Jean-Claude Van Damme
Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg (born 18 October 1960), known professionally as Jean-Claude Van Damme (), is a Belgian actor, martial artist, filmmaker, and fight choreographer. Born and raised in Brussels, Belgium, at the age of ten his father enrolled him in martial arts classes, which led to Van Damme participating in several competitions. With the desire of becoming an actor, he moved to the United States in 1982, where he did odd jobs and worked on several films, until he got his break as the lead in the martial arts film Bloodsport (1988).
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| Full name at birth | Jean-Claude Camille Francois Van Varenburg
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| Claim to fame | his streak of starring roles in action movies like Frank Dux in the 1988 martial arts action film Bloodsport, Kurt Sloane and Master Durand in the Kickboxer film franchise, Alex Wagner and Chad Wagner in the 1991 action film Double Impact, Luc Deveraux in the Universal Soldier film franchise, Max Walker in the 1994 science fiction action film Timecop and Colonel William F. Guile in the 1994 action film Street Fighter
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| Date of birth | 18 October 1960
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| Place of birth | Sint-Agatha-Berchem, Brussels, Belgium
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| Occupation | Actor, martial artist, screenwriter, film producer, director
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| Height | 5' 9¾" (177 cm)
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| Weight | 180 lbs (82 kg)
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| Net worth | $30,000,000 USD
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| Talent agency | The Gersh Agency, Inc.
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- Brother of Veronique Van Varenberg.
- Children: Kristopher (b. 1987) and Bianca (b. 1990) with Gladys Portugues; son Nicholas (b. 1995) with 'Darcy La Pier'.
- Fighting as Jean-Claude Van Varenberg, he knocked out Sherman (Big Train) Bergman of Miami in one round at the World Full-Contact Championships in Orlando, Florida in 1979.
- Has his own production companies, Long Road Productions / 777 Films Corp.
- At Mulhouse, Belgium in 1978, he knocked out Andre (Robar) Robaeys in 1 round of a scheduled 3-round full-contact match.
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