Apart from action movies, Vam Damme took part in a few comedy movies and gave his voice to a few characters in animated films like Kung Fu Panda. He is believed to be the person who became a prototype for the main character of Mortal Kombat computer game.
Van Damme was married a lot of times and has 3 children. Age Calculator ». Famous Birthdays ». A skinny child, he began studying Shotokan karate at age 11, and also eagerly took to weightlifting and ballet. Belgium" in a bodybuilding competition. Van Damme opened a gym in Brussels and earned some modeling work, but he was enthralled with the idea of becoming a film star. After briefly attempting to break into the thriving martial-arts movie industry in Hong Kong, China, he moved to Los Angeles, California, in the early s to pursue his Hollywood dreams.
Originally calling himself "Frank Cujo," Van Damme received bit parts in feature films and worked as a cab driver, waiter, aerobics instructor and nightclub bouncer as he tried to make a name for himself in Tinseltown. He was featured in the martial-arts flick No Retreat, No Surrender, but his big break came after he displayed his ability to perform a jumping, degree "helicopter kick" to B-list producer Menahem Golan, who cast the unknown actor in Bloodsport Over the following decade, Van Damme filled the big screen in such action flicks as Double Impact , Universal Soldier , Time Cop , Sudden Death and Maximum Risk , overcoming his limited acting chops with his acrobatic kicks and patented splits.
He made his directorial debut with The Quest , but Double Team and Knock Off were flops, and by the start of the s most of his movies landed in the straight-to-video bin. Filip as Filip Van Damme. Show all 6 episodes. Sam Keenan. Jean-Claude Van Damme. Hide Show Writer 11 credits. Hide Show Producer 12 credits. Hide Show Additional Crew 5 credits. Hide Show Editor 3 credits. Hide Show Director 2 credits. Hide Show Soundtrack 1 credit.
Hide Show Stunts 1 credit. Claude van Damme. Hide Show Thanks 17 credits. Hide Show Self credits. Albert's Pyuniverse Documentary post-production Self. Self - Actor. Self - Guest. Self uncredited. Show all 12 episodes. Show all 8 episodes. He was selected for their next project. His journey in the film industry started in when he and Michel Qissi his friend shifted to the US with a dream to become famous action heroes.
Both of them tried many jobs for their living. S box office. He had been part of another successful movie Kickboxer and appeared in different characters in the requels.
Later he appeared in films like Death Warrant, Double Impact etc. He continued working in many good movies. Gladys Portu.. Wife , Darcy Lapier Ex-Wife Bianca Bree Daughter.
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