 Lundgren has said that as a child he was insecure and suffered from allergies . He even claimed to have been a runt . As a teenager , he grew up with his grandparents in the community of Nyland , north of <unk> . He showed a keen interest in drumming and had aspirations to become a rock star . At age seven , he tried judo and <unk> @-@ ryū . He took up Kyokushin karate at the age of 10 , and began training with weights as a teenager . Lundgren is a keen football fan . He supported Everton F.C. when he lived in Europe , but developed more of an interest in international football tournaments ( such as the European Championships and the FIFA World Cup ) after moving to Los Angeles . 
