About
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 karate association's middleweight championship as a teenager, and also beat the 2nd best karate fighter in the world. His goal was to be number one but got sidetracked when he left his hometown of Brussels. In 1976 at the age of sixteen, Jean-Claude started his Martial Arts fight career....
Known for
FriendsSeries • 1994
Las VegasSeries • 2003
Minions: The Rise of GruMovie • 2022
Kung Fu Panda 3Movie • 2016
Street FighterMovie • 1994
The Expendables 2Movie • 2012
Kung Fu Panda 2Movie • 2011
WCW Monday NitroSeries • 1995
Maximum RiskMovie • 1996
Universal SoldierMovie • 1992
Last Action HeroMovie • 1993
BloodsportMovie • 1988
Hard TargetMovie • 1993
Double ImpactMovie • 1991
LionheartMovie • 1990
Breakin'Movie • 1984
Nowhere to RunMovie • 1993
The BouncerMovie • 2018
KickboxerMovie • 1989
TimecopMovie • 1994
Death WarrantMovie • 1990
Universal Soldier: The ReturnMovie • 1999
Jean-Claude Van JohnsonSeries • 2016
CyborgMovie • 1989