Luke Dahlgren

Luke Gustaf Dahlgren (born March 6, 1995) is an American television personality, model, and professional surfer, best known for starring in the x|MTV reality show Surfin' USA.

Early life
Dahlgren was born in the x|Palolo neighborhood of x|Honolulu, Hawaii to Stellan Dahlgren, a professional photographer from x|Sweden, and Bella Atkinson, a former model turned celebrity stylist from x|England. The couple lived in x|Los Angeles, California for several years before moving to x|Hawaii in 1994.

Dahlgren was raised in an affluent family. He has two older sisters: Darcie and Georgina, who are twenty and eighteen years his senior, respectively. Darcie is now a personal stylist in x|London, while Georgina is a hedge fund manager in x|Oslo. Dahlgren attended private schooling his whole life, graduating from high school in 2013.

Career
Dahlgren begin modeling as a child, being signed to a modeling agency at age six with the help of his mother. He worked primarily in ad campaigns, and retired from modeling at age twelve. He later began a modeling career once again at age eighteen, and primarily worked in print work, modeling swimsuits and underwear. After graduating from high school, Dahlgren began a professional surfing career, having surfed since he was a child. He later began a career as a television personality, being cast in the x|MTV reality series Surfin' USA.

Personal life
Dahlgren resides in the x|Kahala neighborhood of x|Honolulu. He was raised bilingually in x|Swedish and x|English, and holds citizenship to the United States, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. Since age fifteen, he has identified as a x|Buddhist and is a x|vegetarian.