![]() They suggested that Rivoli create a collection of Rocky-themed artwork to honor the film’s 35th anniversary. Check out his work next time you hit the post office – you’ll see his “Scooby Doo” artwork on a newly released stamp.Īs an MGM regular, Rivoli made his love of Rocky known on one of his jaunts to the west coast studio saying, “If you do something with Rocky, you gotta call me!” Guess who drew Spongebob Squarepants for the first ten years. ![]() It came about when MGM had secretly arranged the mind-blowing meeting as a surprise to Rivoli who had been contracted to create a collection of Rocky-themed artwork in honor of the film’s 35th anniversary.Ī multi-talented artist and designer, Rivoli and his wife run Rivoli Design Group, Inc., a New York-based design agency that works regularly with most of the major studios in Hollywood on everything from “Harry Potter” to “Wonder Woman.” ![]() “I remember calling my dad after that first meeting and saying, ‘Dad – I just had Rocky asking me questions about my art.'” And a guy who happens to be a huge Rocky fan. ![]() I didn’t know where to go from there.” That’s the memory of John Rivoli, a tremendously talented artist in multiple fields. So, what’s it like meeting Sylvester Stallone, not as just a Rocky fan, but as a fellow artist standing on equal ground? As Originally Published on Total Rocky by Holly Nabil:
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