Congratulations to Sly
Stallone for winning a Golden Globe for best supporting
actor for his performance in the movie Creed. The standing ovation he received at the award ceremony in Los Angeles, California was well deserved and was indicative of the respect his peers had for him.
Sylvester Stallone is such
a nice guy. It was such an honor and a privilege for me to have been a part of his close inner circle years ago when I worked in the area Entertainment Law. It was
truly one of the highlights of my life to have traveled to Italy with Sly for the filming of one of his movies at Cinecitta Movie Studio in
Rome, Italy. I remember sitting in a director’s chair one night on the set at
Cinecitta watching Sly do take after take of a scene involving fire. It was
about 4 AM. It was freezing cold and drizzling rain. I was huddled under a tarp
with Sly’s best friend and Associate Producer the late Tony Munafo and Food
Network Star Giada De Laurentis’ aunt Raffaela De Laurentis. I remember in that
moment thinking how surreal it was for me to be in Italy in the inner circle of
a world class movie star watching him make a movie and wondering how I got there.
During Sly’s acceptance
speech at the Golden Globe Award ceremonies, Sly stated that he was the sum
total of everyone he’d ever met. What Sly meant is that each person of any
significance who passes through our lives has an impact in shaping our
character and leading us down the path that is our life. Sly also thanked his “imaginary
friend Rocky Balboa” referring to the iconic movie character that literally
changed the direction of his life from living in the struggle to a life of fame
and fortune. And one of the unsung heroes of Sly's dream-filled journey has been my former
boss high profile entertainment attorney Jake Bloom. Every time I see Sylvester Stallone my mind travels back to a beautiful time in my life living the dream.
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