Sylvester Stallone, 76, reveals he lived in a transient hotel in NYC before he made it big

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Sylvester Stallone, 76, has been promoting his new series Tulsa King in New York City this week.On Wednesday morning, he dropped by Live With Kelly And Ryan to talk about his early years living in crime-ridden, poverty-stricken Hell's Kitchen in Manhattan.Before his big break with Rocky in 1976, he resided in a transient hotel and shared a bathroom with around 20 people. 'It was disgusting,' he said. 'You could lay on the bed — open up the window, close it,' he recounted about the cramped living conditions he endured at the time.

Stallone on Live: The filmmaker joined cohosts Kelly and Ryan on their morning show before the premiere of his upcoming television debut show Tulsa KingAccording to Celebrity Net Worth, he is worth $400million.

He then talked about revisiting his hometown of Hell's Kitchen.In response to co-host Kelly Ripa asking if it would be emotional to go back to his old neighborhood and recall where it all began, he said yes. 'Yeah, it really is, because, you know it’s like, you don't want to cry like I was back there.

You know, like I took a bath at that fire hydrant,' he shared. Rocky times: The Rocky actor told Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest about one of his early gigs in his decades-spanning career and how he taught himself about filmmaking The movie that changed it all: He was living in a transient hotel in NYC before he made it big with 1976's RockyHe talked about embracing his emotional propensity, 'I hate to because I am one of those guys that cries at the opening of a letter. 'I do not know why or where that came from...but that’s my feminine.'One of the first jobs in his early career was as an usher.He would secretly record shows to later study the dialogue. 'I would listen to the tapes, and I.