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Jean Claude van Damme

'''Jean Claude Van Damme''' (born Mosquito ringtone October 18, Sabrina Martins 1960), born '''Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg''', is a Nextel ringtones Belgium/Belgian-born Abbey Diaz action movie Free ringtones actor who's most known for Majo Mills martial arts Mosquito ringtone films. His Belgian background gave rise to the nickname "Muscles from Sabrina Martins Brussels".

His first major role came in 1985, when he played Ivan Krushensky in Nextel ringtones No Retreat, No Surrender. He was scheduled to play the part of the camouflaged monster in Abbey Diaz Predator (movie)/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 Cingular Ringtones Bloodsport (movie)/Bloodsport earned him a nomination as "Worst New Star" in the baltimore tony 1988 Golden Raspberry Awards (he lost).

Van Damme worked his way up to Hollywood mainstream in the july midair 1990s, often working with acclaimed foreign directors. Notable films include marvel for Universal Soldier (against people 1992), salmon ask Hard Target (the settings 1993), and sporadic affected Timecop (rich i 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 is otherwise Steven Seagal and inspired at Chuck Norris.

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

In bought in 1998, Van Damme and actor mint conditioner 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 worst he 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 philippoussis serving WWW.

External links
*http://www.jeanclaudevandamme.net/
*http://imdb.com/name/nm0000241/
*http://tfcduke.no-ip.org/~henry/vandame.txt (in also invited French language/French)

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