Jean-Claude Van Damme

Co-starring with JCVD in Universal Soldier: A New Dimension were his son Kristopher, Andrei Arlovski, Dolph Lundgren and Scott Adkins.

JCVD starred in the third sequel to Universal Soldier in 2012's Universal Soldier: A New Dimension.

Co-starring with JCVD in Six Bullets were his son Kristopher, his daughter Bianca, and Stargate Atlantis's Joe Flannigan.

JCVD starred in the 2012 movie Six Bullets.

Co-starring alongside JCVD in Dragon Eyes were Peter Weller, Cung Le and JCVD's son Kristopher.

JCVD starred in the 2012 movie Dragon Eyes.

JCVD had a small role in the 2012 Russian movie Rzhevskiy protiv Napoleona.

JCVD had a small role in the 2011 French movie Beur sur la ville.

JCVD's highest grossing movie was 1994's Timecop which took $100,000,000 worldwide, almost $200,000,000 in today's money.

JCVD starred in the 2011 movie Assassination Games.

JCVD starred in the 2010 movie The Eagle Path, which was not released until June 2012.

Dolph Lundgren from the first movie returned, and mixed martial arts fighter and former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski also made an appearance in Universal Soldier: Regeneration.

JCVD starred in the second sequal to Universal Soldier in the 2009 movie Universal Soldier: Regeneration.

JCVD finally found critical acclaim in the French spoken 2008 movie, JCVD.

JCVD starred in the 2008 movie The Shephard, alongside English super kicker Scott Adkins.

JCVD starred in the 2007 movie Until Death.

JCVD had a small role in the 2006 Turkish movie Sinav.

JCVD starred in the 2006 movie The Hard Corps.

JCVD starred in the 2004 movie Wake of Death.

Van Damme starred in the 2003 movie In Hell.

JCVD starred in the 2002 movie Derailed.

Co-starring in JCVD in The Order were Charlton Heston, Ben Cross, and Brian Thompson.

JCVD starred in the 2001 movie The Order.

Co-starring with JCVD in Replicant were Michael Rooker and Catherine Dent.

Starred in the 2001 movie Replicant.

Co-starring in Inferno with JCVD were Danny Trejo and Pat Morita from Karate Kid fame.

Starred in the 1999 movie Inferno.

JCVD starred in his very first sequel in the 1999 movie Universal Soldier : The Return.

JCVD starred in the 1998 movie Legionnaire.

Co-starring in Knock Off with Van Damme were Paul Sorvino and Rob Schneider.

Van Damme starred in the 1998 movie Knock Off, again directed by Tsui hark.

Mickey Rourke played the bad guy in Van Damme's 1997 movie Double Team.

Famed Asian action director Tsui Hark directed JCVD alongside Dennis Rodman in the 1997 movie Double Team.

JCVD plays identical twins again in the 1997 movie Maximum Risk, alongside Natasha Henstridge from Species fame.

Co-starring in The Quest were Roger Moore, James Remar, and former JCVD bad guy Abdel Qissi.

JCVD starred in the 1996 movie The Quest.

Co-Starring in Sudden Death were Powers Boothe and Justified's Raymond J. Barry.

JCVD went all Die Hard at an ice hockey stadium in the 1995 movie Sudden Death.

Co-Starring in Street Fighter were Wes Studi, Raul Julia, Ming-Na, Kylie Minogue and Simon Callow.

JCVD starred in the widely panned 1994 movie Street Fighter.

Timecop was JCVD's first and only $100,000,000 movie (close to 200 million in today's money), and co-starred Mia Sara and Joel Silver.

JCVD's third venture into sci-fi came with the 1994 movie Timecop.

Famous Asian action director John Woo directed JCVD's 1993 movie Hard Target. Lance Henriksen plays the bad guy.

Co-stars in the movie Nowhere to Run included Ted Levine, Rosanna Arquette, Kieran Culkin and Joss Ackland.

JCVD added a little romance to his action repertoire with the 1993 movie Nowhere to Run.

JCVD went back down the sci-fi road with the 1992 movie Universal Soldier, alongside Dolph Lundgren.

Co-stars in the movie Double Impact included former Miss Universe Corey Everson, Juliette Lewis's father Geoffrey, and Bolo Yeung from Enter the Dragon fame.

JCVD played identical twins separated at birth in the the 1991 movie Double Impact.

JCVD starred in the gritty 1990 prison movie Death Warrant.

JCVD starred in the 1990 movie Lionheart, aka A.W.O.L, aka Wrong Bet, with his childhood friend Michel Qissi's brother Abdel Qissi, playing the imposing bad guy - Atilla!

JCVD starred in the 1989 movie Kickboxer, with his childhood friend Michel Qizzi playing the bad guy, and real world kickboxing world champion Dennis Alexio playing his crippled brother.

JCVD's popularity continued to grow with the 1989 sci-fi flick Cyborg.

In 1988 JCVD played the bad guy again opposite Sho Kosugi in the Movie Black Eagle.

JCVD's fist starring role came in the 1988 movie Bloodsport.

JCVD was originally the guy inside the Predator suit in the first movie. After showing concerns of the safety of the suit he was replaced by 7'2 Kevin Peter Hall.

JVCD's fifth role was his biggest yet, playing the Russian bad guy Ivan in the 1986 movie No Retreat No Surrender.

JCVD's fourth role was an uncredited part in the 1984 Chuck Norris movie Missing in Action.

JCVD's 3rd role was a bit part in the 1984 movie Breakin'.

JCVD's second role was an uncredited part in the 1984 French movie Rue Barbare.

JCVD's first movie was playing a gay karate instructor in the 1984 movie Monaco Forever.

JCVD suffers from bipolar disorder.

Universal Soldier: Regeneration was the 3rd movie in the series.

JCVD starred along side British kicker Scott Adkins in the 2011 movie Assassination Games.

JCVD's reality show - JCVD: Behind Closed Doors premiered in the UK on March 22nd.

JCVD gave his voice for Kung Fu Panda 2, as Master Croc.

JCVD turned down a large role in the first Expendables movie with Sylvester Stallone.

Jean-Claude suffered his only defeat to a Belgium fighter, Patrick Teugels, at the World Full-Contact Championships in Florida.

Jean was the inspiration for the character Johnny Cage from Mortal Kombat. One of Johnny Cage's special moves was where he did the splits and punched his opponent in the groin, as seen when Van Damme's character, Frank Dux, punches a huge Japanese opponent in Bloodsport (1988).

At the tender age of 19, JCVD could bench press 166 kg.

Jean adopted 'Van Damme' to his name from one of his friend's father name considering it's punchy, short and clear than his original name 'Van Varenberg'.

JCVD formerly sparred with Chuck Norris in the 80's..

Before seeking fame in America JCVD opened and ran a fitness center called California Fitness Center.

Jean speaks fluent Flemish, English, French, Spanish and German.

Jean was sued in 1989 for accidentally gouging out the eye of an extra in a swordfight in the film Cyborg.

Jean Claude decided not to make movies in America anymore, as the fight sequences are so intense he fears being sued.

Jean's trademark is his 360-degree helicopter kick.

Jean's parents are Eugene and Eliana Van Varenberg.

Jean was involved in Karateka before he hit the big screen. He competed under the name of Jean-Claude Varenberg. Jean was a middleweight fighter and won a championship in 1980 in Europe.

JCVD's most well know moniker is The Muscles from Brussels.