Sylvester Stallone rung in his 78th birthday on Saturday and received gushing tributes from his former rival Arnold Schwarzenegger as well as his loved ones to celebrate the big day.
The Rocky star - who recently wished his 'amazing daughter' Sistine a happy 26th birthday late last month - was called a 'champion' by The Terminator actor, 76, in a post uploaded to his main Instagram page.
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Alongside three images of the pair taken throughout the years, Arnold typed out, 'Happy birthday my friend @officialslystallone.'
'You are a champion and a legend. You inspire me and billions of people around the world,' he concluded.
One picture showed the two standing next to each other as they prepared to carve pumpkins that were placed in front of them.
A second snap was taken of the two stars years earlier as they both donned Planet Hollywood T-shirts.
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