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 known for his roles in the Rocky, Rambo, and The Expendables franchises, as well as Paradise Alley, Cobra, Over the Top, The Specialist, Judge Dredd (1995), Get Carter (2000), Eye See You, Bullet to the Head, and Escape Plan. He is nicknamed “The Italian Stallion.”
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 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 were ethnic Germans, 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 U.S., 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, Bari, Puglia, Italy. Domenico was born in Bari, the son of Silvestro Nicolò Stallone and Pasqua Guida. Maria was born in Gioia, Bari, 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, Bari, Puglia. Francesco was born in Gioia del Colle, the son of Nicola Nicastri and Pulcheria Colacicco. Nunziata was born in Gioia del Colle, the daughter of Giuseppe Nicola Speranza and Mariantonia Benedetto.
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/Labofisz 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 Brest, Finistère, Brittany, France, to Catholic parents, and was of Breton ancestry. Louis was born in Brest, the son of Victor Clérec and Marie Perrine Calonec. Sylvester’s great-grandmother Marie was born in Lambezellec, Finistère, 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
Genealogies of Sylvester’s parents – https://www.familysearch.org
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
The Family search entry along with the I.D. L85C-6C5 For her father.
John Paul Labofish
Male 1896–1956
L85C-6C5
https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/about/L85C-6C5
That “25% unclear; possibly German or Ashkenazi Jewish”
Is not unclear because Jackie Stallone’s father was an Ashkenazi Jew whose parents were also Jews from Russian Empire.
Father:
Charles Schachan Labofisz was born about April 1861, in Odessa, Odessa, Kherson, Russian Empire as the son of Eiel Labofisz and Dora Brier
Mother:
Rose Ethel Lamlec was born on 12 May 1868, in Russian Empire. She married Charles Schachan Labofisz in 1884, in Germany.
He looks like Al Pacino
Extremely handsome & Italian
It’s the opposite he’s fake Italian and not good looking I’m a real Italian from Italy and only the Southerns of Spaniard and part mixed Arab roots are like him he’s very exotic to be white in fact his daughters look both Arabs and Hispanics he’s not like every Italian men not the average.
He is half Italian so of course he can’t be an Italian. Also his appearence is altered by forceps at birth and PED use. Having said that, your statements are embarassing, dear hairy ignorant Sardinian shepherdess.
Fai ridere.
And Sylvester looks %100 Italian origin, you like or not.
or you may be from a lineage called “Barbari” in the Roman Empire where your ancestors mixed with Germanic tribes. Like franci or german.
and he said he was half italian-ashkenazi jewish
Barbarians came to the scene in Middle Ages after Roman Empire collapsed.
Anyway Sly is a quarter Jewish. His maternal grandfather family is reported as speaking Yiddish at home.
Where is this “reported”? It wasn’t on any census I could find.
This family’s language was usually listed as “German,” whereas for Russian Jews it’s usually “Yiddish” or “Russian.”
…enfin celui de la découverte de la famille LABOFISH à Washington…Cette famille juive (Jewish) originaire de Russie a fui les pogroms d’Odessa de 1886. [..] Rose accueille alors sa belle fille, mais elle ne parle que Yiddish (she speaks just Yiddish):
https://www.histoire-genealogie.com/Jeanne-Clerec-la-grand-mere-de-Sylvester-Stallone-un-destin-Americain?lang=fr
In the 1920 U.S. Census which they reference, Rose’s language is listed as “German,” not “Yiddish.” It’s already cited here.
BTW, Charles Labofish’s death record seems to say he was buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, in 1925, presumably in Los Angeles. Forest Lawn didn’t seem to allow burial of Jews for several decades after its founding, in 1906.
Labofish is a variation of Labovitz (Leibovitz/Leibowitz) IMO
“Parents of German Jewish descent”. May explain why spoke German according to that Census record.
https://interesting-facts.com/charles-labofish-biography-history-and-inventions/
A detailed overview of Stalllone’s Ukrainian-Jewish heritage:
>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1169252/Rambo-ski–Hollywood-star-Sylvester-Stallones-Russian-secret.html