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Jean-Claude Van Damme

10/18/1960 (64 years old) | Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Belgium | Actor | Male | 177 cm (5'10")

Van Damme was born Jean-Claude Camille François van Varenberg in Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Brussels, Belgium, to Eliana and Eugene 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. Jean-Claude retired from martial arts in 1982, following a knockout over Nedjad Gharbi in Brussels, Belgium. Jean-Claude posted a 18-1 (18 knockouts) kickboxing record, and a semi-contact record of 41-4. He came to Hong Kong at the age of 19 for the first time and felt insured to do action movies in Hong Kong. In 1981, van Damme moved to Los Angeles. He took English classes while working as carpet layer, pizza delivery man, limo driver, and thanks to Chuck Norris he got a job as a bouncer at a club. Norris gave van Damme a small role in the movie Missing in Action (1984), but it wasn't good enough to get anybody's attention. In 1984, he got his first significant role as a villain named Ivan in the low-budget movie, No Retreat, No Surrender (1986). Then one day, while walking on the streets, Jean-Claude spotted a producer for Cannon Pictures and showed some of his martial arts abilities which led to a role in Bloodsport (1988). The movie, filmed in Hong Kong, was so bad when it was completed, it was shelved for almost two years. It might have never been released if van Damme did not help them to re-cut the film and begged producers to release it. They finally released the film, first in Malaysia and France and then into the US shot on a meager 1.5 million dollar budget, it became a US box-office hit in the spring of 1988. It made about 30 million worldwide and audiences supported this film for its new sensational action star, Jean-Claude van Damme.His good looks led to starring roles in higher budgeted movies like Cyborg (1989), AWOL: Absent Without Leave (1990), Double Impact (1991) and Universal Soldier (1992). In 1994, he scored with his big breakthrough $100 million worldwide hit Timecop (1994). But in the meantime, his personal life was coming apart. A divorce, followed by a new marriage, followed by another divorce. It began to show up in his career when his projects began to tank at the box office: The Quest (1996), which he directed; Maximum Risk (1996) and Double Team (1997). The three films made less than $50 million combined. In 1999, he remarried his ex-wife, Gladys Portugues, and restarted his lost career to attain new goals. With help from his family, he faced his problems and made movies like Replicant (2001), Derailed (2002), and In Hell (2003).

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Chart List

1.	Minions: The Rise of Gru	42,476
2.	Kung Fu Panda 2	4,778
3.	The Bouncer	3,454
4.	Darkness of Man	2,536
5.	Bloodsport	1,213
6.	Jean-Claude Van Johnson	606
7.	Hard Target	285
8.	Double Impact	260
9.	In Hell	230
10.	Kill 'em All 2	218
11.	Kill 'em All	153
12.	Cyborg	87
13.	Wake of Death	76
14.	Nowhere to Run	58
15.	Black Water	47
16.	Universal Soldier	35
17.	Pound of Flesh	25
18.	The Expendables 2	24
19.	Kickboxer	23
20.	Maximum Risk	18
21.	Death Warrant	13
22.	We Die Young	12
23.	Universal Soldier: Regeneration	10
24.	Sudden Death	9
25.	Street Fighter	8
26.	The Quest	8
27.	Universal Soldier: The Return	7
28.	Alien Uprising	7
29.	Swelter	7
30.	Enemies Closer	7
31.	Timecop	5
32.	6 Bullets	3
33.	No Retreat, No Surrender	1
34.	Assassination Games	0
35.	The Shepherd: Border Patrol	0
36.	Kickboxer: Retaliation	0

Minions: The Rise of Gru

Movie | United States | 06/24/2022 | Animation | For babies

A fanboy of a supervillain supergroup known as the Vicious 6, Gru hatches a plan to become evil enough to join them, with the backup of his followers, the Minions.

6.5/10

70%

166,555

Kung Fu Panda 2

Movie | United States | 05/25/2011 | Animation | Animals

Po is now living his dream as The Dragon Warior, protecting the Valley of Peace alongside his friends and fellow kung fu masters, The Furious Five - Tigress, Crane, Mantis, Viper and Monkey. But Po’s new life of awesomeness is threatened by the emergence of a formidable villain, who plans to use a secret, unstoppable weapon to conquer China and destroy kung fu. It is up to Po and The Furious Five to journey across China to face this threat and vanquish it. But how can Po stop a weapon that can stop kung fu? He must look to his past and uncover the secrets of his mysterious origins; only then will he be able to unlock the strength he needs to succeed.

7.3/10

81%

7,451

The Bouncer

Movie | France | 08/22/2018 | Action | Revenge

A tough nightclub bouncer struggling to raise his 8-year-old daughter is forced to go undercover after an unfortunate event.

5.9/10

3,879

Darkness of Man

Movie | 05/07/2024 | Action

Russell Hatch, an Interpol operative who takes on the role of father figure to Jayden, the son of an informant killed in a routine raid gone wrong. Years later, Hatch finds himself protecting Jayden and his uncle from a group of merciless gangs in an all-out turf war, stopping at nothing to protect Jayden and fight anyone getting in his way. Including supposed allies with hidden agendas and nefarious intents.

2,567

Bloodsport

Movie | United States | 02/26/1988 | Action | Kung-fu

Frank Dux has entered the kumite

6.8/10

46%

1,783

Jean-Claude Van Johnson

Jean-Claude Van Damme is a global martial arts & film sensation, also operating under the simple alias of "Johnson" as the world's best undercover private contractor. Retired for years, a chance encounter with a lost love brings him back to the game. This time, he'll be deadlier than ever. Probably.

7.7/10

70%

2,283

Hard Target

Movie | United States | 04/27/1993 | Action | Heroic Bloodshed

When a woman's father goes missing, she enlists a local to aid in her search. The pair soon discover that her father has died at the hands of a wealthy sportsman who hunts homeless men as a form of recreation.

6.2/10

60%

823

Double Impact

Movie | United States | 07/31/1991 | Action | Action Heroes

Jean Claude Van Damme plays a dual role as Alex and Chad, twins separated at the death of their parents. Chad is raised by a family retainer in Paris, Alex becomes a petty crook in Hong Kong. Seeing a picture of Alex, Chad rejoins him and convinces him that his rival in Hong Kong is also the man who killed their parents. Alex is suspicious of Chad, especially when it comes to his girlfriend.

5.4/10

14%

574

In Hell

Movie | United States | 11/24/2003 | Action | Prison

A man must survive a prison where hardened criminals battle to the death for the warden's entertainment.

6.3/10

53%

390

Kill 'em All 2

Movie | United States | 09/23/2024 | Action

Phillip and Suzanne are retired from the spy game, living peacefully off the grid. That's until their whereabout are discovered by Vlad the vengeful brother of their target from the first film.

3.8/10

233

Kill 'em All

Movie | United States | 06/06/2017 | Action | Action Heroes

After a massive shootout, a mysterious stranger arrives at a local hospital on the brink of death. Then, a foreign gang brazenly comes to the hospital to hunt him down. His nurse, the sole surviving witness to the follow-up shootout, must face an FBI interrogation that unlocks a plot of international intrigue and revenge.

4.3/10

12%

245

Cyborg

Movie | United States | 04/07/1989 | Science Fiction | Postapocalypse

A martial artist hunts a killer in a plague-infested urban dump of the future.

5.0/10

22%

123

Wake of Death

Movie | United States | 12/28/2004

Action superstar, Jean-Claude Van Damme (Universal Soldier, Street Fighter), is back and at his hard-hitting best as Ben Archer, an ex-mob enforcer seeking revenge against a ruthless Chinese kingpin responsible for his wife's brutal murder. When Archer joins forces with his old underworld friends, an all-out war is waged against the Chinese Triad in this pulse-pounding action thriller.

5.8/10

Nowhere to Run

Movie | United States | 01/15/1993 | Action | Action Heroes

Escaped convict Sam Gillen single handedly takes on ruthless developers determined to evict Clydie - a widow with two young children. Nobody knows who Sam is.

5.7/10

36%

428

Black Water

Movie | Canada | 05/18/2018 | Action | Action Heroes

A deep cover operative awakens to find himself imprisoned on a submarine. With the help of a fellow prisoner and an amateur agent, he must race against the clock to escape the vessel and expose who set him up.

4.8/10

256

Universal Soldier

Movie | United States | 07/10/1992 | Science Fiction | Robots

An American soldier who had been killed during the Vietnam War is revived 25 years later by the military as a semi-android, UniSols, a high-tech soldier of the future. After the failure of the initiative to erase all the soldier's memories, he begins to experience flashbacks that are forcing him to recall his past.

5.9/10

34%

205

Pound of Flesh

Movie | Canada | 05/07/2015 | Action

In China to donate his kidney to his dying niece, former black-ops agent Deacon awakes the day before the operation to find he is the latest victim of organ theft. Stitched up and pissed-off, Deacon descends from his opulent hotel in search of his stolen kidney and carves a blood-soaked path through the darkest corners of the city. The clock is ticking for his niece and with each step he loses blood.

5.2/10

14%

264

The Expendables 2

Movie | United States | 08/17/2012 | Action | Action Heroes

Mr. Church reunites the Expendables for what should be an easy paycheck, but when one of their men is murdered on the job, their quest for revenge puts them deep in enemy territory and up against an unexpected threat.

6.6/10

67%

438

Kickboxer

Movie | United States | 04/20/1989 | Action | Kung-fu

If your enemy refuses to be humbled... Destroy him. Accompanied by his brother Kurt (Van Damme), American kickboxing champion Eric Sloane (Dennis Alexio), arrives in Thailand to defeat the Eastern warriors at their own sport. His opponent: ruthless fighter and Thai champion, Tong Po. Tong not only defeats Eric, he paralyzes him for life. Crazed with anger, Kurt vows revenge.

6.3/10

36%

273

Maximum Risk

Movie | United States | 09/13/1996 | Action | Action Heroes

Alain Moreau's investigation into the death of his identical twin brother leads him from the beauty of the south of France to the mean streets of New York City and into the arms of his brother's beautiful girlfriend. Pursued by ruthless Russian mobsters and renegade FBI agents, the duo race against time to solve his brother's murder and expose an international conspiracy.

5.5/10

32%

694

Death Warrant

Movie | Canada | 09/14/1990 | Action | Action Heroes

The Canadian policeman Louis Burke is assigned in a jail to investigate in some murders of prisoners and jailors. When in jail, Lois, using his outstandings martial arts is able to save his life and make himself respected in that violent world. At least, helped by two another prisoners, he succeded in finding the truth about the dreadful crimes.

5.6/10

153

We Die Young

Movie | United States | 02/07/2019 | Action | Action Heroes

Lucas, a 14-year-old boy inducted into the gang life in Washington D.C., is determined that his 10-year-old brother won't follow the same path. When an Afghanistan war veteran comes into the neighborhood, an opportunity arises.

5.2/10

20%

Universal Soldier: Regeneration

Movie | United States | 10/01/2009 | Science Fiction | Action Heroes

When terrorists threaten nuclear catastrophe, the worlds only hope is to reactivate decommissioned Universal Soldier Luc Deveraux. Rearmed and reprogrammed, Deveraux must take on his nemesis from the original Universal Soldier and a next-generation \UniSol\.

5.2/10

Sudden Death

Movie | United States | 12/22/1995 | Action | Thrillers

International action superstar Jean Claude Van Damme teams with Powers Boothe in a Tension-packed, suspense thriller, set against the back-drop of a Stanley Cup game.Van Damme portrays a father whose daughter is suddenly taken during a championship hockey game. With the captors demanding a billion dollars by game's end, Van Damme frantically sets a plan in motion to rescue his daughter and abort an impending explosion before the final buzzer...

5.8/10

50%

161

Street Fighter

Movie | United States | 12/22/1994 | Action | Kung-fu

Col. Guile and various other martial arts heroes fight against the tyranny of Dictator M. Bison and his cohorts.

3.7/10

11%

123

The Quest

Movie | United States | 04/19/1996 | Action | Kung-fu

Ghang-gheng, the ancient winner-take-all competition in which the deadliest fighters from around the world employ the most spectacular feats of martial arts skills ever displayed in order to win the prized Golden Dragon. But fighting prowess alone will not be enough for Chris to triumph over such daunting foes.

5.4/10

Universal Soldier: The Return

Movie | United States | 07/10/1999 | Science Fiction | Robots

Luc Deveraux, the heroic former Universal Soldier, is about to be thrown into action once again. When Seth (Michael Jai White), the supercomputer controlled ultra-warrior, decides to take revenge and destroy its creators, only Luc can stop it. All hell breaks loose as Luc battles Seth and a deadly team of perfect soldiers in a struggle that pits man against machine and good against evil.

4.1/10

Alien Uprising

Movie | United Kingdom | 12/14/2012 | Science Fiction | Alien Invasion

A group of friends awake one morning to find all electricity and power shut off and an immense alien aircraft hovering in the air above their heads. Suddenly this regular group of friends is battling to survive as the entire human race is threatened by the alien army hovering ominously above.

3.2/10

178

Swelter

Movie | United States | 06/18/2014 | Action | Revenge

Peggy Sue faints at a Highschool reunion. When she wakes up she finds herself in her own past, just before she finished school.

4.5/10

Enemies Closer

Movie | United States | 12/04/2013 | Thriller | Drugs

After a major shipment of drugs goes missing on the US-Canadian border, forest ranger and former Navy SEAL Henry is plunged into survival mode when the drug cartel forces him to help retrieve the downed package. Trapped in the wilderness with no communication to the outside world, Henry finds himself face to face with Clay, a man with a personal vendetta against Henry who has returned for retribution. Now, the two mortal enemies must make a choice: put aside their past and work together, or die alone at the hands of the drug runners, a ruthless gang who will stop at nothing to retrieve their lost cargo.

5.2/10

79%

Timecop

Movie | United States | 09/15/1994 | Science Fiction | Time travel

An officer for a security agency that regulates time travel, must fend for his life against a shady politician who has a tie to his past.

5.8/10

42%

6 Bullets

Movie | United States | 12/04/2012 | Action | Action Heroes

An ex-mercenary known for finding missing children is hired by a mixed martial arts fighter whose daughter has been kidnapped.

6.0/10

135

No Retreat, No Surrender

Movie | United States | 05/02/1986 | Action | Kung-fu

5.6/10

80%

Assassination Games

Movie | United States | 07/28/2011 | Action | Action Heroes

Brazil (Jean-Claude Van Damme) is a contract killer, willing to take any job if the price is right. Flint (Scott Adkins) left the assassin game when a ruthless drug dealer’s brutal attack left his wife in a coma. When a contract is put out on the same coldblooded drug dealer, both Brazil and Flint want him dead – one for the money, the other for revenge. With crooked Interpol agents and vicious members of the criminal underworld hot on their trail, these two assassins reluctantly join forces to quickly take out their target before they themselves are terminated.

6.2/10

207

The Shepherd: Border Patrol

Movie | United States | 03/04/2008 | Action

A Texas cop battles ex-navy seals who are trying to traffic drugs from Mexico into the USA.

5.5/10

Kickboxer: Retaliation

Movie | United States | 01/26/2018 | Action

One year after the events of Kickboxer: Vengeance

5.0/10

91%

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