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(D Comeat answers are hidden. Submitted May 23 at 5:22pm Partial Question 1 3/5 pts Read the following text and answer the questions below pacos oracion ATA ca Ei aa 153 Hacia 4 Vircad DUZZOS Arama 10 1600-11:30 Silvester Stallone's Life Story Actor, writer, director, and producer Sylvester Stallone was bom on July 6, 1946, in New York City. One of the most popular action stars of all time, Stallone is best known for portraying two heroic characters on the big sorsen—boxwer Rocky Balbos and Wetnam Var veteran John Rambo. Stallone had a difficult childhood. Both he and younger brother Frank were adversely affected by their parents" hostile relstionship, which later ended in divorce. When Stallone was around five years old, his father mowed the family to the Washington, D.C. area. Stallone lived in Maryland for yaars, staying with his fatier aher his parents' divorce in 1057. Hewas morified. he struggled emotionally and academically. Alem years later, Stallone went to live with his mother and her second husband in Philadelphia. There, he atended a special high school tor troubled youth. After graduation, Stallone eventually went on to college. First, he attended the Amerñcan Colege in Switzeriand, where he studied drama. Stallone then went to the University of Miami, again choosing to focus on the dramatic arts. He left school before completing his degres to move to New York City bo pursue an acting career. Back in the day, Stallone was a struggling actor in every definition. At some point, he got so broke that he stole his wife's jewelry and sold if. Things got so bad that he ewen ended up homeless. Unable to pay rent or afñord food, real misery. His lowest point came when he did not have money to feed his dog anymore, so he sold it at $25 only. *l walked away erying.* he once said in an interview. Two weeks later, he saw a boxing match between Mohammed Ali and Chuck Wepner and that match gawe him the inspiration to write the soript for the famous mowe, ROCKY. He wrote the script for 20 hours! He tried to sell £ and got an oñer for 3125,000 tor the screenplay. He had just one request. He wanted to be the main actor in the mowe, but the studio wanted a real star. Today, the same Stallone, who slept n the streets and sold his dog just because he could not even feed £ anymore, is one ofthe grestes! move stars who ver walked the Earth, and this was possible because he never gave Up. 1. What is the main ides of the tex? How the tough fe of a Hollywood star changed.