Before His Fame As "Rocky," Stallone Had Already Spent Time In Prison
What started as a routine fight at a diner turned into an unexpected experience.
Hollywood actor Sylvester Stallone recounted how, in the early 1970s, he ended up behind bars following a confrontation at a New York diner where he worked. In his memoir, the 80-year-old actor called this experience a harsh lesson that made him look at freedom differently, writes People.
According to Stallone, the conflict began when he told a representative of the trash removal company that the establishment would be switching providers. The man threatened him and shoved him against the counter. Stallone grabbed a meat tenderizer and a sharp fish knife, but it didn’t escalate into a serious fight—the police detained both of them.
It was the future actor who ended up being arrested. He was charged with threatening an unarmed person while brandishing two dangerous objects. The other person involved in the altercation was soon released.
Stallone spent about a week and a half in a New York City jail known as “The Tomb.” According to his recollections, there were at least 15 people in a cell designed to hold about six.
“It was a filthy place overflowing with violent people. A real house of horrors,” the actor wrote in his memoirs.
After his release, Stallone quit his job at the diner. The experience served as a “wake-up call” for him and made him want to stay out of trouble.
A few years later, the actor rose to fame thanks to the 1976 film *Rocky*.
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