Dolph Lundgren

Dolph Lundgren

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Biography

Hans "Dolph" Lundgren is a Swedish-American actor, filmmaker, and martial artist. He gained recognition for portraying the Soviet boxer Ivan Drago in his breakthrough role in Rocky IV (1985), a role he reprised in Creed II (2018).

"I walked in to a Westwood movie theater [at the Rocky IV premiere] as Grace Jones' boyfriend and walked out ninety minutes later as the movie star Dolph Lundgren. I was shell-shocked for years from the mind-boggling and daunting experience of being a student-athlete from tiny Sweden suddenly having to live up a new action-star persona. […] Karate and physical fitness have kept me reasonably sane in a very tough and sometimes insane business."

Dolph Lundgren

"If you heal yourself you can heal others."

Dolph Lundgren

"I’ve been vegan for a month, I’m trying it. […] A friend of mine, Arnold Schwarzenegger, produced this documentary called The Game Changers, about plant-based diet and athletes, so I checked it out and then I figured I would try it out. […] I like it. The most effect I’ve noticed is that your blood sugar is more constant, so you don’t get tired as easily and you feel lighter."

Dolph Lundgren

"My sensei was a British karate champion named Brian Fitkin. He was my mentor and because I had a hard relationship with my dad, he became a father figure to me."

Dolph Lundgren

"I think by planning an exercise regime, your diet follows to some extent."

Dolph Lundgren

"Having bodyguards is just part of being famous, I think."

Dolph Lundgren

"My sensei was a British karate champion named Brian Fitkin. He was my mentor and because I had a hard relationship with my dad, he became a father figure to me."

Dolph Lundgren