Sylvester Stallone’s brother Frank admits to having ‘many, many fights’ with the Rocky star

Sylvester Stallone’s brother Frank, 70, admits to having ‘many, many fights’ with the Rocky star and felt ‘frustrated’ that nobody took his work seriously

He’s the younger brother of Hollywood icon Sylvester Stallone.

And Frank Stallone, 70, has confirmed that while he’s never felt jealous of the Rocky star’s fame and success, the pair have endured ‘many, many, many fights and rivalries’ over the years.

Speaking to Australia’s Today Extra on Thursday, Frank joked that fights were ‘things that brothers do’, but said working in show business added fuel to the fire. 

Sibling rivalry: On Thursday, Frank Stallone, 70, confirmed that while he’s never once felt jealous of his brother’s astronomical rise to fame, the pair have endured ‘many, many, many fights and rivalries’ over the years in a candid interview. Pictured in 2014

‘You’re both in show-business, so you both have a certain ego,’ he said.

‘It’d be like if two athletes were on the same team – same type of thing. People perceived I was jealous, but I wasn’t.’

Frank added that he never thought of himself as living in his brother’s shadow, but did feel frustrated that some people didn’t take him seriously.

‘I was just frustrated that no one would take a look at my body of work, and just pre-conceive and judge me,’ he said. ‘I honestly never believed I was in anyone’s shadow.

‘If [that] was [the case], I would have quit a long, long time ago.’

Never jealous: He added that he never believed he was in his brother's shadow, but was more frustrated that no one would take him seriously in the business

Never jealous: He added that he never believed he was in his brother’s shadow, but was more frustrated that no one would take him seriously in the business

Sylvester both wrote and starred in 1976 blockbuster Rocky, which won the Best Picture Oscar and catapulted him to worldwide fame.

The younger Stallone, who is a successful actor and musician in his own right, has previously admitted that Sylvester’s overnight success with Rocky – about a kind-hearted boxer who goes from fighting in clubs to getting a shot at the world title – was a touch ‘frustrating’ for him.

‘Overnight he becomes this worldwide phenomenon, and here I am living in an $80-a-month apartment in New Jersey with my band and there was just no handbook for it,’ Frank told Page Six. 

Soared to fame: Sylvester himself both wrote and starring in Rocky, which stunned the movie world by winning the Best Picture Oscar, catapulting him to fame. Pictured: Him and brother Frank in 1978

Soared to fame: Sylvester himself both wrote and starring in Rocky, which stunned the movie world by winning the Best Picture Oscar, catapulting him to fame. Pictured: Him and brother Frank in 1978

Frank added he was ‘very proud’ of everything his brother had accomplished, but Sylvester’s success had some downsides when it came to his own career. 

‘I love the movie but all of a sudden it was like if they couldn’t get him to do a TV show I would come up with my band and they would ask me, “What’s it like being Rocky’s brother? Did you guys have bunk beds?”‘

Frank’s biggest hit as a musician was Far From Over, from the 1983 film Staying Alive starring John Travolta, which Sylvester wrote and directed.

Frank also provided songs for many of his brothers films, including Rocky, Rambo: First Blood Part II, and most recently American Horror Story and John Wick 3.

He has also put together an extensive résumé as an actor, with 75 film and television credits to his name.

Success: Frank's biggest hit as a musician was Far From Over, from the 1983 film Staying Alive starring John Travolta, which Sly wrote and directed. He has also put together an extensive resume as an actor, with 75 film and TV credits to his name. Pictured with his brother in 2004

Success: Frank’s biggest hit as a musician was Far From Over, from the 1983 film Staying Alive starring John Travolta, which Sly wrote and directed. He has also put together an extensive resume as an actor, with 75 film and TV credits to his name. Pictured with his brother in 2004