The Siberian Singing Express

It is no secret that Dolph Lundren is one of the single greatest actors of my generation.  This Swedish sensation is probably best known for playing the communist contender of the ageless Eyetalian punching bag, but his depth as an actor has been on display in every movie he’s ever been a part of.  Whether he was defending Eternia from the evil Skeletor, mixing it up with the Muscles from Brussels, or having a Showdown in Little Tokyo, Lundgren continually proved that he was more than just a Swedish macho man with a flaxen flat top.  There’s a good chance you may not have seen him in anything of note lately (unless you are a fan of direct-to-DVD movies or SyFy Originals), but this doesn’t mean he has fallen out of the spotlight.  Apparently the spotlight just moved to his home country – which Mr. Smith once affectionately referred to as “Meatballville” – because he was selected as one of three host for the 2010 Melodifestivalen.  This show is basically a yearly singing competition held among his countrymen/women, and the winner(s) goes on to represent Sweden in something called the Eurovision Song Contest – from what I can gather, this is like American Idol without the Americans.  On a recent episode, Dolph proved that he no longer wants to “break you” as Ivan Drago once proclaimed; now he would rather break it down for you - and break a few blocks of ice just to show you he’s still got it.       

(Video found on Buzzfeed)