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Over the top may refer to:
Music[edit]
- 'Over the Top', a 2017 song by Hey! Say! JUMP
- Over the Top (Cozy Powell album), 1979 album by British drummer Cozy Powell
- Over the Top (Infinite album), 2011 album by South Korean band Infinite
- Over the Top (Mentors album), 2005 album by American band Mentors
- Over the Top (White Wizzard album), 2010 album by the American band White Wizzard
- Over the Top: The Rarities, 2000 album by the band Motörhead
- 'Over the Top: Military March', 1917 World War I song
- 'Over the Top' (1917 song), 1917 World War I song
- 'Over the Top', an album by Mountain (1995)
- 'Over the Top', a song by Battle Beast, on the album Battle Beast (2013)
- 'Over the Top', a song by Motörhead, on the album Bomber (1979)
- 'Over the Top', a song by Pete Townshend, on the album The Iron Man: The Musical by Pete Townshend (1989)
- 'Over the Top', a song by Raven, on the album Rock until You Drop (1981)
- 'Over the Top' (Led Zeppelin song), an alternate title for the Led Zeppelin instrumental 'Moby Dick'
Film and television[edit]
- Over-the-top media services, content providers that distribute streaming media as a standalone product directly to viewers over the Internet, bypassing traditional platforms
- Over the Top (1918 film), film based on 1917 book of same name, by Arthur Guy Empey
- Over the Top (1987 film), an action drama film starring Sylvester Stallone
- Over the Top (TV series), a 1997 TV series starring Tim Curry and Steve Carell
- 'Over The Top', an episode of Regular Show
- Big Brother: Over the Top, a digital spin-off series of the U.S. version of Big Brother
Other[edit]
- 'Going over the top', a military phrase derived from the trench warfare of the First World War
- Over the Top Cube, 17x17x17 former world record largest Rubik's Cube invented by Oskar van Deventer
- Over the Top, a sculpture copyrighted in 1921 by John Paulding, depicting a World War I infantryman and used in several war memorials across the United States
- Over the Top (painting), a painting of an assault during World War I of the First Artists Rifles in 1916 by the war artist John Nash
- Over the Top Wrestling, Irish wrestling promotion
- Over the Top, 2019 memoir by Jonathan Van Ness
Stallone in May 2012 | |
| Born | July 30, 1950 (age 70) |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Actor, singer, musician |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Parent(s) | Frank Stallone Sr. Jackie Stallone |
| Relatives | Sylvester Stallone (brother) Sage Stallone (nephew) Sistine Stallone (niece) |
Francesco Stallone Jr. (born July 30, 1950)[citation needed] is an American actor, singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is the younger brother of Sylvester Stallone and has written music for his movies. His song 'Far from Over', which appeared in the 1983 film Staying Alive and was also featured in the film's soundtrack, peaked at number ten on the Billboard Hot 100, for which he received Golden Globe and Grammy nominations.
Early life[edit]
Stallone was born in New York City. He is the younger son of Jacqueline Stallone (née Labofish; 1921–2020), an astrologer, former dancer, and promoter of women's professional wrestling, and Frank Stallone Sr., a hairdresser. His father was an Italian immigrant, and his mother's family was from Brittany (France) and Ukraine. Stallone's brother is actor Sylvester Stallone. In his teen years, he went to Lincoln High School in Northeast Philadelphia.[1]
Career[edit]
1980s to 1990s[edit]
Stallone has worked as a singer. He wrote and performed 'Far from Over' for the 1983 film Staying Alive which was written and directed by his older brother.[2] The song peaked at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming his only major pop hit, and it was nominated for a Golden Globe award for Best Original Song from a Motion Picture. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special.
Stallone also played himself in a recurring role on the short-lived sitcom Movie Stars, alongside fellow celebrity siblings Don Swayze and Joey Travolta.
2000s and 2010s[edit]
Stallone appeared as a boxing consultant on the NBC reality television series The Contender in 2005. He appeared on the Howard Stern Radio and television show on several occasions. During one appearance on the Howard Stern Show, Frank Stallone had a boxing match with television reporter Geraldo Rivera; Frank Stallone won the bout. He was a contestant on Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling, a reality competition series on CMT that followed 10 celebrity contestants as they trained to be professional wrestlers. He also appeared on an episode of Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!.
A documentary directed and produced by Derek Wayne Johnson entitled STALLONE: Frank, That Is about the life, career and survival of Frank Stallone is due for release in 2019. The documentary will feature interviews with Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Billy Zane, Geraldo Rivera, Joe Mantegna and many others.[3]
Discography[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
- Frank Stallone (1985)
- Day in Day Outwith The Billy May Orchestra (1991)
- Close Your Eyeswith The Sammy Nestico Big Band (1993)
- Soft and Low (1999)
- Full Circle (2000)
- Frankie and Billy (2002)
- Songs from the Saddle (2005)
- Let Me Be Frank With You (2010)
Compilation albums[edit]
- Stallone on Stallone – By Request (2002)
- In Love in Vainwith The Sammy Nestico Orchestra (2003)
Singles[edit]
| Title | Release | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | AUS[4] | |||
| 'Case of You' | 1980 | 67 | — | Heart and Souls |
| 'Far from Over' | 1983 | 10 | 61 | Frank Stallone / Staying Alive soundtrack |
| 'Moody Girl' | — | — | Staying Alive soundtrack | |
| 'I'm Never Gonna Give You Up' with Cynthia Rhodes | — | — | ||
| 'Darlin' | 1984 | 81 | — | Frank Stallone |
| 'If We Ever Get Back' | 1985 | — | — | |
| '—' denotes a recording that did not chart. | ||||
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Soundtrack appearances[edit]
- 'Take You Back' (from Rocky) (1976)
- 'Na Na Ninni / Two Kinds of Love' (from Rocky II) (1979)
- 'Far from Over', 'Moody Girl', 'I'm Never Gonna Give You Up' with Cynthia Rhodes, I Hope We Never Change, Finding Out the Hard Way, Waking Up (from Staying Alive) (1983)
- 'Peace in Our Life' (from Rambo: First Blood Part II) (1985)
- 'Bad Nite' (from Over the Top) (1987)
- 'You Don't Want to Fight with Me' (from The Expendables 2) (2012)
References[edit]
- ^Frank Stallone [@Stallone] (April 7, 2016). 'Just found my high school ring. Lincoln High School Philadelphia. www.instagram.com/p/BD5IxymHOlzHU_q30k8ZOO2C9VqwpT4gbanCzM0/' (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^80s Music Channel: Far From Over
- ^Gonzalez, Bobby. 'Spoken Dreams: Derek Wayne Johnson, Filmmaker', KTLA, Los Angeles, CA, 19 February 2018. Retrieved on 21 August 2018.
- ^Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 290. ISBN0-646-11917-6.
External links[edit]
- Frank Stallone on IMDb
Sylvester Stallone Over The Top Soundtrack