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Jackie Stallone | |
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 Stallone inKyiv on May 17, 2008 | |
| Born | Jacqueline Frances Labofish (1921-11-29)November 29, 1921 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died | September 21, 2020(2020-09-21) (aged 98) Los Angeles,California, U.S. |
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| Children | 3, includingSylvester andFrank |
| Relatives | Sage Stallone (grandson) Sistine Stallone (granddaughter) |
Jacqueline Frances Stallone (néeLabofish; November 29, 1921 – September 21, 2020) was an Americanastrologer, dancer and wrestling promoter. She is the mother of actorSylvester Stallone, singerFrank Stallone, and actress Toni D'Alto, the latter by her former husband Anthony Filiti.
Jacqueline Frances Labofish was born on November 29, 1921, inWashington, D.C.,[1] the older of two girls. Her father, John Paul Labofish (1891–1956), was a Washington lawyer.[citation needed] Her mother, Jeanne Victoria Anne "Adrienne" Clerec (1901–1974),[2] wasBreton. Her parents had met while her father was serving in theU.S. Navy atBrest (Brittany) after theFirst World War.[3] Her paternal grandparents, Rose (Lamlec) and Charles Labofisz, were Jewish immigrants fromOdesa,Ukraine, then a part of theRussian Empire.[4][5]
Her family lived withbody builderCharles Atlas[6] who trained the family in gymnastics, weight lifting, and jogging, when she was a girl.[7]
Stallone was the first woman to have a daily television show on exercise and weight lifting in Washington, D.C., and later opened a women-only gym, named Barbella's.[7] During her youth, Stallone was a trapeze artist in a circus and a chorus girl in a nightclub. She was also a hairdresser. She lived relatively quietly for most of her life. Even after Sylvester starred in the filmRocky in 1976, she remained unknown to the general public.
Stallone appeared on the 1980s wrestling programGLOW:Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling. Stallone was shown rapping with Americana,Mt. Fiji, and Susie Spirit behind her. She rapped about Aunt Kittie's girls and making them kitty litter. Stallone became famous in her own right during the mid-1990s, by publishingastrology books, making television appearances, and setting up apsychichotline where she would charge telephone callers for advice from her and other operators. She also invented the termrumpology, which, according to her, is an art similar to that ofpalm reading except that the procedure is done by examining pictures of people's rear ends. She also claimed that she could consult dogs to find out about the future. She also became involved in the cosmetics industry, launching facial masks and other products that she claimed cured skin problems.
On May 21, 1992, Stallone appeared onThe Howard Stern Show and engaged in a heated on-air argument with Sylvester's dad, Frank Stallone Sr. She accused him of being horrible in bed and wanting to have Sylvester aborted. She said that she faked the abortion and that Frank did not know about it until she gave birth. Several curse words were said and some were not censored.
In January 2005, she appeared on the UK TV seriesCelebrity Big Brother as a "surprise" contestant. She was brought onto the show to create tension within the "house", as her former daughter-in-lawBrigitte Nielsen, with whom she notoriously did not get along, was also a contestant. Stallone was the first contestant voted out by viewers after spending four days in the house.
Stallone appeared on BBC TV showThrough the Keyhole in March 2007. On the show,Stefanie Powers explored her LA home and then interviewed her.
In 1994, Stallone was parodied in aSaturday Night Live skit in whichJaneane Garofalo played Stallone. In the skit, Stallone advertised a psychic hotline telling of her two sons "Sylvester, the famous star, and Frank, a struggling musician". Stallone encouraged customers to call so she could steer them away from the "Frank" (negativity) in their lives and toward the "Sylvester" (success).
Her appearance onCelebrity Big Brother 3 in the United Kingdom was parodied on the British TV comedy showFrench and Saunders, withDawn French playing Stallone andJennifer Saunders playingBrigitte Nielsen.[8]
InAbsolutely Fabulous, Season 1, Episode 1, entitled "Fashion" (1992), Saffy mistakes £300 worth ofroyal jelly for honey and eats it on toast, to which Edina says, "This is the stuff, sweetie... Jackie Stallone would kill for this, darling".[9]
In a clip on the TV showTalk Soup, Stallone ate shrimp and a producer dubbed in belches. This caused hostGreg Kinnear to laugh uncontrollably on camera.[10]
Stallone had three children and seven grandchildren. Her first marriage was toFrank Stallone Sr.[11][12] which lasted from 1945 to 1957, and produced her two sons, Sylvester and Frank Jr. They divorced in 1957. Her second marriage was to Anthony Filiti in 1959, with whom she had a daughter, the late, Toni D'Alto. They later divorced. Her third and final marriage was to Stephen Levine in 1998, and lasted until her death in 2020. Her eldest grandchildSage Stallone died unexpectedly in 2012. She had another grandson and three granddaughters through eldest son Sylvester, a grandson through Frank, and a grandson through Toni.
Jackie Stallone died on September 21, 2020, at the age of 98. Her death was announced by her son Frank.[1][13]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1990 | Stallone's Knockouts | Judge | TV movie |
| 1993 | Beach Babes from Beyond | Yanna | |
| 1996 | The Appointment | The 'Mother-In-Law' |
