Jean-Claude Van Damme: From Hollywood To The Blacklist | Full Biography (Kickboxer, Double Impact)

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    Jean-Claude Van Damme is an American actor, director, screenwriter and martial artist, originally from Belgium. Jean-Claude Van Damme got into the film industry thanks to his martial arts skills. Thus, we got to know Jean-Claude Van Damme as an actor in such cult films as Bloodsport, Kickboxer, Lionheart, Double Impact, Death Warrant, Universal Soldier, Timecop and many others. What did Jean-Claude Van Damme go through during Jean-Claude Van Damme's career? How is Jean-Claude Van Damme living now? How did Jean-Claude Van Damme's addiction almost ruin Jean-Claude Van Damme's life? This is the Biographer channel! In our video today we will tell you all the details of Jean-Claude Van Damme's biography, answer all questions concerning Jean-Claude Van Damme's personal life and career.
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    00:00 - Intro
    00:38 - Early years and passion for sports
    07:51 - The beginning of a film career
    15:11 - International recognition and bad habits
    41:04 - Fading popularity
    50:06 - So what now?
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  • @ItsBiographer
    @ItsBiographer  Před 14 dny +1

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  • @kenkioqqo
    @kenkioqqo Před 5 měsíci +521

    His movies made my childhood much more fun. In the early 2000s, every kid in my town loved all Van Damme movies.

    • @elvenkind6072
      @elvenkind6072 Před 5 měsíci +12

      I remember Bloodsport, I think it was named, when he went out in a split and did an uppercut into the balls of his opponent while screaming. Bad ass scene, back then, somewhere in the 80's 😌

    • @MonteroKirilenko
      @MonteroKirilenko Před 5 měsíci

      Bloodsport is one of my all time favorites @@elvenkind6072. We must have watched it several times as kids, and we would walk out at the end feeling like badasses.

    • @cyanidekandy
      @cyanidekandy Před 5 měsíci +5

      He did a comedy show with Amazon a year or two ago that was amazing but wasn't picked up. It's worth a watch bc I think he was way funnier than I imagined.

    • @diazclemenza3591
      @diazclemenza3591 Před 4 měsíci +6

      he has a house in belgium at Knokke very close to me.
      I was shocked to see that he was alot smaller in real life then in his movies.
      He is a great guy though for as far as we know.

    • @PAVEL--JAKL
      @PAVEL--JAKL Před 4 měsíci +4

      He was my childhood hero..💪

  • @draslovkaclarion5517
    @draslovkaclarion5517 Před 5 měsíci +179

    JCVD is the reason I started kickboxing. This guy was an inspiration for many of us youngsters in the late 80's early 90's.

    • @mr.afrikaans1747
      @mr.afrikaans1747 Před 4 měsíci

      I wish people wouldn’t call him JCVD and just spend the time writing Van Damme. JCVD sounds either like a make of VHS player or he has some sort of exotic STD.

    • @blueheaven4838
      @blueheaven4838 Před 4 měsíci +2

      True .me too.

    • @Davido50
      @Davido50 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Cool. JCVD was great at what he did. -Ohio

    • @TomFooleryTheAustere
      @TomFooleryTheAustere Před 2 měsíci

      Paco was then planted seed for me. Had bonuses what I was looking at with his fighting style, but I was fascinated. Fast forward 30+ years later, I just got back from a month in Thailand and have been teaching Muay Thai for almost 2 decades. It all started with Bloodsport.

    • @kroooassant9899
      @kroooassant9899 Před 2 měsíci +1

      he's a real champ, he good model.

  • @Armen35
    @Armen35 Před 3 měsíci +107

    I loved all his movies growing up and I still do. Lionheart, Kickboxer, Double Impact and Universal Soldier being my favorites

    • @realreviews4017
      @realreviews4017 Před 3 měsíci +3

      Hard target and Universal Soldier are my faves.

    • @Armen35
      @Armen35 Před 3 měsíci +1

      @@realreviews4017 Definitely remember Hard Target too. Another great one.

    • @tomsmith6513
      @tomsmith6513 Před 3 měsíci +1

      for me it was Hard Target, Universal Soldier and Timecop

    • @Armen35
      @Armen35 Před 2 měsíci

      @@tomsmith6513 Definitely a true legend

    • @PhantomFilmAustralia
      @PhantomFilmAustralia Před měsícem

      "Lionheart" was called "Wrong Bet" in many places outside of the US.

  • @MrBilld75
    @MrBilld75 Před 5 měsíci +260

    Van Damme as the villain in Expendables 2, was actually terrifying. He did really well in that role and was convincing.

    • @popeye5274
      @popeye5274 Před 5 měsíci +23

      Yes! He was an excellent villain.

    • @MrBilld75
      @MrBilld75 Před 5 měsíci +28

      @@popeye5274 First time I was ever actually convinced that he could act. He was cold, calm and ruthless and I actually liked him as a villain. He's played one before, but he was always overacting as usual and I didn't find him very convincing as a result. But in that movie, he was pitch perfect.

    • @OpinionFromGenX
      @OpinionFromGenX Před 5 měsíci +6

      ​@@MrBilld75I second this comment!

    • @ScoopexUs
      @ScoopexUs Před 5 měsíci +2

      Uh huh. Watched the scene. The skinniest teen could be terrifying, if they hold a weapon. Probably the skinny teen would be more terrifying last years! Here's the thing. Americans are particularly sensitive to strangers, to the point of asking out-of-city visitors twenty questions before they're "one of us". Imagine then the effect of putting perfect vocabulary British actors trained in the theatre (sic) with powerful, trained voices -- or anyone displaying intelligence, really. That (right there) is the enemy of the born American, ancestors quickly removed from memory. But failing that, just default to someone with an accent, and -> big arrow pointing to -> this is the enemy. It's getting rather old. Been that way since cinema... screen writers and casters must all be sacked for there to ever be a fresh take at this. Or one of them have to be an artist and go out on a limb. Cohen brothers try their mightiest and haven't thought of that, so there's no-one. There is no all-American villain in Hollywood or elsewhere, ever.

    • @randallrutherford1384
      @randallrutherford1384 Před 5 měsíci +7

      Love it! So great to see that 360 split kick again on the big screen

  • @danielx555
    @danielx555 Před 6 měsíci +142

    When I lived in Portland in the 1990s, he used to come into my nightclub. I actually made him pay cover because I didn't recognize him at first, and when I realized who it was I was going to wave him through. But he insisted on paying for himself and his guests. He was really nice.

    • @alexisc1970
      @alexisc1970 Před 5 měsíci +20

      That’s refreshing I love it

    • @miragexl007
      @miragexl007 Před 5 měsíci

      Oh, that's probably where he got f***** u*The most. Portland. go figure. Lol

    • @plane_guy6051
      @plane_guy6051 Před 3 měsíci +2

      He probably liked being treated normally and paying his own way.

    • @-Cybin
      @-Cybin Před 3 měsíci +2

      tells more about you than about him.....

  • @OldManPaxusYT
    @OldManPaxusYT Před 5 měsíci +298

    ALL of us who grew up in the 80s (the best era btw), love or hate him, enjoyed his movies!

    • @corymiller536
      @corymiller536 Před 5 měsíci +14

      Most of he's movies where in the 90s, he only did 2 in the late 80s

    • @Dar1usz
      @Dar1usz Před 5 měsíci

      he made 9 movies before 90s which been his best roles@@corymiller536 in 90s he did only USoldier and after that all movies are B class

    • @deegee-zi5xm
      @deegee-zi5xm Před 5 měsíci +6

      His movies span the early 90's also.

    • @NazriB
      @NazriB Před 5 měsíci

      Lies again? Target Chevrolet Sharp USD SGD

    • @John3.36
      @John3.36 Před 5 měsíci +2

      @@corymiller536 Grew up in the 80s means teenager in the 90s

  • @luigivincenz3843
    @luigivincenz3843 Před 5 měsíci +41

    Years before Kickboxer, a retired Hollywood agent here in the Los Feliz area/ Hollywood always tells stories of JCVD doing odds jobs like house painting and gardening. Showed us an old VHS cassette of VD in thick accent, learning how to pronounce American words like "cement truck" early 80's. There are still local shops who remember him back from the 80's. and of course, widowers would hire him to do their house work, being a foreign young hunk back then. Van Damme was ALWAYS in the same league as Ahnold, Bruce Willis and Stallone.

    • @neothagreat12
      @neothagreat12 Před 3 měsíci +5

      This is gold. I would like to talk to this retired Hollywood agent.

    • @Gareth-8883D
      @Gareth-8883D Před 3 měsíci +3

      Thank you for the beautiful insight into this man's life. I hope you do not mind Jean , Big love.

    • @ericbogar9665
      @ericbogar9665 Před měsícem +2

      You forgot chuck and Steven. They were big then too.

    • @jiboo6850
      @jiboo6850 Před 27 dny +1

      @@ericbogar9665 Steven ?? hahahahaha ! nah... Marc Dacascos yes, Bolo Yeung yes, Chuck yes, Bruce Lee yes, Jet Li yes, Donnie Yen yes. and so many ! but Seagall ?? hell no.

    • @ericbogar9665
      @ericbogar9665 Před 27 dny +1

      @@jiboo6850 Not sure why some of you want to pretend like at one time he wasn't putting out good movies.

  • @user-zv8gd3jl7q
    @user-zv8gd3jl7q Před 4 měsíci +50

    He was the best actor in 90’s ! No one can entertain fighting scenes like him.
    “Cyborg”

    • @90nadz
      @90nadz Před 3 měsíci +1

      AWOL is still one of my favourites. A real raw movie and acting was on point!

    • @charlieredeemed
      @charlieredeemed Před 3 měsíci

      True that👍🏼

    • @Jestin612
      @Jestin612 Před 3 měsíci +2

      Cyborg was my sh** 😂. Love that movie.

    • @deegee-zi5xm
      @deegee-zi5xm Před 3 měsíci +1

      One of the best.

  • @pavelkish7142
    @pavelkish7142 Před 6 měsíci +281

    Van Damme is awesome.. man had rough times but became a best version of himself.

    • @AndrewFord
      @AndrewFord Před 5 měsíci +11

      Yes, brother but stop using those B.S. modern one-liners like "best version of himself", anybody merely regurgitating Gen "Z' B.S. only postures knowing, Lol!

    • @DaleRyanBridges
      @DaleRyanBridges Před 5 měsíci +2

      yes

    • @ChickenMcThiccken
      @ChickenMcThiccken Před 5 měsíci +11

      steven segal went in the opposite direction LOL

    • @nelsonhibbert5267
      @nelsonhibbert5267 Před 5 měsíci +4

      @@AndrewFord Not only is he the best version of himself but he's also on his purpose and not treating women like a celebrity or they'll treat him like a fan 'cos she's not yours she's just your turn and is therefore so wholesome. I'll delete this comment soon 'cos I've just made myself cringe.

    • @vickythefist7062
      @vickythefist7062 Před 5 měsíci

      ​@@nelsonhibbert5267your comment makes no sense at all. Is English not your first language !!😂😂

  • @ryanschultz4119
    @ryanschultz4119 Před 5 měsíci +63

    JCVD is a flawed human being. Just like we all are. But he has brought a lot of joy to many of us. 1 of the few things my father & I bonded over were Jean Claude's films in the early 90s. Went together to see them all in theater. I carry those fond memories with me to this day. I very much enjoyed this biography on JCVD!👍

    • @lesterking2790
      @lesterking2790 Před 5 měsíci +3

      Same here his movies were 🔥. I still love the man paying the hero or bad guy. I was so excited to see him come back in expendables . Would have love to see him doing more today but the kick boxer series I wasn't a fan of but the first one he did was great. But mainstream left him behind and as I'm learning getting old sucks

    • @ryanschultz4119
      @ryanschultz4119 Před 5 měsíci +1

      @lesterking2790 I'm in the same boat as you my friend. At 41 yrs old, I'm realizing father time is taking its toll. It's nice to have the prime JCVD films to look back on. Takes you back to when we were younger. And I'm glad to see Jean Claude accepting where he is at this stage in his life. Mainstream appeal is behind him. But there's still a niche for him in entertainment. All the best to you!👍

    • @jaypeegarces331
      @jaypeegarces331 Před 5 měsíci +1

      He was 19 and his girl friend 12 in his first relationship… yea he’s flawed

  • @FlipNasty1
    @FlipNasty1 Před 5 měsíci +29

    Cleanest kicks in the entire history of foreverness! JCVD is a Legend!

  • @Szilagyicsabaistvan
    @Szilagyicsabaistvan Před 3 měsíci +13

    You went over the Kickboxer and made it sound like it was nothing special. For me and millions more on the planet, it is his biggest movie. I grew up watching that movie maybe a hundred times over on VHS. Oh man, i miss those times.

  • @user-ty1xw7ql9x
    @user-ty1xw7ql9x Před 5 měsíci +170

    He was and still is one of my favorite action stars!❤

    • @bushbabybotha9943
      @bushbabybotha9943 Před 5 měsíci +5

      Your bar clearly isn’t set very high.

    • @user-ty1xw7ql9x
      @user-ty1xw7ql9x Před 5 měsíci +9

      @@bushbabybotha9943 Actually it is, I just know great talent when I see it, thank you!

    • @bushbabybotha9943
      @bushbabybotha9943 Před 5 měsíci

      @@user-ty1xw7ql9x apparently not! You have absolutely no class or intellect.

    • @NOBODY-cn6fj
      @NOBODY-cn6fj Před 5 měsíci +1

      @@user-ty1xw7ql9xno you don’t !! He’s a terrible actor and a small man ! Thank you

    • @orangejjay
      @orangejjay Před 5 měsíci

      ​@@user-ty1xw7ql9xAhhh yes. Because your subjective opinions somehow mean something.
      Some people are proud of their intellectual accomplishments and here you are thinking your opinions on actors are gold. 😂 Talk about proof of a low bar.

  • @blackwidowspider9852
    @blackwidowspider9852 Před 5 měsíci +123

    I don't care what they say about this actor I thought he was fantastic athletic handsome and very intelligent and everybody grows old so if people can't understand that tough Anyway he's a true legend And he looked handsome no matter what his age was

    • @Dar1usz
      @Dar1usz Před 5 měsíci +2

      This video is a lie, he had many fights before, even national fights.

    • @Davido50
      @Davido50 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Not EVERYONE grows old. Only the privileged few gets a full life. It's a blessing not a curse.

    • @dendrien
      @dendrien Před 3 měsíci

      average life span in a western world is at 70-80 age isnt a privilege. talking about life is a privilege is like stating breathing is.@@Davido50

  • @speciale517
    @speciale517 Před 5 měsíci +9

    My grandmother loved him. Every time his movies came on TBS she was watching it.

  • @stingyringpiece
    @stingyringpiece Před 5 měsíci +18

    grew up with JCVD begging our dad to watch his films at an early age.
    Blokes a legend
    "you're good"
    "i get better"
    I only wish him the very best in life

    • @thegreytone
      @thegreytone Před 3 měsíci

      Quote from "No Retreat No Surrender" 😏

  • @bayraktarx1386
    @bayraktarx1386 Před 5 měsíci +26

    Never cared about him but first part of this video actually made me like him. Not many man now have balls like him.

  • @turbo1234ist
    @turbo1234ist Před 5 měsíci +78

    No matter what most people think, going from a European life, language and discipline, moving to America, relearn your life, accomplish the impossible to break into Hollywood, it requires a superhuman effort. Schwartzeneger had to go through a similar process. Walking a fine line between staying in top condition and learning acting and being selected to films may look easy, it is not. All the success stories in many areas had plenty of heartache along the way to attempting success and to continue requires even more effort and never getting comfortable to keep on challenging and driving yourself. I have respect for anyone that can have success in entertainment. It is not like any other job and the pain and demands to be consistent can be overwhelming in all parts of entertainment. Many action actors are permanently injured as in sports and continuing to act may become too difficult. Nothing is easy, entertainment has its dues as in all professions. I thank him for all his hard work, talent and great movies. So many great actors have passed on and we can all miss their talent but they will live on in their films. We still have Clint Eastwood. Bruce Lee was also amazing and had a strange death to pass away so young. I thank them all for leaving us with such great films and teachings in life.

    • @Geezer-yf8hv
      @Geezer-yf8hv Před 5 měsíci

      You brought up many significant points! I hope they will not be ignored!!! Which seems to be the pattern of this day!!!! 14:44

    • @Geezer-yf8hv
      @Geezer-yf8hv Před 5 měsíci

      I feel The American’s ettotl rgootsttig
      😊

    • @virginiemasai9024
      @virginiemasai9024 Před 5 měsíci

      Reminder: americans are mafiozi europeans who conquered the land

    • @IreneKanyi-nw1ey
      @IreneKanyi-nw1ey Před 4 měsíci

      True, well spoken.

  • @ericaleins7582
    @ericaleins7582 Před 5 měsíci +10

    I love this man! I used to watch him in the 90’s. I don’t remember what his movies were about. I only watched his movies to see him. Very handsome and clean cut!!!!!!

  • @clarkparker4860
    @clarkparker4860 Před měsícem +1

    He is a great example of how success in Hollywood is not a realistic representation of who a person is behind closed doors. But watching his movies as a kid put me on the trajectory of becoming a lifelong martial artist. I'll always be grateful for that. Another great video!

  • @popeye5274
    @popeye5274 Před 5 měsíci +13

    Blood sport was my first favorite film, when I was a kid.

  • @Staggo_L
    @Staggo_L Před 6 měsíci +21

    Time Cop is a wonderful movie-pure, imaginative entertainment.

  • @maromorostar6621
    @maromorostar6621 Před 24 dny +1

    I like so many of his movies, i still watch them from time to time especially Bloodsport, Kickboxer, Lionheart, Legionaire, The Quest, Double Impact, Universal Soldiers. He was my favourite actor growing up.

  • @riksim4242
    @riksim4242 Před 4 měsíci +10

    Van Damme will be one of my favorites action stars !!!!! God bless him and thanks for making my life enjoyable !!!

  • @MrAdal206
    @MrAdal206 Před 5 měsíci +35

    Jean Claude is the best and always will be.

  • @JamesMisplaced
    @JamesMisplaced Před 6 měsíci +388

    Regardless of how terrible a relationship was, a million dollars a year is more than anyone needs to survive. No one deserves to collect $86,000 in alimony and $27,000 a month. Alimony should only be limited to 6 months and profoundly lower. Child support should never be more than $3000/month. Not including extra expenses.

    • @josron6088
      @josron6088 Před 6 měsíci +14

      👍

    • @villcrs4110
      @villcrs4110 Před 6 měsíci +33

      3000 euros is what a Junior IT/Linux admin/entry techician/entry assembly worker/hotel manager make in Netherlands, a quite rich country by all means. No child deserves a grown mans salary man, they are incomplete. 700 max, thats 23something per day

    • @JamesMisplaced
      @JamesMisplaced Před 5 měsíci +50

      @@ConwayTwitter 🙄 How many women are out here paying $27,000 a month for child support...

    • @carldoove3644
      @carldoove3644 Před 5 měsíci +28

      @@ConwayTwitter A mother does not need a lambo ..

    • @JohnQPublic345
      @JohnQPublic345 Před 5 měsíci +28

      If a man, never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever get married

  • @gopaulsalick507
    @gopaulsalick507 Před 5 měsíci +11

    I'm an 80's baby... and van damn inspired me to start karate in the late 90's I loves all of his movies... he was and will always be an inspiration for millions even if they don't want to admit it

  • @gracepeynado6607
    @gracepeynado6607 Před 5 měsíci +14

    I am a Van Damme fan all the way. Common this man `fought' his way from nothing to rise above in a totally new environment not even speaking the language. I admire him dispute
    his 'flaws...which of us is ever truly perfect?...he just happens to be in the spotlight. I enjoy all his movies

    • @garhpd
      @garhpd Před 5 měsíci +1

      Very impressive especially considering his battle with a bipolar diagnosis

  • @rosaliaoliver-qv3gr
    @rosaliaoliver-qv3gr Před 6 měsíci +20

    I love his movies, he is so HANDSOME .

  • @MrPutrifyingEagor
    @MrPutrifyingEagor Před 3 měsíci +17

    I think a lot of the dislike or hatred towards Van Damme is pure Jealousy and bitterness, what he has achieved. Its amazing what he has accomplished both in the field of Marshal Arts, Dancing, and as an Actor. How can any human being not have respect for what he has achieved?

  • @AdoreYouInAshXI
    @AdoreYouInAshXI Před 5 měsíci +16

    "Every day I said 'thank you' in advance, for my success."
    Something the entitled youth of today should learn to do. JCVD is a legend of the 80's and 90's. He was my favorite of the action heroes (Arnold, Stallone, Norris, Willis, Segal etc.).

  • @rosaliaoliver-qv3gr
    @rosaliaoliver-qv3gr Před 6 měsíci +18

    Performing his arts he looks like a flying ANGEL !

  • @Back4Fungame
    @Back4Fungame Před 5 měsíci +18

    legendary 90s actor in my opinion, he might not have been a prize fighter, but the fight sequences in his films have been otherworldly to me, especially as a kid. didn't know he also had a formal ballett education, but in retrospect it surely has greatly enriched his fight coreographies

  • @puffsleeveskindagirl
    @puffsleeveskindagirl Před 5 měsíci +54

    My first celebrity crush when I was 12! ❤ I always root for him to be respected as an actor - and to his return to popularity. Those were days that action movies weren't just about explosions

    • @janis9523
      @janis9523 Před 5 měsíci

      Same

    • @NullScar
      @NullScar Před 5 měsíci +8

      My teenage crush was Mr Miyagi.

    • @TGF120
      @TGF120 Před 5 měsíci +2

      Right? It's why I literally quit watching movies it's all either explosions or sex

    • @djquinn11
      @djquinn11 Před 5 měsíci

      My teenage crush was Scarlet Johansson.

    • @NullScar
      @NullScar Před 5 měsíci

      @@djquinn11 She used to be married to Mr. Miyagi.

  • @Ryan_Powers25
    @Ryan_Powers25 Před 17 dny

    JCVD was a huge inspiration to a teenager in the early 1990s. Much the same way, Bruce Lee was and still is. No matter his off screen struggles, we grew up aspiring to achieve the greatness represented on the big screen. Those were much simpler times. Characters like those portrayed by JCVD represented the good we all hoped to live up to.

  • @ExMachina70
    @ExMachina70 Před 6 měsíci +19

    "I think I failed"
    I love the humble self reflection.

  • @LolaLaRue-sq6jm
    @LolaLaRue-sq6jm Před 5 měsíci +21

    JC is his own worst enemy. But I still believe he has a good heart. His ability to laugh at himself & his image is refreshing. I just wish for his own sake that he would get his act together and realize that his family is his greatest treasure.

    • @orangejjay
      @orangejjay Před 5 měsíci +2

      He's a guy who supports Trump and said he'd lose the 2016 election because of the Illuminati.
      Great guy! 😂😂

    • @garhpd
      @garhpd Před 5 měsíci +2

      Being bipolar might be the most difficult thing to overcome in life. He does great with what he has

    • @mindrover777
      @mindrover777 Před měsícem

      ​@illuminat* ? What is that?orangejjay

  • @barrymichaels2663
    @barrymichaels2663 Před 5 měsíci +9

    lots of Jean-Claude Van-Damage 💪

  • @JeffWarren47
    @JeffWarren47 Před 5 měsíci +35

    Jean Claude Van Damme is in the newest Mortal Kombat.
    I was holding back tears when I saw the trailer.

    • @MrMarukas86
      @MrMarukas86 Před 5 měsíci +9

      He was always Johny Cage in our minds. We all k ew that

    • @sherrher7218
      @sherrher7218 Před 5 měsíci

      Me indeed

    • @NeverCheckBackOnComments
      @NeverCheckBackOnComments Před 2 měsíci

      You almost cried over a game trailer......Holy.... Just.... Please don't reproduce.

  • @mikeydeloa7348
    @mikeydeloa7348 Před 5 měsíci +7

    I liked Van Damme's movies back in the Day. I preferred him over Segal because Van Damme never came off as a cocky or egotistical in his films. Wether he was as down to earth in real life I don't know, but at least to me, he was more likeable on screen.

  • @GTX1123
    @GTX1123 Před 4 měsíci +13

    I remember seeing him on a late night talk show in the 90's. He was so coked out of his mind he couldn't keep up with the interview. It was really shocking...

    • @antwanjwoods
      @antwanjwoods Před 3 měsíci +3

      Please send me the link to that

    • @GTX1123
      @GTX1123 Před 3 měsíci

      @@antwanjwoods Wish I could but I can't find it. I've scoured YT looking for it.

  • @KidFresh71
    @KidFresh71 Před 5 měsíci +26

    Van Damme (as the main villain) was the best part of any Expendables film. Kickboxer and Bloosport are iconic fighting flicks. But my own personal favorite JCVD flick has gotta be TimeCop. It's such guilty pleasure of peak cheesy 80's action.

    • @tequiuakanpol2062
      @tequiuakanpol2062 Před 3 měsíci

      What was the name of the movie where he's kind of a hillbilly he has a mullet in it I can't remember the name SMFH

    • @paulgc8290
      @paulgc8290 Před 3 měsíci

      ​@@tequiuakanpol2062Hard Target 🎯

    • @paulgc8290
      @paulgc8290 Před 3 měsíci

      Timecop was 1995

  • @sputumtube
    @sputumtube Před 5 měsíci +13

    Such a colourful character. Despite his failures and foibles, you can't help but love him.

  • @markandrewpaul4233
    @markandrewpaul4233 Před 5 měsíci +8

    Just an update guys, Van Damme is the voice of Johnny Cage in the new Mortal Kombat. Finally we got to see his likeness in the game. 👍👍👍

  • @glennso47
    @glennso47 Před 5 měsíci +8

    I like his Volvo Truck commercials where he does a stunt balancing between two semis.

  • @christinemerlino5080
    @christinemerlino5080 Před 15 dny

    I absolutely love love, love Van Damme. my brother made me watch bloodsport with him, and it was a wrap from there couldn’t get enough of him.

  • @stevegorel
    @stevegorel Před 6 měsíci +22

    you shouldve seen the lines and the fan base on comic con brussels 2023, they never had so many people showing up in all those years. traffic outside was crazy. Thousands stood hours in line, and paid 200 euro for a picture with JCVD, including me. i was stunned he still is so popular. people in line flew in from different countries just for the meet and a picture of 30 seconds..

  • @mattlubas4038
    @mattlubas4038 Před 5 měsíci +13

    Grew up watching him! Bloodsport! Kickboxer, Lion heart! He musta had wild times in the 90s lol glad he is still around!

  • @skunky-lee
    @skunky-lee Před 5 měsíci +5

    Regardless of his bad I always enjoyed watching all his movies and looked up to him

  • @bornstudio917
    @bornstudio917 Před 5 měsíci +19

    The story you have shared is simply amazing. He's an inspiration and a favorite act. Much love JCV

    • @Dar1usz
      @Dar1usz Před 5 měsíci

      Story is a lie, he had many fights even national where here they talk all fights before movies are fake.

  • @ArtByHazel
    @ArtByHazel Před 5 měsíci +27

    He’s inspirational.
    The human spirit is so strong.
    The man is a legend.

  • @beatyouonce
    @beatyouonce Před 5 měsíci +16

    Vandame also refused to do a jump in predator, saying he would break his legs. The next actor broke his legs doing it...

  • @sS-dh4ms
    @sS-dh4ms Před 5 měsíci +8

    Only ups and downs can make you understand the meaning of life and become a better person how to have impact on others.

  • @MarkVickers-xq9si
    @MarkVickers-xq9si Před 5 měsíci +9

    I love this guy , much as I love Jackie Chan . I especially love that scene where he's dancing, slightly drunk , and fights off guys who've been told inflammatory lies by his Teacher ! 😆

  • @TigerUppercut.00
    @TigerUppercut.00 Před 5 měsíci +8

    I always like the guy.. he was my hero when I was young.. and he is still my hero now..

  • @Sarappreciates
    @Sarappreciates Před 13 dny

    Jean-Claude Van Johnson was surprisingly hilarious with some fun action stunts. I'd watch more of him.

  • @americanosbadassius9292
    @americanosbadassius9292 Před 5 měsíci +13

    Overall, you did a pretty good job on this biography and I liked it - thank you!

  • @johncollins9989
    @johncollins9989 Před 5 měsíci +9

    You know, he was my hero growing up. I knew everything about him. He was everything I wasn't.. And looking back and seeing what type of "man" he truly was, he didn't deserve my adoration.. as 42 year old adult my definition of hero has changed. I've reevaluated what a hero is. No one is perfect and we all mistakes but the pedestals that we put ppl on that we truly don't even know is undeserving and crazy. I loved this guy he meant everything to me as a child growing up without a father. But he's nothing like what I want to be.

  • @linw8483
    @linw8483 Před 5 měsíci +26

    Still a favorite action star.❤😊

  • @GodWinsInTheEnd
    @GodWinsInTheEnd Před 5 měsíci +7

    I always thought it was absolutely hilarious when Van Damme played Americans. With a thick accent like that... just hilarious.

  • @pigeonsil240sx
    @pigeonsil240sx Před 5 měsíci +2

    I still remember what the double impact movie poster said,.. "twin brothers separated by violence, one packs a punch one packs a peace but together they deliver" I only know this because me and my stepbrother had to wait 30 minutes to get picked up after watching it and we kept repeating the line out of boredom.

  • @FlipNasty1
    @FlipNasty1 Před 5 měsíci +7

    He is a legend... and an open book! Hope you do him right with this

  • @xfxrxmxt1981
    @xfxrxmxt1981 Před 5 měsíci +24

    He has lived a great life. He sought his dream. A gigolo, actor and martial artist

  • @Sadlander2
    @Sadlander2 Před 5 měsíci +35

    There's something that wasn't mentioned, something that everyone in France and Belgium thinks about when thinking about Jean Claude: the things he often said on French TV shows, his "philosophical" quotes! Sometimes, it didn't make sense (to everyone else but to him) but often, he would say something deep but use weird analogies and people just laughed at what he was saying. There are even websites dedicated to his quotes! He would say things like:
    *_"I am fascinated by the air. If we removed the air from the sky, all the birds would fall to the ground...and the airplanes too. At the same time, the air, you can't touch it. It exists and it doesn't exist. It feeds the man without him being hungry, it's magic! The air is beautiful but at the same time, you can't see it. It's soft but you can't touch it. The air is a bit like my brain."_*
    or here, where he was invited and interviewed on the French version of a "Big Brother" kind of show, talking to the Big Brother participants:
    *_"You have to believe even more what you believe and when you start to believe what you believe, there is no one in the world who can move you!"_* _(the participants started clapping but he wanted them take him seriously and to think about what he just said instead of just clapping because they're just supposed to. Weary and annoyed, he said)_ *_"Oh no, stop the clapping! Fucking hell, stop with this bullshit! I'm being real with you, I'm not in show-business mode, okay?"_*

    • @movement2contact
      @movement2contact Před 5 měsíci +3

      I'm hooked, I need to find more of these! Thanks for the laugh ✌😁

    • @Veldtian1
      @Veldtian1 Před 5 měsíci +4

      A megalomaniacal quasi intellectual guru too, Van Damme never fails to surprise.

    • @ExperiencedGhost
      @ExperiencedGhost Před 5 měsíci +2

      Well I wouldn't say that all Belgians thinks "something" about his quotes. For example I've never heard him speak on TV in Belgium. Perhaps you don't know but Belgium is divided in 2 regions: Flemish and French speaking people. Because he rather like to speak French, perhaps he was on the French speaking TV stations. And I didn't watched those channels. Yes I'm Belgian.
      I lived in the town where he once used to live, that was a Flemish speaking own by the way. He was already gone when I went there. My father was born and raised there, so we went living there when I was 12. Before we lived in Brussels. In the same street where he lived in that Flemish town (Affligem - known in America for their beer), some family of his was still living there - a few houses away from the house where he used to live. I knew them briefly. Mother: Stephanie, her 2 daughters: Valerie and Barbara. Dad: I saw him only once. Busy man, he had a company. I've even taken a picture of them, they were 19 and 15 if I remember correctly. I don't know much about JC, actually not more than you, except for what I told here. He had in gym in Brussels once. He's still coming to Belgium to meet his family and some friends. That's all I know.

    • @luv2travel2000
      @luv2travel2000 Před 5 měsíci

      ​@@ExperiencedGhostInteresting comment to read. Thanks for sharing.

    • @luv2travel2000
      @luv2travel2000 Před 5 měsíci

      @sadlander2 Interesting that there is a website posting his quotes. :)

  • @missvida6251
    @missvida6251 Před 5 měsíci +5

    JCVD was a 10 in his prime. He waa beyond handsome, charismatic and amazing in his art.

  • @dianalcross
    @dianalcross Před 5 měsíci +6

    Wow, I never knew he did so many movies!! You've opened my eyes with your amazing fountain of information! Thanks so much for sharing !!

  • @amyevans1118
    @amyevans1118 Před 5 měsíci +15

    I do enjoy watching him dance and his martial arts. I have not heard of any Boxer who competes or Mixed Martial Artists that doesn't take ballet classes. It's an important part of training. Mohammed Ali talked about taking these classes.

  • @josron6088
    @josron6088 Před 6 měsíci +26

    "How can you work that hard you just give all your money away"comedian Bill Burr. When I quit or get fired from my job I don't still get paid. These divorce settlements are insane and these guys just keep on doing it.

  • @janinesemper1119
    @janinesemper1119 Před 5 měsíci +10

    I still ❤ all of his movies 😊😊❤❤

  • @DickEnsaiyu
    @DickEnsaiyu Před 3 měsíci

    That last kick to my dad's nutz was the end of watching any material arts movies. Thank you very much Jan Claude van damn! And kick boxing from the 1998 days. Rest in peace old man. I miss you.

  • @emimon2351
    @emimon2351 Před 6 měsíci +12

    What the hell did he do to his wife for her to be covered in blood??!

    • @jebby16
      @jebby16 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Yea, they skipped over that real quick like.

  • @PhoenixA380
    @PhoenixA380 Před 5 měsíci +4

    Very good channel, I enjoy all of your episodes so far, keep up the good work!

  • @JYZProductions
    @JYZProductions Před 5 měsíci +6

    I would have mentioned how he was diagnosed for being bipolar in the late 90s and his spousal abuse. I love his movies but just because I do it doesn't mean he's a saint.

    • @slinkiegirl2001
      @slinkiegirl2001 Před 4 měsíci +1

      listen a lot of these celebs have 2 faces one for the public the other for behind closed doors, look at Saville, glitter

    • @vandamme6379
      @vandamme6379 Před 4 měsíci

      Stop comparing a Bi-polar veteran actor to the likes of British Paedos.@@slinkiegirl2001

  • @deanmanly7622
    @deanmanly7622 Před 5 měsíci +4

    Jean-Claude reminds me of Patric Swazee, both a master of there career's.
    Non judgemental, you can't judge someone you don't know.
    I wish him well.
    I'm guessing there's some jealousy out there.

  • @nio5844
    @nio5844 Před 5 měsíci +4

    It’s more about his health struggles & Hollywood new age of films more than him getting blacklist …. He had a great run

  • @davidsmallwood8386
    @davidsmallwood8386 Před 5 měsíci +8

    Great retrospective on Van Damme. Will you be doing a Dolph Lundgren episode in the future? Great Channel 💯👊

  • @andrewmiller1129
    @andrewmiller1129 Před 5 měsíci +2

    The man, the mith, the legend! Thank you for entertaining me over the years! 😊

  • @pinokio3785
    @pinokio3785 Před 4 měsíci +2

    In the 90's my uncle would alwas bring bloodsport on VHS with him when he visited us every weekend. We were all JCVD fans.

  • @cubanref9670
    @cubanref9670 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Bloodsport and Kickboxer were the reason I started Karate at 6. JCVD is a legend.

  • @mariagabrielle6383
    @mariagabrielle6383 Před 5 měsíci +9

    God doesn't give you fame. That's Satan's game.

    • @youknowkbbaby
      @youknowkbbaby Před 5 měsíci +5

      Exactly just like the mega church preachers 😅

  • @xebatansis
    @xebatansis Před 5 měsíci +12

    I loved his movies as a kid. To me he was up there with Schwarzenegger and Willis.

  • @Davido50
    @Davido50 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Now i have to grab some JCVD dvds 📀 from the ole collection to watch this wknd. He was a BONIFIED movie star! It never lasts forever. Nothing does. -NY

  • @billywiththebulgingbaloonb5105

    For us millenials and 90s kids, JCVD will always be a hero!

  • @mikkenieminen9603
    @mikkenieminen9603 Před 5 měsíci +9

    a fantastic action actor. Hard Target is the best one and very funny too. Lance Henriksen as the main villain deserves an oscar too.

  • @omerdama1713
    @omerdama1713 Před 5 měsíci +4

    if even Bolo young is impressed by Van Dammes performance that said enough. we always awaited his next film to be seen on VHS later on DVD😂

  • @adaoramadike3543
    @adaoramadike3543 Před 3 měsíci

    This is a fantastic story, I grew up on Van Damme’s films as a child and loved them, to tell you the truth I thoroughly enjoyed this video, I will check out other biographies from your channel.

  • @RELGARAX
    @RELGARAX Před 5 měsíci +1

    Thanks For All The Awesome Movies My Friend.

  • @krono5el
    @krono5el Před 6 měsíci +17

    Still an absolute Legend :D

  • @ibeethatoneguy7807
    @ibeethatoneguy7807 Před 5 měsíci +3

    He ain't blacklisted. Yea he's not a blockbuster leading man these days but he's not blacklisted

  • @Asher-Sky
    @Asher-Sky Před 3 měsíci +1

    He was in most of my favorite movies and continues to play good roles. A great force in the industry, loves his kids/family and overcame much. In short he is a legend.👍

  • @IriaChannel
    @IriaChannel Před 2 měsíci +1

    12:41 "no no no... It's dux"
    "gotcha! like put up your dukes, right?"

  • @ROCKIN-AL
    @ROCKIN-AL Před 6 měsíci +9

    The massive alimony cost is certainly a lot of money, but, an egotist playing the field must pay the price for playing the game, surely he's not stupid enough not to realise that, and the abuse is completely unacceptable in my opinion 38:55

  • @marclussier7350
    @marclussier7350 Před 5 měsíci +9

    He s not bipolar, he just did too much cocaine

  • @ernesto5740
    @ernesto5740 Před 5 měsíci +6

    He prayed and prayed then found two rich women and paid for everything he prayed !!!!! How inspirational story !!!!!🙃🤔

  • @ekaterinabankevitch8513
    @ekaterinabankevitch8513 Před 5 měsíci +7

    Excelent story and very interesting visual matirial. Started listening the video while cooking a meal, and had to watch it, because of images. I was never a fan of this actor, but was curious to know what happened to a handsom J-C. Was impressed od his career and a personal life. Thank you for composing an amazing document.

  • @frogtastic1000
    @frogtastic1000 Před 5 měsíci +3

    Good documentary, was a fan of JCVD back in the day

  • @fistofsunstoyourface
    @fistofsunstoyourface Před 6 měsíci +16

    His bad decisions are all on him. He had every opportunity have some integrity but chose otherwise. It's sad he chose a life of lies and falsehoods but he made his bed. Now he must sleep in it.

    • @alwkicksta
      @alwkicksta Před 6 měsíci +5

      What are the lies?
      Btw. He's sleeping with a 30+ million dollar net worth from overcoming great odds and becoming a successful movie star. Three children and a long time wife that love him very much. Dogs that love him very much. Both parents still alive and a sister who love him very much. A life of luxury, travel, notariety, high end resturants, women everywhere who like him, nice homes, and nice cars. I think he's sleeping very well and is unphased by someone who is off the mark about him and his life. Haters. It's just what comes with the territory unfortunately when a person has fame and fortune.
      Another example, Will Smith has to deal with the attempt at public embarrassment against his manhood with the gay slander.
      Haters haters haters

  • @nickk7425
    @nickk7425 Před 3 měsíci +1

    One thing I've noticed about guys like JVD and Arnold the guys that came to the US from Europe and made it big in Hollywood. Their English may not have been very good, and may not have been the best actors, but they still managed to get very far in Hollywood because they were very Charming and had a charisma factor...

    • @walterraulerson2986
      @walterraulerson2986 Před 2 měsíci

      Arnold had james Cameron the terminator van Damme has people no one has ever heard of except Woo

  • @darthsynchronic
    @darthsynchronic Před 5 měsíci +3

    Jean-Claude Van Damme did finally appear as a playable character in the VIDEO GAME "MORTAL KOMBAT 1" 2023.. including voice over work with the video game character as well.