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jean claude van damme blue background birthdate : october 18 , 1960 where : brussels , belgium height : 510 " nickname : muscles from brussels jean claude van damme was born october 18 , 1960 , to eugene and elaina van varenberg in sint agatha , belgium . jean claude studied martial arts since he was 12 years old , when his father took him to train under claude goetz . jean claudes study of the martial arts was intense he went on to become a member of karate team belgium , and eventually won the european professional karate associations middleweight championship . always ambitious and a motivated entrepreneur , jean claude opened the california gym while still in his teens . then , in 1982 , jean claude moved to hollywood to pursue his goal of becoming a star . his big break came when he performed a spin kick in front of producer menahem golan , ceo of menahem pictures , outside of a hollywood restaurant . golan was so impressed by jean claudes ability , he hired him for 1987s martial arts classic , bloodsport still a favorite among martial arts / action fans . jean claudes superb athleticism , attained through years of karate , ballet and bodybuilding training , has made him an acclaimed , international action star . during his career , jean claude has been nominated three times ( 1992 , 1993 , & 1994 ) for an mtv movie award , in the most desirable male category , and was nominated for best actor by the video premier awards for his dual role in 2001s replicant . jean claude is currently working on his latest film , wake of death , which is being shot in england and south africa . jean claude is married and he has three children , kristopher , bianca and nicolas . muscles from brussels bio bytes appeared in the music video and sang in the choir for the song , voices that care appeared in the smithereens time wont let me music video appear in a print advertisement for the gap appeared in megadeths crush em music video hosted the 1996 world music awards ? |
