Well known for his tall stature and level of fitness, at peak, lundgren stood at 196. Everything else looks sound in the book and i enjoyed reading about his personal history. In 1993, lundgren starred as wellman anthony santee in the action film, joshua tree, released on video as army of one. Dolph lundgrens remarkable career has seen him work as an actor, director, producer, screenwriter and martial artist, spanning three decades and an extensive filmography that includes an array of highprofile roles in actionpacked hollywood movies. Theres also some autobiographical chapters included. Dolph lundgren was born as hans lundgren in stockholm, sweden. Our marketplace offers a huge selection of movies from sellers worldwide. This photograph originates from a press photo archive. With a long list of formidable characters under his belt, the strong and fearsome king of the deep will be a swim in the park for dolphs commanding stage presence. Dolph lundgrens castle falls with scott adkins shoots next month. Dolph lundgren was born as hans lundgren in stockholm, sweden, to sigrid birgitta tjerneld, a language teacher, and karl johan hugo lundgren, an engineer and economist for the swedish government. Dolph lundgren is convinced that if the fictional son of ivan drago faced off against the fictional son of apollo creed the results would be the same as rocky iv. Dolph hans dolph lundgren born 3 november 1957 is an actor from sweden, born in 1957, often viewed as the poor mans creatorarnoldschwarzenegger but is no less of a mrfanservice. Biography of dolph lundgren excerpt dolph lundgren born hans lundgren, november 3, 1957 is a swedish actor, director and karateka.
Dolph lundgren, a champion fighter from the kyokushinkai lineage, in a stretch. Kai greene quickly pounced on the bandwagon, and even produced an ebook on the topic. Who is your fathers sports idol or your mothers rockstar in what town did grandpa grow up there is only one copy of each so each image is totally unique. Actor dolph lundgren, born in stockholm, sweden in 1957, pursued an engineering degree he holds a masters degree in chemical engineering before joining the military, where he was introduced to the martial arts. 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. Oct 02, 2018 creed ii is about going back to basics to rediscover what made you a champion in the first place, and remembering that, no matter where you go, you cant escape your history. Ivan drago is a real life genius i guess the phrase you cant judge a book by its cover is true.
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Then take a lesson from internationally renowned action hero dolph lundgren. Aug 08, 2019 the tracker after over 30 years in the business, dolph lundgren still brings a lot of charisma to even the most routine action pictures. If i were to listen to anyones advice, it would be his. The film also costars jerry springer, shakara ledard, thomas lockyer and caroline lee johnson. Dolph lundgrens castle falls with scott adkins shoots. This graph shows dolph lundgrens score on our annual analysis of leading stars at the box office. Shop movies starring dolph lundgren on dvd, vhs, and rare video formats at alibris. He portrayed heman in the 1987 science fantasy film masters of the universe and frank. With his weathered face, impressive build and soulful. Dolph lundgren is a swedish actor, director, screenwriter, producer, and martial artist. Sep 09, 2014 dolph lundgren began his career earning a masters degree in chemical engineering and becoming a fulbright scholar, military officer, and international black belt karate champion before switching tracks and entering the world of hollywood as an action hero.
You get a feel for how energetic and how fun jason momoa is in real life in becoming aquaman and a match made in atlantis. Aug 11, 2011 today i found out that dolph lundgren a. What kind of workout will help me look like dolph lundgren. Train like an action hero is the kickass guide to building a body that will look great and make you feel even betterforever. When frank castles family is murdered by criminals, he wages war on crime as a vigilante assassin known only as the punisher.
Dolph lundgren, ivan drago in rocky iv good morning. Highly intelligent and extremely well educated earning an m. Dolph lundgren height, weight, age, body statistics. Jordan, sylvester stallone, tessa thompson, phylicia rashad, and dolph lundgren star, working from a script by stallone. He has won european and australian karate championships, as well as represented the united states in the 1996 summer olympics in pentathlon. Be fit forever an interview with dolph lundgren youtube. This was about 24% of all the recorded lundgren s in the usa. Long time dolph lundgren fan and his book is a pretty comprehensive approach to staying fit with insights on self defense, meditation, goal setting, nutrition and of course, exercise. Dolph lundgren biography facts, childhood, family life of. Illinois had the highest population of lundgren families in 1880. Hans dolph lundgren born november 3, 1957 is a swedish actor, director, screenwriter, producer, and martial artists. Dolph lundgren discusses his new book, playing ivan.
Lundgrens book starts out as an autobiography, covering childhood years and coming of age, and how fitness figured into his becoming a man. Since then, he has starred in more than 40 films, almost all of them in the action genre. Lundgren s breakthrough came in 1985, when he starred in rocky iv as the imposing soviet union boxer ivan drago. He is best known for his role as gunner jensen in the expendables movies. The actor, whose boxing hero has been looking tigers in the eye since the 1976 rocky, suggests in an instagram post that the.
Be fit forever by lundgren, dolph, bernal, per online on amazon. Dolph lundgren was born as hans lundgren in stockholm, sweden, to sigrid birgitta tjerneld, a language teacher, and karl johan. He portrayed frank castlethe punisher in the punisher. Creed 2 rewrites dolph lundgrens rocky iv cold saga. More about the dolph lundgren and leslie ann woodward dating relationship. Would have loved more insight on his films and workouts during different eras but as is, a great read. Since then, he starred in more than 30 pictures, mostly action movies. Next up, the guy who runs the guinness book of world records craig glendon came out and gave stallone and lundgren awards for rocky being the most successful sports franchise in history.
See his dating history all girlfriends names, educational profile, personal favorites, interesting life facts, and complete biography. Lundgren eric stephen dolph lundgren passed away on july 19, 2009 at the age of 32. Dolph has created a personal philosophy of fitness based on martial arts, yoga, strength training, biochemical research, professional sports, and over forty starring roles in classic action films. Dolph lundgren is a famous swedish actor, filmmaker, screenwriter and martial artist. Dolph lundgren discusses the making of rocky iv from the set of showdown in little tokyo shot in early 1991. His breakthrough came in rocky iv 1985 when he played the formidable soviet boxer ivan drago opposite sylvester stallone, with whom he.
Nov 22, 2018 ivan drago dolph lundgren still looks to crush sly stallones rocky 33 years after rocky iv. Feb 08, 2018 in todays episode, susan talks with dolph lundgren, internationally renowned action star and author of the book train like an action hero. Extreme fitness book by dolph lundgren, per bernal. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. How dolph lundgren is still jacked after 6 decades and lundgren would like to set the record straight. Vengeance is a dish best served cold as dolph lundgren takes on the role of the legendary crimefighting comic book antihero in this live video release. Icarus stylized onscreen as dolph lundgren is the killing machine is a 2010 canadian action thriller film starring and directed by dolph lundgren, with david lewis, samantha ferris, and bo svenson. Dolph lundgren was born as hans lundgren in stockholm, sweden, to sigrid birgitta tjerneld, a. He belongs to a generation of film actors who epitomise the action hero stereotype, alongside sylvester stallone, chuck norris, arnold schwarzenegger, bruce willis, steven seagal, and jeanclaude van damme lundgren received a degree in chemistry from. In 1880 there were 82 lundgren families living in illinois. Dolph lundgren first announced working on his fitness book at the launch of his first official site back in 2003. Just imagine the history of child raised with in middle. Dolph lundgren simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Comic book superhero, sequels, deadpool, deadpool 2, dolph lundgren.
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More about the dolph lundgren and anette qviberg dating relationship. The punisher by mark goldblatt dolph lundgren, louis. Directorstar dolph lundgren s castle falls with scott adkins doctor strange, accident man is set to begin filming in alabama next month. Ivan drago from rocky iv is actually a real life genius. Dolph lundgren is better known for his athletic achievements than his intellectual pursuits. Astrology and natal chart of dolph lundgren, born on 1957. Dolph lundgren biography facts, childhood, family life. Hans lundgren born 3 november 1957, better known as dolph lundgren.
Nov 06, 20 as with sylvester stallones sly moves about ten years ago, train like an action hero is a combination autobiography and exercise book. Kai greene quickly pounced on the bandwagon, and even produced an e book on the topic. Be fit forever, a book which contains a detailed account of his earlier life and troubles. Dolph lundgren is one of the actors to portray characters for both marvel studios and dc entertainment. He lived in stockholm until the age of, when he moved in with his grandparents in nyland, angermanland, sweden. Lundgren, id think he was a fun guy to hang out with and good at sports, but wouldnt have imagined he reportedly has an iq of around 160. Dolph lundgren plays the role of gunnar jenson, an excombat veteran with a hair trigger temper and formidable martial arts prowess, in the upcoming film the expendables. Sylvester stallone might be tossing in the towel on rocky balboa.
Lundgrens breakthrough came in 1985, when he starred in rocky iv as the imposing soviet union boxer ivan drago. He made his directorial debut in 2004, when he helmed the britishgerman film, the. The most lundgren families were found in the usa in 1920. His breakthrough came when he starred in rocky iv in 1985. Action star dolph lundgren talks acting, fighting and working out in the expendables.
Lundgren isnt the only one whos made the switch since the movie hit the streaming service. After the collapse of the soviet empire, he moved to the united states to begin a new life. Dolph lundgren says a plantbased diet has improved his sex life. From stallone doing dragon flagsand cleans with a carriage full of people to lundgren doing shoulder presses. Lundgren has reportedly been working on a fitness book and sports wear line for men. Hans lundgren born 3 november 1957, better known as dolph lundgren is a swedish actor.
Dolph takes things one step further and includes tips on self defense, as well as advice on stretching and nutrition. Dolph lundgren aquaman premiere interview in london. Train like an action hero is a combination autobiography and exercise book. He belongs to a generation of film actors who epitomise the movie action hero stereotype including sylvester stallone, arnold schwarzenegger, bruce willis, chuck norris, steven seagal and jeanclaude van damme a graduate in chemical engineering from the royal institute of technology in. Apr 15, 2020 dolph lundgren biography affair, divorce, ethnicity, nationality, salary, net worth, height married biography who is dolph lundgren. This was about 24% of all the recorded lundgrens in the usa.
Dolph lundgren born hans lundgren on november 3, 1957 is a swedish actor, martial artists, and director who is known for his roles in universal soldier, universal soldier day of reckoning, rocky iv, the expendables and in the expendables 2. Train like an action hero by dolph lundgren are you ready to take your exercise and fitness routine to the next level. The film centers around edward genn, a former soviet hitman known as icarus. Dec 04, 2019 lundgren isnt the only one whos made the switch since the movie hit the streaming service. Despite an early interest in playing the drums and clowning ar. An oral history of i2i and the powerline concert scene. Hire dolph lundgren for an appearance at events or keynote.
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