Dolph Lundgren’s Cancer Was Misdiagnosed. A Second Opinion Saved His Life.

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