Van Damme

 

 Van Damme  

Father's name: Eugen Farenberg.
Mother's name: Eliana van Varenberg.
Sisters Names: Veronique Van Varenberg.
Spouse's name: Maria Rodrigues (1980-1984), Cynthia Derderian (1985-1986), Gladys Portugues (1987-1992), Darcy Lapierre (1994-1997).
Boys' names: Bianca Bree, Christopher Van Varenberg, Nicholas Van Damme.
Religion: Christian.
Ethnicity: Of American and Belgian descent.
Height: 178 cm.
Weight: 78 kg.
The most important directors who dealt with it: David Sharon, Lior Geller, Julien Leclerc, Dimitri Logothetis, Pasha Patriki, Peter Malota.
Works: “No Retreat, No Surrender” in 1986

Van Damme Biography 

Jean-Claude Van Damme was born on October 18, 1960, in Sint-Agatha-Barchem, Belgium. Van Damme exploited his physical abilities as a martial arts champion and bodybuilder during his adolescence to become an American movie star in films such as Bloodsport in 1988 and Double Impact in 1991.

Van Damme faced many personal and professional difficulties in the early nineties, but since that period he has regained some of his stardom.

Jean-Claude Van Damme is a Belgian actor and director, and one of the most popular action actors in Hollywood. He started learning karate and ballet at an early age and won the European Karate Federation Championship. He lived in Los Angeles during the 1980s, where he quickly achieved fame thanks to his amazing martial arts abilities. Over the course of his career, Van Damme has appeared in a wide variety of action films, including “Universal Soldier” (1992), “Time Cop” (1994), and “The Expendables 2” (2012).

Van Damme experienced personal difficulties during the 1990s, as he was addicted to cocaine and sleeping pills. In 1999 he was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs. He was diagnosed with bipolar disorder during that time. Despite this, his condition improved and his personal life returned to normal after he began using the therapy. He has been married five times and has three children.

Van Damme beginnings 

Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg was born on October 18, 1960, in Sint-Agatha-Perschem, Belgium. At the age of eleven, he started learning karate, and he also practiced weightlifting and ballet with great passion.

During his teens, Van Damme won the European Karate Federation Championship in the middleweight division, and was also called “Mr. Belgium.” Belgium in bodybuilding competitions.

Van Damme opened a gym in Brussels and got a job as a model, but he was obsessed with the idea of ​​becoming a movie star. After a short period trying to enter the thriving world of martial arts films in Hong Kong, China, he decided to move to Los Angeles, California in the early 1980s, driven by his dream of becoming a Hollywood star.

Van Damme's personal life

Van Damme became addicted to cocaine and sleeping pills at the height of his stardom in the 1990s. In 1999, he was arrested for drunk driving. He was also diagnosed with bipolar disorder during that time. However, his condition improved and his personal life returned to normal after he began taking treatment.

Van Damme has been married five times and has three children. Two of his children have followed in their parents' footsteps, with Chris Van Varenberg and Bianca Bri becoming actors.

Facts about Van Damme

He moved to America with his Moroccan childhood friend Mohamed El Kaissi, and the two wanted to become stars.

In 1996, he spent nearly $10,000 on cocaine in one week.

An ad he shot for Volvo Trucks has had 11 million views on YouTube.

He was suicidal with bipolar disorder.

In October 2012, a bronze statue of Van Damme built in his honor was unveiled in Brussels. The statue depicts Van Damme standing ready to deliver one of his famous kicks.

The most famous sayings of Van Damme

You have to believe what you say, because when you believe what you say, the action becomes easy.

— Van Damme

God gave me an amazing body and it's my job to maintain it.

Van Damme's achievements

Van Damme - who called himself Frank Cujo at the beginning of his career - got some minor roles in several films at first, and he also worked as a taxi driver, a waiter, an exercise instructor, in addition to a nightclub bouncer while trying to establish His name in the movie world.

Van Damme has played roles in many films; Such as the martial arts film No Retreat in 1986 and the movie No Surrender, but his distinguished moment came after demonstrating his ability to perform the 350-degree “helicopter kick” jump for film producer Menahem Golan, who included him in the movie Bloodspot in 1988. And surprisingly, that film reaped The budget grossed $35 million at the box office. This was followed by another successful co-starring for Van Damme in Kickboxer the following year.

Over the ensuing decade, Van Damme appeared in several films, including: Double

Impact, (1991) Universal Soldier, (1992) Time Cop, (1994) SuddenDeath (1995) Maximum Risk, (1996) in addition to Double Team (1997) and Knock Off (1998), which failed at the box office.

In 1996, Van Damme made his directorial debut with The Quest. By the beginning of the 21st century, most of his films weren't good enough to make it to the big screen, as they sold out straight to DVD.

In 2008, Van Damme reappeared as a fictionalized version of himself in the satirical film JCVD. His performance in that film caught the attention of critics, bringing him back some of his former stardom. In 2010, he played a similar role in the movie Universal Soldier: Regeneration, and he also voiced the character Master Croc in Kung Fu Panda 2 in 2011. The following year, Van Damme returned to his earlier era in action movies with The Expendables 

He continued his cinematic career by participating in: “Welcome to the Jungle” in 2013, “Swelter” in 2014, “Pound of Flesh” in 2015, “Jean-Claude Van Johnson” in 2016, and “Kill'em.” All” in 2017, “Black Water” in 2018, “Kickboxer: Retaliation” in 2018, “The Bouncer” in 2018, “We Die Young” in 2019, and “The Last Mercenary” in 2021.

Works: “No Retreat, No Surrender” in 1986

The movie “Bloodsport” in 1988

The movie “Black Eagle” in 1988

The movie “Kickboxer” in 1989

The movie “Lionheart” in 1990

The movie “Death Warrant” in 1990

The movie “Double Impact” in 1991

The movie “Universal Soldier” in 1992

The movie “Hard Target” in 1993

The movie “Nowhere To Run” in 1993

The movie “Street Fighter” in 1994

The movie “Timecop” in 1994

The movie “Sudden Death” in 1995

The movie “The Quest” in 1996

The movie “The Legionnaire” in 1998

The movie “Universal Soldier: The Return” in 1999

The movie “Replicant” in 2001

The movie “In Hell” in 2003

The movie “Wake of Death” in 2004

The movie “Second in Command” in 2006

The movie “Black Water” in 2007

The movie “JCVD” in 2008

The movie “Assassination Games” in 2011

The movie “Dragon Eyes” in 2012

The movie “The Expendables 2” in 2012

The movie “U.F.O.” (Alien Uprising)” in 2012

The movie “Welcome to the Jungle” in 2013

The movie “Swelter” in 2014

The movie “Pound of Flesh” in 2015

The movie “Jean-Claude Van Johnson” in 2016

The movie “Kill’em All” in 2017

The movie “Black Water” in 2018

The movie “Kickboxer: Retaliation” in 2018

The movie “The Bouncer” in 2018

The movie “We Die Young” in 2019

The movie “The Last Mercenary” in 2021