Jean-Claude Van Damme
Država: Belgium
Pol: M
Rođendan: 1960-10-18
Biografija
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. 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).
Glumac:
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1. Nema povlačenja, nema predaje (1985), film...Ivan Kraschinsky the Russian
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2. Krvavi sport (1988), film...Frank
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3. Crni orao (1988), film...Andrei
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4. Kickboxer (1989), film...Kurt Sloane
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5. Kiborg (1989), film...Gibson Rickenbacker
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6. Lavlje srce (1990), film...Lyon
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7. Smrtna presuda (1990), film...Louis Burke
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8. Dvostruki udar (1991), film...Alex / Chad Wagner
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9. Univerzalni vojnik (1992), film...Luc Deveraux / GR44
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10. Usamljeni zaštitnik (1993), film...Sam Gillen
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11. Teška meta (1993), film...Chance Boudreaux
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12. Posljednji akcijski junak (1993), film...Jean-Claude Van Damme
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13. Bruce Lee: Prokletstvo zmaja (1993), film...Self
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14. Vremenski policajac (1994), film...Walker
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15. Ulični borac (1994), film...Colonel Guile
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16. Kikbokser 4 (1994), film...Kurt Sloane (archive footage)
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17. Iznenadna smrt (1995), film...Darren McCord
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18. Zlatni zmaj (1996), film...Christopher Dubois
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19. Najveći rizik (1996), film...Alain Moreau / Mikhail Suverov
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20. Dvostruka odbrana (1997), film...Jack Quinn
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21. Zamka u Hong Kongu (1998), film...Marcus Ray
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22. Legionar (1998), film...Alain Lefevre
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...Luc
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24. Inferno (1999), film...Eddie Lomax
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25. Replikant (2001), film...Replicant / Edward Garrotte
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26. Posljednji križari (2001), film...Rudy Cafmeyer
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27. Ubojiti virus (2002), film...Jacques Kristoff
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28. All the Love You Cannes! (2002), film...Self
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29. Divlji bijes (2003), film...Kyle LeBlanc
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30. Osveta za smrt (2004), film...Ben Archer
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31. Elitna ekipa (2005), film...Philippe Sauvage
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32. Zapovjedna odgovornost (2006), film...Cmdr. Sam Keenan
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33. Heist School (2006), film...Charles
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34. Do smrti i natrag (2007), film...Anthony Stowe
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35. JCVD (2008), film...JCVD
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36. Paklena granica (2008), film...Jack Robideaux
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...Luc Deveraux
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38. Smrtonosne igre (2011), film...Vincent Brazil
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39. Plaćenici 2 (2012), film...Vilain
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40. Šest metaka (2012), film...Samson Gaul
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41. Zmajeve oči (2012), film...Tiano
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42. Univerzalni vojnik: Dan obračuna (2012), film...Luc Deveraux
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43. Pobuna izvanzemaljaca (2012), film...George
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44. Corporal vs. Napoleon (2012), film...Jean-Claude Van Damme
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45. Bliski neprijatelji (2013), film...Xander
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...Storm
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47. Preznojavanje (2014), film...Stillman
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48. Zalog smrti (2015), film...Deacon Lyle
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49. Osveta kikboksera (2016), film...Master Durand
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50. Žan Klod Van Džonson (2016), serija...Jean-Claude Van Damme
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51. Sve ih treba ubiti (2017), film...Phillip
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52. Filmski hitovi osamdesetih (2017), film...Self
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54. Kickboxer: Odmazda (2018), film...Durand
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55. Crna voda (2018), film...Wheeler
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56. Izbacivač (2018), film...Lukas
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57. Umiremo mladi (2019), film...Daniel
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58. Posljednji plaćenik (2021), film...Richard Brumére
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59. Malci 2: Gruov početak (2022), film...Jean-Clawed (voice)
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...Self - Portait Subject & Interviewee
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61. Čovjekova tama (2024), film...Russell Hatch
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62. Ubij ih sve 2 (2024), film...Phillip
Režiser:
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1. Zlatni zmaj (1996), film
Scenarist:
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1. Kickboxer (1989), film...(story by)
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2. Lavlje srce (1990), film...(story)
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3. Kickboxer 2 (1991), film...(characters)
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4. Dvostruki udar (1991), film...(screen story)
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5. Zlatni zmaj (1996), film...(story)
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6. Legionar (1998), film...(story)
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7. Posljednji križari (2001), film
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8. Osveta kikboksera (2016), film...(based on characters created by)
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9. Kickboxer: Odmazda (2018), film...(based on characters created by)
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10. Čovjekova tama (2024), film...(original story)
Producent:
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1. Dvostruki udar (1991), film
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2. Legionar (1998), film
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4. Inferno (1999), film
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5. JCVD (2008), film...executive producer
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6. Smrtonosne igre (2011), film...executive producer
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7. Šest metaka (2012), film...executive producer
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8. Zalog smrti (2015), film...executive producer
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9. Kickboxer: Odmazda (2018), film...executive producer
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10. Crna voda (2018), film...executive producer: Rodin Entertainment
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11. Čovjekova tama (2024), film...executive producer
Glas:
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1. Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011), film...Master Croc
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2. Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016), film...Master Croc
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3. Malci 2: Gruov početak (2022), film...Jean-Clawed