Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
10/18/1960
Place of Birth
Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Brussels, Belgium
Also Known As
JCVDThe Muscles from BrusselsJean-Claude van Varenbergh
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Biography
Van Damme was born Jean-Claude Camille François van Varenberg in Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Brussels, Belgium, to Eliana and Eugène van Varenberg, an accountant. “The Muscles from Brussels” started martial arts at the age of eleven. His father introduced him to martial arts when he saw his son was physically weak. At the age of 12, van Damme began his martial arts training at Centre National De Karate (National Center of Karate) under the guidance of Master Claude Goetz in Ixelles, Belgium. Van Damme trained for 4 years and earned a spot on the Belgium Karate Team. He won the European professional...
Known For
Timecop
as Max Walker
Black Water
as Wheeler
Hard Target
as Chance Boudreaux
Kung Fu Panda 2
as Master Croc (voice)
Double Impact
as Alex / Chad Wagner
Lionheart
as Lyon Gaultier
The Gardener
as Léo
The Expendables 2
as Jean Vilain
Death Warrant
as Louis Burke
Inferno
as Eddie Lomax
The Quest
as Christopher Dubois
Replicant
as Replicant / Garrotte
Kickboxer: Retaliation
as Master Durand
Minions: The Rise of Gru
as Jean Clawed (voice)
Derailed
as Jacques Kristoff
Until Death
as Anthony Stowe
Kung Fu Panda 3
as Master Croc (voice)
6 Bullets
as Samson Gaul
Assassination Games
as Vincent Brazil
In Hell
as Kyle LeBlanc