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Jean Claude Van Damme (born October 18, 1960), born Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg, is a Belgian-born action movie actor who's most known for martial arts films. His Belgian background gave rise to the nickname "Muscles from Brussels".

His first major role came in 1985, when he played Ivan Krushensky in No Retreat, No Surrender. He was scheduled to play the part of the camouflaged monster in Predator. Wearing a heavy costume in the jungle was rough and Van Damme was unhappy with his role. How he left the picture is disputed: some say he quit, others say he was replaced when the character was revised. Van Damme claims he intentionally got fired so he could move on to other films. Van Damme's appearance in Bloodsport earned him a nomination as "Worst New Star" in the 1988 Golden Raspberry Awards (he lost).

Van Damme worked his way up to Hollywood mainstream in the 1990s, often working with acclaimed foreign directors. Notable films include Universal Soldier (1992), Hard Target (1993), and Timecop (1994). In most of his movies, he plays a prize fighter, policeman, or soldier. By the end of the 1990s his high-profile career had faded but he continues to star in smaller, often direct-to-video, films. His movies have earned over US$650 million worldwide, earning him a place in the action movie world along with others like Steven Seagal and Chuck Norris.

Van Damme has won a number of European karate championships. He has had troubles with cocaine and is also reported to have experienced bipolar disorder. He has been married five times, including two marriages with his current wife Gladys Portugues.

In 1998, Van Damme and actor Chuck Zito engaged in a fistfight at a New York city bar. Chuck Zito floored Van Damme with two punches.

In the French-speaking world, Jean-Claude Van Damme is well-known for the picturesque aphorisms that he delivers on a wide range of topics (personal well-being, ecology, etc.) in a strange mixture of French and English. He is especially well-known for his usage of the word aware (in English). Lists of Van Damme quotes are compiled and available on the WWW.


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Lists of Van Damme quotes are compiled and available on the WWW. Some of Renée Adorée’s films:. He is especially well-known for his usage of the word aware (in English). She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1601 Vine Street. In the French-speaking world, Jean-Claude Van Damme is well-known for the picturesque aphorisms that he delivers on a wide range of topics (personal well-being, ecology, etc.) in a strange mixture of French and English. She is interred in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, California. Chuck Zito floored Van Damme with two punches. Renée Adorée lived only a few years longer, passing away a few days after her 35th birthday on October 5, 1933 in Tujunga, California.

In 1998, Van Damme and actor Chuck Zito engaged in a fistfight at a New York city bar. That year she was diagnosed with tuberculosis and was forced to retire from the film industry. He has been married five times, including two marriages with his current wife Gladys Portugues. By the end of 1930, she had appeared in forty-five films. He has had troubles with cocaine and is also reported to have experienced bipolar disorder. She would star opposite Lon Chaney and her former brother-in-law Owen Moore, make three more films with John Gilbert, and star in four films with another leading Hollywood actor, the Latin star, Ramon Novarro. Van Damme has won a number of European karate championships. With the advent of sound in film, Renée Adorée was one of the fortunate ones whose voice came over well enough to continue acting.

His movies have earned over US$650 million worldwide, earning him a place in the action movie world along with others like Steven Seagal and Chuck Norris. She is most famous for her role as "Melisande" in the melodramatic romance movie The Big Parade, that became one of MGM's biggest hits of all time and a film historians rank as one of the best films made in the silent film era. Co-starring John Gilbert, The Big Parade is still shown on television today and is available on video. By the end of the 1990s his high-profile career had faded but he continues to star in smaller, often direct-to-video, films. Despite her petite stature, Renée Adorée’s sensuous beauty and penetrating eyes made for a compelling presence on the black and white screen. In most of his movies, he plays a prize fighter, policeman, or soldier. Adorée married a second time to Sherman Gill. Notable films include Universal Soldier (1992), Hard Target (1993), and Timecop (1994). The marriage did not last and in 1925, Ms.

Van Damme worked his way up to Hollywood mainstream in the 1990s, often working with acclaimed foreign directors. Six weeks after their meeting, Renée Adorée married Tom Moore on February 12, 1921 in his home in Beverly Hills, California. Van Damme's appearance in Bloodsport earned him a nomination as "Worst New Star" in the 1988 Golden Raspberry Awards (he lost). While in New York City on New Year’s Eve 1920 she met Tom Moore (1883-1955). Fifteen years her senior, Tom Moore and his brothers were very successful Hollywood actors. Van Damme claims he intentionally got fired so he could move on to other films. In 1920, given the exotic French name Renée Adorée by the studio, she appeared in her first motion picture. How he left the picture is disputed: some say he quit, others say he was replaced when the character was revised. From there, she went on to New York City where she continued to work in the theatre until the opportunity came to work in the motion picture business.

Wearing a heavy costume in the jungle was rough and Van Damme was unhappy with his role. She was performing in Russia when World War I broke out and fled to London, England. He was scheduled to play the part of the camouflaged monster in Predator. In her teen years she began acting in minor stage productions and toured Europe with her troupe. His first major role came in 1985, when he played Ivan Krushensky in No Retreat, No Surrender. Born Jeanne de La Fonte in Lille, Nord, France, she was the daughter of circus artists who, by age five, was performing in the circus with her parents. His Belgian background gave rise to the nickname "Muscles from Brussels". Renée Adorée (September 30, 1898–October 5, 1933) was a French actress.

Jean Claude Van Damme (born October 18, 1960), born Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg, is a Belgian-born action movie actor who's most known for martial arts films. Redemption - (1930). The Singer From Seville - (1930). Call of the Flesh - (1930). The Spieler - (1930).

Tide of Empire - (1929). Redemption - (1929). The Pagan - (1929). Show People - (1928).

The Michigan Kid - (1928). The Mating Call - (1928). Forbidden Hours - (1928). A Certain Young Man - (1928).

The Cossacks - (1928). On The Boulevard - (1927). Heaven on Earth - (1927). The Show - (1927).

Wu - (1927). Mr. Back to God's Country - (1927). Tin Gods - (1926).

Flaming Forest - (1926). The Exquisite Sinner - (1926). Blarney - (1926). The Blackbird - (1926).

La Bohème - (1926). Parisian Nights - (1925). Man and Maid - (1925). Excuse Me - (1925).

An Exchange of Wives - (1925). The Big Parade - (1925). Women Who Give - (1924). A Man's Mate - (1924).

The Bandolero - (1924). Excuse Me - (1924). The Eternal Struggle - (1923). Mixed Faces - (1923).

Day Dreams - (1923). Monte Cristo - (1922). West of Chicago - (1922). Made In Heaven - (1921) , co-starring her husband, Tom Moore.

The Strongest - (1920).