Sylvester Stallone was among five honorees at the 48th Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday 7 December, held at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C.
Stallone was joined by country artist George Strait, disco legend Gloria Gaynor, Broadway icon Michael Crawford, and rock band Kiss.
Kurt Russell gave the tribute speech for Stallone, with the event accompanied by orchestral renditions of Bill Conti’s Rocky score, conducted by Conti himself. Stallone attended with his wife Jennifer Flavin and used