The transcript below is from the video “Dolph Lundgren VS Jean-Claude Van Damme Transformation ⭐ 2022 | From 01 To Now Years Old” by Gym4u.

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Dolph Lundgren – 65 Years Old

Hans Lundgren born 3rd November 1957, better known as Dolph Lundgren, is a Swedish actor, filmmaker and martial artist.

Jean-Claude Van Damme – 62 Years Old

Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg born 18th October 1960, known professionally as Jean-Claude Van Damme, is a Belgian actor, martial artist, filmmaker, and fight choreographer.

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Jean-Claude Van Damme

His fight scenes are so intense that he won’t film them in the U.S. for fear of being sued.

In 1989, he was sued for willfully gouging the eye of an extra in a sword fight while filming Cyborg (1989).

Had auditioned & lobbied hard for the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne in Batman (1989).
Born on exactly the same date as Happy Days (1974) star Erin Moran.

He has a 3rd Dan Black Belt in Shotokan Karate and is also trained in Taekwondo, Muay Thai and Kickboxing.

He began martial arts training at the age of ten.

He is mentioned in the “Bob’s Burgers” episode “Steal Magazi

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Dolph Lundgren

Hollywood is great for entertaining people, it’s a wonderful business but it’s make-believe, you must remember that. That’s one of the most important things to remember and the distinction in your own life, otherwise people get lost in their own fame, and it makes them unhappy.

[on his role in The Expendables (2010)] I play a mercenary who’s part of Sly’s team. He’s kind of a victim of the violence. He ends up getting fired by Stallone. Later in the picture, some other sinister character trying to get back at Sly and his people, hires me to take him out. Because I need the money, I do it. There’s a showdown between me, him and Jet Li.

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Jean-Claude Van Damme

At the age of 12, Van Damme began his martial arts training at Centre National De Karate (National Center of Karate) under the guidance of Master Claude Goetz in Ixelles, Belgium. Van Damme trained for 4 years and earned a spot on the Belgium Karate Team. He won the European professional karate association’s middleweight championship as a teenager, and also beat the 2nd best karate fighter in the world. His goal was to be number one but got sidetracked when he left his hometown of Brussels. In 1976 at the age of sixteen, Jean-Claude started his Martial Arts fight career.

Won a court case filed against him by martial arts legend Frank Dux, who claimed he collaborated with Van Damme on his 1996 directorial debut The Quest (1996), only for Van Damme to deny him any share of the profits. His evidence was lost in an earthquake. Coincidentally, Van Damme played Dux in his debut Bloodsport (1988).

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Dolph Lundgren

Action films are an extension of Greek myths which have been around since Homer’s “The Iliad”. Everybody’s life has some mythical quality. You struggle against obstacles, you fight to get to a higher level and there are great loves. With an action film it’s just more apparent. That’s why people will always love action movies.

My problem is that people get intimidated by someone big and beautiful like me. They hate to think I can be smart as well.

I usually pick up a scar a movie.

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Jean-Claude Van Damme

On July 10, 2000, Van Damme was sentenced to an anti-drunk driving class, a $1,200 fine, 3 years probation and a 90 day revocation of his license after pleading no contest for a September 23, 1999 DUI arrest in Beverly Hills.

Over the next 6-years, he competed in both full-contact and semi-contact matches. He debuted under his birth name of Jean Claude Van Varenberg. In his first match, Jean-Claude was staggered by a round-house kick thrown by fellow countryman, Toon Van Oostrum in Brussels, Belgium. Van Damme was badly stunned, but came back to knockout Van Oostrum moments later.

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I prefer to channel my problems and inner demons through a character. Another persona. That protects me and my family. I can get my frustrations out that way. Nowadays, it’s changed. People like to lay their whole life, and all of their own secrets out in front of the world. They make money off of it, and find satisfaction that way. I personally don’t believe in that. I think it can be hurtful to yourself and those around you.

I’ve just tried to play my own game and treat everybody with respect. No matter who they are. That is something I’m proud of and I feel it will always pay off.

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Once said he learned to speak English by watching the cartoon The Flintstones (1960).
Studied classical ballet for five years

In his late teens he opened a gym called California Fitness Center. Was student of Dominique Valera.

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Dolph Lundgren

Playing He-Man was pretty much my lowest point as an actor, it was a kids movie. How much could I do as an actor when I was running around in swim trunks and chest armor? There was talk of my doing a second one, but I wasn’t available, and from what I understand, the whole idea of a sequel fell through.

It’s still a strange experience to me when people come up to me at airports and bring pictures to be signed. It’s kind of flattering but one way I like to stay focused is using my training. I can remember what it is like when you spar with somebody and he hits you and you go, “Oops, this is real life!”

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Jean-Claude Van Damme

Although Jean-Claude Van Damme failed to place in either the 1978 or 1979 WAKO World Championships, he was a member of the 1979 Belgium Team when it won the European Team Championships and a European middleweight Karate champion in his late teens. He won at the Hope Cup, the Cup of Antwerp, The Gala International, and The Forest Nationals.
Can bench press 166 kg.

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[in Vanity Fair, 1995] I was a movie star before having the chance to become an actor, so now I’m trying to backtrack.

I was incredibly shy when I first got into the business, I still am to some extent. I’ve overcome that shyness through contact sports, but I wanted to find that same confidence interacting with people through acting instead of in the ring.

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In 1977, at the WAKO Open International in Antwerp, Belgium, Jean-Claude lost a decision to fellow team mate Patrick Teugels in a semi-contact match. At the 1978 Challenge De Espoirs Karate Tournament (1st Trials),Jean-Claude placed 2nd in the semi-contact division. He defeated twenty-five opponents during the week long tournament, but lost in the finals to Angelo Spataro from the Naha Club. Later in 1978, Jean-Claude lost a 3-round match for the Belgium Lightweight Championship (semi-contact) to his fellow team-mate to Patrick Teugels.

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[Arnold Schwarzenegger] is my role model since he is successful but, as an actor, he is not [my role model]. I prefer Sean Connery, Mel Gibson and Harrison Ford. They, too, started as “beefcakes” but have since established themselves as acknowledged actors.

[in Empire (UK), January, 1996] When I started studying acting in New York, I didn’t plan to be an action hero. I just wanted to learn acting because I felt it was something I needed to try to do for myself, to express something, my inner pain, or something I couldn’t get out. Then I got caught up taking my shirt off and strapping a machine gun on to shoot people. There wasn’t really much acting – you couldn’t have done too much with those roles no matter how good you were.

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Formerly, had his own production companies – Long Road Productions / 777 Films Corp.
Related to Screenwriter Adam Burnett through marriage.

One-time sparring partner of Chuck Norris during the early 80s. Norris eventually cast him in Missing in Action (1984).

His older sister Veronique wrote a book My brother Jean-Claude.
He once stated that, if you can survive a ballet workout, you can survive any other kind of training.

He is an animal rights activist.

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[on his directing career] I’m influenced by Clint Eastwood. He’s a guy who started as an actor, a television cowboy, one regarded lightweight. He’s now a super heavyweight, and he’s worked his way there by hard work. He’s directed 29, 30 movies, you know. I’m at five. Sylvester Stallone is at 15-20.

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Children: Kris Van Damme (b. 1987) and Bianca Brigitte Van Damme (b. 1990) with Gladys Portugues; son Nicolas Van Varenberg (b. 1995) with Darcy LaPier.

He was the inspiration for the character Johnny Cage from Mortal Kombat (1992), which was initially envisioned as a gaming vehicle for Van Damme, but he and Midway could not come to terms on the costs for using his likeness.

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Had a project with acclaimed Polish director Andrzej Zulawski in 1990 entitled “Le Tigre”, set during the fall of Dien Bien Phu. Other aborted projects for Lundgren include “Meltdown” to be directed by John Dahl based on a John Carpenter script, and RPM (1997), written and to be directed by Roger Avary (ultimately rewritten and directed by Ian Sharp).

Used to support Everton Football Club when he lived in Europe.

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In 1979, Jean-Claude traveled to the United States of America, to Tampa, Florida. In his first and only match against a United States opponent, Van Damme faced ‘Sherman ‘Big Train’Bergman’, a kick-boxer from Miami Beach, Florida. For the first and only time in his career, Jean-Claude was knocked to the canvas after absorbing a powerful left hook from Bergman. However, Jean-Claude climbed off the canvas and with a perfectly timed ax-kick, knocked Bergman out in 56 seconds of the first round.

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Moved back to Los Angeles, CA, with his girlfriend Jenny Sanderson in 2011.
At 6’5″ he is the tallest actor to portray Frank Castle in a live-action adaption of the “Punisher” comics.

In 2009 three intruders broke into his home in Spain and assaulted his wife. After they saw a family photo with Lundgren and realized that the house belonged to him, they fled immediately.

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One of Johnny Cage’s special moves is doing a split while punching his opponent in the groin, as seen when Van Damme’s character, Frank Dux, punches his large sumo opponent in Bloodsport (1988).

Van Damme was the original choice to play the title character in Predator (1987) and was part of the production until he was let go. According to Jesse Ventura’s book, Van Damme played the Predator (1987) alien until he was replaced by Kevin Peter Hall.

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It was in the military when Dolph first came in contact with the martial arts. Five years later, he had become a world-class competitor in Japanese Karate and was deeply involved with a discipline that was to become an important part of his life. After graduating High School, Dolph spent considerable time studying in the United States and abroad on various academic scholarships. He attended Washington State University and Clemson University in South Carolina. In 1982, he received a scholarship to complete his Masters Degree in Chemical Engineering at the University of Sydney, Australia. In 1983, he was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston, one of the world’s top engineering schools.

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Had auditioned & lobbied hard for the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne in Batman (1989).
Born on exactly the same date as Happy Days (1974) star Erin Moran.

He has a 3rd Dan Black Belt in Shotokan Karate and is also trained in Taekwondo, Muay Thai and Kickboxing.

He began martial arts training at the age of ten.

He is mentioned in the “Bob’s Burgers” episode “Steal Magazi

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In 2006 he received an award at the 25th Vimple Awards Ceremony in Russia (and was the first foreigner ever allowed to attend the ceremony).

Kyokushinkai Karate: – British Open Champion 1980, 1981; Australian Open Champion, 1982; Swedish Open Champion, 1979, 1980, 1981.

Starred with Ralf Moeller in Universal Soldier (1992). Years later, both auditioned for the role of Hagen in Gladiator (2000), with Lundgren losing due to Ridley Scott being unimpressed by his acting and Moeller winning the role.

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During the movie’s production, Van Damme reportedly was not happy that his face would not be shown on camera and that he would only receive an uncredited special effects role. He was also not comfortable in the original alien suit and passed out due to heat exhaustion.

When Stan Winston’s new Predator design came in, Kevin Peter Hall replaced Van Damme in the title role. Supposedly, Van Damme has no regrets on backing out of the Predator project.

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[on Hollywood movies over the last 20 years] Hong Kong cinema hit big in the US. That means wires, back-flips, kung fu types, and not too realistic action, where someone gets kicked in the head 40 times and they’re still running around. When you see real fights, every kid can see what happens when you get hit in the head once. That’s it, it’s over. So, that’s why I think things are reverting back a little bit. Also CGI came in, and it could make anyone an action star. You didn’t have to know karate, you didn’t have to know kung fu, you didn’t even have to have muscles, because they can enhance everything with a computer. Filmmakers fell in love with that, and then they didn’t need the tough guy, the Steve Austin, the Sylvester Stallone.

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Often states Charles Chaplin as the first great action star.

Adopted Van Damme as his stage name from one of his friend’s father name. He considered it punchy, short and clear than his birth name of Van Varenberg.

Has one older sister Veronique Van Varenberg by 18 months.

Jean-Claude was a member of the Belgium team which competed on December 26, 1979 at the La Coupe Fancois Persoons Karate Tournament which was sanctioned by the Federation bruxelloise de Karate. Van Damme’s final match victory enabled his team to win the European Team Karate Championship. In Full-Contact karate, Jean-Claude knocked out England’s Micheal Heming in 46 seconds of the first round. In 1980, Van Damme knocked out France’s Georges Verlugels in 2 rounds of a match fought under kick-boxing rules. Jean-Claude wanted to defeat his rival Patrick Teugels. At the Forest Nationals in Brussels, on March 8, 1980, Jean-Claude knocked Teugels down and Teugels suffered a nose injury and was unable to continue. Jean-Claude was awarded a first round victory.

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Dolph Lundgren

So, you bring in somebody who’s just a good actor. That’s commendable too, but you lose that special aura of an action star, where the person is closer to the character. I suppose things come round in circles, and the audience got tired of that. And now they’re into old-school action again.

(on Masters of the Universe (1987)) I was just this kid who played this one role, this Rocky role, and was going to follow it up by playing an American hero. It was tough – the opportunity, the expectations. I had fun working on the actual movie. It was very physical, and I was just getting used to being another person, where what people perceive you as being is different than what you actually are. That’s what stands out when I think of those years, and when I think of those roles.

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Films often contain injuries to the groin area. Examples include Bloodsport (1988), Double Impact (1991), Hard Target (1993) and Timecop (1994).

Van Damme compiled a kickboxing record of 18-1-0, with 18 wins by knockout. For all of these fights, he fought under his birth name; Jean-Claude Van Varenberg. Van Damme’s only defeat in kickboxing was to France’s Etienne Aubry on March 7, 1977 in Marseille, France. Van Damme lost by disqualification when he accidentally kicked Aubry when he was on the canvas. Van Damme was only knocked down once in his career, when he fought Sherman “Big Train” Bergman of the United States in Florida in November 1979. Van Damme arose to knockout Bergman with an ax-kick in 56 seconds of the first round.

Lives in Hong Kong and Knokke-Heist, Belgium.

When Van Damme first arrived in Hollywood in the 1980s, his jobs consisted of waiting tables, delivering pizza, driving a taxi, and acting as a bouncer at Woody’s Wharf, a bar owned by Chuck Norris in Newport Beach.

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In an interview, he claimed to often train up to six days a week, usually one-hour sessions completed in the morning, saying that “it’s just one hour a day, and then you can enjoy the other 23 hours”. He also likes to spar and practice karate to stay in shape.

He enjoys mixing drinks using his knowledge of chemistry.

One of two Swedish actors to play a Russian character. Peter Stormare is the other.

Has been asked for “Ivan Drago’s” autograph in real life–and given it.

Mentioned in It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Mac and Charlie Write a Movie (2009).

Has a 160 IQ.

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Jean-Claude retired from martial arts in 1982, following a knockout over Nedjad Gharbi in Brussels,Belgium. Jean-Claude posted a 18-1 (18 knockouts) Kickboxing record, and a Semi-Contact record of 41-4. He came to Hong Kong at the age of 19 for the first time and felt insured to do action movies in Hong Kong. In 1981 Van Damme moved to Los Angeles. He took English classes while working as carpet layer, pizza delivery man, limo driver, and thanks to Chuck Norris he got a job as a bouncer at a club. Norris gave Van Damme a small role in the movie Missing in Action (1984), but it wasn’t good enough to get anybody’s attention. Then in 1984 he got a role as a villain named Ivan in the low-budget movie No Retreat, No Surrender (1985).

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However, that same year, he decided to move to New York City and take up acting. He changed his forename to Dolph. He started studying drama at the Warren Robertson Theatre Workshop in Manhattan, not knowing how quickly his life was about to change. His film debut came in A View to a Kill (1985). However, it was his performance in Rocky IV (1985) later that year that definitely got him noticed. After a 9-month audition process among 5,000 hopefuls, he was cast opposite writer-director Sylvester Stallone, as his Russian opponent, “Ivan Drago”. Following the success of Rocky IV (1985), Lundgren moved to Los Angeles and has since starred in more than 30 feature films.

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In the French-speaking world, Van Damme is well known for the picturesque aphorisms that he delivers on a wide range of topics (personal well-being, the environment, etc.) in a sort of Zen franglais.

In January 2017, Van Damme featured in an Ultra Tune television advert which was part of a controversial series of ads. Two women were confronted in a car park by a gang of youths in a threatening manner, Van Damme appears to defend them and then the mood lightens and they take pictures with the star.

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(on The Punisher (1989)) That was fun. We shot that in Australia – there was a lot of fight training, and they brought in fighters from a dojo in Japan. Since I used to train, talking to those guys was a lot of fun. They didn’t really understand about cameras, that it wasn’t real, that you didn’t need to hit the guy for real. There were two young Japanese fighters, and we had to teach them that you shouldn’t kick the other guy in the face with any force. That was also an over-the-top role.

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Then one day, while walking on the streets, Jean-Claude spotted a producer for Cannon Pictures, and showed some of his martial arts abilities which led to a role in Bloodsport (1988). But the movie, filmed in Hong Kong, was so bad when it was completed, it was shelved for almost two years. It might have never been released if Van Damme did not help them to recut the film and begged producers to release it. They finally released the film, first in Malaysia and France and then into the U.S. Shot on a meager 1.5 million dollar budget, it became a U.S box-office hit in the spring of 1988. It made about 30 million worldwide and audiences supported this film for its new sensational action star Jean-Claude Van Damme.

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On 13 November 2013, Volvo Trucks released an advertisement on YouTube that shows Van Damme doing the splits while perched with each of his feet on the outer rearview mirrors of one semi-trailer truck and one box truck moving backwards, which Van Damme describes in the commercial as “the most epic of splits”. The video quickly went viral around the web, receiving more than 11 million views in three days, 35 million in the first week.

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Lundgren portrayed the classic action-heroic lead in such films as Gary Goddard’s Masters of the Universe (1987), Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991) co-starring Brandon Lee and Blackjack (1998), by Hong-Kong action legend, John Woo. Lundgren has also continued to turning in memorable performances as the main adversary to other action-stars, most notably in Universal Soldier (1992) opposite Jean-Claude Van Damme, directed by Roland Emmerich, as well as Robert Longo’s Johnny Mnemonic (1995) opposite Keanu Reeves. In February 2004, Lundgren directed his first feature film, the thriller The Defender (2004), in which he also starred. In 2005, he directed and starred in yet another feature, The Russian Specialist (2005) (a.k.a “The Russian Specialist”).

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Suffered from mood swings and depressions for years, causing him to seek his refuge in martial arts and drugs. Finally, after several attempts at rehab, he visited a neurologist who diagnosed him with rapid cycling bipolar disorder. With appropriate medication, he has managed to stay off drugs ever since, and he has even remarried his former wife Gladys Portugues.

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(on landing A View to a Kill (1985)) It was a “right place at the right time” kind of thing. I was there with my girlfriend at the time, Grace Jones. She was in the movie. I was just on the set. I was auditioning for Rocky IV (1985) at the time. But I was hanging out, and someone was missing who hadn’t shown up, and the director pointed at me and said “Hey, would you like to be in the movie?” And I said “Yeah. What do I do?” And he said “You have to stand there and point a gun at Christopher Walken. When I tell you to, point the gun and stand there.” I guess I hit my mark and didn’t screw it up too bad, and the director said “Hey, kid, you have a future in the movies.”

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His very brief work on the production of Predator (1987) unexpectedly helped him to become an action star. While working as a waiter, van Damme spotted producer Menahem Golan in his restaurant, and did a roundhouse kick for him without spilling a drop from the bowl of soup he had in his hands. Golan was sufficiently fascinated to invite van Damme on an official audition. During the audition, van Damme did his trademark split while balancing on two chairs, which did not impress Golan. While he dismissed him, a friend who had come along mentioned that van Damme had just done Predator (1987) with Arnold Schwarzenegger. Golan went out to check, and as luck would have it, van Damme’s name had not yet been removed from the cast sheet. Golan decided to offer him the lead role in Bloodsport (1988) which became van Damme’s big break.

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I didn’t know the extent of it, then. It was fun. It was great to watch Chris Walken working – I didn’t know anything about acting at the time, but it was interesting to watch him work. It was very unpredictable. I remember during rehearsal, he would not do anything, just mumble. And people were just looking at him like “Jesus, this guy is awful.” But when the camera rolled, it was night and day. I remember the actor he was playing opposite being so shocked – just standing there, not knowing what to do. Walken would come at him from every angle: with rage, with this, with that. He was just in shock, like “Wow, what a great actor.” That was a great experience. Grace was there too, of course. She beat up a few people, I remember. In front of the camera, anyway.

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His martial arts assets, highlighted by his ability to deliver a kick to an opponent’s head during a leaping 360-degree turn, and his good looks led to starring roles in higher budgeted movies like Cyborg (1989), Lionheart (1990), Double Impact (1991) and Universal Soldier (1992). In 1994, he scored with his big breakthrough $100 million worldwide hit Timecop (1994). But in the meantime, his personal life was coming apart. A divorce, followed by a new marriage, followed by another divorce.

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In January 2006, he finished principal photography of The Final Inquiry (2006), a joint Italian/American/Spanish co-production, directed by Giulio Base, appearing opposite, among others, Daniele Liotti, Max von Sydow and F. Murray Abraham. In 2006, Lundgren starred in Diamond Dogs (2007), a Chinese/American co-production filmed on location in Mongolia. In 2007, he directed a modern day western shot in Texas, Missionary Man (2007). In 2009, he completed two new directorial efforts, the action-packed Command Performance (2009), which showcases Lundgren’s longtime musical talents as a drummer; and the neo-noir thriller Dolph Lundgren Is the Killing Machine (2010). Lundgren also reunited with co-stars Jean-Claude Van Damme and Sylvester Stallone for Universal Soldier: Regeneration (2009) and the highly anticipated action blockbuster, The Expendables (2010).

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Refused a three-picture deal that would have earned him 12 million dollar per movie, stating that he wanted 20 million, equal to Jim Carrey’s salary at the time.

He understands Spanish very well because he had a Spanish nanny when he was a boy. He can’t speak the language properly as he never studied it. On one occasion he had a interview in Chile and all the questions were asked in Spanish, he understood but replied in English.

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(on Johnny Mnemonic (1995)) I enjoyed designing a character which was very different from me. He walked different and talked different, and used body language like a street preacher, and had a wig and a long beard. I remember my agent showing up on set, and he walked up to me and said “Hey, have you seen Dolph Lundgren?” I guess my outfit worked. It was fun. Keanu Reeves was in it, and we had a little fight scene. It was before Speed (1994) came out, so he was only sort-of well-known. But I enjoyed that experience. It was also fun to play a smaller role. It was the first time I played a supporting role and didn’t have to carry the movie. It wasn’t heavy, I didn’t have to work almost every day, and then I was done with my part.

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It began to show up in his career when his projects began to tank at the box office – The Quest (1996), which he directed; Maximum Risk (1996) and Double Team (1997). The three films made less than $50 million combined. In 1999 he remarried his ex-wife Gladys Portugues and restarted his lost career to attain new goals. With help from his family he faced his problems and made movies like Replicant (2001), Derailed (2002), and In Hell (2003) which did averagely in box office terms, but he tried to give his fans the best, his acting in those movies got better, more emotional and each movie was basically in different action tones.

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Lundgren managed to not let his Hollywood career stand in the way of his athletic background. He has been awarded his Third Degree Black Belt by the World Karate Organization in Tokyo. His accomplishments include being the Captain of the Swedish National Karate Team, as well as a Champion of the Swedish, European and Australian Heavyweight Division titles. Lundgren still regularly performs Karate exhibitions at international tournaments worldwide. In addition, he was selected by the U.S. Olympic Committee to serve as Team Leader of the 1996 U.S. Olympic Pentathlon Team during the Atlanta Games. He is actively involved in promoting the image of this sport. His production company, Thor Pictures, is developing several projects in which he will produce, star and/or direct. He is also a founding member of “Group of Eight”, a New York theater group started in 1994.

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Lundgren has reportedly been working on a fitness book and sports wear line for men, the creation and launch of a new eponymous brand, a licensing, media and publishing program, and the development of future entertainment and media projects. Lundgren was married to Anette Qviberg-Lundgren, an interior decorator and fashion designer, until their divorce in 2011. They had two daughters together.