356: Dolph Lundgren - Fighting Rocky and Beating Cancer

The HoneyDew with Ryan Sickler

Larson, Stand-up, Sickler, Ryan, Comedy, Feast, Crabfeast, Jay, Comedy Interviews, Crab, Storytelling, Honeydew, Podcast

4.9 • 9.8K Ratings

🗓️ 20 October 2025

⏱️ 65 minutes

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My HoneyDew this week is legendary action star Dolph Lundgren! Check out his latest project Hard Cut Vodka, and keep an eye out for his documentary releasing early next year! Dolph joins me to Highlight the Lowlights of his life, from a strict upbringing and emotional trauma to battling cancer and finding new purpose. He opens up about his recovery journey, being his own medical advocate, and how near-death experiences reshaped his outlook on life. Dolph also shares wild Hollywood stories from Rocky IV and Creed II, to the hilarious home invasion that left burglars terrified.

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0:00.0	Hey guys, this Friday is the premiere of my new special live and alive on my YouTube.
0:06.8	All right.
0:07.1	I'm going to be live in the comments.
0:09.6	Make sure you get over there.
0:11.4	You join me.
0:12.6	There's a countdown going on right now.
0:14.9	You can get over there.
0:16.3	Set a reminder.
0:17.8	Be there.
0:18.7	Be live in the comments.
0:20.2	You know what happened on my last special.
0:21.8	YouTube demonetized it. But when I did the way back, over 2,000 of you guys showed up and we went
0:27.3	live and we had a great time. So come join me this Friday, this Friday, October 24th, 6 p.m.
0:36.5	Eastern, 9 p.m. Pacific. I'll be live in the comments for the premiere.
0:41.6	Join me. Let's have a good time. And then they come in and they say, Mr. Sickler, you are lucky to be alive.
0:47.0	You have massive pulmonary embolisms. They travel through your heart. Your heart is swollen twice at size.
0:53.6	And we're going to be honest
0:54.4	with you, the next 48 hours are touch and go. You're probably going to want to make some calls.
1:00.8	And I was like, my phone's dead. I was playing it on three hours. You know what I'm saying? I came in with it on 66%.
1:12.2	I didn't even bother gassing it up.
1:17.0	And I knew things were about to get wild when I heard one of the surgeons say,
1:20.4	well, Mr. Sickler, you and your phone are about to have a lot in common.
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