Jean Claude Van Damme - Biography

Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenburg
Belgian actor, director and producer.  
He was born October 18, 1960
Place: Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Belgium
Old medium Weight Karate champion.  
Wife: Gladys Portugues, married in June of 1999.  
Former wife: Darcy LaPier (Actress), Cynthia Derderian and Maria Rodriguez
Children: Kristopher, Bianca and Nicolas
Picture Fabrice Tricoche

He became a European Karate Champion in 1979 and went to USA to win the World Championship.

Jean-Claude Van Damme debuted with a small role in "Rue Barbare", of Gilles Berhat, later the producerMenahem Golan offered him an important role in "Karate Tiger" directed by Corey Yuen.  

Jean-Claude Van Damme did several films related to martial arts and became a world star.

1989, he was sued for "wilfully" gouging the eye of an extra in a swordfight while filming Cyborg

1998 Jean-Claude Van Damme declared to be a drug addict 

2000 Van Damme was arrested while he was driving drunk and was sentenced to a 90 day anti-drunk-driving class, $1,2000 fine, 3 years probation and a 90 day revocation of his license.

2005 Van Damme, who is currently in Bucharest looking at locations for his next film, said that he has a strenuous three hour fitness regime every day. 

Filmography

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2010 Universal Soldier III: A New Beginning - John Hyams
2010 The Eagle Path - Jean-Claude Van Damme
2010 Shooting d'Artagnan - Jerome Diamant-Berger
2010 Tower - Jean-Claude Van Damme
2008 JCVD - Mabrouk el Mechri
2007 Trafic mortel - Isaac Florentine
2007 Jusqu'à la mort - Simon Fellows
2006 L'Exam - Ömer Faruk Sorak
2006 The Hard Corps - Sheldon Lettich
2006 Ultime menace - Simon Fellows
2005 Kumite- Jean-Claude Van Damme
2005 L'Empreinte de la mort Philippe Martinez
2004 Narco - Gilles Lellouche, Tristan Aurouet
2004 Wake of Death - Philippe Martinez
2003 The savage - Ringo Lam
2003 The monk
2002 Derailed
2002 Abominab
2001 The Order - Sheldon Lettich
2001 Replicant - Ringo Lam
1998 Legionnaire - Peter Mac Donald
1998 Knock Off - Tsui Hark
1998 Universal Soldier: the Return - Mic Rodgers
1996 Double Team - Tsui Hark