No one comes out and says it, but with his 80th birthday looming in the not-too distant future, Sylvester Stallone knows there are probably some people who wonder why he hasn’t retired.

The veteran movie star has enjoyed just as many onscreen comebacks as his iconic Rocky Balboa character. But it’s his latest role as an exiled mob boss in Tulsa King that has offered the Oscar nominee a new challenge that he can’t seem to get enough of.

“It’s very invigorating,” Stallone says of his latest screen incarnation Dwight Manfredi . “At my age, you’re usually in the backyard mowing the lawn and saying, ‘OK, it was nice while it lasted.’ But now the biggest challenge is this show.”

Created by Taylor Sheridan ( Yellowstone , Mayor of Kingstown , Landman ) and showrunners Tere

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