Grace Jones ja Dolph Lundgren vuonna 1985. "[6] After graduating from high school with straight A's, he spent some time in the United States in the 1970s on various academic scholarships, studying chemical engineering at Washington State University and Clemson University. The only thing he has that’s worth anything, apart from his drive for redemption, is his son who is another heavyweight fighter. Le contrat Premium Access de votre équipe se termine bientôt. At the beginning, I hadn’t seen a movie camera before and he was a big movie star. In 1995, Lundgren appeared in Robert Longo's Johnny Mnemonic, co-starring Keanu Reeves. I didn’t tell anyone. [citation needed] In 1982, Lundgren graduated with a master's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Sydney. [30] Lundgren was criticized for being too wooden as a leading man, and it was dismissed as "a glossy fantasy starring monosyllabic Dolph Lundgren". The film co-starred Canadian pop singer Melissa Smith, playing a world-famous pop singer in the film and his own daughter Ida on her screen debut, who played one of the daughters of the Russian president. In the film, Lundgren co-starred (alongside Luke Goss) as Captain Hans Picault, a French Legionnaire who trains a U.S. Army Infantry group to go behind enemy lines and exterminate the Nazis. [130][131] The film received a limited theatrical release, followed by a Blu-ray and DVD release on 25 August 2015. [156][157], He is an avid football fan. [111] Lundgren then reunited with Jean-Claude Van Damme in Universal Soldier: Regeneration, where he plays Andrew Scott's clone. Along the way, Kenner discovers that Yoshida (Tagawa), the head of the drug gang, is a member of the Yakuza who killed his parents in front of him as a young boy in Japan and the case becomes violent and personal. This post apocalyptic movie is set in 2006 in the context of a 9.5-magnitude earthquake which kills millions of people, with Preston leading a motley military patrol on the island to help survivors in the pole shift-affected world. [162][163] Lundgren became engaged to a Norwegian personal trainer Emma Krokdal in June 2020. followed. Do Not Sell My Personal Information, Your California Privacy Rights If I had taken as much cocaine as it is rumored, I wouldn’t have a nose. [127] He starred in a number of other films later that year, including Legendary: Tomb of the Dragon, Battle of the Damned, Ambushed, and Blood of Redemption. He landed his first small movie part in 1985 in the James Bond film “A View to a Kill” alongside Grace and, at that time, they became regulars at Studio 54, partying with A-listers including David Bowie, Michael Jackson and Andy Warhol. “I still think about it sometimes. Throughout the 1990s he appeared in films such as I Come in Peace (1990), Cover-Up (1991), Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991), Universal Soldier film series (1992, 2009, 2012), Joshua Tree (1993), Pentathlon (1994), Men of War (1994), Johnny Mnemonic (1995), The Shooter (1995), Silent Trigger (1996), The Peacekeeper (1997), and Blackjack (1998). He tries to escape from his past life, but his identity is discovered and he is hunted down, placing the lives of his wife and daughter and himself in jeopardy. Reading over three decades of credits – Lt Rachenko in Red Scorpion, an East German Olympian in Pentathlon, Nikolai Cherenko in The Mechanik, a Soviet submarine commander in Joel and Ethan Coen’s Hail, Caesar! Dolph Lundgren and Grace Jones circa 1985 WireImage. It was right before Aids, and the club scene was hardcore. The two actors spent time together at the gym and with their Russian dialect coach. I think back then [Rocky IV] I was working with around 300 pounds on the bench and squat. [120], Lundgren was one of three hosts for the 2010 Melodifestivalen, where the Swedish contribution to the Eurovision Song Contest is selected. Roger Moore, in his last performance as James Bond, once memorably said, "Dolph is larger than Denmark". I got lucky. 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 DVD and Video Guide to 2005 said, "not very believable but, as usual, it's fun to watch Dolph Lundgren in action. [citation needed], In 2007, Lundgren directed and starred in the Mongolia-based action adventure, Diamond Dogs. This marked the beginning of what New York Magazine has described as Lundgren's "comeback. "[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]. [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. "[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". One review said "the narrative is laughably stupid" and the DVD and Video Guide to 2005 said, "dull, lightweight, made-for-TV action fully to a satisfying climax". Post-Rocky, Lundgren landed roles as He-Man in Masters of the Universe and Frank Castle in The Punisher. [152] He wrote an autobiographical fitness book, Train Like an Action Hero: Be Fit Forever, published in Sweden (by Bonnier Fakta) on 9 August 2011, offering tips he learned over the years to work out in various situations (with a busy schedule and a lot of traveling). Lundgren explained: “I literally walked in the theater as her boyfriend with people trying to shoo me out of the way to take pictures of her and, 90 minutes later, when I walked out, people were trying to take pictures of me instead. "[84] He also featured in the TV pilot Blackjack (directed by John Woo) as a former US Marshal who has a phobia of the color white, who becomes the bodyguard and detective of a young supermodel (Kam Heskin) who is the target of a psychotic assassin (Phillip MacKenzie). 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. {{collectionsDisplayName(searchView.appliedFilters)}}, {{searchText.groupByEventToggleImages()}}, {{searchText.groupByEventToggleEvents()}}. We turned up at the hotel, not to shoot anyone, but to make sure he came with us. Lundgren seems genuinely touched that he has finally been given an opportunity to act. I took the money, but I should have resisted the temptation. By being so closely associated with Studio 54, the assumption is that I was a complete cocaine fiend. [151] Although he had begun lifting weights as a teenager, he cites co-star Sylvester Stallone as the man who got him into serious bodybuilding for a period in the 1980s after he arrived in the U.S.[151] Stallone had a lasting influence on his fitness regimen and diet, ensuring that he ate a much higher percentage of protein and split his food intake between five or six smaller meals a day. Crazy out there, but within reason…. That’s showing you normal. I knew he would be adamant that it was a bad move to appear in Blade Runner. I guess he fell off his armchair and thought, ‘What the hell?’ ”, Speaking about his wild threesomes — and fivesomes — before ’80s classic “Rocky IV” turned him into a superstar, Lundgren said: “That happened on occasions, with or without Grace. Lundgren tried out for the role, but as he himself has stated, he was initially turned down because he was too tall. [37] The film received mainly negative reviews, currently holds a 24% "rotten" rating at Rotten Tomatoes. The Punisher) in the 1989 film The Punisher. Soon after, the anti-Semitic messages began’, The frontline worker who exercises to de-stress, Save for your retirement the right way with a responsible investment approach, Affordable homecare? We were all standing in a line waiting to be introduced, as is the ritual, and when he got to me, he leaned in close to my ear and said something, winking knowingly, about one of the blond actresses in the film, along the lines of, I wonder how she got the part. "[101] Shot in Italy, the film received the support of the Film Fund of Luxembourg. “It was limiting and frustrating in some ways. His tough times continued after his marriage to Swedish jewelry designer Anette Qviberg in 1994. On the run from the law, involving exotic cars and desert scenery, Santee must prove his innocence and prove Severance guilty of being involved in the car ring and for murder. He then played a drug-addled assassin alongside Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Randy Couture, Steve Austin, Terry Crews, Mickey Rourke, Bruce Willis, and Arnold Schwarzenegger in the action film The Expendables, which opened in theatres on 13 August 2010. This name will appear beside any comments you post. He supported Everton FC when he lived in Europe, but developed more of an interest in international football tournaments (such as the UEFA European Championship and the FIFA World Cup) after moving to Los Angeles.[158]. I won’t even leave the hotel and go to the venue, because there is too much pressure once you arrive.