It's Dolph Lundgren's Turn to Make a Comedic Comeback in an Ad

And he's brainier than you think, says NatGeo

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Probably after seeing his Rocky IV nemesis Sylvester Stallone in all those Warburtons ads, Dolph Lundgren (or, if you prefer, Ivan Drago) has signed up for a commercial project of his own—the promo below for the TV show Brain Games on the National Geographic Channel.

It's a pretty good role for him, because while the Swedish actor is known mostly for his imposing physique, he's actually one of the smarter celebrities around.

"Nobody knows that I studied chemical engineering," he says in the ad, "or that I've got an IQ of 160.

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