Jean-claude van damme wife

In 1982, JC and friend Michel Qissi moved to the USA in hope of becoming stars. Both were cast as extra's in 'Breakin'. After a small part in 'Missing In Action', JC was cast in No Retreat, No Surrender as villain, Ivan the Russian. JC worked for director John McTiernan on the 1987 film 'Predator' as an early version of the titular alien which was abandoned.

'Bloodsport', based on the story of Frank Dux was a 1.5 million dollar budget film, which became a box-office hit in 1988. A string of hit movies followed from 'Kickboxer', 'Double Impact', 'Universal Soldier', 'Hard Target', 'Timecop' and 'Sudden Death'.

In 2008 JC played an on screen version of himself in the critically acclaimed film JCVD, which received outstanding reviews. Time Magazine named JC's performance in the film as second best of that year, following only Heath Ledger as The Joker. In 2011 Sylvester Stallone signed JC to play the villain in the 2012 'Expendables 2' movie as Jean-villain.

JC has also appeared in very commercially popluar ad's for Volvo and Coors light from 2011-Present. His 'Epic Split' v

Jean-Claude Van Damme

Jean-Claude Van Damme

Van Damme in Cannes

BornJean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg
(1960-10-18) 18 October 1960 (age 64)
Sint-Agatha-Berchem, Brussels-Capital, Belgium
Other names
  • "JCVD"
  • "The Muscles from Brussels"
Height177 cm 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Weight180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)[2]
DivisionMiddleweight
StyleKarate, Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Taekwondo
Fighting out ofBrussels, Belgium
TeamTeam Goetz
TrainerClaude Goetz
Dominique Valera
Rank  2nd Dan Black Belt in Karate
Years active1976–1982 (martial arts)
1979–present (acting)
Total19
Wins18
By knockout18
Losses1
Total48
Wins44
Losses4
Occupation
  • Martial artist
  • actor
  • writer
  • producer
  • conservationist
Spouse

María Rodríguez

(m. 1980; div. 1984)​

Cynthia Derderian

(m. 1985; div. 1986)&

Jean-Claude Van Damme

Belgian actor and martial artist (born 1960)

"Van Damme" and "JCVD" redirect here. For other uses, see Van Damme (disambiguation) and JCVD (disambiguation).

In this Dutch name, the surname is Van Damme, not Damme.

Jean-Claude Van Damme

Van Damme in 2012

BornJean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg
(1960-10-18) 18 October 1960 (age 64)
Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Brussels-Capital, Belgium
Other names
  • "JCVD"
  • "The Muscles from Brussels"
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[1]
Weight180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)[1]
DivisionMiddleweight
StyleKarate, Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Taekwondo
Fighting out ofBrussels, Belgium
TeamTeam Goetz
TrainerClaude Goetz
Dominique Valera
Rank  2nd Dan Black Belt in Karate
Years active1976–present (martial arts)
1979–present (acting)
Total19
Wins18
By knockout18
Losses1
Total48
Wins44
Losses4
Occupation
  • Martial artist
  • actor
  • writer
  • producer

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