Jackie Stallone

Dr. Jackie Stallone (born 1923 in Washington, D.C., United States) is an astrologer who is the mother of the Hollywood actor Sylvester Stallone and of the singer Frank Stallone. She is also a medical doctor, having graduated from medical school with a doctorate in dermatology.

During her youth, Jackie Stallone was a trapeze artist in a circus and a chorus girl in a nightclub. She also was a hairdresser.

Jackie Stallone lived a relatively quiet life for most of her years. Even after Sylvester starred in the film Rocky in 1976 she remained unknown to the general public.

Stallone became famous in her own right during the mid-1990s, by publishing astrology books, making television appearances, and setting up a psychic hotline where she would charge telephone callers for the advice of her and other operators. She also invented the term "rumpology ", which, according to her, is an art similar to that of palm reading. She also claims that she can consult dogs to find out about the future. She also became involved in the cosmetics industry, launching facial masks and other products that she claimed cured skin problems.

Her claims have inspired many jokes, and she has been widely ridiculed by the media about her alleged powers. On one edition of Saturday Night Live, actress Janeane Garofalo played her during a skit that mocked her psychic hotline.

But Stallone has also made many friends in the entertainment business after becoming famous herself. One of them is Cristina Saralegui, who proclaimed her friendship with Stallone during a show where she was a special guest. It has been rumored that, in 2001, Barbra Streisand asked Sylvester Stallone about making a movie based on Jackie Stallone's life. The movie would have been named "Rumpology".

In January 2005 she appeared in the UK TV series Celebrity Big Brother as a "surprise" contestant. She was brought onto the show to create tension within the "house", as her former daughter-in-law Brigitte Nielsen, with whom she notoriously didn't get along with, was also a contestant. However, her appearance on the show was short-lived: she was the first contestant voted out by viewers after spending only four days in the house. Her entering phrase "Yeah, I'm Jackie." has become famous in Britain as her catchphrase.