[62] Lundgren trained with the U.S. pentathlon team in preparation for the role,[63] which later led to him being selected to serve as the (non-competing) Team Leader of the 1996 U.S. Olympic Modern Pentathlon team during the Atlanta Games, to promote the image of the sport and to coordinate planning and other details between the team and the United States Olympic Committee. Also in 2014, he co-starred in Skin Trade, an action thriller about human trafficking he co-wrote and produced. [94] The film was very poorly received, given its "shoestring budget"; the DVD and Film Guide of 2005 wrote, "low-budget mess stars Dolph Lundgren as a navy special operations commander trying to keep a deadly virus out of the hands of terrorists. [75], In 1997, Dolph starred in Frédéric Forestier's The Peacekeeper, playing Major Frank Cross of the US Air Force and the only man who can prevent the president being assassinated and with the ability to thwart an imminent nuclear holocaust. In early May 2009, Lundgren's Marbella home was reportedly broken into by three masked burglars who tied up and threatened his wife, but fled when they found a family photo and realized that the house was owned by Lundgren. Schwartz. How old is Dolph Lundgren? The 62-year-old movie actor was born in Spenga, Stockholm, Sweden. He lived in Stockholm until the age of 13, when he moved in with his grandparents in Nyland, Ångermanland, Sweden. Dolph plays the character King Nereus in Aquaman alongside Jason Momoa and Amber Heard. Dolph Lundgren’s age is 62. He studied drama at the Warren Robertson Theatre Workshop. [96], In 2001, Lundgren starred in Hidden Agenda, directed by Marc S. Grenier. [34], He next starred in Joseph Zito's Red Scorpion in 1989, opposite M. Emmet Walsh, Al White, T. P. McKenna and Carmen Argenziano. [99] Next Lundgren made a cameo in Ed Bye's Fat Slags, alongside Geri Halliwell, Naomi Campbell and Angus Deayton. Bodybuilding.com said, "Looking like a man in his 30s rather than his 50s, Lundgren is the poster boy of precise nutrition, supplementation and exercise application that he has practiced for over 35 years. [120], Lundgren was one of three hosts for the 2010 Melodifestivalen, where the Swedish contribution to the Eurovision Song Contest is selected. Dolph has three siblings. The film, a Canadian-Chinese production, was shot on location in Inner Mongolia. [23][24] In an interview, Sylvester Stallone said, "During [the filming of] Rocky IV, Dolph had hit me so hard I had swelling around the heart and had to stay in intensive care at St. John's Hospital for four days. Dolph was selected by the U.S. Olympic Committee to serve as the Team Leader of the 1996 U.S.   Olympic Pentathlon Team during the Atlanta Games. Facts About Dolph Lundgren #1 He holds a master's degree in chemical engineering. In the 1990s he appeared in films such as Dark Angel (1990), Cover-Up (1991), Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991), Universal Soldier (1992), Joshua Tree (1993), Pentathlon (1994), Men of War (1994), Johnny Mnemonic (1995), The Shooter (1995) and Blackjack (1998). He had to lose weight for her role, Lucy Lawless is totally in love with sport, Cybill Shepherd’s height, weight. "[6], Lundgren received his first lead role as the mighty He-Man in Masters of the Universe (1987), based on the popular children's toyline and cartoon. Lundgren would serve. [128][129] Principal photography started on 2 February 2014 in Thailand, and wrapped in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; April the same year. [15] Their relationship developed dramatically, and he moved with her to New York City. He lived in Spånga until the age of 13, when he moved to his grandparents' home in Nyland, Ångermanland. As IMDb celebrates its 30th birthday, we have six shows to get you ready for those pivotal years of your life ... your 30s. "[95] During an interview on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in May 2008, Gladiator director Ridley Scott said Lundgren had been considered for the part of undefeated fighter Tigris of Gaul in 2000, but was eventually rejected because "as an actor, he just didn't fit in with what we were trying to achieve". He has total assets of $15 million yet his pay isn't uncovered yet. He is the child of Sigrid Birgitta, a dialect instructor, and Karl Johan Hugo Lundgren, a designer, and financial specialist for the Swedish government. "[25] Lundgren later fought in a real boxing match against former UFC fighter Oleg Taktarov, and lost via decision. Lundgren was born in 1957 on 3rd November to Sigrid Birgitta and Karl Johan Hugo Lundgren. Michael Haag in his book Templars: History and Myth: From Solomon's Temple to the Freemasons (2009) said, "The budget for this film was $12 million. Critical response was negative overall; Roger Ebert said, "Johnny Mnemonic is one of the great gestures of recent cinema, a movie which doesn't deserve one nanosecond of serious analysis. Retitled in the US and the UK as The Killing Machine, it opened theatrically in Los Angeles on 10 September 2010, for an exclusive one-week engagement at Laemmele's Sunset 5 Theater in West Hollywood. But still, he had to work hard to look as the other guys. In 2018, he was cast in a host of films like ‘Black Water,’ ‘The Tracker,’ ‘Pups Alone: A Christmas Peril,’ and ‘Creed II,’ in which he reprised, his role as the mighty fighter Ivan Drago. In the first installation on 6 February, Lundgren co-hosted the competition together with comedian Christine Meltzer and performer Måns Zelmerlöw. It was described by Lundgren as "an old-school, kick-ass action movie where people are fighting with knives and shooting at each other. His role as a Soviet boxer Ivan Drago was really perfect for the actor’s weight of 111 kilos and height of 195 cm in addition to excellent physical shape. Lundgren plays Jack Caine, a tough Houston cop with an inner sensitivity,[41] who does not let the rules of police procedure prevent him pursuing his mission to wipe out the White Boys, a gang of white collar drug dealers who killed his partner while he was waylaid stopping a convenience store robbery. [90] Finally he starred in Hickox's next picture, Jill Rips, based on a 1987 novel by Scottish writer Frederic Lindsay. Filmed from below so that one has the sense of peering up at a massive kinetic sculpture, his glistening torso, which over the course of the film is subjected to assorted tortures, is the movie's primary visual focus whenever the action slows down. Lundgren was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1983. Lundgren continues to appear tirelessly in films as he performs various characters that often showcase challenging stunts on the screen. He has starred and directed in several blockbuster Hollywood movies. He needs to keep fit and stay in a great form, because he will still participate in the action genre films that require from actors excellent physical characteristics. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Kodi Smit-McPhee height, weight. "[6] Friends told him he should be in movies. Dolph married the jewellery designer and fashion stylist Anette Qviberg in 1994. [38] Christopher Null gave the film 1 out of 5, stating the film was "marred by cheeseball sets and special effects, lame fight sequences, and some of the worst acting ever to disgrace the screen. After his divorce with his wife, he began dating Jenny Sanderson in mid-2011. In the late 1970s, he enrolled at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and graduated[when?] The film was well received by some critics. He is a producer of Battle of the Damned, Ambushed, Puncture Wounds, Skin Trade, and Shake Later. "[39] Whilst criticizing the film's storyline and acting, Time Out magazine concluded the film was "destructive, reprehensible, and marvelous fun". He holds the rank of third dan dark belt in Kyokushin Karate and was a European victory in 1980-81. Ångermanland.His father died in 2000. Ångermanland.His father died in 2000. [15] Upon learning that Sylvester Stallone was seeking an imposing fighter to play Ivan Drago in Rocky IV (1985), Lundgren sent videos and pictures of himself to a distant contact of Stallone, eventually reaching him. [103] Set in AD 35 in the Roman Empire, the story follows a fictional Roman general named Titus Valerius Taurus, a veteran of campaigns in Germania, who is sent to Judea by the emperor Tiberius to investigate the possibility of the divinity of the recently crucified Jesus. [154], When in Los Angeles he trains at the Equinox Gym in Westwood and when at home in Marbella, Spain, he trains at the Qi Sport Gym in Puerto Banús. [93] After the film was completed, producer Andrew Stevens thought it was too poor to be released and multiple people had to be hired to at least make the film half-competent. Ironically, he chose to stay with Grace Jones in New York City instead of accepting a Fulbright scholarship by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology during the early 1980s. Since then, Dolph has starred in more than 40 films, In 1987, he portrayed He-Man in the science fantasy film Masters of the Universe, Red Scorpion (1988) and Frank Castle in the 1989 film The Punisher. [105] Lundgren's co-writer, Frank Valdez's wife's brother happened to be a notable actor working in Texas and invited Lundgren's team to shoot there. [6][12] He showed a keen interest in drumming and had aspirations to become a rock star. In Hawaii Dolph Lundgren starred in sci-fi horror film Do not kill it, whose release is scheduled for 2017. [citation needed] During his time in Sydney, he earned a living as a bouncer in a nightclub in the renowned King's Cross area. [4][5][6] Some sources wrongly state 1959 as his year of birth,[7][8] but Lundgren himself has confirmed it to be 1957. "[113] On the negative side, Pablo Villaça said in his review that while he praised Van Damme's performance, he criticized that of Lundgren and described the film "dull in concept and execution".[114]. Later in 2009, Lundgren directed and starred in the hit-man thriller Icarus (retitled in the US and the UK as The Killing Machine).

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