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Jean-Claude Van Damme (Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg, born 18 October 1960) is an Belgian martial artist, actor, and director. Nicknamed "The Muscles from Brussels", he is very well known for his action films.
He is known for his roles in The Expendables 2, JCVD, Bloodsport, Kickboxer, Hard Target, Timecop, Sudden Death, Universal Soldier, Cyborg and in Universal Soldier Day of Reckoning.
Van Damme was born on October 18, 1960 in Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Brussels, Belgium.[1][2] He was married to Maria Rodriguez from 1980 until they divorced in 1984. Then he was married to Cynthia Derderian from 1985 until they divorced in 1986. Then he was married to Darcy LaPier from 1994 until they divorced in 1997. Then he was married to Gladys Portugues from 1987 until they divorced in 1992 then remarried in 1999. He has three children. He lives in Los Angeles, California. Van Damme has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder.[3]
Film[change | change source]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Woman Between Wolf and Dog | Movie goer / Man in garden | Uncredited extra[4] |
| 1984 | Monaco Forever | Gay karate man | |
| Breakin' | Spectator in first dance scene | Uncredited extra | |
| 1986 | No Retreat, No Surrender | Ivan Kraschinsky | |
| 1988 | Bloodsport | Frank Dux | Also uncredited editor |
| Black Eagle | Andrei | ||
| 1989 | Cyborg | Gibson Rickenbacker | Also uncredited editor |
| 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 | Direct-to-video; 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 | |
| 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 | 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 |
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Jean-Claude Van Damme Biography (1960–)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
- ↑ "Jean-Claude van Damme- Biography". Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ↑ 'I tried to play the system'
- ↑ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Jean-Claude van Damme's library (19 November 2015). "Van Damme (JCVD) - First ever screen appearance in 1979" – via YouTube.
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