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
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⭐ 5.7Kickboxer
⭐ 6.8Replicant
⭐ 5.8Legionnaire
⭐ 5.7Universal Soldier: The Return
⭐ 5.9Hard Target
⭐ 6.4Nowhere to Run
⭐ 6.354Inferno
⭐ 6.1Maximum Risk
⭐ 5.783Until Death
⭐ 5.9Bloodsport
⭐ 7.026Street Fighter
⭐ 4.6The Shepherd: Border Patrol
⭐ 5.9Timecop
⭐ 6Sudden Death
⭐ 5.974The Quest
⭐ 6.144Double Impact
⭐ 6.2Universal Soldier
⭐ 6.3Lionheart
⭐ 6.5Double Team
⭐ 5.1No Retreat, No Surrender
⭐ 6.249The Hard Corps
⭐ 6.1JCVD
⭐ 6.647Universal Soldier: Regeneration
⭐ 5.6Jean-Claude van Damme: Karate King
⭐ 7Wake of Death
⭐ 6.037Haters
⭐ 3.7The Order
⭐ 5.1Knock Off
⭐ 5.322Dolph: Fights Worth Fighting
⭐ 0Death Warrant
⭐ 6.2Derailed
⭐ 5.1Black Eagle
⭐ 4.9Kung Fu Panda 2
⭐ 7.037Second in Command
⭐ 5.5In Hell
⭐ 6.521Assassination Games
⭐ 6.3Full Love
⭐ 7Corporal vs. Napoleon
⭐ 3.4The Expendables 2
⭐ 6.345Monaco Forever
⭐ 3.853What's My Name?
⭐ 0Dragon Eyes
⭐ 5.2Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning
⭐ 5.56 Bullets
⭐ 6.2U.F.O.
⭐ 4.3Welcome to the Jungle
⭐ 5.015Enemies Closer
⭐ 5.3Swelter
⭐ 5.1Kill 'em All 2
⭐ 6.7Top Fighter
⭐ 6.4Dans la peau de Jean-Claude Van Damme
⭐ 7.8Kickboxer: Vengeance
⭐ 5Pound of Flesh
⭐ 5.6Silent Kill
⭐ 0Darkness of Man
⭐ 6.6The Gardener
⭐ 6.3The Best of the Martial Arts Films
⭐ 8.7Days of Reckoning: The Making of Universal Soldier 4
⭐ 0Kung Fu Panda 3
⭐ 6.909Breakin'
⭐ 6.7Narco
⭐ 5.7Albert Pyun: King of Cult Movies
⭐ 0Beur sur la ville
⭐ 4.3Heist School
⭐ 5.8Kickboxer: Retaliation
⭐ 5.385Woman Between Wolf and Dog
⭐ 5.6Street of the Damned
⭐ 5Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
⭐ 7.2Kill 'em All
⭐ 5.653Black Water
⭐ 5.6The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films
⭐ 6.4Jian Bing Man
⭐ 5.022The Bouncer
⭐ 6.258We Die Young
⭐ 6.8Last Action Hero
⭐ 6.5The Making of Double Impact, Parts 1 & 2
⭐ 6Minions: The Rise of Gru
⭐ 7.3Universal Soldier: A Tale of Two Titans
⭐ 4.5Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of 'Universal Soldier'
⭐ 10In Search of the Last Action Heroes
⭐ 6.8The Last Mercenary
⭐ 6.4Monsieur Jean-Claude
⭐ 0Missing in Action
⭐ 5.9All the Love You Cannes!
⭐ 6.4Spaten
⭐ 0Slinger
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