Sylvester Stallone is remembering his “Rocky” co-star, Carl Weathers, who died on Friday at the age of 76.
In a video he shared on Instagram, Stallone said a few words about his beloved co-star with a painting of them both from the film behind him.
“Today is an incredibly sad day for me,” Stallone began. “I’m so torn up, I can’t even tell you. I’m just trying to hold it in because Carl Weathers was such an integral part of my life, my success, everything about him — I give him incredible credit and kudos because when he walked into that room, and I saw him for the first time, I felt greatness. But I didn’t realize how great. I never could have accomplished what we did with ‘Rocky’ without him. He was absolutely brilliant, his voice, his size, his power, his athletic ability, but more importantly, his heart, his soul.”
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