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Dolph Lundgren (born Hans Lundgren, November 3, 1957, but claims 1959) is a Swedish actor. He attended the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, later received a master's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Sydney, and was eventually awarded a prestigious Fulbright scholarship to MIT, but then changed the course of his career towards drama.

In 1985, Lundgren made his feature-film debut in the James Bond film A View to a Kill
. Then he beat out 5000 other hopefuls to land the breakthrough role of Ivan Drago, Sylvester Stallone's opponent in Rocky IV
(1985). He received his first lead role as He-Man in Masters of the Universe
(1987), based on the popular children's toy, but the film was not a success and was ridiculed by most audiences. Lundgren subsequently however found his calling in action films. He also starred as Frank Castle, The Punisher, in the 1989 film The Punisher
.

He is 1.97m (6'6") tall and weighs 108 kg (238lbs). He speaks five languages: Swedish, English, German, French and Japanese and his IQ is given on his website as 160 . At the age of 15, he was self-described as "one of the weaklings people kick sand at on the beach", but later became a karate black belt. He won the European full-contact karate championships in 1980 and 1981 and a heavyweight tournament in Australia in 1982. Lundgren experimented with anabolic steriods to improve his physique for Rocky IV
. He was also the captain of the Swedish Karate team for the Olympics.

He has been married to Annette Qviberg Lundgren, a jewelry designer and fashion stylist, since 1994. The couple divide their time between New York City and Stockholm, Sweden. They have two daughters: Ida Sigrid Lundgren (born April 29, 1996 in Stockholm) and Greta Eveline Lundgren (born January 2002). Earlier in his life, Lundgren was engaged to Grace Jones and was in a long-term relationship with Paula Barbieri.

Lundgren made his directorial debut in 2004 with the film Defender
. After that he directed The Mechanik
(U.S. Tite: The Russian Specialist) . Currently he is filming the historical adventure The Inquiry.

On February 25, 2005, he visited Fort Hood, Texas and was introduced by Captain James Van Thach. He thanked U.S. soldiers for their support on the war on terrorism and also to promote The Russian Specialist.

Famous quotes

From Rocky IV:

"I must break you"
"If he dies, he dies."
"I win for me...FOR ME!"
"I cannot be defeated. I defeat all man."
"You will lose."
"He's not human.... He's like a piece of iron!"

From Masters of the Universe:

"I have the power" (He-Man's catch-phrase)
"But I will, it's always been between us." (In response to Skeletor's line: You will no longer stand between me and my destiny)

From I Come In Peace:

"Then you go in pieces, asshole. " (In response to alien's line: "I come in peace.")
"Never trust nobody; Caine Manual, Chapter 1, Page 1."
"Either you're Santa Claus or you're dead, pal."

From Universal Soldier:

"I'm all ears."
"You're dead, soldier."

Filmography

Cultural references

Dolph Lundgren was satirized in an article by The Onion in 2004, titled ""

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