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Jean-Claude Van Damme

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Born on Oct 18 1960, Jean-Claude Van Damme is the son of Eugene Van Varenberg and Eliana Van Varenberg. "The Muscles from Brussels" originally known as Jean-Claude Van Varenberg, started martial arts at the age of 11. His father Eugene Van Varenberg introduced him to martial arts when he saw his son was physically weak... See full bio »

Born:

Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg
in Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Brussels, Belgium
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2014 Swelter (filming)
 
2013 Enemies Closer (completed)
Xander
 
2013 Welcome to the Jungle
Storm
 
2012 U.F.O.
George
 
2012 6 Bullets
Samson Gaul
 
2012 Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning
Luc Deveraux
 
2012 The Expendables 2
Vilain
 
2012 Dragon Eyes
Tiano
 
2012 Rzhevskiy protiv Napoleona
 
2011 Beur sur la ville
Le colonel
 
2011 Assassination Games
Vincent Brazil
 
2011 Kung Fu Panda 2
Master Croc (voice)
 
2010 Soldiers
Frenchy
 
2009 Universal Soldier: Regeneration
Luc Deveraux
 
2008 JCVD
JCVD
 
2008 The Shepherd: Border Patrol (video)
Jack Robideaux
 
2007 Until Death
Anthony Stowe
 
2006 Sinav
Charles
 
2006 The Hard Corps (video)
Philippe Sauvage
 
2006 Second in Command (video)
Cmdr. Samuel 'Sam' Keenan
 
2004 Wake of Death
Ben Archer
 
2004 The Secret Adventures of Gustave Klopp
Jean-Claude Van Damme fantasmé par Lenny
 
2003 In Hell
Kyle LeBlanc
 
2002 Derailed
Jacques Kristoff
 
2001 The Order
Rudy Cafmeyer / Charles Le Vaillant
 
2001 Replicant
Replicant / Edward Garrotte
 
1999/II Desert Heat
Eddie Lomax
 
1999 Universal Soldier: The Return
Luc Deveraux
 
1998 Legionnaire
Alain Lefevre
 
1998 Knock Off
Marcus Ray
 
1997 Double Team
Jack Quinn
 
1996 Maximum Risk
Alain Moreau / Mikhail Suverov
 
1996 The Quest
Christopher Dubois
 
1995 Sudden Death
Darren McCord
 
1995 Street Fighter: The Movie (Video Game)
Colonel Guile
 
1994 Street Fighter
Colonel William F. Guile
 
1994 Timecop
Walker
 
1993 Hard Target
Chance Boudreaux
 
1993 Nowhere to Run
Sam Gillen
 
1992 Universal Soldier
Luc Deveraux / GR44
 
1991 Double Impact
Alex / Chad Wagner
 
1990 Death Warrant
Louis Burke
 
1990 Lionheart
Léon Gaultier
 
1989 Kickboxer
Kurt Sloane
 
1989 Cyborg
Gibson Rickenbacker
 
1988 Black Eagle
Andrei
 
1988 Bloodsport
Frank Dux (as Jean Claude Van Damme)
 
1986 No Retreat, No Surrender
Ivan Kraschinsky the Russian
 
1984 Missing in Action
Car Driver (uncredited)
 
1984 Breakin'
Spectator in First Dance Sequence (uncredited)
 
1984 Barbarous Street
Extra in Police Arrival Sequence (uncredited)
 
1984 Monaco Forever
Gay Karate Man (as Jean-Claude Vandam)
 
Show ShowProducer (9 titles)
2012 6 Bullets (executive producer)
 
2011 Jean Claude Van Damme: Behind Closed Doors (TV series documentary) (executive producer)
 
2011 Assassination Games (executive producer)
 
2010 Soldiers (producer)
 
2008 JCVD (executive producer)
 
1999/II Desert Heat (producer)
 
1999 Universal Soldier: The Return (producer)
 
1998 Legionnaire (producer)
 
1991 Double Impact (producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (7 titles)
2010 Soldiers (written by)
 
2001 The Order (written by)
 
1998 Legionnaire (story)
 
1996 The Quest (story)
 
1991 Double Impact (screen story / screenplay)
 
1991 Kickboxer 2: The Road Back (characters)
 
1990 Lionheart (screenplay / story)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (5 titles)
2006 The Hard Corps (video) (fight choreographer - uncredited)
 
1991 Double Impact (fight choreographer)
 
1990 Lionheart (fight choreographer)
 
1989 Kickboxer (fight scenes choreographer - as Jean Claude Van Damme, fight scenes director - as Jean Claude Van Damme)
 
1987 Predator (body double - uncredited)
 
Show ShowEditor (3 titles)
2010 Soldiers
 
1989 Cyborg (uncredited)
 
1988 Bloodsport (uncredited)
 
Show ShowDirector (2 titles)
2010 Soldiers
 
1996 The Quest
 
Show ShowStunts (1 title)
1984 Missing in Action (stunts - as J. Claude van Damme)
 
Show ShowThanks (4 titles)
2012 Dead City 2 (short) (grateful thanks)
 
2009 Trampoline Ninjas (video short) (special thanks)
 
2008 2038: The Future of Them (short) (dedicatee)
 
2002 Shottas (very special thanks - as Jean-Claude Vandamme)
 
Show ShowSelf (67 titles)
???? Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (documentary) (pre-production)
Himself
 
2013 Days of Reckoning: The Making of US4 (video documentary)
Himself
 
2012 Gods of War: Assembling Earth's Mightiest Anti-Heroes (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1993-2012 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself / Himself - From Las Vegas / Himself - Guest
– Episode #20.193 (2012) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 12 August 1999 (1999) … Himself
– Episode dated 8 September 1998 (1998) … Himself
– Episode #4.148 (1996) … Himself
– Episode #4.75 (1995) … Himself
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2012 Guys Choice Awards 2012 (TV movie)
Himself
 
2012 Howard Stern on Demand (TV series)
Himself
– Jean-Claude Van Damme, Expendables 2: Phoner (2012) … Himself
 
2011 Jean Claude Van Damme: Behind Closed Doors (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #1.8 (2011) … Himself
– Episode #1.7 (2011) … Himself
– Episode #1.6 (2011) … Himself
– Episode #1.5 (2011) … Himself
– Episode #1.4 (2011) … Himself
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2010 Ceská Miss 2010 (TV movie)
Himself - Judge
 
2010 Behind the Lines (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2002-2009 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Hollywood Ex-Wives (2009) … Himself
– Jean-Claude Van Damme (2002) … Himself
 
2009 Robot Chicken (TV series)
Count Dracula / Himself / Rhett Butler
– Maurice Was Caught (2009) … Himself (voice) / Rhett Butler (voice) / Count Dracula (voice)
 
2009 Gomorron (TV series)
Himself - JCVD
– Episode dated 2 April 2009 (2009) … Himself - JCVD
 
2008 Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 May 2008 (2008) … Himself
– Episode dated 22 February 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 La nuit des Césars (TV series documentary)
Himself
– La 33ème nuit des Césars (2008) … Himself
 
2006 The Hard Corps: Call to Action (video documentary)
Phillip Sauvage
 
2004 Making of 'Wake of Death' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 A Tale of Two Titans (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of 'Universal Soldier' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Las Vegas (TV series)
Himself
– Die Fast, Die Furious (2004) … Himself
 
2003 Dans la peau de Jean-Claude Van Damme (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Making of 'In Hell' (documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 All the Love You Cannes! (documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Uniba G monogatari (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 Shouto na Slavi (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 27 November 2001 (2001) … Himself
 
2001 Tout le monde en parle (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 16 June 2001 (2001) … Himself
 
2001 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Breakfast (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 May 2001 (2001) … Himself
 
2001 Domingo Legal (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 6 May 2001 (2001) … Himself
 
2001 El informal (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 26 April 2001 (2001) … Himself
 
2001 Playboy Exposed: Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored (video documentary)
Himself
 
2000 The 2000 World Music Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2000 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2000 (TV special)
Himself
 
1999 The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 August 1999 (1999) … Himself
 
1999 Beckmann (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 7 June 1999 (1999) … Himself
 
1999 Vivement dimanche (TV series)
Himself - Main Guest
– Episode dated 21 February 1999 (1999) … Himself - Main Guest
 
1998 ¿Qué apostamos? (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 27 November 1998 (1998) … Himself
 
1998 Bravo Profiles: The Entertainment Business (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
1998 1998 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1998 The Path of the Dragon (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1997 The Ruby Wax Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 16 June 1997 (1997) … Himself
 
1997 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 3 April 1997 (1997) … Himself
 
1997 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 3 April 1997 (1997) … Himself
 
1997 Ruby Wax Meets... (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Tom Hanks (1997) … Himself
 
1996 Telemaratón 1996 (TV movie)
Himself
 
1996 Very Important Pennis (TV series)
Himself
– Very Important Pennis: Part 2 (1996) … Himself
– Very Important Pennis: Part 1 (1996) … Himself
 
1996 Friends (TV series)
Himself
– The One After the Superbowl: Part 2 (1996) … Himself
 
1994-1996 Howard Stern (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 10 January 1996 (1996) … Himself
– Episode dated 9 January 1996 (1996) … Himself
– Episode dated 20 September 1994 (1994) … Himself
– Episode dated 19 September 1994 (1994) … Himself
 
1996 A Century of Science Fiction (video documentary)
Himself
 
1995 The Making of 'Sudden Death' (documentary short)
Darren McCord
 
1995 MTV Europe Music Awards 1995 (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1995 The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
 
1994 Entertainment Cops (TV movie)
Himself
 
1994 The Making of 'Street Fighter' (documentary short)
Colonel William F. Guile
 
1994 Today (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 13 September 1994 (1994) … Himself
 
1994 The Little Picture Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 June 1994 (1994) … Himself
 
1993 The Curse of the Dragon (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1993 John & Leeza from Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.50 (1993) … Himself
 
1993 The Making of 'Hard Target' (TV documentary)
Chance Boudreaux
 
1993 Last Action Hero
Himself
 
1993 The 1993 World Music Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1993 The 50th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1992 Making of 'Universal Soldier' (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1992 MTV Video Music Awards 1992 (TV special)
Himself
 
1991 Voices that Care (TV documentary)
Himself - Choir Member
 
1991 The Movie Awards (TV documentary)
Himself - Presenter
 
1991 The 17th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Co-Presenter: Favourite Comedy Television Series
 
1989 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 5 April 1989 (1989) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (10 titles)
2011 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
 
2006 Dateline NBC (TV series documentary)
 
2005 Rob Van Dam: One of a Kind (video)
Himself
 
2004 Retrosexual: The 80's
Himself
 
2003 Celebrities Uncensored (TV series)
 
2002 Ultimate Fights from the Movies (video documentary)
Max Walker
 
2001 The Unbeatable Bruce Lee (video documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Top Fighter (video documentary)
 
1994 Kickboxer 4: The Aggressor
Kurt Sloane (uncredited)
 
1992 The Best of the Martial Arts Films (documentary)
Himself
 

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Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie  | 1 Print Biography  | 12 Interviews  | 8 Articles  | 15 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

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Alternate Names:

Jean Claude Van Damme | Jean-Claude Van Varenbergh | Jean-Claude Vandam | Jean-Claude Vandamme | J. Claude van Damme

Height:

5' 9¾" (1.77 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I took his (Alex Van Damme) name, in fact from his father because his father sent me for the first time in Hong Kong to be a picture model. I'm not enough tall to be a catwalk model, plus too big for that, and we became very good friends and I took his name as an honor. Because my name, by the way, is too complicated... See more »

Trivia:

Adopted Van Damme as his stage name from one of his friend's father name. He considered it punchy, short and clear than his birth name of Van Varenberg. See more »

Trademark:

Thrilling one and all with his 360-degree ultimate leaping & super flying karate kicks. See more »

Nickname:

Muscles from Brussels See more »

Star Sign:

Libra