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Jean-Claude Van Damme
Van Damme at Cannes Film Festival (2010)
Born
Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg

(1960-10-18) 18 October 1960 (age 64)
Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Brussels, Belgium
Occupation(s)Actor, martial artist, director
Years active1984–present (acting)
Spouse(s)
Maria Rodriguez
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(m. 1980⁠–⁠1984)​

Cynthia Derderian
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(m. 1985⁠–⁠1986)​

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(m. 1994⁠–⁠1997)​
1 child)
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(m. 1987⁠–⁠1992)​
and (1999–present); 2 children)

Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg (born 18 October 1960), professionally known as Jean-Claude Van Damme (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ klod vɑ̃ dam]), is a Belgian martial artist and actor,[1] best known for his martial arts action films,[2] the most successful of which include Bloodsport (1988), Kickboxer (1989), Double Impact (1991), Universal Soldier (1992), Hard Target (1993), Timecop (1994), and JCVD (2008).[3] He is known as "The Muscles from Brussels."

After studying martial arts intensively from the age of ten, Van Damme achieved national success in Belgium as a martial artist and bodybuilder, earning the "Mr. Belgium" bodybuilding title.[4] He immigrated to the United States in 1982 to pursue a career in film, and achieved success with Bloodsport (1988), based on a story written by Frank Dux. He attained subsequent box office success with Timecop (1994), which grossed over $100 million worldwide and became his most financially successful film.

Early life

Van Damme was born in Sint-Agatha-Berchem, Brussels, Belgium, the son of Eliana and Eugène Van Varenberg, who was an accountant and owned a flower shop.[5][6] He began martial arts at the age of ten, enrolled by his father in a Shotokan karate school.[7] His styles consist of kickboxing, Shotokan karate, Muay Thai and Taekwondo.[8] He eventually earned his black belt in karate.[9] He started lifting weights to improve his physique, which eventually led to a Mr. Belgium bodybuilding title.[4]

Career

Jean-Claude Van Damme
BornJean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg
(1960-10-18) 18 October 1960 (age 64)
Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Brussels, Belgium
Other namesThe Muscles from Brussels
JCVD
Van Damage
NationalityBelgium Belgian
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[10]
Weight80 kg (180 lb) (currently)[11]
73 kg (161 lb) (fighting weight)
StyleKickboxing, Muay Thai, Shotokan Karate, Taekwondo
TrainerClaude Goetz
Dominique Valera
Rank  black belt in Shotokan
Years active1976–1982 (martial arts)
kickboxing record
Total5
Wins5
By knockout5
Losses0
By knockout0

Fight Record Controversy

When Jean-Claude Van Damme became an action film star, there were many doubts as to his claims of a fight record. According to Howard Hanson, President of the World Karate Association, he found evidence of Jean-Claude Van Damme competing in only one amateur bout.[12] Writers from Black Belt Magazine labeled him (Van Damme) a "complete fraud.[12]"

On the 12th of November, 1993, the syndicated tabloid show Inside Edition implied that the star's karate credentials were bogus. Van Damme's office supplied a list of four European karate trophies that he earned under his real name, Van Varenberg, between 1978 and 1981: the Hope Cup; the Cup of Antwerp; World Championship, WAKO; and the Gala International. George Anderson, president of the Pan-American Union of Karatedo Organizations, said, "They're all minor awards, but that Van Damme's only crime is hyping them too much. Nobody has really clearly proven him to be a liar," Anderson says.

Van Damme's lawyer, Martin Singer, made a public statement defending his client: "There are records to document his martial-arts acclaim. He's the one who does those splits on chairs. He doesn't have a stunt man do that.[12]"

However, with the internet, photos and videos disproved the fact that Jean-Claude Van Damme was a fake or fraud. Numerous photos on-line, showed his various matches with such credited fighters as Patrick Teugels,[13] Michael J. Heming and Sherman Bergman.[14] It was also discovered that Van Damme had competed under his birth name of Jean Claude Van Varenberg.

With the announcement that Jean-Claude Van Damme was going to return to fight competition after decades of retirement, and meet Thailand's Somluck Kamsing,[15] his fight record was again attacked as being "hyped".

Van Damme's record was posted on the net as 20-2 (20 knockouts) and Paul Maslak of the STAR System World Kickboxing Ratings researched this record and came up with the facts that proved that most of these fights were really semi-contact matches.[16] However, photos and newspaper reports have also supported that Van Damme indeed had full-contact/kick-boxing matches.

Semi-Contact Karate and Tournament Competition

At the age of 11[17], Van Damme joined the Centre National De Karaté (National Center of Karate) under the guidance of Claude Goetz in France. Van Damme trained for four years and he earned a spot on the Belgian Karate Team.

In 1976, Jean-Claude is reported to have started his competive career in Ingelmunster, Belgium in a semi-contact match which was sanctioned by the European Karate Union. He defeated fellow Belgium Roland Vedani.[18]

The following year, Van Damme remained undefeated with victories over Maurice Devos, Andre LeMaire and fellow team-mate Patrick Teugels in non-tournament matches sanctioned by the World All-Styles Karate Organization. In his first tournament competition, Van Damme placed second at the Challenge Coupe des Espoirs Karate Tournament (1st Trials). Jean-Claude defeats three opponents (Eric "Bruno" Strauss, Michel Juvillier, Orlando Lang) before losing in the finals to fellow team-mate Angelo Spataro.[16] In 1978, Van Damme took a 9-1-0 record against Patrick Teugels in a bid for the Belguim Sem-Contact Leightweight Title. However, the more experienced Teugels won the decision in 2-rounds. Next, Van Damme failed to place at the WAKO World Championships, losing in the opening match.

Van Damme travelled with the Belgium Team to Tampa, Florida in the United States in November 1979. Van Damme earned the berth on the team by defeating Andre Robaeys, Jacques Piniarski and Rolf Risberg. In Tampa, Van Damme lost his first semi-contact match and is eliminated from placing in the WAKO World Championships for the second consecutive year. Promoter Mike Anderson recalled Van Damme as a "flashy fighter" at the championships.[16]

Upon his return to Europe, Jean-Claude was a member of the Belgium Team when it won the European Championship on the 26th of December, 1979 at La Coupe Francois Persoons Karate Tournament in Brussels, Belgium. Van Damme defeated British and European Middleweight Champion Michael J. Heming in the finals; enabling his team to take the championship.[16][19]

'Jean-Claude Van Damme ended his semi-contact career on the 8th of March, 1980 at the Forest National in Brussels. Van Damme knocked Patrick Teugels down and scored a first round technical knockout victory. Teugels suffered a nose injury and was unable to continue. Newspaper reports list the fight as a "light-contact" match which is awarded to Van Damme by "L'abandon" (forfeit) after Teugels is unable to continue.[16]

Kickboxing and Full-Contact Matches

Van Damme has five matches which were fought under kickboxing or full-contact rules.

In 1976, he over-came being staggered to knockout Toon Van Oostrum in one round.

In 1979, on his second day in Tampa, Florida, Jean-Claude faced Sherman Bergman, a kickboxer from Florida, USA. Van Damme was knocked to the canvas[20] after absorbing a powerful left hook.[21] However, Jean-Claude climbed off the canvas[14] and with an ax-kick, knocked Bergman out in 56 seconds of the first round.

In 1980, after knocking out Georges Verlugels in two rounds, Jean-Claude caught the attention of the European martial arts community. Professional Karate Magazine publisher and editor Mike Anderson, and multiple European champion Geet Lemmens, tabbed Jean-Claude Van Damme as an upcoming prospect[22] . However, Jean-Claude's ambitions now focused in the direction of acting.

Van Damme made a comeback in 1981. In his first match he knocked out Henk Besselman of Holland in one round, and at the 1st Journée Des Arts Martiaux. Next, Van Damme knocked out Lenny Leikman in 3 rounds.[23]

Van Damme will make a return to fighting and is scheduled to fight former boxing Olympic gold-medalist Somluck Kamsing in November 2011.[24] Early reports have named Las Vegas, USA, Moscow, Russia and Macau, China as locations for the bout but it now seems that the fight will take place at the Rajamangala National Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.[15] At the prospect of being the first man over the age of 50 to kickbox professionally, Van Damme stated that "it's kind of dangerous, but life is short."[25]

Hollywood

In 1982, Van Damme and childhood friend, Michel Qissi, moved to America in the hope of becoming action stars. They both were cast as extras in the film, Breakin'. After a small part in Missing In Action, Van Damme was next cast in the film No Retreat, No Surrender, as the role of the villain, Ivan the Russian. Van Damme worked for director John McTiernan for the 1987 film Predator as the titular alien, before being removed and replaced by Kevin Peter Hall.[26] His breakout film was Bloodsport, based on the alleged true story of Frank Dux. Shot on a 1.5 million dollar budget, it became a U.S. box-office hit in the spring of 1988. He then starred in the smaller budgeted film Cyborg. His last role for 1989 was Kurt Sloane in the successful Kickboxer. In this film, his character fought to avenge his brother who had been paralyzed by a Thai kickboxing champion (Qissi).[27]

Double Impact featured Van Damme in the dual role of Alex and Chad Wagner, two brothers fighting to avenge the deaths of their parents. This film reunited him with his former Bloodsport co-star, Bolo Yeung. He then starred opposite Dolph Lundgren in the action film Universal Soldier. While it grossed $36,299,898 in the U.S., it was an even bigger success overseas, making over $65 million, well over its modest $23 million budget, making it Van Damme's highest grossing film at the time.

Van Damme followed Nowhere To Run and Hard Target with Timecop in 1994. The film was a huge success, grossing over $100 million worldwide. In the film, Van Damme played a time traveling cop, who tries to prevent the death of his wife. It remains his highest grossing film to date.

After his role in the poorly received Street Fighter, his projects started to fail at the box office. The Quest (1996), which he directed; Maximum Risk (1996) and Double Team (1997) were box-office flops.

The 1999 film Universal Soldier: The Return which was also a box-office flop, and Van Damme's last theatrically released film until 2008. In 2003, Van Damme employed his dancing training in the music video for Bob Sinclar's Kiss My Eyes.

He returned to mainstream with limited theatrical release of the critically acclaimed film JCVD in 2008. Time magazine named Van Damme's performance in the film the second best of the year (after Heath Ledger's The Joker in The Dark Knight),[28] having previously stated that Van Damme "deserves not a black belt, but an Oscar".[29] Van Damme indicated while promoting the film, he experienced a period of homelessness "sleeping on the street and starving in L.A."[30]

Van Damme reprised his role as Luc Deveraux in the 2009 film Universal Soldier: Regeneration.

He was offered a lead role in Sylvester Stallone's latest film The Expendables. Stallone called Van Damme personally to offer him the role, but Van Damme turned it down. He has a series of film projects scheduled for 2011, including another Universal Soldier movie which will appear between 2011 and 2012, and the role of a villain in the sequel to The Expendables.[31] On June 30, 2011, Van Damme confirmed his participation in The Expendables 2.[32] Was rumored to have been cast in the role of Stannis Baratheon in the hit HBO series Game of Thrones[citation needed].

Personal life

At the age of 16 he took up ballet, which he studied for five years. According to Van Damme, ballet "is an art, but it's also one of the most difficult sports. If you can survive a ballet workout, you can survive a workout in any other sport."[33] In the French-speaking world, Van Damme is well known for the picturesque aphorisms that he delivers on a wide range of topics (personal well-being, the environment, etc.) in a sort of Zen franglais.[34] Most famous and often quoted was his repeated use of the English word aware during an interview for a French channel, to convey the notion of self-awareness as a key to success.

He is training for his upcoming fight with cage fighters Chris 'Ball-Breaker' Banister, Jules 'Crown Jewels' Fox and the champion Paul 'Pistol-Fists' Shah in his home country Belgium.

Van Damme has been married five times, including two marriages with bodybuilder and fitness competitor Gladys Portugues. Van Damme is the father of three children: Rob Van damme (born 1982), Bianca (born 1990), and Nicholas (born 1995).

Health and addiction

Van Damme had troubles with cocaine that started during 1995.[35] He entered a month-long rehabilitation program in 1996 but left it after only one week.[35][36] In 1996, he spent up to $10,000 a week on cocaine.[37] He is also reported to have experienced bipolar disorder.[35] A turning point in his health issues came in late 1997, after having signed divorce papers charging him with spousal abuse, and drug addiction.[35]

After the filming of the 1998 film Knock Off, Van Damme was diagnosed with rapid cycling bipolar disorder after becoming suicidal and started treatment on the mood stabilizer, sodium valproate.[35] Thanks to long-term friend Raymond, he took his advice and entered drug rehab a second time, and successfully came clean in time to do other movies, along with made for video/cable movies.[citation needed]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1984 Breakin' Guy dancing in the background Uncredited
Monaco Forever Karate Man
Missing in Action Car Driver Stunt man
1986 No Retreat, No Surrender Ivan Krushensky
1988 Bloodsport Frank Dux Fight choreographer/Writer
Black Eagle Andrei
1989 Cyborg Gibson Rickenbacker
Kickboxer Kurt Sloane Writer
1990 Death Warrant Louis Burke
Lionheart Lyon Gaultier Fight choreographer
1991 Double Impact Alex Wagner/Chad Wagner Double role

MTV Movie Awards nomination for Most Desirable Male

1992 Universal Soldier Luc Deveraux/GR44
1993 Last Action Hero Himself Cameo
Hard Target Chance Boudreaux MTV Movie Awards nomination for Most Desirable Male
Nowhere to Run Sam Gillen MTV Movie Awards nomination for Most Desirable Male
Cyborg 2 Gibson Rickenbacker Archive footage
1994 Street Fighter Colonel William F. Guile Based on the of the same name
Timecop Max Walker Double role
Kickboxer 4 Kurt Sloane Archive footage, uncredited
1995 Sudden Death Darren McCord
1996 Maximum Risk Alain Moreau/Mikhail Suverov Double role
The Quest Christopher Dubois Directional debut

Writer

1997 Double Team Jack Quinn Razzie Award for Worst Screen Couple (with Dennis Rodman)
1998 Legionnaire Alain Lefevre Producer
Knock Off Marcus Ray
1999 Universal Soldier: The Return Luc Devereaux Producer, last theatrical release until JCVD
Inferno Eddie Lomax Film is also known as "Desert Heat"
2001 The Order Rudy Cafmeyer/Charles Le Vaillant Double role
Replicant Edward "The Torch" Garrotte/Replicant Double role
2002 Derailed Jacques Kristoff
2003 In Hell Kyle LeBlanc
2004 Wake of Death Ben Archer
Narco Jean's ghost by Lenny
2006 The Hard Corps Phillip Sauvage
Second in Command Sam Keenan
The Exam Charles
2007 Until Death Anthony Stowe
2008 The Shepherd: Border Patrol Jack Robideaux
JCVD JCVD Return to mainstream with limited theatrical release

2008: Toronto Film Critics Association Awards nomination for Best Actor

2009: Chlotrudis Awards nomination for Best Actor

2009 Universal Soldier: Regeneration Luc Deveraux Limited theatrical release in Israel, Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, United Arab Emirates, India, Jordan, Lebanon, Italy, Japan, Pakistan
2011 Rzhevskiy vs. Napoleon Himself Theatrical release in Russia and Ukraine
Assassination Games Vincent Brazil Limited theatrical release in US
Kung Fu Panda 2[38] Master Croc First voice over in a theatrical release
Beur sur la ville Colonel Merot Post-production, Theatrical release in France
The Eagle Path[39] Frenchy Producer, Director and Writer
2012 Dragon Eyes[40] Jean-Luis Tiano Post-Production
Universal Soldier: A New Dimension Luc Deveraux Post-Production
Dragon Eyes 2[41] Jean-Luis Tiano Announced
The Expendables 2[31][32][42] Pre-Production, Theatrical release
The Butcher[43] Samson Gaul Filming, Theatrical release
  • Van Damme has been cast in "dual roles" in a single film many times during his career. Most cases involve two distinct characters, but others (such as Timecop) involve the same character from different periods of time-travel. These scenes often necessitate special editing or blue-screen cinematography to have two versions of the actor interacting in the same scene.

TV

Year Title Episode Role
1996 Friends "The One After the Superbowl" Himself
2004 Las Vegas "Die Fast, Die Furious" Himself
2009 Robot Chicken "Maurice Was Caught" Himself, Rhett Butler, Dracula
2011 Jean-Claude Van Damme: Behind Closed Doors 1 series (8 episodes) Himself

Tournament Record

Result Record Opponent Method Date Round Time Event Location Notes
Win 21-4-0 Belgium Patrick Teugels[16] l'abandon March 8, 1980 1 Forest Nationals Brussels, Belgium Light-Contact (Teugels suffers a broken nose and is unable to continue.)
Win 20-4-0 Hungary Andres Kovac 1980 2 Brussels, Belgium Semi-Contact
Win 19-4-0 United Kingdom Michael J. Heming[8] l'abandon December 16, 1979 2 La Coupe Francois Persoons Karate Tournament Brussels, Belgium Semi-Contact (Van Damme's victory over Heming enables the Belgium National Karate Team to win the European Team Championships.)
Win 18-4-0 Algeria Bekim-Moussa Muhammad December 16, 1979 1 La Coupe Francois Persoons Karate Tournament Brussels, Belgium Semi-Contact
Win 17-4-0 Algeria Mustapha-Ahmad Benamou December 16, 1979 1 La Coupe Francois Persoons Karate Tournament Brussels, Belgium Semi-Contact
Win 16-4-0 Portugal Gilberto Dias l'abandon November 1979 1 World-All Styles Karate Organization Brussels, Belgium Semi-Contact (Dias suffers ankle injury and is unable to continue.)[44]
Win 15-4-0 Rolf Risberg 1979 1 World-All Styles Karate Organization Ingelmunster, Belgium Semi-Contact
Win 14-4-0 Belgium Jacques Piniarski 1979 1 World-All Styles Karate Organization Opprebais, Belgium Semi-Contact
Win 13-4-0 Belgium Andre Robaeys 1979 1 World-All Styles Karate Organization Mulhouse, Belgium Semi-Contact
Loss 12-4-0 Belgium Patrick Teugels[13] 1978 2 Belgium Championships,Belgium Semi-Contact Lightweight Title Arena Deurne, Antwerp, Belgium Semi-Contact[13]
Loss 12-3-0 Belgium Jan Goyvaerts 1978 2 Europe Interland Cup Brussels, Belgium Semi-Contact[13]
Win 12-2-0 Belgium Cyrille Nollet 1978 1 World-All Styles Karate Organization Iseghem, Belgium Semi-Contact[45]
Win 11-2-0 Belgium Emile Leibman 1978 1 World-All Styles Karate Organization Iseghem, Belgium Semi-Contact
Loss 10-2-0 Belgium Angelo Spataro

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1978 2 Challenge Coupe des Espoirs Karate Tournament (1st Trials) Antwerp, Belgium Semi-Contact
Win 10-1-0 Belgium Orlando Lang 1978 2 Challenge Coupe des Espoirs Karate Tournament (1st Trials) Antwerp, Belgium Semi-Contact
Win 9-1-0 Belgium Michel Juvillier 1978 2 Challenge Coupe des Espoirs Karate Tournament (1st Trials) Antwerp, Belgium Semi-Contact
Win 8-1-0 Belgium Eric Bruno Strauss 1978 1 Challenge Coupe des Espoirs Karate Tournament (1st Trials) Antwerp, Belgium Semi-Contact
Win 7-1-0 Belgium Patrick Teugels 1977 2 Antwerp Open International Competition WAKO Antwerp, Belgium Semi-Contact
Win 6-1-0 Belgium Andre Lemaire 1977 1 World Association of Kickboxing Organizations Open International Iseghem, Belgium Semi-Contact
Loss 5-1-0 Belgium Patrick Teugels 1977 2 World Association of Kickboxing Organizations Open International Iseghem, Belgium Semi-Contact[46]
Win 5-0-0 Maurice Devos 1977 2 World Allstyles Kickboxing Organization Antwerp, Belgium Semi-Contact
Win 4-0-0 France Jacques Berri 1976 1 Antwerp Open WAKO Antwerp, Belgium Semi-Contact
Win 3-0-0 Belgium Johannes Binding 1976 1 Antwerp Open WAKO Antwerp, Belgium Semi-Contact
Win 2-0-0 France Jean-Morin Devigne 1976 1 Antwerp Open WAKO Antwerp, Belgium Semi-Contact
Win 1-0-0 Belgium Roland Vedani 1976 1 European Karate Union Ingelmunster, Belgium Semi-Contact

Kickboxing Record

Result Record Opponent Method Date Round Time Event Location Notes
Thailand Somluck Kamsing[47] 2012[48] Bangkok, Thailand Kickboxing
Win 5-0-0 Belgium Lenny Leikman[16][49][50] KO 1982 3 1st Journée Des Arts Martiaux Brussels, Belgium Kickboxing
Win 4-0-0 Netherlands Henk Besselman KO 1981 1 Brussels, Belgium Kickboxing
Win 3-0-0 FranceGeorges Verlugels KO 1980 2 Brussels, Belgium Kickboxing[22]
Win 2-0-0 United States Sherman Bergman[51][52] KO (axe kick) November 1979 1 0:56 W.A.K.O. World Championships 1979 Tampa, Florida, USA Kickboxing (Non-Tournament match. Van Damme climbs off floor to win.)[14][20]
Win 1-0-0 Belgium Toon Van Oostrum KO 1976 1 0:46 European Karate Union Brussels, Belgium Kickboxing

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Further reading

  • Corcoran, John; Farkas, Emil (1988). Martial arts : traditions, history, people. New York City: Gallery Books. pp. 60, 265. ISBN 9780831758059. (Wako)
  • Corcoran, John; Farkas, Emil (1988). Martial arts : traditions, history, people. New York City: Gallery Books. pp. 285–286. ISBN 9780831758059. (PKA World Heavyweight Title)
  • Corcoran, John; Farkas, Emil (1988). Martial arts : traditions, history, people. New York City: Gallery Books. pp. 210, 393. ISBN 9780831758059. (Eku)
  • Soet, John Steven (March 1990). "Jean-Claude Van Damme". Inside Kung-Fu Presents: Martial Artists One on One. pp. 16–25.
  • Vandehey, Tim (April 1991). "Gunning for Van Damme". Karate Kung-Fu Illustrated.
  • "Jean-Claude Van Damme". Tre Today News. 31 December 2007. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |name= ignored (help)

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