Diana Lewis tells how she got on Stallone's radar and role in 'Rocky'

DETROIT — Before she became a Detroit broadcasting legend, Diana Lewis was a consumer reporter at KABC-TV in Los Angeles, where she received a phone call during a morning meeting from a young man who was looking to cast her in an upcoming movie he was making. His name was Sylvester Stallone, and the movie was "Rocky." kAmQx 6?;@J J@FC C6A@CE:?8j xVG6 366? 7@==@H:?8 :E] x =:<6 E96 H2J J@F 92?5=6 J@FCD6=7 :? D:EF2E:@?D[Q 96 E@=5 96C] Q{6E >6 2D< J@F E9:D] (9@VD J@FC 286?EnQk^Am kAm{6H:D[ H9@ H2D ba 2E E96 E:>6[ 4FAA65 96C 92?5 @G6C E96 A9@?6 2?5 6IA=2:?65 E96 D:EF2E:@? E@ E96 C@@>i k6>mQ%96C6VD 2 >2? @? E96 A9@?6[Qk^6>m D96 D2:5 :? 2 9FD965 E@?6[ k6>mQ96 H2?ED >6 E@ 36 :? 9:D >@G:6[ 2?5 96VD 2D<:?8 H9@ >J 286?E :DPQk^6>mk^Am kAm(:E9@FE >:DD:?8 2 362E[ {6H:DV >6?E@C 2E E96 DE2E:@? 8C23365 E96 A9@?6i Qw6==@[ E9:D :D #68:D !9:=3:?] x C6AC6D6?E s:2?2 {6H:D[Q E96 >2? E@=5 $E2==@?6] !9:=3:? — E96? 2 4@\9@DE @7 Qp]|] {@D p?86=6DQ 2E E96 E:>6 — 3C@<6C65 E96 562= @? 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