Before his role as Rocky made Sylvester Stallone rich and famous, he had to sell his beloved dog Butkus for $40 to feed himself. However, after the iconic role, he bought his best friend back for $15,000. He then cast Butkus as Rocky’s dog in the film. True, in Hollywood it is common for actors and directors to involve their children in their projects. However, some of these babies are actually their pets as well. Other times, actors get so close to their animal co-stars on set that they end up adopting them. Here are celebrities who worked with their pets on screen, whether they were pets before or only became pets during filming.
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- In Blonde, Ana de Armas plays Marilyn Monroe and her dog Elvis plays Marilyn’s dog Mafia.
- In the movie “Princess Against Her Own Will”, Fat Louis was played by four different cats, one of which belonged to Anne Hathaway.
- In “A Star Is Born,” Bradley Cooper plays musician Jackson Maine. Since he is also the director of the film, he cast his labradoodle, Charlie, as Jackson’s dog. Who, by the way, is also called Charlie in the movie. Cooper told Entertainment Tonight, “I never even think about any dog other than him. It’s the best thing to be able to make a movie with your pet in it.”
- Chris Evans met his dog Dodger at the animal shelter where he was filming scenes for the movie The Gifted. Sharing a video of their first meeting, Evans wrote: “I had no intention of rescuing a dog that day, but the moment I saw him I knew he was coming home with me.”
- Amanda Seyfried met her Australian Shepherd Finn during the filming of the HBO drama series Big Love. She has now made sure that all her film contracts include a clause that Finn can participate in the filming process. Unless it requires some inconvenient conditions like a long flight.
- In the drama series “Heartland”, Amber Marshall plays a ranch owner and her horse Talon plays Monty. Her dog, Remi, also appears in the series, and her cat, Mouser, appeared in one of the episodes where her character brings home a kitten.
- While filming “Suicide Squad: New Mission” in Panama, David Dastmalkyan adopted a stray cat who “kept coming to the set wanting to be petted and petted.” He named him “Bubblegum” or Košleni.
He told Vulture: “She was very hungry. And I fell in love, and now she’s mine. Well, she’s not mine, I’m hers. And when my mom died, the kitten knew when to come and sit on my lap and purr, and she also knew when to leave me alone.”
- Yvette Nicole Brown, who plays Aunt Sarah in “Lady and the Tramp” (2019), adopted one of the abandoned dogs, Harley, from the set.
- When Roy Rogers landed his first starring role in 1938’s Under the Western Stars, he needed a horse, so he chose Trigger, who already had film experience. The studio rented the horse until the actor bought it in 1943 for $2,500. Trigger appeared in all of Rogers’ films. At the insistence of the actor, the horse even got the highest rating.
- After filming Rocky, Sylvester Stallone kept his character’s turtles Cuff and Link.
- And finally, as mentioned before Rocky, he had to sell his beloved dog, Butkus, for $40 in order to afford to feed himself. However, after his iconic role, he bought his best friend back for $15,000.
In an Instagram tribute to Butkus, he wrote: “The new owner knew I was desperate and charged me $15,000….He was worth every penny!”
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