 In 1982 , Lundgren graduated with a master 's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Sydney . During his time in Sydney , he earned a living as a bouncer in a nightclub in the renowned King 's Cross area . He was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1983 . However , while preparing for the move to Boston , he was spotted in the nightclub he worked at in Sydney and was hired by Grace Jones as a bodyguard , and the two became lovers . Their relationship developed dramatically , and he moved with her to New York City . 
