Dolph Lundgren Bio | Wiki
Dolph Lundgren (Full name: Hans Lundgren) is a Swedish actor, filmmaker, and martial artist. His breakthrough came in 1985 when he starred in Rocky IV as the imposing Soviet boxer Ivan Drago. Since then, Dolph has starred in more than 80 films, almost all of them in the action genre.
While in Sydney, he became a bodyguard for Jamaican singer Grace Jones and began a relationship with her. Dolph received a Fulbright scholarship to MIT and moved to Boston. Jones convinced him to leave the university and move to New York City to be with her and begin acting. After a short stint as a model and bouncer at the Manhattan nightclub The Limelight, Dolph got a small debut role as a KGB henchman in the James Bond film A View to a Kill.
Dolph Lundgren Age
Dolph was born on November 3, 1957, in Spånga, Sweden. He is 65 years old.
Dolph Lundgren Height
He is a man of tall stature and stands at a height of 6 ft 5 in (Approx. 1.96 m).
Dolph Lundgren Family
He was born in Spånga, to his parents Sigrid Birgitta and Karl Hugo Johan Lundgren. Dolph’s mother was a language teacher and his father was an engineer (M.Sc.) and economist (MBA) for the Swedish government. He lived in Spånga until the age of 13, when he moved to his grandparents’ home in Nyland, Ångermanland.
Dolph has two sisters, Katarina and Annika, and a younger brother Johan. He claims his father was physically abusive and vented his frustration on his wife and eldest son. Dolph has stated that, during his tirades, his father would call him a “loser”, which motivated him later as he grew more ambitious to prove himself. He was first credited as Dolph Lundgren with the release of Rocky IV. The name “Dolph” came from a relative on his mother’s side.
Dolph Lundgren Wife
In 1994, Dolph married Anette Qviberg, a jewelry designer and fashion stylist, in Marbella. The couple decided they liked Marbella so much that they rented accommodations there for years, before eventually buying a family home there. They have two daughters: Ida Sigrid and Greta Eveline both born in Stockholm.
In early May 2009, three masked burglars reportedly broke into Dolph’s Marbella home. The burglars tied up and threatened his wife, but fled when they found a family photo and realized that the house was owned by Dolph.
He later stated he believed the intruders to be Eastern European and had asked contacts in Bulgaria to investigate them, but to no avail. After the incident, Dolph’s elder daughter, Ida, suffered from PTSD. His wife was the “most traumatized”, and as of 2011, they divorced.
Dolph Lundgren Girlfriend | Fiance
During the 1980s, Dolph had relationships with Jamaican singer Grace Jones and American model Paula Barbieri. In 1994, he married Anette Qviberg, and as of 2011, they divorced. Dolph was in a relationship with Jenny Sanderson from 2011 to 2017. He became engaged to Norwegian personal trainer Emma Krokdal in June 2020.
Dolph Lundgren Education
After graduating from high school with straight A’s, Dolph spent some time in the United States in the 1970s on various academic scholarships, studying chemical engineering at Washington State University and Clemson University.
He studied chemical engineering for a year at Washington State University between 1975 and 1976, prior to serving his mandatory one year in the Swedish Coastal Artillery at the Coastal Ranger School. In the late 1970s, he enrolled at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and graduated with a degree in chemical engineering.
In 1982, Dolph graduated with a master’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Sydney. During his time in Sydney, he earned a living as a bouncer in a nightclub in the notorious King’s Cross area. He was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to MIT in 1983. Later, he quit studying at MIT after two weeks to pursue acting.
Dolph Lundgren Movies
2018 Creed II
2018 Aquaman
2019 The Tracker
2019 Acceleration
2021 Seal Team
2021 Castle Falls
2022 Minions: The Rise of Gru
2022 Operation Seawolf Captain Hans Kessler Limited release
2023 The Expendables 4
2023 Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Dolph Lundgren As The Punisher
Dolph starred as Marvel Comics character Frank Castle, a.k.a. The Punisher in the 1989 film The Punisher. The film was directed by Mark Goldblatt, with a screenplay by Boaz Yakin. Although it is based on the Marvel Comics character, the film changes many details of the original comic book origin and the main character does not wear the trademark “skull”.
The Punisher was filmed in Sydney, Australia, and also featured Louis Gossett Jr., Jeroen Krabbé, Kim Miyori, and Barry Otto. The film received mainly negative reviews and currently holds a 24% “rotten” rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Rocky With Dolph Lundgren | Sylvester Stallone
After learning that Sylvester Stallone was seeking an imposing fighter to play Ivan Drago in Rocky IV (1985), Dolph sent videos and pictures of himself to distant contact with Stallone, eventually reaching him. Dolph tried out for the role, but as he himself has stated, he was initially turned down because he was too tall.
However, he eventually beat 5,000 other hopefuls to land his breakout role opposite Stallone, Carl Weathers, and Brigitte Nielsen. To improve his physique and athletic abilities, Dolph trained intensely in bodybuilding and boxing for five months before the film was shot.
He weighed 235 pounds (107 kg) – 245 pounds (111 kg) during filming, but in the film, he was billed at 261 pounds (118 kg). His character’s lines “If he dies, he dies” and “I must break you” are amongst the best-known of the Rocky series and have often been cited in popular culture.
Dolph Lundgren As He Man
In 1987, he got his first lead role as He-Man in Masters of the Universe, based on the popular children’s toy line and cartoon. Dolph starred alongside Frank Langella, Meg Foster, Chelsea Field, Billy Barty, and Courteney Cox. He weighed his all-time heaviest during the filming at 250 pounds (110 kg).
The film was a critical failure and was viewed as far too violent for a family picture. It is referred to as a “flop” by Variety magazine and has a 13% “rotten” rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Dolph was criticized for being too wooden as a leading man, and it was dismissed as “a glossy fantasy starring monosyllabic Dolph Lundgren”.
Dolph Lundgren Net Worth
He earns his wealth from his career, therefore, he has amassed a fortune over the years. Dolph’s estimated net worth is $18 million.
Dolph Lundgren How Tall
He is a man of tall stature and stands at a height of 6 ft 5 in (Approx. 1.96 m).