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Jean-Claude Van Damme

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Jean-Claude Van Damme - Actor

Occupation: Actor Birth Name: Jean-Claude Camille Fran?ois Van Birth Date: 10/18/1960 Birth Place: Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Belgium Height: 5' 10" Sex: M Nationality: Belgian Relation: Chuck Zito (engaged) Claim Fame: As Luc Deveraux/GR44 in "Universal Soldier" (1992)

Jean Claude Van Damme (born October 18, 1960), born Jean-Claude Camille Fran?ois Van Varenberg, is a Belgian-born action movie actor who's most known for martial arts films. His Belgian background gave rise to the nickname "Muscles from Brussels".
His first major role came in 1985, when he played Ivan Krushensky in No Retreat, No Surrender. He was scheduled to play the part of the camouflaged monster in Predator. Wearing a heavy costume in the jungle was rough and Van Damme was unhappy with his role. How he left the picture is disputed: some say he quit, others say he was replaced when the character was revised. Van Damme claims he intentionally got fired so he could move on to other films. Van Damme's appearance in Bloodsport earned him a nomination as "Worst New Star" in the 1988 Golden Raspberry Awards (he lost).
Van Damme worked his way up to Hollywood mainstream in the 1990s, often working with acclaimed foreign directors. Notable films include Universal Soldier (1992), Hard Target (1993), and Timecop (1994). In most of his movies, he plays a prize fighter, policeman, or soldier. By the end of the 1990s his high-profile career had faded but he continues to star in smaller, often direct-to-video, films. His movies have earned over US$650 million worldwide, earning him a place in the action movie world along with others like Steven Seagal and Chuck Norris.
Van Damme has won a number of European karate championships. He has had troubles with cocaine and is also reported to have experienced bipolar disorder. He has been married five times, including two marriages with his current wife Gladys Portugues.
In 1998, Van Damme and actor Chuck Zito engaged in a fistfight at a New York city bar. Chuck Zito floored Van Damme with two punches.
In the French-speaking world, Jean-Claude Van Damme is well-known for the picturesque aphorisms that he delivers on a wide range of topics (personal well-being, ecology, etc.) in a strange mixture of French and English. He is especially well-known for his usage of the word aware (in English). Lists of Van Damme quotes are compiled and available on the WWW.

Filmography:

Year	Name	Star	Genre	Other
2007	Til Death	Anthony Stowe	MV
2007	Ast?rix aux jeux olympiques	Cornerdurus (Gluteus Maximus)	MV	aka Asterix at the Olympic Games
2007	The Shepherd	Jack	MV
2007	Kumite	Vic 'The Cajun' Latour	MV
2006	Sinav	Charles	MV	aka Ast?rix aux jeux olympiques
2004	Narco	Jean-Claude Van Damme fantasm? par Lenny	MV
2004	Wake of Death	Ben Archer	MV
2003	The Savage	Kyle LeBlanc	MV	aka In Hell
2002	Derailed	Jacques Kristoff	MV	aka Terror Train
2001	The Order	Rudy Cafmeyer/Charles Le Vaillant	MV	aka Jihad Warrior (Philippines: English title)
2001	Replicant	The Torch-Edward Garrotte/Replicant	MV
1999	Coyote Moon	Eddie Lomax	MV	aka Desert Heat
1999	Universal Soldier: The Return	Luc Deveraux	MV	aka Universal Soldier II
1998	Knock Off	Marcus Ray	MV
1997	Double Team	Jack Quinn	MV	aka The Colony
1996	Maximum Risk	Alain Moreau/Mikhail Suverov	MV	aka The Exchange
1996	The Quest	Christopher Dubois	MV
1994	Street Fighter: The Movie	Colonel Guile	VG
1994	Timecop	Walker	MV
1993	Hard Target	Chance Boudreaux	MV
1992	Universal Soldier	Luc Deveraux/GR44	MV
1991	Double Impact	Alex/Chad Wagner	MV
1990	Death Warrant	Louis Burke	MV
1989	Kickboxer	Kurt Sloane	MV
1984	Rue barbare	Background performer (police arrival sequence)	MV
1984	Breakin'	Passerby in first dance sequence	MV	aka Breakdance: The Movie

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