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Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg (French: [ʒɑ̃ klod kamij fʁɑ̃swa vɑ̃ vaʁɑ̃bɛʁɡ], Dutch: [vɑɱ ˈvaːrə(m)ˌbɛr(ə)x]; born 18 October 1960), known professionally as Jean-Claude Van Damme (French: [vɑ̃ dam], Dutch: [vɑn ˈdɑmə]), is a Belgian actor, martial artist, filmmaker, and fight choreographer. Born and raised in Brussels, Belgium, at the age of ten his father enrolled him in martial arts classes, which led to Van Damme participating in several competitions. With the desire of becoming an actor, he moved to the United States in 1982, where he did odd jobs and worked on several films, until he got his break as the lead in the martial arts film Bloodsport (1988).

"Van Damme" and "JCVD" redirect here. For other uses, see Van Damme (disambiguation) and JCVD (disambiguation).

Jean-Claude Van Damme
Van Damme in 2010
BornJean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg
(1960-10-18) 18 October 1960 (age 62)
Sint-Agatha-Berchem, Brussels-Capital, Belgium
Other names
  • "JCVD"
  • "The Muscles from Brussels"
DivisionMiddleweight
StyleKarate, Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Taekwondo
Fighting out ofBrussels, Belgium
TeamTeam Goetz
TrainerClaude Goetz
Dominique Valera
Rank  2nd Dan Black Belt in Shōtōkan Karate
Years active1976–1982 (martial arts)
1979–present (acting)
Kickboxing record
Total19
Wins18
By knockout18
Losses1
Amateur record
Total48
Wins44
Losses4
Other information
OccupationActor, former martial artist
Spouse
    María Rodríguez
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    (m. 1980; div. 1984)​
      Cynthia Derderian
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      (m. 1985; div. 1986)​
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        (m. 1987; div. 1992)​
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        (m. 1999)​
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          (m. 1994; div. 1997)​
          Children3
          Websitejcvdworld.com

          Van Damme became a popular action film star and followed up with Cyborg (1989), Kickboxer (1989), Lionheart (1990), Death Warrant (1990), Double Impact (1991), Universal Soldier (1992), Nowhere to Run (1993), Hard Target (1993), Timecop (1994), Street Fighter (1994), Sudden Death (1995), The Quest (1996), Maximum Risk (1996), etc. After a decline, Van Damme returned to prominence with the critically acclaimed crime drama JCVD (2008).

          From thereon, Van Damme continued starring in more action films and playing supporting roles in The Expendables 2 (2012), the Kung Fu Panda franchise (2011–2016), and the Kickboxer reboot (2016–2018).


          Early life and education


          Van Damme was born Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg, on 18 October 1960, in Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Brussels, Belgium, the son of Eliana and Eugène Van Varenberg, who was an accountant and florist.[1][2][3][4] His father is from Brussels and bilingual, and his mother is Flemish (Dutch-speaking).[5] Van Damme was brought up Roman Catholic. His paternal grandmother was Jewish.[6]

          He began martial arts at the age of ten, enrolled by his father in a Shōtōkan karate school.[7] His styles consist of Shōtōkan Karate and Kickboxing.[8] He eventually earned his black belt in karate at 18.[9] He started lifting weights to improve his physique, which eventually led to a Mr. Belgium bodybuilding title.[10] At the age of 16, he took up ballet, which he studied for five years. According to Van Damme, ballet "is an art, but it's also one of the most difficult sports. If you can survive a ballet workout, you can survive a workout in any other sport."[11] Later he took up both Taekwondo and Muay Thai.[12]


          Career



          Early 1970s to 1980: Martial arts and first film appearance


          At the age of 12,[13] Van Damme joined the Centre National de Karaté (National Center of Karate) under the guidance of Claude Goetz in Belgium. Van Damme trained for four years and he earned a spot on the Belgian Karate Team; he later trained in full-contact karate and kickboxing with Dominique Valera.[14]

          At the age of 15, Van Damme started his competitive karate career in Belgium. From 1976 to 1980, Van Damme compiled a record of 44 victories and 4 defeats in tournament and non-tournament semi-contact matches.

          Van Damme was a member of the Belgium Karate Team when it won the European Karate Championship on 26 December 1979 at La Coupe François Persoons Karate Tournament in Brussels.[14][15]

          Van Damme placed second at the Challenge Coupe des Espoirs Karate Tournament (1st Trials). At the 3-day tournament, Van Damme defeated 25 opponents before losing in the finals to teammate Angelo Spataro.[14]

          On 8 March 1980, in Brussels, Belgium, Van Damme competed against his former teammate Patrick Teugels at the Forest National Arena on the undercard of the Dan Macaruso-Dominique Valera Professional Karate Association Light-Heavyweight World Championship bout.[14] Prior to this match, Teugels had defeated Van Damme twice by decision, including a match for the Belgium Lightweight Championship. Van Damme had a 1977 victory over Teugels. Teugels was coming off an impressive showing at the World Association of Kickboxing Organizations World Championships four months earlier, and was favored by some to win this match. According to reports, and Patrick Teugels' own interview (with photos), Teugels lost to Van Damme by TKO in the 1st round. Teugels was kicked in the nose and was unable to continue as a result.[14] In a 2013 interview, Van Damme called this fight his most memorable match.[16]

          Van Damme began his full-contact career in 1977, when Claude Goetz promoted the first ever full-contact karate tournament in Belgium.

          From 1977 to 1982, Van Damme compiled a record of 18 victories (18 knockouts) and 1 defeat [citation needed].

          In 1979, he had an uncredited role in André Delvaux's Woman Between Wolf and Dog, a Belgian-French drama film starring Marie-Christine Barrault, and Rutger Hauer.

          In 1980, Van Damme caught the attention of Professional Karate Magazine publisher and editor Mike Anderson and multiple European champion Geert Lemmens. Both men tabbed Van Damme as an upcoming prospect.[17] Van Damme retired from competition in 1982.

          During his early life, Van Damme sold flowers in restaurants, and got a loan to open a gym to save some money before his move to the United States.[18]


          1982 to 1988: Early works and breakthrough


          In 1982, Van Damme and childhood friend Michel Qissi moved to the United States in the hope of working as actors. They did a variety of jobs to support themselves. Their first job working on a film as extras in the hip hop dance film Breakin' (1984), made by Cannon Films. They are seen dancing in the background at a dance demonstration.[19]

          Around that time he developed a friendship with action martial art film star Chuck Norris. They started sparring together, and Van Damme started to work as a bouncer at a bar named Woody's Wharf, owned by Norris.[20]

          In 1984, he worked in the stunt team in the Norris action film Missing in Action which was also released by Cannon Films.[21] That same year he also had a role in the comedy short film Monaco Forever.[22][23]

          On 2 May 1986, Corey Yuen's martial arts film No Retreat, No Surrender premiered in Los Angeles.[24] It was Van Damme's first sizeable role when he was cast as the Russian villain. It starred Kurt McKinney, and was released through New World Pictures.[25][26] McKinney performs as Jason Stillwell, a U.S. teenager who learns karate from the spirit of Bruce Lee. Stillwell uses these lessons to defend his martial arts dojo against a Soviet martial artist played by Van Damme.[27] He was set to star in No Retreat, No Surrender 2, but backed out.[28]

          Van Damme worked for director John McTiernan for the film Predator (1987) as an early (eventually abandoned) version of the titular alien, before being removed and replaced by Kevin Peter Hall.[29] As the first choice to play the titular Predator character, with the intent that he would use his martial arts skills to make the alien an agile, ninja-like hunter, but after few days shot, he left the film. It was reported that Van Damme constantly complained about the monster suit being too hot and causing him to pass out; he allegedly also voiced reservations about only appearing on camera in the suit. Additionally, it became apparent that a more physically imposing actor was needed to make the creature appear threatening against the team of soldiers. The role eventually went to Kevin Peter Hall.[30] After Predator was a success, Van Damme said that he appreciated the movie and that he had no regrets about missing that role.

          Van Damme's breakout film was Bloodsport, which opened on 26 February 1988, based on the alleged true story of Frank Dux.[31] It was shot on a $1.5-million budget for Cannon.[32][33] The film is about U.S. Army Captain Frank Dux (played by Van Damme), trained from his youth in the ways of ninjutsu by Senzo Tanaka, who honors his mentor by taking the place of Tanaka's deceased son Shingo in the illegal martial-arts tournament Kumite in Hong Kong.[34][35] It became a U.S. box-office hit in the spring of 1988. Producer Mark Di Salle said he was looking for "a new martial arts star who was a ladies' man, [but Van Damme] appeals to both men and women. He's an American hero who fights for justice the American way and kicks the stuffing out of the bad guys."[36] Also in 1988, Van Damme played another Russian villain, in Black Eagle, opposite Sho Kosugi. In the film, Sho Kosugi is a martial artist and special operative for the U.S. government codenamed "Black Eagle", and summoned by his superiors after an F-111 carrying an experimental black ops laser tracking device was shot down over Malta by Russian forces.[37]


          1989 to 1999: International stardom


          After the success of Bloodsport, Cannon Films offered Van Damme the lead in Delta Force 2, American Ninja 3 or Cyborg, a cyperpunk martial arts film directed by Albert Pyun.[38] Van Damme chose Cyborg which premiered in 1989. The film was a low budget box office success and led to two sequels, neither of which Van Damme appeared in.

          Cannon used Van Damme again in Kickboxer released that same year. It was highly successful, returning over $50 million on a $3-million budget.[39] The film started the Kickboxer franchise. Van Damme did not appear in any of the film's four sequels, though he did return as a different character in the reboot series.

          In 1990 Van Damme starred in Death Warrant, the first script credit for David S. Goyer. Also that year he starred in Lionheart.[40] Lionheart was directed by Sheldon Lettich who had co-written Bloodsport, and said the film was "the first movie to demonstrate that Van Damme was more than just a flash-in-the-pan "Karate Guy" who would never rise above simplistic low-budget karate movies."[41] It also featured rear nudity from Van Damme which Lettich says "became a very memorable moment for the ladies in the audience, and for the gay guys as well. Showing off his butt (clothed or unclothed) almost became a signature trademark of his after that."[41]

          In 1991, Double Impact was released. Directed by Lettich it featured Van Damme in the dual role of Alex and Chad Wagner, estranged twin brothers fighting to avenge the deaths of their parents. This film reunited him with his former Bloodsport co-star, Bolo Yeung and was very popular.

          In 1992, Van Damme starred in one of the biggest blockbusters of the year in the sci-fi action picture Universal Soldier directed by Roland Emmerich for Carolco. Van Damme (as Luc Deveraux) and Dolph Lundgren (as Sergeant Andrew Scott) play U.S. soldiers during the Vietnam War who are sent to secure a village against North Vietnamese forces. However they end up shooting each other dead after Devereaux discovers that Scott has gone insane and has resorted to mutilating the villagers and barbarically cutting off their ears, taking an innocent girl and boy hostage.[42] They are later reanimated in a secret Army project along with a large group of other previously dead soldiers and sent on a mission as GR operatives. At the 1992 Cannes Film Festival, Van Damme and Lundgren were involved in a verbal altercation that almost turned physical when both men pushed each other only to be separated, but it was believed to have only been a publicity stunt.[43][44] Universal Soldier opened in theatres on 10 July 1992, a moderate success domestically with $36,299,898 in US ticket sales, but a major blockbuster worldwide, making over $65 million overseas, which earned the film a total of $102 million worldwide, on a $23 million budget.[45]

          Van Damme was considered to play Simon Phoenix in Demolition Man[46] and was briefly considered for the role of Michael Cheritto in Heat.[47]

          Van Damme at the Cannes Film Festival in 1993[48]
          Van Damme at the Cannes Film Festival in 1993[48]

          In 1993 Van Damme made a cameo in Last Action Hero, and starred in Nowhere To Run. The film was the first in a three-picture deal between Van Damme and Columbia Pictures and his fee was $3.5 million. Columbia said the film is "true to his audience and goes beyond his audience."[49]

          In 1994, he starred in Hard Target for Universal, the first American film from director John Woo. Also released that year he starred in Timecop, playing a time-traveling cop.[50] Directed by Peter Hyams, the film was a huge success, grossing over $100 million worldwide, and remains his highest-grossing film in a lead role to date. Also that year, Van Damme starred in Street Fighter, written and directed by Steven E. de Souza for Universal and based on the video game. It was poorly received critically. Though a commercial success, making approximately three times its production cost.

          Van Damme and Hyams re-teamed for Universal' on Sudden Death released in 1995. Van Damme plays a French Canadian-born firefighter with the Pittsburgh Fire Bureau who suffered a personal crisis after he was unable to save a young girl from a house fire. Now removed from active duty, Darren has become demoted to being fire marshal for the Pittsburgh Civic Arena, where a gang of terrorists are holding U.S. Vice President and several other VIPs hostage in a luxury suite during a game.

          In 1996, Van Damme starred and turned director for The Quest. That year, he appeared in the TV show Friends in the two-part episode "The One After the Superbowl". He also starred in Maximum Risk, the first American film directed by Ringo Lam, and their first collaboration.

          Van Damme's first box office bomb since he became a star was Double Team (1997), a buddy film with basketball superstar Dennis Rodman. It was Hong Kong director Tsui Hark's American debut.

          In 1998, he and Hark reunited on Knock Off. Also that year, Van Damme acted in the costume action film, Legionnaire. Despite a $35 million budget, it was not released theatrically in the US, only overseas.[51]

          In 1999, Van Damme starred in Universal Soldier: The Return, (1999), where he returns as Luc Deveraux. That year he also starred in Inferno.


          2000s: Subsequent films


          Van Damme in 2007
          Van Damme in 2007

          Released in 2001, Replicant is the second collaboration between Van Damme and director Ringo Lam, and the fifth time that Van Damme has starred in a dual role. It co-stars Michael Rooker. Also that year he starred in The Order, directed by Sheldon Lettich, and written by Van Damme.[52]

          In 2002 he starred in Derailed.

          In Hell is a 2003 American prison action film directed by Ringo Lam. It is the third collaboration between Van Damme and Lam. Van Damme plays an American working overseas in Magnitogorsk, Russia. That same year, Van Damme employed his dancing training in the music video for Bob Sinclar's "Kiss My Eyes".

          His 2004 film was Wake of Death, an action film directed by Philippe Martinez. Ringo Lam was the original director, but he left the project after a few weeks of filming in Canada. It co-stars Simon Yam, Valerie Tian, Tony Schiena, etc.

          In 2005, he played himself in the French film Narco.

          In 2006, he starred in Second in Command directed by Simon Fellows, and The Hard Corps directed by Sheldon Lettich.

          In 2007, played a small role in The Exam, a Turkish comedy-drama film directed by Ömer Faruk Sorak. Also that year he starred in Until Death.[53]

          Van Damme on the set of JCVD in October 2007
          Van Damme on the set of JCVD in October 2007

          Van Damme returned to the mainstream with the limited theatrical release of the 2008 film JCVD, which received positive reviews. Time Magazine named Van Damme's performance in the film the second best of the year (after Heath Ledger's The Joker in The Dark Knight),[54] having previously stated that Van Damme "deserves not a black belt, but an Oscar."[55] Also in 2008, he starred in Isaac Florentine's The Shepherd: Border Patrol.

          He then reprised his role as Luc Deveraux alongside Dolph Lundgren in the 2009 film Universal Soldier: Regeneration, directed by John Hyams. The film was released theatrically in the Middle East and Southeast Asia and directly to video in the United States and other parts of the world. Since its release, the film has received better than average reviews for a straight-to-DVD franchise sequel.[56][57][58]


          2010–present: Current work


          In 2010, Van Damme directed himself in the barely released Full Love. That same year, he turned down the role of Gunner Jensen in the first instalment of The Expendables and the role went to Dolph Lundgren.[59]

          In 2011, Van Damme voiced Master Croc in the computer animation film Kung Fu Panda 2. In the film, Van Damme voices a character who helps the heroes of the previous film. That same year, he co-starred with Scott Adkins in Assassination Games. Also in 2011, he played a role in the French comedy Beur sur la ville. Also that year, Van Damme starred in his own reality TV show Behind Closed Doors. The show showcases his family life, his personal troubles, and an upcoming fight. Since 2009, Van Damme has been planning to make a comeback to fight former boxing Olympic gold-medalist Somluck Kamsing.[60][61][62] The fight was a focal point in his ITV reality show Behind Closed Doors. The fight has been repeatedly postponed, with many critics doubting it will occur, especially due to the difficulty of booking the venue.[63]

          In 2012, he acted in the Russian comedy film named Rzhevsky Versus Napoleon, and U.F.O.[additional citation(s) needed][64] He starred in Dragon Eyes, Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning, and Six Bullets.[additional citation(s) needed][65] Also that year, he starred as the main villain in The Expendables 2. The film series follows a mercenary group as they undertake a mission which evolves into a quest for revenge against a rival mercenary (Van Damme). The film was a success. it grossed over $310 million worldwide. Also that year, Van Damme was seen as part of Kam Sing's ring crew when Kam Sing fought against Jomhod Kiatadisak.[66] He also appeared in commercials for Coors Light beer, showing him on a snow-covered mountain wearing a sleeveless denim jacket,[67] and for the washing powder Dash. On 21 October 2012, Van Damme was honored with a life-size statue of himself in his hometown of Brussels. He told reporters during the unveiling, "Belgium is paying me back something, but really it's to pay back to the dream. So when people come by here, it is not Jean-Claude van Damme but it's a guy from the street who believed in something. I want the statue to represent that".[68]

          In 2013 Van Damme acted in the comedy Welcome to the Jungle. Also that year, he played the main villain in Enemies Closer, an American action thriller film directed by Peter Hyams.[69] On 13 November 2013, Volvo Trucks released an advertisement on YouTube that shows Van Damme doing the splits while perched with each of his feet on the outer rearview mirrors of one semi-trailer truck and one box truck moving backwards, which Van Damme describes in the commercial as "the most epic of splits". The video quickly went viral around the web, receiving more than 11 million views in three days,[70] 35 million in the first week.[71] It was dubbed as The Epic Split.[72]

          Swelter is a 2014 American action film where he plays one of the leads. It stars Lennie James, and co-stars Grant Bowler, Josh Henderson, and Alfred Molina. James plays a sheriff in a small town who has a dark past that he can not remember, only to have to confront it when his ex-partners show up looking for stolen money they believe he has.

          2015, he starred in the action thriller film Pound of Flesh, directed by Ernie Barbarash. Also that year, he had a supporting role in a Chinese superhero parody film.

          In 2016, he returned to his voice role of Master Croc in the Kung Fu Panda franchise for the third installment. Also that year, he acted in Kickboxer: Vengeance directed by John Stockwell. It is a reboot of the original where Van Damme was the lead. That year he also played the lead in the tv serie Jean-Claude Van Johnson.

          In 2017, he starred in Kill 'Em All, an action film directed by Peter Malota.

          In 2018, he returned to his role in Kickboxer: Retaliation, a sequel to the reboot.[73] That same year, he acted in Black Water. It co-stars Dolph Lundgren in the fifth collaboration between both actors[74] as well as the first time they appear together as on-screen allies.[75] In 22 August of that same year, he starred in Julien Leclercq's The Bouncer.

          In 2019, Van Damme starred in We Die Young.

          In 2021, Van Damme starred in The Last Mercenary.

          In 2022, Van Damme voiced the character Jean-Clawed in the computer animation film Minions: The Rise of Gru.


          Monument


          The unveiling of the Van Damme statue in Belgium (2012)

          In 2012, a statue of the actor was unveiled in Anderlecht, Belgium. The artwork, which depicts a younger incarnation of the Muscles from Brussels in one of his fighting poses from the movie Kickboxer, was commissioned to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Westland Shopping complex. The unveiling took place on Boulevard Sylvain Dupuis and was attended by Van Damme, his parents, Wallonia-Brussels culture minister Fadila Laanan [nl] and nearly 2,000 fans. Van Damme said the statue "represented the dream of a Brussels kid" and was "for all the children who want something bad", adding that "if you believe in something strongly enough, it can come true".[76]

          Van Damme Monument in Qabala, Azerbaijan
          Van Damme Monument in Qabala, Azerbaijan

          In 2019, a Van Damme monument was mounted in the Vandam village of Qabala, Azerbaijan, due to the similarity of the village name and Van Damme's name. The actor subsequently published a post on his Facebook account, thanking those responsible.[77]


          Controversies



          Lawsuit and fight record controversy


          In 1997, Frank Dux, the martial artist whom Van Damme portrayed in Bloodsport, filed a lawsuit against Van Damme for $50,000 for co-writing and consultation work Dux did on the 1996 film The Quest. According to the lawsuit, Dux also accused Van Damme of lying to the public about his martial arts fight record, stating that when Dux tutored Van Damme while Van Damme was laying carpet for a living, Van Damme exhibited a lack of martial arts skills. Van Damme's lawyer, Martin Singer, responded, "There are records to document his martial arts acclaim. Why, just look at his movies; he didn't get those roles on his acting ability! He's the one who does those splits on chairs. He doesn't have a stuntman to do that."[78]


          Steven Seagal incident


          In 2008, actor Sylvester Stallone declared to the British magazine FHM that "At a party in my home in Miami in 1997, Van Damme was tired of Steven Seagal claiming he could kick his ass so he offered Seagal outside into my back yard." According to Stallone, Seagal made his excuses and left while Van Damme tracked him down at a nightclub and challenged him again. Stallone finished by stating "Van Damme was too strong. Seagal wanted none of it."[79]


          Chuck Zito incident


          On 6 February 1998, the New York Daily News reported that Van Damme had been punched the previous night by Chuck Zito at the Scores strip club in Manhattan, New York.[80] Zito, who had previously bodyguarded Van Damme and worked as a stuntman on the film Nowhere to Run, recalled the incident in his 2002 autobiography Street Justice, claiming that he suffered a broken hand as a result of striking Van Damme several times after Van Damme made disparaging remarks about him to a club bouncer, who then relayed the comments to Zito.[81] Zito has also stated "I hope we can be friends again, but he was abusive. Some people will take that kind of abuse. I am not one of them."[82]


          Kadyrov event


          In October 2011, Van Damme, along with other celebrities including Hilary Swank, Vanessa-Mae and Seal attracted criticism from human rights groups for attending an event in Russian federal subject Chechnya's capital Grozny on the 35th birthday of Chechen president Ramzan Kadyrov on 5 October.[83] Human rights groups, who had urged the celebrities to cancel their appearances because of abuses carried out under Kadyrov, criticised the celebrities for attending the event.[84] Human Rights Watch released a statement which said, "Ramzan Kadyrov is linked to a litany of horrific human rights abuses. It's inappropriate for stars to get paid to party with him [...] And getting paid to be part of such a lavish show in Chechnya trivializes the suffering of countless victims of human rights abuses there."[85][86]


          Public image and influence


          In the French-speaking world, Van Damme is well known – and often mocked – for the picturesque aphorisms that he delivers on a wide range of topics (personal well-being, spirituality, the environment, women, dogs, his ability to crack walnuts with his buttocks, his realization that Christianity is flawed based on the fact that "snakes are nice" and "apples contain pectin which is anti-cholesterol", etc.) in a sort of Zen franglais.[87] He was deeply affected by his depiction in the media and the frequent derisive use of his interviews in comedy shows in the early 2000s, becoming increasingly reluctant to grant new interviews in French. He later explained that he was trying to communicate bits of his hard-earned wisdom to young uneducated people dreaming of success, like he used to be himself, and had to struggle with the time constraints of TV, with his difficulties reacquainting with the French language, and with the effects of jet lag, often resulting in a clumsy, haphazard delivery. His public image in the French-speaking world became a major theme of the 2008 movie J.C.V.D. (directed by Mabrouk El Mechri, a fan of Van Damme's from his childhood, who sought to rehabilitate him by exploring those issues head-on).

          The original video game Mortal Kombat was conceived as a fighting game based on Van Damme.[88] Creators Ed Boon and John Tobias had originally wanted to star Van Damme himself in the game. That fell through as he had a prior deal for another game under the auspices of the Sega Genesis platform. Ed Boon and John Tobias eventually decided to create a different character for the game named Johnny Cage, who is modelled after Van Damme, primarily from Van Damme's appearance and outfit in the martial arts film Bloodsport.[89][90] In the German version of the Donkey Kong 64 website, DK's greatest hero is Jean-Claude van Kong.

          Renowned UFC fighter Georges St-Pierre was inspired by Van Damme, and described fighting him in the film Kickboxer: Vengeance as "a dream come true".[91]

          In January 2017, Van Damme featured in an Ultra Tune television advert which was part of a controversial series of ads.[92] Two women were confronted in a car park by a gang of youths in a threatening manner, Van Damme appears to defend them and then the mood lightens and they take pictures with the star.[93]

          In October 2020, Van Damme rescued a three-month-old chihuahua, saving her from euthanasia after a legal tussle between Norway and Bulgaria.[94]


          Personal life


          By the mid-1990s, the stress of the constant filming and promotion of his films, as Van Damme explains, led him to develop a cocaine habit, on which he spent up to $10,000 a week, and consuming up to 10 grams per day by 1996. He was arrested for driving under the influence in 1999.[95][96][97] Attempts at drug rehabilitation were unsuccessful, and he resorted to resolve his addiction via quitting cold turkey and exercise.[95] In 1998, he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.[95][96][98] In 2011, he discussed the condition on the British reality show Behind Closed Doors, saying, "Sometimes you're gonna like me, and sometimes you're gonna hate me. But what can I do? I'm not perfect ... I'm an extreme bipolar, and I'm taking medication for this ... When I was young, I was suffering those swing moods. In the morning, the sky was blue [when I was] going to school, and to me, the sky was black. I was so sad."[99]

          Van Damme has been married five times to four different women. Until 1992 he was married to his third wife, bodybuilder Gladys Portugues, with whom he has two children, Kristopher (born 1987) and Bianca Brigitte (born 1990).[100]) He had begun an affair with actress Darcy LaPier, whom he married in February 1994. From this marriage, the couple has a son named Nicholas (born 10 October 1995). That same year he had an affair with his Street Fighter co-star Kylie Minogue during filming in Thailand.[101][102] LaPier, who was pregnant with their son at the time, did not become aware of the affair until Van Damme publicly admitted it in 2012.[103]


          Filmography



          Film


          Year Title Role Notes
          1979 Woman Between Wolf and Dog Movie goer / Man in garden Uncredited extra[104]
          1984 Monaco Forever Gay karate man Minor role
          Breakin' Spectator in first dance scene Uncredited extra
          1986 No Retreat, No Surrender Ivan Kraschinsky Main antagonist role
          1988 Bloodsport Frank Dux First starring role; also editor (uncredited)
          Black Eagle Andrei Antagonist role
          1989 Cyborg Gibson Rickenbacker Also editor (uncredited)
          Kickboxer Kurt Sloane Also writer, fight director and choreographer
          1990 Lionheart Léon Gaultier Also writer and fight choreographer
          Death Warrant Louis Burke
          1991 Double Impact Alex Wagner / Chad Wagner Dual role; also writer, producer and fight choreographer
          1992 Universal Soldier Luc Deveraux
          1993 Nowhere to Run Sam Gillen
          Last Action Hero Himself Cameo
          Hard Target Chance Boudreaux
          1994 Timecop Max Walker
          Street Fighter Colonel William F. Guile
          1995 Sudden Death Darren McCord
          The Quest Christopher Dubois Also director and writer
          1996 Maximum Risk Alain Moreau / Mikhail Suverov Dual role
          1997 Double Team Jack Quinn
          1998 Knock Off Marcus Ray
          Legionnaire Alain Lefèvre Also writer and producer
          1999 Universal Soldier: The Return Luc Deveraux Also producer
          Inferno Eddie Lomax Limited release; also producer
          2001 Replicant Edward "The Torch" Garrotte (Luc Savard) / The Replicant Dual role; direct-to-video
          The Order Rudy Cafmeyer / Charles Le Vaillant Direct-to-video; also writer
          2002 Derailed Jacques Kristoff Direct-to-video
          2003 In Hell Kyle LeBlanc Direct-to-video
          2004 Narco Jean's ghost by Lenny
          Wake of Death Ben Archer Direct-to-video
          2005 Second in Command Commander Samuel Keenan Direct-to-video
          2006 The Hard Corps Philippe Sauvage Direct-to-video
          Sinav Charles
          Until Death Anthony Stowe Direct-to-video
          2007 The Shepherd: Border Patrol Jack Robideaux Direct-to-video
          2008 JCVD Himself (fictionalized autobiography) Limited release; also executive producer
          2009 Universal Soldier: Regeneration Luc Deveraux Direct-to-video
          2011 Kung Fu Panda 2 Master Croc Voice role
          Assassination Games Vincent Brazil Limited release; also executive producer
          Beur sur la ville Colonel Merot Cameo
          Rzhevsky versus Napoleon Himself Cameo
          Dragon Eyes Jean-Louis Tiano Limited release
          2012 The Expendables 2 Jean Vilain Van Damme's first widely released film since 1999
          Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning Luc Deveraux Limited release
          Six Bullets Samson Gaul Direct-to-video; also executive producer
          U.F.O. George Limited release
          2013 Welcome to the Jungle Storm Rothschild Limited release
          Enemies Closer Xander Limited release
          Swelter Stillman Direct-to-video
          2015 Pound of Flesh Deacon Lyle Limited release; also executive producer
          Jian Bing Man Himself Cameo
          2016 Kung Fu Panda 3 Master Croc Voice role
          Kickboxer: Vengeance Master Durand Reboot; limited release
          2017 Kill 'Em All Philip Direct-to-video
          2018 Kickboxer: Retaliation Master Durand Limited release
          Black Water Wheeler Limited release; also executive producer
          The Bouncer Lukas Limited release
          2019 We Die Young Daniel Limited release
          2021 The Last Mercenary Richard Brumère / The Mist
          2022 Minions: The Rise of Gru Jean Clawed Voice role
          TBA Frenchy Frenchy Also writer, director, producer and editor; post-production

          Television


          Year Title Role Notes
          1996 Friends Himself Episode: "The One After the Superbowl"
          2004 Las Vegas Himself Episode: "Die Fast, Die Furious"
          2009 Robot Chicken Himself / Count Dracula / Rhett Butler (voices) Episode: "Maurice Was Caught"
          2011 Jean Claude Van Damme: Behind Closed Doors Himself 8 episodes; also producer
          2011 Les Anges Gardiens Himself 20 episodes
          2016 Sense8 Himself Episode: "Happy F*cking New Year"
          2016–2017 Jean-Claude Van Johnson Johnson / Filip 6 episodes; also executive producer for "Pilot"
          2020 Les Anges Asian Dream Himself Post-production
          2022 Ramez Movie Star Himself Arabian pranks show, represented by him and Ramez Galal

          Music videos


          Year Song title Artist(s)
          1992 "Body Count's in the House" Body Count
          1994 "Time Won't Let Me" The Smithereens
          "Straight to My Feet" MC Hammer featuring Deion Sanders
          1995 "Something There" Chage and Aska
          1999 "Crush 'Em" Megadeth
          2003 "Kiss My Eyes" Bob Sinclar
          2008 "Ya Lyublyu Ego" Iryna Bilyk and Olga Gorbacheva
          2015 "The Hum"[105] Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike vs. Ummet Ozcan
          2020 "Ultrarêve"[106] AaRON

          Video games


          Year Title Role
          1995 Street Fighter: The Movie Colonel Guile
          2021 Warpath[107] Himself (fictional general)

          Awards and nominations


          Year Award Category Work Result
          1988 Golden Raspberry Award Worst New Star[108] Bloodsport Nominated
          1992 MTV Movie Award Most Desirable Male Double Impact Nominated
          1993 Nowhere to Run Nominated
          1994 Hard Target Nominated
          1998 Golden Raspberry Award Worst Screen Couple (with Dennis Rodman) Double Team Won
          2001 Video Premiere Award Best Actor Replicant Nominated
          2004 Bollywood Movie Award International Action Super Star Himself Won
          2008 Silver Leopard Best Actor JCVD Nominated
          2009 TFCA Award Best Performance, Male Nominated
          2014 Golden Lotus Award Outstanding Achievement of Action Movies Show Himself Won

          Championships and accomplishments


          Mr. Belgium bodybuilding Championships (1976 Gold)

          Belgium Karate Lightweight Championships (1977 Gold)

          Belgium Karate team European Championships (1979 Gold)

          Belgium Coupe des Espoirs Karate Tournament Championships (1980 Silver)


          Semi-contact / light-contact record


          Result Record Opponent Method Date Round Event Location Notes
          Win 44-4-0 Jonny Wellum Decision 7 May 1980 3 WAKO Brussels, Belgium Light-Contact (Van Damme avenges early career defeat)
          Win 43-4-0 Jordy Claes 1980 Gala International WAKO Light-Contact
          Win 42-4-0 Patrick Teugels[14] l'abandon (TKO) 8 March 1980 1 Forest Nationals Light-Contact (Teugels suffers a broken nose and is unable to continue)
          Win 41-4-0 Andras Kovacs Decision 1980 3 WAKO Semi-Contact
          Win 40-4-0 Bekim-Moussa Muhammad
          Win 39-4-0 Mustapha-Ahmad Benamou
          Win 38-4-0 Reinhard Krass Disq. 26 December 1979 2 Karate Tournament: Belgium Team vs. German Team Woluwe, Brussels, Belgium Light-Contact[14]
          Win 37-4-0 Gilberto Dias l'abandon November 1979 1 World All-styles Karate Organization Brussels, Belgium Light-Contact (Dias suffers ankle injury and is unable to continue)
          Win 36-4-0 Hans Kohler Decision 1979 3 Ingelmunster, Belgium Semi-Contact
          Loss 35-4-0 Patrick Teugels WAKO Tampa, Florida, USA Light-Contact (Both men fight in karate-gi uniforms, no pads or gloves)
          Win 35-3-0 Matthias Evrard Cup of Antwerp World All-styles Karate Organization Antwerp, Belgium Semi-Contact
          Win 34-3-0 Paul Sperati World All-styles Karate Organization Opprebais, Belgium
          Win 33-3-0 Lucus Reinfeld World All-styles Karate Organization, Europe Interland Cup Mulhouse, Belgium
          Win 32-3-0 Robbe Bogaerts 1978 Hope Cup World All-styles Karate Organization Brussels, Belgium Semi-Contact[109]
          Win 31-3-0 Leonard Baptiste World All-styles Karate Organization Izegem, Belgium Semi-Contact
          Win 30-3-0 Fernando Cabanela World All-styles Karate Organization
          Loss 29-3-0 Angelo Spataro[14] Challenge Coupe des Espoirs Karate Tournament (1st Trials) Antwerp, Belgium Light-Contact
          Win 29-2-0 Gabriel van der Driessche
          Win 28-2-0 Farid Muhammad Mousseau
          Win 27-2-0 Jacques van Laere
          Win 26-2-0 Christian Hedin
          Win 25-2-0 Gerard Charon
          Win 24-2-0 David Arranz
          Win 23-2-0 Bernard Redden
          Win 22-2-0 Antoine Redi
          Win 21-2-0 Ben Salah Ellah
          Win 20-2-0 Gaston Airey Foul 1
          Win 19-2-0 Abdembi Hassan Ali Decision 3
          Win 18-2-0 Jonas "Marcel" Cohen Decision
          Win 17-2-0 Christian van Tieghem
          Win 16-2-0 Max Roelandt
          Win 15-2-0 Andre Verbon
          Win 14-2-0 Michel Juvillier
          Win 13-2-0 Joel Maoreau
          Win 12-2-0 Ronald Duivenbode Semi-Contact
          Loss 11-2-0 Patrick Teugels Belgium Lightweight Championship Antwerp, Belgium Light-Contact
          Win 11-1-0 Gris Lubbers 1976 European Karate Union Ingelmunster, Belgium Semi-Contact
          Win 10-1-0 Andre Lemaire 1977 World Association of Kickboxing Organizations Open International Izegem, Belgium
          Win 9-1-0 Patrick Teugels Antwerp Open International Competition WAKO Antwerp, Belgium Light-Contact[citation needed]
          Win 8-1-0 Maurice Devos World Allstyles Kickboxing Organization Semi-Contact
          Win 7-1-0 Jacques Berri 1976 Antwerp Open WAKO
          Win 6-1-0 Johannes Binding Antwerp, Belgium
          Win 5-1-0 Jean-Morin Devigne
          Win 4-1-0 Roland Vedani 1976 3 European Karate Union Ingelmunster, Belgium
          Win 3-1-0 Jean-Paul Gaston Brussels, Belgium
          Loss 2-1-0 Jonny Wellum 22 January 1976 La Federation Europeene de Karate (European Karate Federation) Brussels, Belgium Semi-Contact (J. Vandenberg credit with defaite)
          Win 2-0-0 Bernard Briers Semi-Contact (J. Vandenberg credit with victoire)
          Win 1-0-0 Robin Lomard Semi-Contact (J. Vandenberg credit with victoire - Karate magazine Boxe francise)

          Kickboxing record


          Result Record Opponent Method Date Round Time Event Location Notes
          Win 18-1-0 Nedjad Gharbi KKO 1982 1 Brussels, Belgium Kickboxing
          Win 17-1-0 Daniel Le Jaouen 1:05
          Win 16-1-0 Lenny Leikman[14] 3 1st Journée des Arts Martiaux
          Win 15-1-0 Ajom Mahmud Uddin KO 1981 1 0:19
          Win 14-1-0 Mustapha-Ahmad Benamou KKO
          Win 13-1-0 Henk Besselman KO
          Win 12-1-0 Michael J. Heming KKO 1980 0:46 European Karate Federation Middleweight Championship Kickboxing [citation needed]
          Win 11-1-0 Georges Verlugels KO 2 PKA Middleweight Championship Kickboxing[17]
          Win 10-1-0 Sherman Bergman KKO 1979 Nov 4 1 0:56 Tampa, Florida, USA Full-Contact
          Win 9-1-0 Rolf Risberg KKO 1979 Ingelmunster, Belgium Kickboxing [citation needed]
          Win 8-1-0 Emile Leibman Izegem, Belgium Kickboxing [citation needed]
          Win 7-1-0 Cyrille Nollet 1978 Kickboxing
          Win 6-1-0 Orlando Lang KO 0:26 Antwerp, Belgium
          Win 5-1-0 Jacques Piniarski KKO Belgium Kickboxing [citation needed]
          Win 4-1-0 Eric "Basel" Strauss 0:18 Antwerp, Belgium Kickboxing [citation needed]
          Win 3-1-0 Andre "Robar" Robaeys Mulhouse, Belgium Kickboxing [citation needed]
          Win 2-1-0 Michel Juvillier KO 0:39 Antwerp, Belgium Full-Contact [citation needed]
          Loss 1-1-0 Etienne "Tuf" Aubry DQ 7 March 1977 1:02 Marseilles, France Full-Contact (Karate magazine Boxe francise)
          Win 1-0-0 Toon van Oostrum KKO 1977 0:46 Brussels, Belgium Full-Contact [citation needed]

          Notes



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            [de] Jean-Claude Van Damme

            Jean-Claude Van Damme, eigentlich Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg (* 18. Oktober 1960 in Sint-Agatha-Berchem bei Brüssel), ist ein belgischer Schauspieler. Er ist vor allem durch seine Actionfilme mit Kampfsporthandlungen (siehe Martial-Arts-Filme) bekannt geworden. Sein Spitzname lautet The Muscles from Brussels („Die Muskeln aus Brüssel“).
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            Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg (18 de octubre de 1960), más conocido como Jean-Claude Van Damme, es un actor, guionista, productor y director del cine de acción belga. Es especialista en artes marciales, cinturón negro segundo dan en Karate-Do Shotokan.

            [ru] Ван Дамм, Жан-Клод

            Жан-Кло́д Ван Да́мм (англ. Jean-Claude Van Damme, имя при рождении — Жак-Клод Камиль Франсуа Ван Варенберг, нидерл. и фр. Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg; прозвище — Мускулы из Брюсселя, Мышцы из Брюсселя, англ. The Muscles from Brussels; род. 18 октября 1960 (1960-10-18), Беркем-Сент-Агат, Брюссельский столичный регион, Бельгия) — американский актёр, режиссёр, сценарист, постановщик боевых сцен и продюсер бельгийского (фламандского) происхождения; культурист, мастер боевых искусств.


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