{
  "id": 9581142,
  "title": "Sylvester Stallone jokes about one of his wildest jobs before fame",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/sylvester-stallone-jokes-about-one-of-his-wildest-jobs-before-fame",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-24T16:06:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sylvester-stallone-wildest-job-before-fame/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Sylvester Stallone once recounted how he worked at cleaning lion cages at New York City's Central Park Zoo to make ends meet before achieving fame. The actor admitted to feeling guilty for both the animals and leaving behind a strong animal scent. Stallone shared this memory while speaking with CBS Sunday Morning correspondent Tracy Smith, who aired the interview on CBS Sunday Morning. The former actor revealed he would shower with his clothing still on when he couldn't afford a laundromat. Stallone moved to New York City at a young age to pursue writing and acting careers. In 1975, his screenplay for \"Rocky\" won three Academy Awards, catapulting his career. Stallone went on to co-write and star in the subsequent \"First Blood\" and \"Rambo\" films. Despite initial success with these franchises, Stallone faced an eight-year period of underperforming films, which he described as \"more than a drought. It was about eight years of spiderwebs on the phone.\" Stallone recently launched a new Paramount+ series, \"Tulsa King,\" and is set to release his memoir \"The Steps\" next Tuesday.",
  "summary": "Sylvester Stallone said he took a series of odd jobs to make ends meet before the bruised but unbowed Rocky Balboa.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}