Jean Claude Van Damme Height Weight Age Shoe Size
Jean Claude Van Damme was born in Sint-Agatha-Berchem, Brussels, Belgium, on October 18, 1960, is a Belgian actor and martial artist. Young Jean Claude Van Damme first started his career as a martial artist. He made his big screen debut in drama war film Woman Between Wolf and Dog (1979) in uncredited role as Man in Garden. He got his television debut in NBC sitcom Friends (1996) in episode "The One After the Superbowl", in role as Himself. Van Damme's breakthrough performance came as Frank Dux in martial arts film Bloodsport (1988). He landed his directorial debut with martial arts film The Quest (1995), also starred as Christopher Dubois.
Height, Weight, Vital and Body Stats
Jean Claude Van Damme height is 5' 9" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 175 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, his weight is 192 іn pоunds or 87 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. He is 64 years old. His shoe size is 10.5 US | 44 EU.
Birth Date:
October 18, 1960
Age:
64 years old
Nationality:
Belgium
Sun Sign:
Libra
Natural hair color:
Light Brown
Eye Color:
Green
Height:
5 ft 9 in | 175 cm
Net Worth:
$40 Million
Weight:
87 kg | 192 lbs
Chest:
43 in | 109 cm
Shoe Size:
10.5 US | 44 EU
Waist:
34 in | 86 cm
Best Movies
He portrayed Luc Deveraux / GR44 in Universal Soldier film series, Universal Soldier (1992), Universal Soldier: The Return (1999), Universal Soldier: Regeneration (2009) and Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (2012).
He played Master Durand in martial arts films Kickboxer: Vengeance (2016) and Kickboxer: Retaliation (2018).
He was nominated for the DVD Exclusive Video Premiere Award for Best Actor for his role as Edward "The Torch" Garrotte (Luc Savard) / The Replicant in science fiction action film Replicant (2001).
He was nominated for the MTV Movie Awards for Most Desirable Male for his roles in films:
Double Impact (1991) - Chad & Alex Wagner
Nowhere to Run (1993) - Sam Gillen
Hard Target (1993) - Chance Boudreaux
He was nominated for the Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Performance, Male and the Chlotrudis Award for Best Actor for his role as JCVD in crime drama movie JCVD (2008).
He was nominated for the Mammoth Film Festival Award for Best Actor for his role as Daniel in action thriller film We Die Young (2019).
Sudden Death (1995) - Darren Francis Thomas McCord
Lionheart (1990) - Lyon Gaultier
Kickboxer (1989) - Kurt Sloane
Timecop (1994) - Max Walker
Maximum Risk (1996) - Alain Moreau / Mikhail Suverov
Legionnaire (1998) - Alain Lefevre
Cyborg (1989) - Gibson Rickenbacker
The Expendables 2 (2012) - Jean Vilain
Welcome to the Jungle (2013) - Storm Rothchild
Street Fighter (1994) - Colonel William F. Guile
He voiced Master Croc in animated martial arts comedy films Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) and Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011).
Black Water (2018) - Wheeler
The Last Mercenary (2021) - Richard Brumère / The Mist
He voiced Jean Clawed in animated comedy movie Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022).
Best TV Shows
He guest starred in NBC sitcom Friends (1996), in episode "The One After the Superbowl".
He played Johnson / Filip in Amazon Studios action comedy drama television series Jean-Claude Van Johnson (2016-2017).
Facts
Studied ballet for five years.
Has older sister, Veronique Van Varenberg.
Has Walloon and Flemish ancestry.
He began his karate training, at the age of 10, at the Shotokan Karate School, under Master Claude Goetz in Ixelles, Belgium.
He earned his black belt in karate at the age of 18.
He started his Martial Arts fight career in 1976, at the age of sixteen.
He won the European Team Championships as a member of the 1979 Belgium Team.
Has kickboxing record of 18-1-0, with 18 wins by knockout.
He is trained in Shōtōkan Karate, Kickboxing, Taekwondo and Muay Thai.
He was honored with a life-size statue of himself in Brussels.
Featured in music videos for:
Body Count "Body Count's in the House" (1992)
The Smithereens "Time Won't Let Me" (1994)
MC Hammer featuring Deion Sanders "Straight to My Feet" (1994)
Chage and Aska "Something There"(1995)
Megadeth "Crush 'Em" (1999)
Bob Sinclar "Kiss My Eyes" (2003)
Iryna Bilyk and Olga Gorbacheva "Ya Lyublyu Ego" (2008)
Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike vs. Ummet Ozcan "The Hum" (2015)
AaRON "Ultrarêve" (2020)
He voiced Colonel Guile in video game Street Fighter: The Movie (1995).
He voiced Himself (fictional general) in video game Warpath (2021).
He is an animal rights activist.
He is a Roman Catholic.
Lives in Hong Kong and Knokke - Heist, Belgium.
Relationships
He was married to:
Darcy LaPier (1994-1997), they have a son, Nicholas
Gladys Portugues (1987-2015), they have a son, Kristopher and a daughter, Bianca Brigitte
Cynthia Derdian (1985-1986)
Maria Rodriguez (1980-1984)
He dated Alena Kaverina (2009-2016), Savanna Samson (1998) and Kylie Minogue (1994).