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Two of them, Kris Van Varenberg and Bianca Bree, have followed in their father's footsteps as actors. In October , Van Damme was honored with the unveiling of a bronze statue in his native Brussels.
The statue depicts the former martial-arts champion in a classic fighting pose, ready to launch one of his famous flying kicks. We strive for accuracy and fairness. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us!
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Jean-Michel Basquiat was a Neo-Expressionist painter in the s. Then he went to conquer the United States of America. At first, the odds were against the future actor. The preliminary agreements with actress Jacqueline Bisset turned out to be leaves without figs, and Van Damme had to fight way in the world of cinema.
For four years, the young man called numerous studios unsuccessfully, offering himself as a candidate to participate in films. At the same time, Van Damme worked as a chauffeur, a fighter of underground clubs and even a bouncer at the club owned by Chuck Norris. For the first time, he used the stage name, Van Damme, which later became famous. Jean-Claude had to change the real name of Van Varenberg because it was difficult for English-speaking people to pronounce it.
But the actor became famous after the release of the popular film Bloodsport, which grosses 30 times exceeded the budget. Van Damme became so popular that he inspired the title character of the computer game Mortal Kombat, and boys all over the world enrolled in the karate clubs. However, the episode of the film Kickboxer, where Jean-Claude dances, has become the most memorable action movie moment. In the mid and late s, Jean-Claude Van Damme was not an in-demand actor because martial arts action films lost popularity.
Riding wave of new popularity, the actor appeared in a series of sequels: Universal Soldier: Regeneration, Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning, The Expendables 2 and other films. In the Russian comedy, the Belgian got a bit, almost cameo part. Van Damme played a foreign guest. Then the actor returned to the usual action film genre and played the leading roles in the movies Six Bullets, Enemies Closer and Pound of Flesh. In , Van Damme appeared in the action comedy Welcome to the Jungle.
Like many public people, Jean-Claude Van Damme had scandalous relations that evoked high emotions. The actor has been married five times to four different women. For the first time, Jean-Claude married at the age of eighteen. The couple divorced when the future actor went to conquer America. However, Jean-Claude was not alone for a long time, and he soon married Cynthia Derderian, the daughter of a construction company owner where Van Damme worked as a chauffeur.
But at that time, the marriage lasted for several years. It is interesting that the former wife did not require any financial obligations, which is very unusual for Hollywood families.
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