Sergio Stallone is the son of the world-famous American actor Sylvester Stallone, who embodied on the screens the images of Rocky Balboa, Barney Ross, John Rimbaud and other fearless heroes. He, unlike his father, never thought about world fame and acting career. From birth, the son of a star suffers from autism and lives in his inner world, where there is no access to strangers.
The Sergio Family
Italian "stallion" Sylvester Stallone, despite the stunning success, can hardly be called a darling of fate. At birth, the actor's facial nerve was damaged due to the fault of doctors, which subsequently paralyzed the lower part of his face. The birth trauma led to the development of speech defects, which Sly took a long time to eliminate. In addition, since childhood, doctors suspected autism in the actor, but, fortunately, their fears were not confirmed. In his youth, Stallone did not even guess that the disease, which he miraculously managed to avoid himself, would still overtake his family. In 1979, the rapidly gaining popularity of Sylvester Stallone had a son, Sergio. Three years later, specialists diagnosed the boy with autism.
Sergio Stallone was born in Sly's marriage to American actress and photographer Sasha Zak. In addition to him, the couple had another son - Sage, who was born in 1976. Unfortunately, the older brother Sergio died suddenly in 2012 from a heart attack caused by atherosclerosis. Stallone's son also has half-sisters Sophia, Sistine and Scarlet, born from his father's marriage to fashion model Jennifer Flavin.
The early years of a boy
When Stallone's son Sergio was born, he looked like a perfectly normal child. The young couple, who are raising three-year-old Sage, were incredibly happy about the birth of their second baby. They looked happy and proudly showed off their offspring to others. At the age of three, baby Sergio appeared with his famous father on the cover of the popular American edition of People. The photo showed how proud Sly was of his son, but already at that time, he and his wife began to have the first concerns about his he alth.
Disappointing diagnosis
Unlike the active and curious Sage, who easily found a common language with everyone around him, Sergio Stallone grew up as a closed and uncommunicative boy. At the age of 3, he was not interested in communication with parents and peers, he did not seek to interact with society. Sylvester and Sasha, worried about the behavior of their youngest son, which is unusual for children, showed him to the doctor. The diagnosis of "autism", made by specialists to the baby, brought the star couple into a state of shock andconfusion. However, there could be no mistake: Stallone's youngest son turned out to be a child with congenital mental disabilities and required a special approach.
Fight for son
Confused Sly and Sasha at first did not understand how they could continue to live with such a son. However, after recovering from the shock, they decided to fight for the future of their baby. Sylvester Stallone Sergio could not devote much time due to constant filming, so Sasha made a wise decision: let her husband provide for the family, and she would quit her film career and devote herself completely to the child. And so it happened: Sly began to work with redoubled energy, and at that time his wife drove Sergio to the best doctors, hoping to grow him into a full-fledged member of society. After a thorough examination, it was possible to find out that the boy's brain is not damaged, which means that the chances of instilling communication skills in him are quite high.
Thanks to the efforts of Sasha and the funds earned by Stallone on the filming of films, a research foundation was established in America to study the problems of autism. Although Sly was far from the richest man in the country, he did not skimp and transferred large sums to the fund. He called his wife a real fighter and repeatedly said in interviews that she does the hardest job in saving their child.
Treatment results
Soon, the efforts and money spent on Sergio's treatment began to bear the first fruits. The kid began to communicate with his parents in simple words and phrases like "Shut up","Open", "I want it", etc. As a child, Sly's youngest son liked music, and he often asked his mother to include funny songs for him. The boy was not indifferent to comics either. His favorite character was the cheerful and cheerful Charlie Brown.
Once Sasha decided to show the kid the film "Rocky", where the main role was played by Sylvester Stallone. Son Sergio carefully watched the film and while watching the episode in which the fight was shown, he began to call for help, repeating: "No! No! Please help!" He sincerely worried about the main character of the film, which could not but please his mother.
Parents divorce
Sergio's treatment constantly required a lot of money, and Stallone literally lived on the set. Work to wear and tear led to the fact that in 1985, on the set of Rocky 4, the actor had a heart attack, which chained him to a hospital bed for a week and a half. The actor could not afford to be sick longer, because the future of little Sergio depended on him.
After leaving the hospital, Stallone returned to the shooting of the fourth part of "Rocky", however, frequent separation from Sasha led to the fact that the couple moved away from each other. Zak increasingly blamed her husband for her son's illness, and he, in turn, did not consider it shameful to cheat on her with other women. In 1985, having lived 10 years of marriage, the couple decided to leave. After the divorce, Sergio and his brother stayed with their mother in a rented house in Malibu. A few months later, Sly married a second time, choosing his companionlife of Danish model Brigitte Nielsen. In 1997, Sergio's stepfather was the musician Rick Ash, whom his mother married.
Further relationship with father
After parting with Sasha, Stallone rarely saw Sergio. He still helped him financially, but he had very little time to communicate with his son. Infrequent meetings with Sergio brought Sly into a state of despair. He blamed himself for not being able to become a real comrade for the child, to understand his inner world. Sylvester Stallone compared his son to a radio receiver, which either picks up a signal and reacts to others, then turns off and goes deep into itself. Despite having a lot of money and opportunities, the actor was powerless in front of Sergio's illness and could not completely cure him.
Sly's son's life today
After the divorce, the mother raised Sergio Stallone. The biography of the youngest son of the famous actor due to illness turned out to be unremarkable. Sergio is no longer a child, in 2016 he turned 37 years old. He leads a quiet and secluded life, does not communicate with journalists and practically does not go out in public. Stallone regularly visits his son, pays for his treatment and tries to support him in every possible way. After the sudden death of his eldest son, Sage, Sly began to treat his youngest son with increased attention and care.
Sergio Stallone, whose photos are practically not published today, helped his star father become truly strong andhardy. Earning money for his treatment, Sly worked hard, and thanks to this he became a world celebrity. Despite the hardships that fell to the actor in life, he always loved Sergio, and never thought about giving up on him.
