Sylvester Stallone paid tribute to his co-star Burt Young late Wednesday evening after news of Young’s death broke.
Sylvester Stallone paid tribute to his co-star Burt Young late Wednesday evening after news of Young’s death broke.
“To my Dear Friend, BURT YOUNG,” Stallone, 77, wrote on Instagram. “You were an incredible man and artist, I and the World will miss you very much…RIP.”
His death was confirmed Wednesday by his daughter, Anne Morea Steingieser, according to The New York Times.
Young, who died at the age of 83 earlier this month, starred opposite Stallone as his best friend Paulie Pennino in the “Rocky” franchise.
The role would ultimately gain Young an Oscar nomination for supporting actor.
Young’s character did not appear in the 2015 boxing film “Creed,” as it revealed in the film that the character had died in 2012.
