Sylvester Stallone was at 'Rocky' statue for Super Bowl ad when he met Paterson students

Show Caption Hide Caption Sly Stallone's new Super Bowl ad filmed on 'Rocky' steps Sylvester Stallone surprised high-schoolers in Philadelphia while filming a Super Bowl commercial on the famous 'Rocky' steps.

Students of Paterson's Eastside High School were visiting the famous "Rocky" statue in Philadelphia when Rocky himself appeared, apparently on location for a Super Bowl 2020 ad.

Sylvester Stallone, star of the iconic "Rocky" movies, happened to be at the statue depicting the fictional boxing character to work on a Super Bowl ad with comedian and actor Chris Rock, according to reports. As the students were taking pictures of it, much to their surprise, they saw Rocky in the flesh.

"Suddenly appeared some of the GREATEST fans in the world! I’m a lucky man thanks to you guys!" Stallone said in an Instagram post.

The portion of the commercial featuring Stallone, which was for Facebook, is featured 43 seconds into the commercial. Watch below.

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A video Stallone posted to his Instagram account shows many of the students in shock that Sly just happened to be next to them. Stallone posed for pictures with the students in front of the statue, as they raised their fists in the air in a nod to the famous scene from the first "Rocky" film.

"When Eastside High School students went to Philadelphia on a field trip this week, they didn’t expect to meet one of the city’s most-memorable movie icons," Paterson Public Schools said in a Facebook post.

Stallone later confirmed on Twitter that he will be in a Super Bowl ad with Rock for Facebook and that's why he was at the statue.

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"It was fantastic working with @chrisrock. We got along great. Admire his wit... @Facebook did a great job producing, and it is going to be amazingly entertaining at #SuperBowlLIV," Stallone tweeted.

Paterson Superintendent of Schools Eileen Shafer thanked Stallone for taking the time for pictures with the students.

"His example reminds everyone that a gesture of kindness and caring can make a world of difference in how a person feels," Shafer said. "And what he did this week in Philadelphia made all of us here in Paterson feel terrific."

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