Dolph Lundgren | Transformation From 2 To 61 Years Old

Birthday: November 3, 1957
Nationality: Swedish
Famous: Actors Directors
Age: 61 Years, 61 Year Old Males
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Also Known As: Hans Lundgren
Born In: Spånga
Famous As: Actor
Height: 1.96 M
Family:
Spouse/Ex-: Anette Qviberg (M. 1994–2011), Peri Momm (M. 1991–1992)
Father: Karl Lundgren
Mother: Brigitta Lundgren
Children: Greta Lundgren, Ida Lundgren
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Dolph Lundgren is a famous Swedish actor, film-maker, screenwriter and martial artist. Lundgren has appeared in more than 40 films and is best known for his works in popular movies like ‘Rocky IV,’ ‘Universal Soldier,’ and ‘The Expendables.’ He made his directorial debut in 2004, when he helmed the British-German film, ‘The Defender.’ He then went on to direct several other films, including ‘Missionary Man,’ which was screened at the ‘AFI Dallas Film Festival’ in 2008. Lundgren has also appeared in several television shows, including the superhero TV series, ‘Arrow.’ In 1985, Lundgren won the ‘Marshall Trophy for Best Actor’ for his work in ‘Rocky IV.’ As a martial artist, he holds a black belt in ‘Kyokushin’ karate and had won the European championship in 1980 and 1981. Lundgren has been closely associated with fitness and bodybuilding and has even authored a book titled ‘Train Like an Action Hero: Be Fit Forever.’
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Childhood & Early Life
Dolph was born Hans Lundgren on November 3, 1957 in Spånga, Sweden. While his mother Sigrid Birgitta worked as a teacher, his father Karl Johan Hugo Lundgren worked for the Swedish government as an economist and engineer.
Dolph started practicing martial arts like judo and Gōjū-ryū at the age of seven. He then learnt ‘Kyokushin’ karate when he was 10 years old and started lifting weights in his early teens. After spending his childhood in Spånga, Dolph moved to Nyland, Ångermanland to live in his grandparents’ home at the age of 13.
After completing high school, Lundgren moved to the United States and got himself enrolled at ‘Washington State University’ and then at ‘Clemson University’ to study chemical engineering. In the late 70s, he returned to Sweden as he had to mandatorily serve a year in ‘Swedish Marine Corps.’ He then received his chemical engineering degree from ‘Royal Institute of Technology,’ Stockholm.
Apart from focusing on his education, Lundgren was also honing his karate skills during his college years. He was the captain of the Swedish karate team, which was part of the 1979 ‘World Open Tournament.’ After winning European championships for two consecutive years, he moved to Australia in the early 80s, where he won a heavyweight tournament in 1982.
In the same year, he earned his master’s degree from the ‘University of Sydney.’ During his stay in Sydney, he worked as a bouncer in one of the popular nightclubs in order to take care of his expense. While working at the nightclub, he was spotted by the famous Jamaican-American singer and supermodel, Grace Beverly Jones, who hired him as her bodyguard.
He soon started dating Grace Jones, which prompted him to move to New York City in order to stay with her in her apartment. Grace Jones played a major role in influencing him to take up modeling, which led to his modeling stint at ‘Zoli Agency.’ However, he wasn’t taken seriously by the modeling agency, which described him to be too tall and muscular for a model.
He then started working as a bouncer at the popular Manhattan nightclub, ‘The Limelight,’ which gave him an opportunity to study drama at ‘Warren Robertson Theatre Workshop’ during the day. The more he was exposed to acting, the more he fell in love with the art. Also, he started hanging around with people like Andy Warhol, Zara Mohamed Abdulmajid, Tom Hulce, and Andie MacDowell, which deepened his liking for acting.
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Career
While visiting the sets of ‘A View to a Kill’ as Grace Jones’ boyfriend, Lundgren was given an opportunity to try out a role based on Jones’ input. This led to his Hollywood debut in 1985 as he played a henchman named Venz in the Roger Moore-starrer James Bond flick.
In the same year, he sent his pictures and videos to one of the contacts of actor Sylvester Stallone, when he learnt that Stallone was looking to cast an imposing fighter to play a vital role in ‘Rocky IV.’ Though he was rejected initially, the team of ‘Rocky IV’ reached out to him later, after auditioning 5,000 other actors. Thus, Lundgren landed his breakthrough role Ivan Drago, the main antagonist of the film.
Post ‘Rocky IV,’ Lundgren was taken seriously as an action-star. In fact, after starring in the Sylvester Stallone-directorial, Lundgren competed in a real boxing match against Oleg Taktarov, which helped his on-screen image as an action-star.
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