Dolph Lundgren is an actor, martial artist, and chemical engineer, best known to the world as Ivan Drago in Rocky IV. We discuss childhood abuse, escape behavior, Studio 54, a misdiagnosis that nearly killed him, learning to love himself, and more. READ MORE👉🏼http://bit.ly/richroll1013 ✌🏼🌱 – Rich This Episode Is Brought To You By… WHOOP: Join now and get one month free👉🏼https://www.join.whoop.com/Roll Squarespace: Use code RichRoll to save 10% off👉🏼https://bit.ly/squarespace2025 Momentous: Get up to 35% off your first order👉🏼https://bit.ly/LiveMomentous2025 Go Brewing: Get 50% OFF your first subscription order to Go Brewing's Beer Club👉🏼https://www.gobrewing.com/richroll50 Check out all of the amazing discounts from our Sponsors👉🏼https://www.richroll.com/sponsors LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/rrpitunes Spotify: http://bit.ly/rrpspotify Google: http://bit.ly/rrpgooglepods Meal Planner: http://meals.richroll.com Voicing Change Book: http://richroll.com/vc Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RichRollPodcastClips Newsletter: https://richroll.com/subscribe/ CHAPTERS 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:02 Dolph’s Life As The Hero's Journey 00:05:54 New York in the 80s 00:07:24 Sober at Studio 54 00:08:34 The Rocky IV Audition 00:13:25 Becoming Ivan Drago 00:16:34 A Difficult Upbringing in Sweden 00:20:35 Ambition and Proving His Father Wrong 00:25:16 Ad Break 00:29:04 Moving in with Grandparents 00:33:39 His Father's Tragic End 00:35:45 Breaking the Cycle of Trauma 00:40:01 Swedish Special Forces Training 00:43:15 The Sensitive Warrior 00:46:21 Meeting Grace Jones 00:49:13 Ad Break 00:53:53 Studying Acting in New York 01:02:08 The Rocky IV Premiere 01:08:22 Navigating Hollywood Stardom 01:15:31 Leaving Hollywood for Europe 01:20:00 Connecting Through Vulnerability 01:26:13 First Cancer Diagnosis 01:31:04 Steroid Use and High-Risk Behavior 01:33:21 The Cancer Returns 01:37:54 A Second Chance at Life 01:41:39 The Meaning of Life 01:44:16 The Practice of Self-Love 01:45:12 Message to Young Men 01:52:23 The Peaceful Warrior 01:56:16 A Message to His Younger Self CONNECT WITH RICH ✩ Website - http://richroll.com​ ✩ Rich Roll Podcast - https://richroll.com/all-episodes/ ✩ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/richroll/ ✩ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/richrollfans ✩ Strava - https://www.strava.com/athletes/14443?oq=rich ✩ Memoir: Finding Ultra - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/finding-ultra/ ✩ Meals - http://meals.richroll.com​ ✩ Cook - The Plantpower Way - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/the-plantpower-way-signed/ ✩ Italian! - The Plantpower Way: Italia - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/the-plantpower-way-italia-signed/ Thanks To The Team: Tyler Piatt, Dan Drake, Morgan McRae, Blake Curtis, Desmond Loh * * * * * NEW TO RICH? Hi I'm Rich Roll. I'm a vegan ultra-endurance athlete, author, podcaster, public speaker & wellness evangelist. But mainly I'm a dad of four. If you want to know more, visit my website or check out these two the NY Times articles: http://bit.ly/otillonyt http://bit.ly/vegansglam #richroll #richrollpodcast