Sly Signs for Charity

Jay Leno has decided to auction one of his Harley-Davidson motorcycles with all proceeds going to the victims of the attacks on 9/11. To make the Harley even more valuable, Leno is getting it autographed by stars of movies, television, sports, and music!

Celebs who have signed include: Sly Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Denzel Washington, John Travolta, Nicole Kidman, Nicholas Cage, Cuba Gooding Jr., Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Terry Bradshaw and many others.

The auction runs through October 17th.

  • Craig Zablo (October 13, 2001)

Stars Pull Out All the Stops


The October 9, 2001, issue of The National Enquirer features and article titled “Stars Pull Out All Stops” written by Michael Glynn and Beverly Williston. The article discusses all of the efforts celebrities have made to provide financial relief to victims of the 9-11 terrorist acts. A much smaller version of the pic above appears with the article.

– Craig Zablo

How Hollywood Helped

The October 9, 2001 issue of US is a “special issue” titled “How Hollywood Helped.”

There are 3 different pics of SLY in the mag, along with coverage of many of the charity events, donations, and rememberances from throughout the entertainment industry.


The pic to the left features the caption: “NICHOLSON and STALLONE bantered to keep the mood light.”

– Craig Zablo

SYLVESTER STALLONE’S “THE PRIEST” in DEVELOPMENT

“Stallone, Glenn Catch CBS’ Eye with ’02 Dramas” was the headline of Nellie Andreeva’s article in The Hollywood Reporter.  Here’s what Andreeva had to say about Sly’s project…

The network is finalizing a deal with Brad Grey Television for a project tentatively titled “The Priest,” which is based on an idea by Sylvester Stallone.

“The Priest” centers on a nonconformist priest in a big city, who helps both homeless and rich people with their problems, while struggling with personal problems of his own, including fidelity. The project is expected to get a premium script deal from CBS.

Brad Grey is in conversations with writer Cynthia Cidre (“The Mambo Kings”) to come on board and co-create the show with Stallone. Stallone will executive produce the project, and Jimmy Veres, who runs the television division of the actor’s Sylvester Stallone Co., will produce.

Stallone has been very active in television lately. He recently sold a NASCAR-themed pitch to NBC.

Stallone, who most recently co-starred in “Driven,” and his company are repped by ICM and Brillstein-Grey. Cidre is repped by WMA.

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Craig Zablo (October 6, 2001)

“Driven” Opens Strong

Brett Sporich’s column in the September 27th issue of The Hollywood Reporter reported that “Driven” starring Sly Stallone earned an estimated $5.49 million during its opening week which represented “a healthy 16.8% of its estimated $32.4 million domestic boxoffice”. The VHS version of “Driven” was not retail priced.

“Driven” placed sixth after five days of rental and came in number 2 on VideoScan’s First Alert DVD sales chart for the week ending Sept. 23.

  • Craig Zablo
    (September30, 2001)