Personal Life
Lundgren has often been the subject of over-billing, with his IQ frequently cited as being around 160 and his height at 6 ft 6 inches (198 cm); both of which he has professed to be exaggerated; Bodybuilding.com and Celebheights.com give his height today as 6 ft 3 inches (191 cm) or 6 ft 3.5 inches (192 cm), and a peak barefoot height of 6 ft 4.5 inches (194 cm). Dolph himself has claimed to be 6 ft 5 inches (195 cm), given that he was rejected initially for being too tall for Rocky IV because he was several inches over the required limit of 6'3". At his heaviest he weighed 250 pounds (110 kg) during the filming of Masters of the Universe. Lundgren speaks Swedish, English, Spanish, some German, some French, some Japanese, and some Italian, but is not fluent in five languages as has often been reported.
During the 1980s, Lundgren had relationships with Jamaican singer Grace Jones and model Paula Barbieri. In 1994 he married Anette Qviberg, a jewelry designer and fashion stylist in Marbella. The couple decided they liked the place so much that over the years they rented out accommodation there before eventually buying a family home. They have two daughters: Ida Sigrid Lundgren (born 29 April, 1996) and Greta Eveline Lundgren (born November 2001), both born in Stockholm. The girls attend a British School; Lundgren and Qviberg have cited the reason for living away from Hollywood is that they want to give their children as normal a childhood as possible. In early May 2009, Lundgren's Marbella home was reportedly broken into by three masked burglars who tied up and threatened Qviberg, but fled when they spotted a family photo and realized that the house was owned by Lundgren. Dolph later stated that he believed the intruders to be from Eastern Europe and had contacts in Bulgaria investigating them, but to no avail; the intruders are still at large. As of 2011, the Lundgrens have been separated and filed for divorce. Dolph has moved back to Los Angeles with his new girlfriend Jenny Sandersson.
Lundgren was one of three hosts for the 2010 Melodifestivalen, where the Swedish contribution to the Eurovision Song Contest is selected. In the first installation on 6 February, Lundgren co-hosted the competition together with comedienne Christine Meltzer and performer Måns Zelmerlöw. Lundgren's appearance was hailed by critics and audience, particularly his rendition of Elvis Presley's "A Little Less Conversation".
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