Jean-Claude Van Damme
Zemlja: 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. Kikbokser 1 (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. Osveta blizanaca (1991), film...Alex / Chad Wagner
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9. Univerzalni vojnik (1992), film...Luc Deveraux / GR44
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10. Ne možeš pobeći (1993), film...Sam Gillen
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11. Teška meta (1993), film...Chance Boudreaux
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12. Poslednji akcioni junak (1993), film...Jean-Claude Van Damme
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13. Brus Li: 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. Potraga (1996), film...Christopher Dubois
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19. Maksimalni rizik (1996), film...Alain Moreau / Mikhail Suverov
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20. Dvostruka obmana (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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23. Univerzalni vojnik: Povratak (1999), film...Luc
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24. Pustinjska vrelina (1999), film...Eddie Lomax
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25. Replikant (2001), film...Replicant / Edward Garrotte
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26. Poslednji krstaši (2001), film...Rudy Cafmeyer
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27. Ubistveni virus (2002), film...Jacques Kristoff
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28. U paklu (2003), film...Kyle LeBlanc
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29. Wake of Death (2004), film...Ben Archer
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30. Ađutant (2006), film...Cmdr. Sam Keenan
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31. Elitna ekipa (2006), film...Philippe Sauvage
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32. Heist School (2006), film
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33. Do smrti i natrag (2007), film...Anthony Stowe
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34. Ž. K. V. D. (2008), film...JCVD
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35. Pastir (2008), film...Jack Robideaux
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36. Univerzalni vojnik 3 (2009), film...Luc Deveraux
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37. Smrtonosne igre (2011), film...Vincent Brazil
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38. Plaćenici 2 (2012), film...Vilain
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39. Šest metaka (2012), film...Samson Gaul
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40. Oči zmaja (2012), film...Tiano
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...Luc Deveraux
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42. Pobuna vanzemaljaca (2012), film...George
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43. Corporal vs. Napoleon (2012), film...Jean-Claude Van Damme
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44. Bliski neprijatelji (2013), film...Xander
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45. Dobrodošli u džunglu (2013), film...Storm
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46. Mjesto iskupljenja (2014), film...Stillman
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47. Zalog smrti (2015), film...Deacon Lyle
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48. Kikbokser: Osveta (2016), film...Master Durand
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49. Žan Klod Van Džonson (2016), serija
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50. Kill 'em All (2017), film...Phillip
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51. Filmski hitovi osamdesetih (2017), film...Self
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52. Kik.bokser: Odmazda (2018), film...Durand
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53. Crne vode (2018), film...Wheeler
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54. Izbacivač (2018), film...Lukas
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55. Umiremo mladi (2019), film...Daniel
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56. Poslednji plaćenik (2021), film...Richard Brumére
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...Self - Portait Subject & Interviewee
Reditelj:
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1. Potraga (1996), film
Scenarista:
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1. Kikbokser 1 (1989), film...(story by)
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2. Lavlje srce (1990), film...(story)
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3. Kikbokser 2 (1991), film...(characters)
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4. Osveta blizanaca (1991), film...(screen story)
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5. Potraga (1996), film...(story)
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6. Legionar (1998), film...(story)
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7. Poslednji krstaši (2001), film
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8. Kikbokser: Osveta (2016), film...(based on characters created by)
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9. Kik.bokser: Odmazda (2018), film...(based on characters created by)
Producent:
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1. Osveta blizanaca (1991), film
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2. Legionar (1998), film
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3. Univerzalni vojnik: Povratak (1999), film
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4. Pustinjska vrelina (1999), film
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5. Ž. K. V. D. (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. Kik.bokser: Odmazda (2018), film...executive producer
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10. Crne vode (2018), film...executive producer: Rodin Entertainment
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. Miljenici 2: Gruov Uspon (2022), film...Jean-Clawed