The talented actor Jean-Claude Van Damme is one of thoserepresentatives of the acting profession, on which boys and men want to be like. In his 53 years he looks luxurious, in many ways he managed to achieve this due to his sporting achievements of youth, in any case, so says his biography. Jean-Claude Van Damme was born on October 18, 1960 in the Belgian city of Brussels.
Actors are often compared with suchathletes like Chuck Norris, Arnold Schwarzenegger. The fact that Jean-Claude Van Damme, whose biography is similar to the life path of his colleagues, also in his youth actively engaged in sports, has the same beauty and the same crazy charm. Critics promised him a great future, and he managed not to disappoint their hopes. Even today, Jean-Claude remains one of the most sought-after actors of our time.
About this person you can say that he didyourself from scratch yourself. More details about it are told by his biography. Jean-Claude Van Damme grew up in a very poor family, often sick and suffering from a lack of weight. All his childhood, he dreamed of becoming an actor and that's why he came to the sport, which helped Jean-Claude become a wonderful athlete, who was happy to see always and everywhere.
Having achieved great results in the sport, Van Dammepersistently did not leave his dream of an acting career. His own sports school, which he possessed, did not suit him, he longed for more. As a result, he sold a very successful business and went to America, where at first he had a very hard time.
Trying to break into Hollywood, Jean-Claude Van Dammemanaged to change a huge number of professions: a bouncer, a salesman, a driver, etc. At some point, the Belgian wanted to even surrender and return to his homeland, that's what his biography says. Jean-Claude Van Damme was casting one after another, and everywhere he was told that he did not fit.
In despair, the actor sends a letter to M.Golan, a well-known producer and director, and asks for a meeting with him. Golan became interested in an unusual proposal and was shocked after Van Damme sat down on a string between two chairs during the conversation. The conversation was long enough, and the result was not long in coming. The only thing that made him turn to Golan was his family. Jean-Claude Van Damme did not want to disappoint his family.
As a result, the actor received his first role in the film"Do not give up and do not give up," which was released in 1986. Film critics drew attention to Van Damme, who demonstrated an excellent method of owning his own body. New proposals from film companies and directors began to arrive with lightning speed.
Then came a whole series of films in whichthe actor played the role of the male standard, which restores justice, violated by the villains. As a result, the talented Belgian received the stigma of "a fighter for peace throughout the world", so says his biography. Jean-Claude Van Damme at first took offense at the fact that everyone saw him as only a superhero, and few people noticed the actor. Everything changed in 1991, after the release of the film "Double Impact", where he played completely different twins, standing on both sides of good and evil. Now the actor is removed less often and gives all his free time to business.
Jean-Claude Van Damme was married five times and nowbrings up three children: daughter and son from the third wife Gladys Portuges, as well as a son from the fourth marriage with Darcy Lyapiere. Now the heart of the Belgian actor is occupied by the Ukrainian model Elena Kaverina.
