Legendary action star Sylvester Stallone has experienced a devastating loss in 2012 when his eldest child, Sage Stallone passed away.
It has been noted that Sage, who appeared alongside his father in the 1990 film “Rocky V,” was his first child with his first wife, Sasha Czack. The two have another son named Seargeoh Stallone.
Sage was also the half-brother of Sophia, Sistine, and Scarlet Stallone, whom the “Expendables” star, 77, had with his third wife, Jennifer Flavin.
After he made his acting debut at 14 as the titular character’s son, Robert Balboa Jr., in the fifth “Rocky” installment, Sage also appeared in the films “The Evil Inside Me,” “Vic,” and “Daylight,” which also starred his father. As an adult, he also worked as a director and executive producer.
He was 36 years old when he died. The authorities found Sage dead in his home in Studio City, Los Angeles, on July 13, 2012. The New York Post and TMZ, who first reported the news, both speculated that Sage had a prescription drug problem and died as a result of a pill overdose, citing anonymous sources close to the actor.
Before authorities answered questions about Sage’s cause of death, his father made a public appeal for the media to end “speculation and questionable reporting” about his son’s cause of death, CNN reported.
“Because when a parent loses a child there is no greater pain,” Stallone told the outlet.
“Therefore, I am imploring people to respect my wonderfully talented son’s memory and feel compassion for his loving mother, Sasha, because this agonizing loss will be felt for the rest of our lives,” he continued. “Sage was our first child and the center of our universe, and I am humbly begging for all to have my son’s memory and soul left in peace.”
