Jean-Claude Van Damme
Born in Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Brussels, Belgium — Oct 18 1960
Biography
Van Damme was born Jean-Claude Camille François van Varenberg in Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Brussels, Belgium, to Eliana and Eugène van Varenberg, an accountant. “The Muscles from Brussels” started martial arts at the age of eleven. His father introduced him to martial arts when he saw his son was physically weak. At the age of 12, van Damme began his martial arts training at Centre National De Karate (National Center of Karate) under the guidance of Master Claude Goetz in Ixelles, Belgium. Van Damme trained for 4 years and earned a spot on the Belgium Karat…
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Jean-Claude Van Damme
Las Vegas
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Kung Fu Panda 2
Master Croc (voice)
Minions: The Rise of Gru
Jean Clawed (voice)
The UnXplained
Self
The Expendables 2
Jean Vilain
Kung Fu Panda 3
Master Croc (voice)
Bloodsport
Frank
WCW Monday Nitro
Hard Target
Chance Boudreaux
Universal Soldier: The Return
Luc Deveraux
Kickboxer
Kurt Sloane
Universal Soldier
Luc Deveraux / GR44
Last Action Hero
Jean-Claude Van Damme (uncredited)
Double Impact
Alex / Chad Wagner
In Hell
Kyle LeBlanc
Ramez Movie Star
Street Fighter
Colonel Guile
Nowhere to Run
Sam Gillen
Kill 'em All 2
Philip
The Gardener
Léo
Jean-Claude Van Johnson
Johnson
Missing in Action
Soldier (uncredited)
Sudden Death
Darren Francis Thomas McCord
Lionheart
Lyon Gaultier
Timecop
Max Walker
Maximum Risk
Alain Moreau / Mikhail Suverov
Universal Soldier: Regeneration
Luc Deveraux
The Quest
Christopher Dubois
Jian Bing Man
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Cyborg
Gibson Rickenbacker
Black Water
Wheeler
E! True Hollywood Story
Kill 'em All
Philip
Inferno
Eddie Lomax
Darkness of Man
Russell Hatch
Double Team
Jack Quinn
Replicant
Replicant / Garrotte
No Retreat, No Surrender
Ivan Kraschinsky "The Russian"
Legionnaire
Alain Lefevre
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning
Luc Deveraux
Assassination Games
Vincent Brazil
Dragon Eyes
Tiano
Knock Off
Marcus Ray
Death Warrant
Louis Burke
Breakin'
Spectator in First Dance Sequence (uncredited)
The Shepherd: Border Patrol
Jack Robideaux
Kickboxer: Vengeance
Master Durand
We Die Young
Daniel
Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
Writing
Jean-Claude Van Damme: Behind Closed Doors
Kickboxer: Retaliation
Master Durand
The Hard Corps
Phillippe Sauvage
Wake of Death
Ben Archer
Welcome to the Jungle
Storm
The Last Mercenary
Richard Brumére
The Order
Rudy Cafmeyer
Swelter
Stillman
6 Bullets
Samson Gaul
JCVD
J.C.V.D.
Until Death
Anthony Stowe
Derailed
Jacques Kristoff
Black Eagle
Andrei
Pound of Flesh
Deacon
The Bouncer
Lukas
U.F.O.
George
Second in Command
Cmdr. Samuel 'Sam' Keenan
All the Love You Cannes!
Self
Corporal vs. Napoleon
Himself
Slinger
Gibson Rickenbacker
Narco
Jean-Claude Van Damme fantasmé par Lenny
Enemies Closer
Xander
Full Love
Frenchy
Days of Reckoning: The Making of Universal Soldier 4
Self
Dolph: Unbreakable
Self
Silent Kill
Chinese Hercules: The Bolo Yeung Story
Self
Heist School
Charles
Haters
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Street of the Damned
Extra in Police Arrival Sequence (uncredited)
Monaco Forever
Gay Karate Man
Albert Pyun: King of Cult Movies
Self
The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films
Self
Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of 'Universal Soldier'
Himself
In Search of the Last Action Heroes
Self
Spaten
Van Damme
Beur sur la ville
Colonel Merot
Ultrarêve
Self
Bloodsport
Woman Between Wolf and Dog
Movie Goer / Man in Garden (uncredited)
Bon Voyage
Self (archive footage)
Universal Soldier: A Tale of Two Titans
Himself
Sensation: Cruise
Kyle LeBlanc (archival footage from 'In Hell')
Monsieur Jean-Claude
(uncredited)
Dans la peau de Jean-Claude Van Damme
The Making of Double Impact, Parts 1 & 2
What's My Name?
Jean-Claude Van Damage