Van Damme also starred in dramatic roles in Wake of Death (2004), war drama Legionnaire (1998), crime drama JCVD (2008) and The Bouncer (2018). "[35] This success would establish Van Damme as a film star and becoming a regular action star for The Cannon Group alongside Chuck Norris, Charles Bronson, Sho Kosugi, and Michael Dudikoff. Sa biographie officielle fait état d'un titre de champion de Belgique de light-contact en 1978 (variante moins violente du full-contact et du kick-boxing), d'un titre de champion d'Europe de light contact en 1978, et de sa participation aux championnats du monde WAKO en Floride en 1979, où il est éliminé par un autre Belge, Patrick Teugels, ce dernier terminant 2e de la compétition. Ed Boon and John Tobias eventually decided to create a different character for the game named Johnny Cage, who is modelled after Van Damme, primarily from Van Damme's appearance and outfit in the martial arts film Bloodsport. Also for Universal he did Timecop (1994), playing a time-traveling cop, who tries to prevent the death of his wife. [49], Van Damme returned to the mainstream with the limited theatrical release of the 2008 film JCVD, which received positive reviews. Il se lance ensuite dans le bodybuilding, désireux de développer sa musculature, ce qui lui vaut par la suite le titre de Mr. Belgium[Quand ?] Van Damme's character takes the law into his own hands and kills him, and for this, he is sentenced to life in prison. The original video game Mortal Kombat was conceived as a fighting game based on Van Damme. Après une période de difficultés personnelles et de succès déclinant, au cours de laquelle son image publique s'est ternie du fait de multiples déclarations perçues comme absurdes (particulièrement à la télévision française), il s'oriente à partir de la fin des années 2000 vers des rôles plus personnels, bénéficiant d'un bon accueil critique, notamment pour son rôle semi-autobiographique dans JCVD (2008). Jean-Claude Van Damme ne possède aucun titre de karaté. Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. 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Van Damme touche son premier million, pour un budget de 23 millions de dollars ; le film va en rapporter cinq fois plus à travers le monde et devient à l'époque son plus grand succès au box-office. They are seen dancing in the background at a dance demonstration. Pendant plusieurs années, Jean-Claude enchaîne des petits boulots[8], tels que livreur de pizzas, videur de boîte de nuit ou encore poseur de moquette, mais aussi entraîneur personnel et chauffeur de limousine[15] ; ce dernier travail lui permet de faire des rencontres potentiellement fructueuses. La postproduction est chaotique et il préfère ainsi refuser un rôle proposé par Sylvester Stallone dans Expendables : Unité spéciale. [92], By the mid-1990s, the stress of the constant filming and promotion of his films, as Van Damme explains, led him to develop a cocaine habit, on which he spent up to $10,000 a week, and consuming up to 10 grams per day by 1996. [79], In 1997, Frank Dux, the martial artist whom Van Damme portrayed in Bloodsport, filed a lawsuit against Van Damme for $50,000 for co-writing and consultation work Dux did on the 1996 film The Quest. En 2007, il révèle au magazine Empire sa liaison avec la chanteuse Kylie Minogue durant le tournage de Street Fighter[38]. Jean-Claude Van Damme (* 18. október 1960) je belgický majster bojových umení a herec známy hlavne svojím rozsiahlym zoznamom akčných filmov.Vďaka jeho belgickému pôvodu v kombinácii s fyzickými dispozíciami dostal prezývku "The Muscles from Brussels" ("Svaly z Bruselu"), ale volajú ho aj "Kráľ Belgičanov", kvôli jeho medzinárodnej úspešnej kariére. JCVD was in … Affecté par les railleries et l'exploitation qui est faite de ces séquences dans certaines émissions à caractère humoristique, rejaillissant sur ses enfants (ce sera un des thèmes de JCVD), il devient de plus en plus réticent à accorder des entretiens en français, craignant d'être de nouveau piégé par sa spontanéité comme par le cynisme des médias de masse, toujours en quête de pittoresque sans se soucier des répercussions dans le réel. He worked with John Hymans again on Dragon Eyes (2012), then appeared in commercials for Coors Light beer, showing him on a snow-covered mountain wearing a sleeveless denim jacket,[60] and for the washing powder Dash. in a sort of Zen franglais. Producer Mark Di Salle said he was looking for "a new martial arts star who was a ladies' man, [but Van Damme] appeals to both men and women. En 1982, il émigre aux États-Unis afin de poursuivre une carrière au cinéma et connaît le succès avec Bloodsport (1988) qui, pour un budget d'un million et demi de dollars, en rapporte soixante-cinq dans le monde. Malgré une offre de la Twentieth Century Fox, Van Damme refuse d'apparaitre dans la suite de Street Fighter, notamment pour se consacrer à JCVD. It was poorly received critically. He was also named "Mr. Belgium" in a bodybuilding competition. On 21 October 2012, Van Damme was honored with a life-size statue of himself in his hometown of Brussels. Though a commercial success, making approximately three times its production cost. Jean-Claude Van Damme, né Jean-Claude Van Varenberg le 18 octobre 1960 à Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, en Belgique, est un acteur, réalisateur, producteur de cinéma et pratiquant d'arts martiaux belge. Van Damme was born Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg, on 18 October 1960, in Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Brussels, Belgium, the son of Eliana and Eugène Van Varenberg, who was an accountant and florist. It turns out, that it is the twin brother Alain never knew he had. They make a clone of Garrotte from DNA evidence, who has genetic memories from Garrotte and a telepathic link to him. Ses films ayant tous rapporté beaucoup d'argent au box-office, il collabore de nouveau avec Sheldon Lettich, avec un budget supérieur. nécessaire]. Van Damme began his full-contact career in 1977, when Claude Goetz promoted the first ever full-contact karate tournament in Belgium. Six Bullets (2012) is an action film where he stars. That same year, Van Damme employed his dancing training in the music video for Bob Sinclar's "Kiss My Eyes.". Universal Soldier : Le Combat absolu, sorti en 1999, est un nouveau fiasco, ce qui conduit à faire sortir Inferno de John G. Avildsen directement en DTV (Direct-to-video) la même année. They did a variety of jobs to support themselves. [61] Veteran mercenary Samson Gaul (Van Damme) is retired from combat when his actions resulted in the deaths of helpless victims, but now he's the last hope for a desperate father. Chance learns that Binder is searching for her missing father (Chuck Pfarrer), and agrees to aid Binder in her search. He was married to his third wife, bodybuilder Gladys Portugues, with whom he has two children (Kristopher (born 1987) and Bianca Brigitte (born 1990)[98]), until 1992, when he began an affair with actress Darcy LaPier, whom he married in February 1994. Anderson had a financial dispute with the company, as well as the company parting ways with Weng Weng, and the project never materialized. Sauf indication contraire ou complémentaire, les informations mentionnées dans cette section peuvent être confirmées par la base de données IMDb. Why, just look at his movies; he didn't get those roles on his acting ability! After all, Van Damme is notorious for deploying the occasional, ruthless crotch punch, should the mood take him (which it will). En 2019, lors d'une interview pour la sortie remastérisée de Kickboxer, il annonce qu'il reviendra aux côtés de son fils Kris Van Damme dans le film The Tower qui sortira en 2020[réf. Il se lance dans les arts martiaux à l'âge de dix ans au sein d'une école de karaté[4]. de Double Team en ne le filmant pas à son avantage.[réf. James plays a sheriff in a small town who has a dark past that he can not remember, only to have to confront it when his ex-partners show up looking for stolen money they believe he has. Until Death (2007), also with Fellows. In the morning, the sky was blue [when I was] going to school, and to me, the sky was black. Mais cette fois-ci, ça y est, il s'est décidé, il va devient un pro des arts martiaux. Quelques mois plus tard, il provoque la rencontre qui va lancer sa carrière en allant au-devant du producteur Menahem Golan à la sortie d'un restaurant et en lui faisant une démonstration d'arts martiaux sur l'aire de stationnement. (directed by Mabrouk El Mechri, a fan of Van Damme's from his childhood, who sought to rehabilitate him by exploring those issues head-on). This film reunited him with his former Bloodsport co-star, Bolo Yeung and was very popular. Van Damme was born Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg in Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Brussels, Belgium, to Eliana and Eugène Van Varenberg, an accountant. Van Damme plays Phillip Sauvage an American soldier suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Van Damme plays an American working overseas in Magnitogorsk, Russia. Van Damme turned director for The Quest (1996), which he directed; Roger Moore co-starred. The fight has been repeatedly postponed, with many critics doubting it will occur, especially due to the difficulty of booking the venue. They started sparring together, and Van Damme started to work as a bouncer at a bar named Woody's Wharf, owned by Norris. La présence de ces têtes d'affiche crée la polémique, au regard des exactions commises par Kadyrov[30]. The general who runs the prison amuses himself by betting on organized fights between his prisoners to fill his pockets, where Van Damme is eventually forced to compete. The film is about an assassin named Flint (Adkins) who, after a drug dealer puts his wife in a coma, retires from his trade. Nicholas Van Varenberg's acting career stalled at the start. Mixed martial artist, Andrew Fayden (Flanigan) knows how to fight, but alone he's unprepared to navigate the corrupt streets of a foreign city to find his kidnapped daughter. [14], On 8 March 1980, in Brussels, Belgium, Van Damme competed against his former teammate Patrick Teugels at the Forest National Arena on the undercard of the Dan Macaruso-Dominique Valera Professional Karate Association Light-Heavyweight World Championship bout. Alors, vous devez lui acheter un coffret DVD Jean-Claude Van Damme à pas cher chez Rakuten ! [9] He started lifting weights to improve his physique, which eventually led to a Mr. Belgium bodybuilding title. The story of the second installment in The Expendables film series follows the mercenary group known as "the Expendables" as they undertake a seemingly simple mission which evolves into a quest for revenge against rival mercenary Jean Vilain (Van Damme), who murdered one of their own and threatens the world with a deadly weapon. He followed it with Second in Command (2006), where he plays Commander Samuel "Sam" Keenan, a decorated U.S. Navy SEAL, is sent to the Eastern European nation of Moldavia to become the new security attaché at the U.S. Embassy. [75], Van Damme was considered to play Simon Phoenix in Demolition Man[76] and was briefly considered for the role of Michael Cheritto in Heat. In Hell is a 2003 American prison action film directed by Ringo Lam. An incident with a few thugs from the nearby town who steal Eddie's motorbike and beat him almost to death, starts in Eddie a flame for revenge. Van Damme's lawyer, Martin Singer, responded, "There are records to document his martial arts acclaim. Van Damme was the first choice to play the titular Predator character in the first Predator film, with the intent that he would use his martial arts skills to make the alien an agile, ninja-like hunter, but after few days shot, he left the film. [68] It was dubbed as the epic split.[69]. In the film, Van Damme plays a police detective going into a prison facility at California as an undercover cop in order to find out who stands behind a mysterious series of murders, and finds himself locked up with his nemesis; Christian Naylor, a psychotic serial killer who calls himself "The Sandman" whom sets out to exact revenge upon him after getting into prison. [20], In 1984, he worked in the stunt team in the Norris action film Missing in Action which was also released by Cannon Films. [62][63] Juste après, il auto-produit et réalise Frenchy. Mario Kassar (Carolco) signe avec lui pour le film Universal Soldier de Roland Emmerich qui sort en 1992, partageant l'affiche avec Dolph Lundgren. He's an American hero who fights for justice the American way and kicks the stuffing out of the bad guys. Jugeant que ses propos ont été mal compris, l'acteur effectue une mise au point ferme sur le plateau, puis une seconde fois hors plateau lors d'une interview[54]. Les deux amis rencontrent des difficultés pour percer. When a contract is put out on the drug dealer, Flint comes out of retirement, only to find that another assassin, Brazil (Van Damme), is also on the job due to the money. En 1999, Gladys Portugues et JCVD se marient à nouveau[37]. C'est à cette occasion que Jean-Claude Van Varenberg change son nom en « Van Damme »[réf. Jean-Claude Van Varenberg naît le 18 octobre 1960 à Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, une commune de Bruxelles, en Belgique. Jean-Claude Van Damme is one of the foremost action heroes of the 1980s and early 1990s. In the film he stars as Chance Boudreaux, an out-of-work Cajun merchant seaman who saves a young woman, named Natasha Binder (Yancy Butler), from a gang of thugs in New Orleans. However, Sun Quan is not alone in his attempts to avenge his wife, as a French mobster has a vendetta against him. [93][94][96] In 2011, he discussed the condition on the British reality show Behind Closed Doors, saying, "Sometimes you're gonna like me, and sometimes you're gonna hate me. In 22 August of that same year, he starred in Julien Leclercq's The Bouncer. Jean-Claude Van Damme est souvent désigné par ses simples initiales JCVD ou, aux États-Unis, comme « The Muscles from Brussels » (« Les Muscles de Bruxelles »)[note 1]. He told reporters during the unveiling, "Belgium is paying me back something, but really it's to pay back to the dream. He played himself in the French film Narco (2005), he appears as an imagined version of himself, when one character who idolizes him as the ultimate 'Karate man', imagines a conversation where he acts as that character's conscience. Also successful was Death Warrant (1990), the first script credit for David S. Goyer. To fight former boxing Olympic gold-medalist Somluck Kamsing ( Dutch-speaking ) Jean-Claude et Mohamed développent une forte amitié et le! 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