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Jean-Claude van Damme | |
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Van Damme in Paris at the French premiere of The Expendables 2 in 2012 | |
Born | Jean-Claude Camille François van Varenberg 18 October 1960 (age 58) Sint-Agatha-Berchem, Brussels, Belgium |
Other names | The Muscles from Brussels, JCVD |
Nationality | Belgian |
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Division | Middleweight |
Style | Karate, Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Taekwondo |
Fighting out of | Brussels, Belgium |
Team | Team Goetz |
Trainer | Claude Goetz Dominique Valera |
Rank | 2nd Dan Black Belt in Shōtōkan Karate |
Years active | 1976–1982 (martial arts) 1979–present (acting) |
Kickboxing record | |
Total | 19 |
Wins | 18 |
By knockout | 18 |
Losses | 1 |
Amateur record | |
Total | 48 |
Wins | 44 |
Losses | 4 |
Other information | |
Occupation | Actor, martial artist, screenwriter, film producer, director |
Spouse | Cynthia Derderian (m. 1985–1986) (remarried 1999–Present) Darcy LaPier (m. 1994–1997) |
Children | 3: Kristopher and Bianca Brigitte (from Portugues), Nicholas (from LaPier) |
Year | Title | Credited as | Role | Notes | |||
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Actor | Writer | Producer | Director | ||||
1979 | Een vrouw tussen hond en wolf | Yes | Movie goer/Man in garden | Uncredited extra[97] | |||
1984 | Monaco Forever | Yes | Gay karate man | Minor role | |||
1984 | Breakin' | Yes | Spectator in first dance scene | Uncredited extra | |||
1986 | No Retreat, No Surrender | Yes | Ivan Kraschinsky | Antagonist role | |||
1987 | Predator | Yes | Stunt double | ||||
1988 | Bloodsport | Yes | Frank Dux | First starring role Also editor (uncredited) | |||
1988 | Black Eagle | Yes | Andrei | Antagonist | |||
1989 | Cyborg | Yes | Gibson Rickenbacker | Also editor (uncredited) | |||
1989 | Kickboxer | Yes | Yes | Kurt Sloane | Also fight choreographer | ||
1990 | Lionheart | Yes | Yes | Léon Gaultier | Also fight choreographer | ||
1990 | Death Warrant | Yes | Louis Burke | ||||
1991 | Double Impact | Yes | Yes | Yes | Alex Wagner / Chad Wagner | Dual role Also fight choreographer | |
1992 | Universal Soldier | Yes | Luc Deveraux | ||||
1993 | Nowhere to Run | Yes | Sam Gillen | ||||
1993 | Last Action Hero | Yes | Himself | Cameo | |||
1993 | Hard Target | Yes | Chance Boudreaux | ||||
1994 | Timecop | Yes | Max Walker | ||||
1994 | Street Fighter | Yes | Colonel William F. Guile | ||||
1995 | Sudden Death | Yes | Darren McCord | ||||
1996 | The Quest | Yes | Yes | Yes | Christopher Dubois | ||
1996 | Maximum Risk | Yes | Alain Moreau / Mikhail Suverov | Dual role | |||
1997 | Double Team | Yes | Jack Quinn | ||||
1998 | Knock Off | Yes | Marcus Ray | ||||
1998 | Legionnaire | Yes | Yes | Yes | Alain Lefèvre (nom de guerre: Alain Duchamp) | ||
1999 | Universal Soldier: The Return | Yes | Yes | Luc Deveraux | |||
1999 | Inferno | Yes | Yes | Eddie Lomax | Limited release | ||
2001 | Replicant | Yes | Edward 'the Torch' Garrotte (Luc Savard) / The replicant | Dual role Direct-to-video | |||
2001 | The Order | Yes | Yes | Rudy Cafmeyer | Direct-to-video | ||
2002 | Derailed | Yes | Jacques Kristoff | Direct-to-video | |||
2003 | In Hell | Yes | Kyle LeBlanc | Direct-to-video | |||
2004 | Narco | Yes | Jean's ghost by Lenny | Minor role | |||
2004 | Wake of Death | Yes | Ben Archer | Direct-to-video | |||
2006 | The Hard Corps | Yes | Philippe Sauvage | Direct-to-video | |||
2006 | Second in Command | Yes | Commander Samuel Keenan | Direct-to-video | |||
2006 | Sinav | Yes | Charles | Minor role | |||
2007 | Until Death | Yes | Anthony Stowe | Direct-to-video | |||
2008 | The Shepherd: Border Patrol | Yes | Jack Robideaux | Direct-to-video | |||
2008 | JCVD | Yes | Yes | Himself (fictionalized autobiography) | Limited release Also executive producer | ||
2009 | Universal Soldier: Regeneration | Yes | Luc Deveraux | Limited release | |||
2010 | Full Love | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Frenchy | Also editor |
2011 | Kung Fu Panda 2 | Yes | Master Croc | Voice role | |||
2011 | Assassination Games | Yes | Vincent Brazil | Limited release Also executive producer | |||
2011 | Beur sur la ville | Yes | Colonel Merot | Cameo | |||
2012 | Rzhevsky versus Napoleon | Yes | Himself | Cameo | |||
2012 | Dragon Eyes | Yes | Jean-Louis Tiano | Limited release | |||
2012 | The Expendables 2 | Yes | Jean Vilain | Van Damme's first widely released film since 1999 | |||
2012 | Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning | Yes | Luc Deveraux | Limited release | |||
2012 | Six Bullets | Yes | Samson Gaul | Limited release Also executive producer | |||
2012 | UFO | Yes | George | Limited release | |||
2013 | Welcome to the Jungle | Yes | Storm Rothschild | Limited release | |||
2013 | Enemies Closer | Yes | Xander | Limited release | |||
2014 | Swelter | Yes | Stillman | Direct-to-video | |||
2015 | Pound of Flesh | Yes | Deacon Lyle | Limited release Also executive producer | |||
2015 | Jian Bing Man | Yes | Himself | Cameo | |||
2016 | Kung Fu Panda 3 | Yes | Master Croc | Voice role | |||
2016 | Kickboxer: Vengeance | Yes | Master Durand | Kickboxer remake | |||
2017 | Kill 'Em All | Yes | Philip | ||||
2018 | Kickboxer: Retaliation | Yes | Master Durand | ||||
2018 | Black Water | Yes | Wheeler | Co-starring with Lundgren Limited release | |||
2018 | Lukas | Yes | Lukas | Limited release | |||
2019 | We Die Young | Yes | Daniel | Limited release |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | Friends | Himself | Episode: 'The One After the Superbowl' (Season 2, Episode 13) |
2004 | Las Vegas | Himself | Episode: 'Die Fast, Die Furious' (Season 1, Episode 15) |
2009 | Robot Chicken | Himself Count Dracula Rhett Butler | Voice role, Episode: 'Maurice Was Caught' (Season 4, Episode 12) |
2011 | Behind Closed Doors | Himself | 8 episodes |
2011 | Les Anges Gardiens | Himself | 20 episodes |
2016–2017 | Jean-Claude van Johnson | Johnson (JCVD's fictionalized autobiography) / Filip | 6 episode |
Year | Song title | Artist(s) |
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1992 | 'Body Count's in the House' | Body Count |
1994 | 'Time Won't Let Me' | The Smithereens |
1994 | 'Straight to My Feet' | MC Hammer featuring Deion Sanders |
1995 | 'Something There' | Chage and Aska |
1999 | 'Crush 'Em' | Megadeth |
2003 | 'Kiss My Eyes' | Bob Sinclar |
2008 | 'Ya Lyublyu Ego' | Iryna Bilyk and Olga Gorbacheva |
2015 | 'The Hum'[98] | Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike vs. Ummet Ozcan |
Year | Title | Role |
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1995 | Street Fighter: The Movie | Colonel Guile |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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1988 | Golden Raspberry Award | Worst New Star[99] | Bloodsport | Nominated |
1992 | MTV Movie Award | Most Desirable Male | Double Impact | Nominated |
1993 | Most Desirable Male | Nowhere to Run | Nominated | |
1994 | Most Desirable Male | Hard Target | Nominated | |
1998 | Golden Raspberry Award | Worst Screen Couple (with Dennis Rodman) | Double Team | Won |
2001 | Video Premiere Award | Best Actor | Replicant | Nominated |
2004 | Bollywood Movie Award | International Action Super Star | Himself | Won |
2008 | Silver Leopard | Best Actor | JCVD | Nominated |
2009 | TFCA Award | Best Performance, Male | Nominated | |
2014 | Golden Lotus Award | Outstanding Achievement of Action Movies Show | Himself | Won |
Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Date | Round | Time | Event | Location | Notes |
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Win | 44-4-0 | Jonny Wellum | Decision | 7 May 1980 | 3 | WAKO | Brussels, Belgium | Light-Contact (Van Damme avenges early career defeat) | |
Win | 43-4-0 | Jordy Claes | Decision | 1980 | 3 | Gala International WAKO | Brussels, Belgium | Light-Contact | |
Win | 42-4-0 | Patrick Teugels[14] | l'abandon (TKO) | 8 March 1980 | 1 | Forest Nationals | Brussels, Belgium | Light-Contact (Teugels suffers a broken nose and is unable to continue) | |
Win | 41-4-0 | Andres Kovac | Decision | 1980 | 3 | WAKO | Brussels, Belgium | Semi-Contact | |
Win | 40-4-0 | Bekim-Moussa Muhammad | Decision | 1980 | 3 | WAKO | Brussels, Belgium | Semi-Contact | |
Win | 39-4-0 | Mustapha-Ahmad Benamou | Decision | 1980 | 3 | WAKO | Brussels, Belgium | Semi-Contact | |
Win | 38-4-0 | Reinhard Krass | Disq. | 26 December 1979 | 2 | Karate Tournament: Belgium Team vs. German Team | Woluwe, Brussels, Belgium | Light-Contact[14] | |
Win | 37-4-0 | Gilberto Dias | l'abandon | November 1979 | 1 | World All-styles Karate Organization | Brussels, Belgium | Light-Contact (Dias suffers ankle injury and is unable to continue) | |
Win | 36-4-0 | Hans Kohler | Decision | 1979 | 3 | World All-styles Karate Organization | Ingelmunster, Belgium | Semi-Contact | |
Loss | 35-4-0 | Patrick Teugels | Decision | 1979 | 3 | WAKO | Tampa, Florida, USA | Light-Contact (Both men fight in karate-gi uniforms, no pads or gloves) | |
Win | 35-3-0 | Matthias Evrard | Decision | 1979 | 3 | Cup of Antwerp World All-styles Karate Organization | Antwerp, Belgium | Semi-Contact | |
Win | 34-3-0 | Paul Sperati | Decision | 1979 | 3 | World All-styles Karate Organization | Opprebais, Belgium | Semi-Contact | |
Win | 33-3-0 | Lucus Reinfeld | Decision | 1979 | 3 | World All-styles Karate Organization, Europe Interland Cup | Mulhouse, Belgium | Semi-Contact | |
Win | 32-3-0 | Robbe Bogaerts | Decision | 1978 | 3 | Hope Cup World All-styles Karate Organization | Brussels, Belgium | Semi-Contact[100] | |
Win | 31-3-0 | Leonard Baptiste | Decision | 1978 | 3 | World All-styles Karate Organization | Izegem, Belgium | Semi-Contact | |
Win | 30-3-0 | Fernando Cabanela | Decision | 1978 | 3 | World All-styles Karate Organization | Izegem, Belgium | Semi-Contact | |
Loss | 29-3-0 | Angelo Spataro[14] | Decision | 1978 | 3 | Challenge Coupe des Espoirs Karate Tournament (1st Trials) | Antwerp, Belgium | Light-Contact | |
Win | 29-2-0 | Gabriel van der Driessche | Decision | 1978 | 3 | Challenge Coupe des Espoirs Karate Tournament (1st Trials) | Antwerp, Belgium | Light-Contact | |
Win | 28-2-0 | Farid Muhammad Mousseau | Decision | 1978 | 3 | Challenge Coupe des Espoirs Karate Tournament (1st Trials) | Antwerp, Belgium | Light-Contact | |
Win | 27-2-0 | Jacques van Laere | Decision | 1978 | 3 | Challenge Coupe des Espoirs Karate Tournament (1st Trials) | Antwerp, Belgium | Light-Contact | |
Win | 26-2-0 | Christian Hedin | Decision | 1978 | 3 | Challenge Coupe des Espoirs Karate Tournament (1st Trials) | Antwerp, Belgium | Light-Contact | |
Win | 25-2-0 | Gerard Charon | Decision | 1978 | 3 | Challenge Coupe des Espoirs Karate Tournament (1st Trials) | Antwerp, Belgium | Light-Contact | |
Win | 24-2-0 | David Arranz | Decision | 1978 | 3 | Challenge Coupe des Espoirs Karate Tournament (1st Trials) | Antwerp, Belgium | Light-Contact | |
Win | 23-2-0 | Bernard Redden | Decision | 1978 | 3 | Challenge Coupe des Espoirs Karate Tournament (1st Trials) | Antwerp, Belgium | Light-Contact | |
Win | 22-2-0 | Antoine Redi | Decision | 1978 | 3 | Challenge Coupe des Espoirs Karate Tournament (1st Trials) | Antwerp, Belgium | Light-Contact | |
Win | 21-2-0 | Ben Salah Ellah | Decision | 1978 | 3 | Challenge Coupe des Espoirs Karate Tournament (1st Trials) | Antwerp, Belgium | Light-Contact | |
Win | 20-2-0 | Gaston Airey | Foul | 1978 | 1 | Challenge Coupe des Espoirs Karate Tournament (1st Trials) | Antwerp, Belgium | Light-Contact | |
Win | 19-2-0 | Abdembi Hassan Ali | Decision | 1978 | 3 | Challenge Coupe des Espoirs Karate Tournament (1st Trials) | Antwerp, Belgium | Light-Contact | |
Win | 18-2-0 | Jonas 'Marcel' Cohen | Decision | 1978 | 3 | Challenge Coupe des Espoirs Karate Tournament (1st Trials) | Antwerp, Belgium | Light-Contact | |
Win | 17-2-0 | Christian van Tieghem | Decision | 1978 | 3 | Challenge Coupe des Espoirs Karate Tournament (1st Trials) | Antwerp, Belgium | Light-Contact | |
Win | 16-2-0 | Max Roelandt | Decision | 1978 | 3 | Challenge Coupe des Espoirs Karate Tournament (1st Trials) | Antwerp, Belgium | Light-Contact | |
Win | 15-2-0 | Andre Verbon | Decision | 1978 | 3 | Challenge Coupe des Espoirs Karate Tournament (1st Trials) | Antwerp, Belgium | Light-Contact | |
Win | 14-2-0 | Michel Juvillier | Decision | 1978 | 3 | Challenge Coupe des Espoirs Karate Tournament (1st Trials) | Antwerp, Belgium | Light-Contact | |
Win | 13-2-0 | Joel Maoreau | Decision | 1978 | 3 | Challenge Coupe des Espoirs Karate Tournament (1st Trials) | Antwerp, Belgium | Light-Contact | |
Win | 12-2-0 | Ronald Duivenbode | Decision | 1978 | 3 | Challenge Coupe des Espoirs Karate Tournament (1st Trials) | Antwerp, Belgium | Semi-Contact | |
Loss | 11-2-0 | Patrick Teugels | Decision | 1978 | 3 | Belgium Lightweight Championship | Antwerp, Belgium | Light-Contact | |
Win | 11-1-0 | Gris Lubbers | Decision | 1976 | 3 | European Karate Union | Ingelmunster, Belgium | Semi-Contact | |
Win | 10-1-0 | Andre Lemaire | Decision | 1977 | 3 | World Association of Kickboxing Organizations Open International | Izegem, Belgium | Semi-Contact | |
Win | 9-1-0 | Patrick Teugels | Decision | 1977 | 3 | Antwerp Open International Competition WAKO | Antwerp, Belgium | Light-Contact[citation needed] | |
Win | 8-1-0 | Maurice Devos | Decision | 1977 | 3 | World Allstyles Kickboxing Organization | Antwerp, Belgium | Semi-Contact | |
Win | 7-1-0 | Jacques Berri | Decision | 1976 | 3 | Antwerp Open WAKO | Antwerp, Belgium | Semi-Contact | |
Win | 6-1-0 | Johannes Binding | Decision | 1976 | 3 | Antwerp Open WAKO | Antwerp, Belgium | Semi-Contact | |
Win | 5-1-0 | Jean-Morin Devigne | Decision | 1976 | 3 | Antwerp Open WAKO | Antwerp, Belgium | Semi-Contact | |
Win | 4-1-0 | Roland Vedani | Decision | 1976 | 3 | European Karate Union | Ingelmunster, Belgium | Semi-Contact | |
Win | 3-1-0 | Jean-Paul Gaston | Decision | 1976 | 3 | European Karate Union | Brussels, Belgium | Semi-Contact | |
Loss | 2-1-0 | Jonny Wellum | Decision | 22 January 1976 | 3 | La Federation Europeene de Karate (European Karate Federation) | Brussels, Belgium | Semi-Contact (J. Vandenberg credit with defaite) | |
Win | 2-0-0 | Bernard Briers | Decision | 22 January 1976 | 3 | La Federation Europeene de Karate (European Karate Federation) | Brussels, Belgium | Semi-Contact (J. Vandenberg credit with victoire) | |
Win | 1-0-0 | Robin Lomard | Decision | 22 January 1976 | 3 | La Federation Europeene de Karate (European Karate Federation) | Brussels, Belgium | Semi-Contact (J. Vandenberg credit with victoire - Karate magazine Boxe francise) |
Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Date | Round | Time | Event | Location | Notes |
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Win | 18-1-0 | Nedjad Gharbi | KKO | 1982 | 1 | Brussels, Belgium | Kickboxing | ||
Win | 17-1-0 | Daniel Le Jaouen | KKO | 1982 | 1 | 1:05 | Brussels, Belgium | Kickboxing | |
Win | 16-1-0 | Lenny Leikman[14] | KKO | 1982 | 3 | 1st Journée des Arts Martiaux | Brussels, Belgium | Kickboxing | |
Win | 15-1-0 | Ajom Mahmud Uddin | KO | 1981 | 1 | 0:19 | Brussels, Belgium | Kickboxing | |
Win | 14-1-0 | Mustapha-Ahmad Benamou | KKO | 1981 | 1 | Brussels, Belgium | Kickboxing | ||
Win | 13-1-0 | Henk Besselman | KO | 1981 | 1 | Brussels, Belgium | Kickboxing | ||
Win | 12-1-0 | Michael J. Heming | KKO | 1980 | 1 | 0:46 | European Karate Federation Middleweight Championship | Brussels, Belgium | Kickboxing[citation needed] |
Win | 11-1-0 | Georges Verlugels | KO | 1980 | 2 | PKA Middleweight Championship | Brussels, Belgium | Kickboxing[17] | |
Win | 10-1-0 | Sherman Bergman | KKO | 1979 Nov 4 | 1 | 0:56 | Tampa, Florida, USA | Full-Contact | |
Win | 9-1-0 | Rolf Risberg | KKO | 1979 | 1 | Ingelmunster, Belgium | Kickboxing[citation needed] | ||
Win | 8-1-0 | Emile Leibman | KKO | 1979 | 1 | Iseghem, Belgium | Kickboxing[citation needed] | ||
Win | 7-1-0 | Cyrille Nollet | KKO | 1978 | 1 | Iseghem, Belgium | Kickboxing | ||
Win | 6-1-0 | Orlando Lang | KO | 1978 | 1 | 0:26 | Antwerp, Belgium | Kickboxing | |
Win | 5-1-0 | Jacques Piniarski | KKO | 1978 | 1 | Belgium | Kickboxing[citation needed] | ||
Win | 4-1-0 | Eric 'Basel' Strauss | KKO | 1978 | 1 | 0:18 | Antwerp, Belgium | Kickboxing[citation needed] | |
Win | 3-1-0 | Andre 'Robar' Robaeys | KKO | 1978 | 1 | Mulhouse, Belgium | Kickboxing[citation needed] | ||
Win | 2-1-0 | Michel Juvillier | KO | 1978 | 1 | 0:39 | Antwerp, Belgium | Full-Contact[citation needed] | |
Loss | 1-1-0 | Etienne 'Tuf' Aubry | Disq | 7 March 1977 | 1 | 1:02 | Marseilles, France | Full-Contact (Karate magazine Boxe francise) | |
Win | 1-0-0 | Toon van Oostrum | KKO | 1977 | 1 | 0:46 | Brussels, Belgium | Full-Contact[citation needed] |
Standing next to his Flemish mother and his Walloon father, the actor talked about the linguistic conflict: 'It's a dispute between two cultures that are, in fact, the same. But, there's a lot of love in this war' he concluded, true to himself.; 'Jean-Claude van Damme - Bifff 2007'. VanDammeTV.
Mijn moeder is Vlaamse en mijn vader is van Brussels [My mother is Flemish and my father is from Brussels]
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