Dolph Lundgren attended the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden. He received a master's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, in 1982, and the next year was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to MIT. In New York City he met drama coach Warren Robertson and decided to try his luck as an actor in action movies. His film _Shooter, The (1997)_ was shot mainly in Prague, Czech Republic. Lundgren has a second-degree black belt in karate and is aiming for his third-degree black belt.


Retrograde (2004): $1,000,000
Blackjack (1998): $2,000,000
The Peacekeeper (1997): $2,500,000
The Shooter (1995): FRF 15,000,000

Was team leader for the United States modern pentathlon team at the 1996 summer olympics. He married Anette in Stockholm. He was European Heavyweight Karate Champion in 1980-81. He dated model Paula Barbieri, also O.J. Simpson's ex-girlfriend. Rumor had it that he announced his retirement from acting to spend more time with his family, but Lundgren denied it a few months later while filming the movie Detention (2003) (April, 2002). Was one of the last celebrities modeling for photographer Victor Skrebneski, notably for a Chicago International Film Festival poster. Sports natural blonde hair in all his films, save for The Punisher (1989) and Dark Angel (1990) where it is dyed jet black. Was considered for the role of Ben Richards in The Running Man (1987). The part eventually went to Arnold Schwarzenegger. Contrary to popular belief was never engaged to Grace Jones, but he did live with her for four years. Said to have an I.Q. of 160, but according to himself this is untrue. Despite mixed reviews to Masters of the Universe (1987), later animated and comic book depictions of the He-Man character, most notably the 2002 remake series by Mike Young Productions, had the He-Man character drawn to resemble Lundgren. Was photographed at the 'Factory' in the early eighties by Andy Warhol and photographer Christopher Markos. Auditioned for a role in Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985). Worked as a bouncer in New York City with Chazz Palminteri. Trained also in Tae Kwon Do for a short period.