Jeanclaude Van Damme All Movies

Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg, known professionally as Jean-Claude Van Damme, was born on October 18, 1960, in Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Brussels, Belgium. As a shy and skinny child, he was enrolled in a Shotokan karate school at age ten. This early discipline led him to win the middleweight championship of the European Professional Karate Association and the Mr. Belgium bodybuilding title. Recognizing that martial arts alone wouldn't secure a Hollywood career, he also studied ballet for five years to develop the grace and flexibility that would later define his on-screen fighting style.

A submarine-set action thriller that officially pairs Van Damme with Dolph Lundgren as allies for the first time. jeanclaude van damme all movies

The Guilty Pleasure. Van Damme plays Colonel Guile ("It was Tuesday"). The film is a cartoon come to life, wildly inaccurate to the game, and utterly ridiculous. Raul Julia (as M. Bison) steals the show. Van Damme later admitted he did the film for the money and didn’t understand the source material. Belgium bodybuilding title

: His highest-grossing film, combining time travel with high-octane action. The Guilty Pleasure

In 2008, Van Damme did something few action stars have the courage to do: he played himself.

During this decade, Van Damme was one of the biggest action stars on the planet, delivering a string of box-office hits. Martial Arts Classics (1990), and Double Impact (1991) solidified his status as a leading man. Sci-Fi & Blockbusters : He transitioned into bigger-budget fare with Universal Soldier (1992) and his highest-grossing hit, Director's Debut : He made his directorial debut with the tournament epic Career Shifts & Direct-to-Video (1997–2007)