Ethel Lemlich/Lamlec/Lamletz/Lemletz). John was born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. On census records and in other documents, Charles and Rose were listed as born in Germany most of the time, or in Russia, some of the time. Their language was usually listed as “German.” Charles was a patent attorney, and was the son of Eiel Labofish and Dora Brier.
Sylvester’s maternal grandmother was Jeanne Victoria Adrienne Anne Clérec (the daughter of Louis Victor Clérec and Marie Pauline Rodrigue). Jeanne was born in Brittany, France, to Catholic parents, and was of Breton ancestry. Louis was the son of Victor Clérec and Marie Perrine Calonec. Sylvester’s great-grandmother Marie was the daughter of Jean Jacques Edouard Rodrigue and Jeanne Marie Cavallan.
Sources: https://www.histoire-genealogie.com
Genealogy of Sylvester Stallone – https://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Sylvester Stallone (focusing on his father’s side) – http://geneasud.com
Immigration record of Sylvester’s father – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Sylvester’s father – https://www.washingtonpost.com
Sylvester’s maternal grandfather, John Paul Labofish, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
John Paul Labofish on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
John Paul Labofish on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
John Paul Labofish on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Death record of Sylvester’s maternal great-grandfather, Charles Schachan/Shashan Labofish/Labofisz – https://www.familysearch.org
Correction: “Ukrainean” should be added to his ethnicy.
Source : Article “Rambo’sci – Stallone’s russian secret”
(The ONLY ORIGINAL article about his grandfather’s roots)
claims, the mother of his grandfather (one more: her name
was Lemles, and not Rabinovic) was a cousine of some
EVDOKIA KRAVTCHENKO. It’s an UKRAINEAN, and nor jewish,
“russian”, kalmyk or smth. else
Gardenzio lol
Christian, you are ignorant. Bar Mizwah is only for boys,
who have judaistic parents or at least a full-jew mother.
Jews would never recognise him.
Even nazis didn’t treated persons with one jewish grandparent as jews.
And immigrants like Christians (who always scream, that german people are nazis) make stupid bar mizwah jokes.LOL
O’k, at least one parent should be a jew. But even his
grandfather wasn’t judaist. (I mentioned their
family story in previous page). The great irony:
postcommunist mass-media “confuse” his antisemitic
grandmother with her hated mother-in-law and
claim she was an “ukrainan jew”
I don’t like my comment (November 20, 12.37) –
too rude. How can one remove/correct comments?
i always thought he was italian. he looks italian
“I always thought he was italian” – one more person, who
can’t read. He’s still 50% italian – isn’t italian enough for
you?