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Sylvester Stallone Reveals 'so Cold' Way He Learned of Son's Death

Stallone said the call left him in shock and guilt as the family arranged Sage's funeral after the 36-year-old's natural death.

  • In a The New York Times interview published Saturday, September 26, Sylvester Stallone recounted learning of his son Sage's death through a stark phone call, describing the moment as 'so cold.'
  • Sage, an actor who appeared in Rocky V, was found dead at his Studio City home on July 13, 2012, at age 36 from coronary artery disease linked to atherosclerosis, per the coroner.
  • Stallone received the call from his mother's then-husband, a doctor he had never met, who told him 'Sly, he's gone.' He initially asked 'Gone where?' before learning his son had died.
  • The loss left Stallone, now 80, wrestling with persistent guilt and questioning what he could have done differently, with the full weight of tragedy striking him about a week later.
  • Stallone previously reflected on his relationship with Sage in the 2023 documentary Sly, continuing to process the loss more than a decade after his son's death in 2012.
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Sylvester Stallone described the moment he learned of his son's death through a cold phone call, and his psychological collapse a week later. The 80-year-old actor, in an interview with the New York Times, referred to the loss of Sage, who passed away at the age of 36 from a heart attack. Although he initially managed to cope with his responsibilities, including taking care of his mother, at some point he collapsed. Sylvester Stallone: "I wil…

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Sylvester Stallone's son passed away at the age of 36 in 2012 from coronary artery disease related to atherosclerosis The post Sylvester Stallone: Breaks his silence on his son's tragic death – "I have pain, sadness and guilt" appeared first on in.gr.

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You go through too many phases of guilt, the actor confided in his son who died at 36 from a heart attack

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Times of India broke the news in India on Saturday, September 26, 2026.
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