When I heard the news about the death of Gerald Tommaso DeLouiseperhaps more than one should have gone Google to see who it was. However, in the artistic environment everyone knew “Burt Young“, who earned a lot of respect and fame as an actor after playing Paulie Pennino in the successful saga of Rocky Balboa. Coincidentally, it was his own Sylvester Stallone who reacted on the networks after the sad news that shocked him deeply.
Death at the age of 83 occurred on Sunday, October 8th. But despite his family’s lifelong involvement with the media, he chose not to make the unfortunate event public. Without going any further, just this Wednesday the newspaper The New York Times confirmed – with his daughter Anne Morea Steingieser as a source – what had happened without revealing the reasons that led to his departure.
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Logically, since it became known, there have been numerous personalities who have said goodbye to the brilliant actor with emotional words. One of them, as could not be otherwise, was himself. Stallone, the brother-in-law and best friend in the film that defined an era and transcended generations. “To my dear friend Burt Young, you were an incredible man and artist, I and the world will miss you so much… RIP,” Sly wrote on his official Instagram account, illustrating it with a photo of the two of them.
This is worth mentioning Burt Young fHe was one of the four actors (alongside The clever Stallone, Stu Nahan And Tony Burton), who took part in the six films of Rocky from 1976 to 2006, which earned him the nomination Oscar as best supporting actor in his first appearance.
“Paulie” was a butcher with a major drinking problem. However, his affection for his friend motivated him to accompany him everywhere. According to the actor himself, “Rocky” was “a fairy tale, I was so proud of Stallone’s script even someone who wins, but someone who resists.
A successful person
In addition to his red light skills, the man who appeared in more than 160 films was also a professional boxer, winning 32 of 34 fights during his time in the film United States Marine Corpsfrom 1957 to 1959, and when he left he tried his luck as a professional and retired undefeated (14 fights, 14 wins).
He even boxed in an exhibition match with the world champion himself. Muhammad Ali. However, his talent was not only related to acting and sports, as he was also a great merchant and an outstanding artist. He had a restaurant Bronxhis neighborhood, and he was also a painter: his works (he has more than 800) have been exhibited in galleries around the world, and some of his paintings were featured in a scene in the film Rocky Balboafrom 2006, as Paulie Gets fired.