General description:
• His real name is Jean-Claude Camille François Van
Varenberg. He is a Belgian actor, director and
producer. He was born on the eighteen of
October, nineteen sixty in Berchem-Sainte-Agathe
a Brussels’s town. At ten years old he decided to
practice martial arts intensively and won the title
of “Mr. Belgium” in a bodybuilding competition.
In nineteen eighty two he went to America to
pursue a movie career and he managed to break
into the movie-making world.
His begin in America
• In nineteen eighty two, with three thousand dollars in his pocket and
without being able to speak any English, JCVD went to Los Angeles to
become a movie actor. For many years he did odd jobs like pizza delivery
or laying carpets, he was even a personal coach and limousine driver. The
latter allowed him to meet lots of people. He met Chuck Norris and Lou
Ferrigno and managed to get a few film roles like the small role in Monaco
Forever or Karate Tiger le Tigre rouge. It was at that time that he changed
his name from Van Varenberg to Van Damme. Then Van Damme worked
for director John McTiernan for the 1987 film Predator. A few months later
a meeting with the famous producer Menahem Golan launched his career.
The latter asked JCVD to play in the movie “Bloodsport” which became an
international success and later he played in “Black Eagle” which also had
some success. After that he played in lot of big movies with success after
success. In nineteen ninety eight he started taking drugs but he managed
to stop. After shooting of “Knock Off” he was diagnosed with a bipolar
disorder with suicidal tendencies.
Filmography:
Année
Film
Rôle
Réalisateur
Breakin'
figurant
Joel Silberg
1984
Monaco Forever
Le karateka
William A. Levey
1986
Karate Tiger - Le Tigre rouge
Ivan le Russe
Corey Yuen
1987
Predator
Predator (remplacé)
John McTiernan
Bloodsport
Frank Dux
Newt Arnold
L'Arme absolue
Andreï Tayelahc
Eric Karson
Cyborg
Gibson Rickenbacker
Albert Pyun
Kickboxer
Kurt Sloane
Mark DiSalle
Full Contact
Lyon Gaultier
Sheldon Lettich
Coups pour coups
Louis Burke
Deran Sarafian
1991
Double Impact
Alex & Chad Wagner
Sheldon Lettich
1992
Universal Soldier
Luc Deveraux
Roland Emmerich
1984
1988
1989
1990
Timecop
Max Walker
Peter Hyams
Street Fighter - L'ultime combat
Colonel William F. Guile
Steven E. de Souza
Mort subite
Darren McCord
Peter Hyams
1994
1995
1996
1997
Filmography (Part II)
Le Grand Tournoi
Christophe Dubois
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Risque maximum
Alain Moreau / Mikhail Suverov
Ringo Lam
Double Team
Jack Quinn
Tsui Hark
Piège à Hong Kong
Marcus Ray
Tsui Hark
Légionnaire
Alain Lefèvre
Peter MacDonald
Universal Soldier : le Combat absolu
Luc Devreux
Mic Rodgers
Inferno
Eddie Lomax
John G. Avildsen
Replicant
Garrotte / Le replicant
Ringo Lam
The Order
Rudy Cafmeyer / Charles Le Vaillant
Sheldon Lettich
Point d'impact
Jacques Kristoff
Bob Misiorowski
In Hell
Kyle Lord
Ringo Lam
1998
1999
2001
2002
2003
Tower
Séries TV
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Narco
Lui-même
Gilles Lellouche et Tristan Aurouet
L'Empreinte de la mort
Ben Archer
Philippe Martinez
L'Exam
Charles
Ömer Faruk Sorak
Ultime menace
Sam Keenan
Simon Fellows
The Hard Corps
Philippe Sauvage
Sheldon Lettich
Jusqu'à la mort
Anthony Stowe
Simon Fellows
Trafic mortel
Jack Robideaux
Isaac Florentine
JCVD
Lui-même
Mabrouk el Mechri
Universal Soldier : Régénération
Luc Deveraux
John Hyams
Kung Fu Panda 2
Maître Croc
Jennifer Yuh Nelson
2004
2006
2007
2009
Assassination Games
Brazil
Ernie Barbarash
Beur sur la ville
Le Colonel
Djamel Bensalah
The Eagle Path
Frenchy
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Dragon Eyes
Tiano
John Hyams
Universal Soldier: The New Dimension
Luc Deveraux
John Hyams
Six Bullets : The Butcher
Samson Gaul
Ernie Barbarash
Expendables 2
Jean Vilain
Simon West
2011
2012
2013
U.F.O. : Ovni
George
Dominic Burns
Rjevski contre Napoléon
Lui-même
Marius Waisberg
Welcome to the Jungle
Storm
Rob Meltzer
Série TV
Année
Série
Episodes
Rôle
Friends
Saison 2 - épisode 13 - «
Celui qui retrouve son
singe - 2e partie »
lui-même
2003
Las Vegas
Saison 1 - épisode 15 - «
Qui veut la peau de JeanClaude Van Damme ? »
lui-même
Tucker Gates
2011
Jean-Claude Van Damme:
Behind Closed Doors (en)
Saison 1 - épisodes 1 à 8
lui-même
Jared Wright et Maia Lidell
1996
Réalisateur