Jean-Claude Van Damme

Jean-Claude Van Damme

Born: October 18, 1960
in Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Brussels, Belgium
Van Damme was born Jean-Claude Camille François van Varenberg in Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Brussels, Belgium, to Eliana and Eugène van Varenberg, an accountant. “The Muscles from Brussels” started martial arts at the age of eleven. His father introduced him to martial arts when he saw his son was physically weak. At the age of 12, van Damme began his martial arts training at Centre National De Karate (National Center of Karate) under the guidance of Master Claude Goetz in Ixelles, Belgium. Van Damme trained for 4 years and earned a spot on the Belgium Karate Team. He won the European professional karate association's middleweight championship as a teenager, and also beat the 2nd best karate fighter in the world. His goal was to be number one but got sidetracked when he left his hometown of Brussels.

In 1976 at the age of sixteen, Jean-Claude started his Martial Arts fight career. Jean-Claude retired from martial arts in 1982, following a knockout over Nedjad Gharbi in Brussels, Belgium. Jean-Claude posted a 18-1 (18 knockouts) kickboxing record, and a semi-contact record of 41-4. He came to Hong Kong at the age of 19 for the first time and felt insured to do action movies in Hong Kong. In 1981, van Damme moved to Los Angeles. He took English classes while working as carpet layer, pizza delivery man, limo driver, and thanks to Chuck Norris he got a job as a bouncer at a club. Norris gave van Damme a small role in the movie Missing in Action (1984), but it wasn't good enough to get anybody's attention. In 1984, he got his first significant role as a villain named Ivan in the low-budget movie, No Retreat, No Surrender (1986). Then one day, while walking on the streets, Jean-Claude spotted a producer for Cannon Pictures and showed some of his martial arts abilities which led to a role in Bloodsport (1988). The movie, filmed in Hong Kong, was so bad when it was completed, it was shelved for almost two years. It might have never been released if van Damme did not help them to re-cut the film and begged producers to release it. They finally released the film, first in Malaysia and France and then into the US shot on a meager 1.5 million dollar budget, it became a US box-office hit in the spring of 1988. It made about 30 million worldwide and audiences supported this film for its new sensational action star, Jean-Claude van Damme.

His good looks led to starring roles in higher budgeted movies like Cyborg (1989), AWOL: Absent Without Leave (1990), Double Impact (1991) and Universal Soldier (1992). In 1994, he scored with his big breakthrough $100 million worldwide hit Timecop (1994). But in the meantime, his personal life was coming apart. A divorce, followed by a new marriage, followed by another divorce. It began to show up in his career when his projects began to tank at the box office: The Quest (1996), which he directed; Maximum Risk (1996) and Double Team (1997). The three films made less than $50 million combined. In 1999, he remarried his ex-wife, Gladys Portugues, and restarted his lost career to attain new goals. With help from his family, he faced his problems and made movies like Replicant (2001), Derailed (2002), and In Hell (2003).

Movies for Jean-Claude Van Damme...

Darkness of Man
Title: Darkness of Man
Character: Russell Hatch
Released: May 7, 2024
Type: Movie
Russell Hatch, an Interpol operative who takes on the role of father figure to Jayden, the son of an informant killed in a routine raid gone wrong. Years later, Hatch finds himself protecting Jayden and his uncle from a group of merciless gangs in an all-out turf war, stopping at nothing to protect Jayden and fight anyone getting in his way. Including supposed allies with hidden agendas and nefarious intents.
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Jean-Claude van Damme: Karate King
Title: Jean-Claude van Damme: Karate King
Character: Self - Portait Subject & Interviewee (archive)
Released: March 17, 2023
Type: Movie
An American low-budget action film celebrated an unexpected worldwide success in 1988: "Bloodsport". With its, the world of film fans and martial arts cinema discovered a new idol: Jean-Claude Van Damme. In the 1970s there was Bruce Lee, but at the end of the 1980s a Belgian won the day. Van Damme was a karate master and had unparalleled strength and flexibility. For ten years he was one of Hollywood's hottest action stars. But excessive overconfidence and drugs bring him down again. At home in Europe he becomes a laughing stock on talk shows. Only with "JCVD" does he manage to get back on his feet, playing his character with perspective and self-irony, but without ever giving up the reputation that his action films brought him and which has been a cult for several generations. The highs and lows of his eventful life are told through archive footage and contributions from people close to the popular Belgian actor.
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Minions: The Rise of Gru
Title: Minions: The Rise of Gru
Character: Jean Clawed (voice)
Released: June 29, 2022
Type: Movie
A fanboy of a supervillain supergroup known as the Vicious 6, Gru hatches a plan to become evil enough to join them, with the backup of his followers, the Minions.
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Title: Ramez Movie Star
Released: April 2, 2022
Type: TV
Ramez and co-host Jean-Claude Van Damme trick the stars into thinking they’ll shoot an action-packed movie/ad with the superstar before the actual stunt begins.
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Haters
Title: Haters
Character: Jean-Claude Van Damme
Released: December 3, 2021
Type: Movie
Internet humor star Thomas the Lama gets out of hand in a video. He becomes the target of all haters and his life falls apart. To win back his girlfriend and his audience, he decides to go meet his 10 biggest detractors to see if they can say, face to face, what they write on his page - Each meeting promises to be epic.
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The Last Mercenary
Title: The Last Mercenary
Character: Richard Brumére
Released: July 30, 2021
Type: Movie
A legendary secret service agent comes out of hiding and returns to France to help the son he's never met get out of trouble.
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Monsieur Jean-Claude
Title: Monsieur Jean-Claude
Character: (uncredited)
Released: July 15, 2021
Type: Movie
Jean-Claude Van Damme is back, and this time it's personal. Seventy-two photograms constructed from a 35mm trailer of JCVD's opus The Quest (1996). Re-examining conceptions of masculinity by deconstructing some of the images I watched repeatedly as a child.
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JCVD's Day Out
Title: JCVD's Day Out
Character: JCVD
Released: March 27, 2020
Type: Movie
Action superstar Jean-Claude Van Damme tries to avoid spreading Covid-19 on his day out.
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In Search of the Last Action Heroes
Title: In Search of the Last Action Heroes
Released: September 1, 2019
Type: Movie
The most comprehensive retrospective of the '80s action film genre ever made.
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Title: The UnXplained
Character: Self
Released: July 19, 2019
Type: TV
Explore the world’s most fascinating, strange and inexplicable mysteries. Each episode features compelling contributions from scientists, historians, witnesses and experiencers—each seeking to shed light on how the seemingly impossible actually can happen.
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The Making of Double Impact, Parts 1 & 2
Title: The Making of Double Impact, Parts 1 & 2
Released: May 28, 2019
Type: Movie
Jean-Claude van Damme, Sheldon Lettich and more discuss the 1991 film "Double Impact" from inception to reception.
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We Die Young
Title: We Die Young
Character: Daniel
Released: May 9, 2019
Type: Movie
Lucas, a 14-year-old boy inducted into the gang life in Washington D.C., is determined that his 10-year-old brother won't follow the same path. When an Afghanistan war veteran comes into the neighborhood, an opportunity arises.
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The Bouncer
Title: The Bouncer
Character: Lukas
Released: August 22, 2018
Type: Movie
A tough nightclub bouncer struggling to raise his 8-year-old daughter is forced to go undercover after an unfortunate event.
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Black Water
Title: Black Water
Character: Wheeler
Released: May 18, 2018
Type: Movie
A deep cover operative awakens to find himself imprisoned on a submarine. With the help of a fellow prisoner and an amateur agent, he must race against the clock to escape the vessel and expose who set him up.
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Kickboxer: Retaliation
Title: Kickboxer: Retaliation
Character: Master Durand
Released: January 26, 2018
Type: Movie
One year after the events of "Kickboxer: Vengeance", Kurt Sloan has vowed never to return to Thailand. However, while gearing up for a MMA title shot, he finds himself sedated and forced back into Thailand, this time in prison. He is there because the ones responsible want him to face a 6'8" 400 lbs. beast named Mongkut and in return for the fight, Kurt will get two million dollars and his freedom back. Kurt at first refuses, in which a bounty is placed on his head as a way to force him to face Mongkut. Kurt soon learns he will have no other choice and will undergo his most rigorous training yet under some unexpected mentors in order to face Mongkut in hopes to regain his freedom.
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Kill 'em All
Title: Kill 'em All
Character: Philip
Released: June 6, 2017
Type: Movie
After a massive shootout, a mysterious stranger arrives at a local hospital on the brink of death. Then, a foreign gang brazenly comes to the hospital to hunt him down. His nurse, the sole surviving witness to the follow-up shootout, must face an FBI interrogation that unlocks a plot of international intrigue and revenge.
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Title: Jean-Claude Van Johnson
Character: Johnson
Released: August 19, 2016
Type: TV
Jean-Claude Van Damme is a global martial arts & film sensation, also operating under the simple alias of "Johnson" as the world's best undercover private contractor. Retired for years, a chance encounter with a lost love brings him back to the game. This time, he'll be deadlier than ever. Probably.
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Kickboxer: Vengeance
Title: Kickboxer: Vengeance
Character: Master Durand
Released: July 14, 2016
Type: Movie
Eric and Kurt Sloane are the descendants of a well-known Venice, California-based family of martial artists. Kurt has always been in older brother, Eric's shadow, as he lacks the instincts needed to become a champion. Against Kurt's concerns, Eric accepts a paid offer and travels to Thailand to challenge the Muay Thai champion Tong Po and fails with dire consequences. Kurt sets out for revenge. He trains with his brother's mentor, Master Durand, for a Muay Thai fight against the merciless champion, Tong Po. Durand first thinks Kurt is impossible to train, but through a series of spiritual exercises and tests, Durand discovers that Kurt has a deeper strength that will carry him through his final showdown with Tong Po.
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Kung Fu Panda 3
Title: Kung Fu Panda 3
Character: Master Croc (voice)
Released: January 23, 2016
Type: Movie
While Po and his father are visiting a secret panda village, an evil spirit threatens all of China, forcing Po to form a ragtag army to fight back.
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Jian Bing Man
Title: Jian Bing Man
Character: Jean-Claude Van Damme
Released: July 17, 2015
Type: Movie
Beijing, the present day. Popular TV personality Da Peng is invited by gangster businessman Wang Hai to make a film in which he will invest. Wang insists that Da Peng's co-star is TV drama actress Du Xiaoxiao. However, after a nightclub scandal involving Da Peng goes viral, he's blackballed by a powerful internet executive and finds himself unable to attract any male co-star. Wang also wants his investment back. Da Peng decides to make his own movie on the cheap, using a script he has about an alien, A Li, who arrives on Earth and has various adventures as a superhero.
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Pound of Flesh
Title: Pound of Flesh
Character: Deacon
Released: May 7, 2015
Type: Movie
In China to donate his kidney to his dying niece, former black-ops agent Deacon awakes the day before the operation to find he is the latest victim of organ theft. Stitched up and pissed-off, Deacon descends from his opulent hotel in search of his stolen kidney and carves a blood-soaked path through the darkest corners of the city. The clock is ticking for his niece and with each step he loses blood.
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The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films
Title: The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films
Character: Self
Released: October 22, 2014
Type: Movie
Cousins Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus relive the creation, rise and fall of their independent film company, Cannon Films. This documentary recounts their many successes and discusses their eventual downfall.
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Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Title: Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Character: Gibson Rickenbacker (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: October 6, 2014
Type: Movie
A documentary about the rise and fall of the Cannon Film Group, the legendary independent film company helmed by Israeli cousins Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus.
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Swelter
Title: Swelter
Character: Stillman
Released: April 20, 2014
Type: Movie
Ten years after their casino heist, four escaped convicts trace their former partner to a desert town, where he is now a lawman with no memory of his criminal past.
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Enemies Closer
Title: Enemies Closer
Character: Xander
Released: December 4, 2013
Type: Movie
After a major shipment of drugs goes missing on the US-Canadian border, forest ranger and former Navy SEAL Henry is plunged into survival mode when the drug cartel forces him to help retrieve the downed package. Trapped in the wilderness with no communication to the outside world, Henry finds himself face to face with Clay, a man with a personal vendetta against Henry who has returned for retribution. Now, the two mortal enemies must make a choice: put aside their past and work together, or die alone at the hands of the drug runners, a ruthless gang who will stop at nothing to retrieve their lost cargo.
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Welcome to the Jungle
Title: Welcome to the Jungle
Character: Storm
Released: April 27, 2013
Type: Movie
A company retreat on a tropical island goes terribly awry.
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Days of Reckoning: The Making of Universal Soldier 4
Title: Days of Reckoning: The Making of Universal Soldier 4
Character: Self
Released: January 22, 2013
Type: Movie
Feature length candid look into the making of the film "Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning."
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U.F.O.
Title: U.F.O.
Character: George
Released: December 15, 2012
Type: Movie
A group of friends awake one morning to find all electricity and power shut off and an immense alien aircraft hovering in the air above their heads. Suddenly this regular group of friends is battling to survive as the entire human race is threatened by the alien army hovering ominously above.
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Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning
Title: Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning
Character: Luc Deveraux
Released: October 4, 2012
Type: Movie
After his wife and daughter are murdered in a home invasion, a widower named John now finds himself up against an army of Universal Soldiers in relentless pursuit, led by a mysterious leader who promises to set UniSols free from their conditioning.
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6 Bullets
Title: 6 Bullets
Character: Samson Gaul
Released: September 11, 2012
Type: Movie
An ex-mercenary known for finding missing children is hired by a mixed martial arts fighter whose daughter has been kidnapped.
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The Expendables 2
Title: The Expendables 2
Character: Jean Vilain
Released: August 8, 2012
Type: Movie
Mr. Church reunites the Expendables for what should be an easy paycheck, but when one of their men is murdered on the job, their quest for revenge puts them deep in enemy territory and up against an unexpected threat.
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Dragon Eyes
Title: Dragon Eyes
Character: Tiano
Released: May 10, 2012
Type: Movie
In St. Jude, drug dealers and corrupt cops have destroyed an urban neighborhood. But newcomer, Hong, has the fighting skills and moral vision to save this town from itself.
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Corporal vs. Napoleon
Title: Corporal vs. Napoleon
Character: Himself
Released: January 25, 2012
Type: Movie
Napoleon has decided to declare war to the world. When he approaches Moscow, the Russian military tries to outfox him: they send a beautiful woman to Napoleon who is supposed to seduce him, so he will think about making love, not war.
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Beur sur la ville
Title: Beur sur la ville
Character: Colonel Merot
Released: October 11, 2011
Type: Movie
25-year-old Khalid Belkacem has failed at everything: college education, summer camp instructor's permit, driver's license, and even his BCG. He never expected to become the first "positive discrimination" member of the police force. But as his mother says: "That's France for you! A country where everyone has a chance."
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Assassination Games
Title: Assassination Games
Character: Vincent Brazil
Released: July 28, 2011
Type: Movie
Brazil is a contract killer, willing to take any job if the price is right. Flint left the assassin game when a ruthless drug dealer’s brutal attack left his wife in a coma. When a contract is put out on the same coldblooded drug dealer, both Brazil and Flint want him dead – one for the money, the other for revenge. With crooked Interpol agents and vicious members of the criminal underworld hot on their trail, these two assassins reluctantly join forces to quickly take out their target before they themselves are terminated.
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Kung Fu Panda 2
Title: Kung Fu Panda 2
Character: Master Croc (voice)
Released: May 25, 2011
Type: Movie
Po and his friends fight to stop a peacock villain from conquering China with a deadly new weapon, but first the Dragon Warrior must come to terms with his past.
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Title: Jean-Claude Van Damme: Behind Closed Doors
Released: March 22, 2011
Type: TV
Jean-Claude Van Damme: Behind Closed Doors is a 2011 British reality show featuring action star Jean-Claude Van Damme and was being shown on ITV4 in the United Kingdom.
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Title: Conan
Character: Self
Released: November 8, 2010
Type: TV
A late night television talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien.
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Full Love
Title: Full Love
Character: Frenchy
Released: May 13, 2010
Type: Movie
Military veteran and former mercenary, FRENCHY works as a taxi driver, and hiding in Bangkok, picks up a beautiful female passenger who will change his life forever. When he embarks on a journey to save her he has the fight of his life.
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Universal Soldier: Regeneration
Title: Universal Soldier: Regeneration
Character: Luc Deveraux
Released: October 1, 2009
Type: Movie
When terrorists threaten nuclear catastrophe at Chernobyl, the world's only hope is to reactivate decommissioned Universal Soldier Luc Deveraux. Rearmed and reprogrammed, Deveraux must take on his nemesis from the original Universal Soldier and a next-generation "UniSol" that seems almost unstoppable.
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JCVD
Title: JCVD
Character: J.C.V.D.
Released: June 4, 2008
Type: Movie
Between his tax problems and his legal battle with his wife for the custody of his daughter, these are hard times for the action movie star who finds that even Steven Seagal has pinched a role from him! This fictionalized version of Jean-Claude Van Damme returns to the country of his birth to seek the peace and tranquility he can no longer enjoy in the United States, but inadvertently gets involved in a bank robbery with hostages.
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The Shepherd: Border Patrol
Title: The Shepherd: Border Patrol
Character: Jack Robideaux
Released: March 4, 2008
Type: Movie
A Texas cop battles ex-navy seals who are trying to traffic drugs from Mexico into the USA.
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Until Death
Title: Until Death
Character: Anthony Stowe
Released: January 19, 2007
Type: Movie
Anthony Stowe is a dirty cop who is hooked on heroin—and everyone hates him. After a serious accident, he is placed into an induced coma, but emerges from it a better person who wants to put things right.
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Heist School
Title: Heist School
Character: Charles
Released: October 20, 2006
Type: Movie
Five high school students plans to steal University Entrance Exam booklets.
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The Hard Corps
Title: The Hard Corps
Character: Phillippe Sauvage
Released: August 15, 2006
Type: Movie
An Army veteran assembles a team of bodyguards to protect a former boxer. Complications arise when the boxer suspects his sister may be romantically involved with the bodyguard.
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Second in Command
Title: Second in Command
Character: Cmdr. Samuel 'Sam' Keenan
Released: May 2, 2006
Type: Movie
Armed insurgents attempt a coup d'etat in a troubled Eastern European country, and the president flees to the U.S. embassy for protection. When the U.S. ambassador is murdered by the ruthless and gun-happy rebels, it comes down to the second-in-command of the embassy, Sam Keenan, played by Belgian kickboxer Jean-Claude Van Damme, to use his amazing martial arts technique to defend the besieged.
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Wake of Death
Title: Wake of Death
Character: Ben Archer
Released: December 28, 2004
Type: Movie
Ben Archer, an ex-mob enforcer, seeks revenge against a ruthless Chinese kingpin responsible for his wife's brutal murder. When Archer joins forces with his old underworld friends, an all-out war is waged against the Chinese Triad.
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Universal Soldier: A Tale of Two Titans
Title: Universal Soldier: A Tale of Two Titans
Character: Himself
Released: October 19, 2004
Type: Movie
Biography style segment that gives us some interesting background information on Van Damme and Lundgren. Though they come from different parts of Europe, they followed a similar path on their respective trips to Hollywood stardom. The mini documentary follows them from their early days in Europe through to their current careers in America and uses lots of personal archive photos and footage to tell its tale.
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Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of 'Universal Soldier'
Title: Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of 'Universal Soldier'
Character: Himself
Released: October 19, 2004
Type: Movie
Retrospective documentary on the making of the film Universal Soldier (1992).
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In Hell
Title: In Hell
Character: Kyle LeBlanc
Released: November 24, 2003
Type: Movie
A man must survive a prison where hardened criminals battle to the death for the warden's entertainment.
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Title: Las Vegas
Character: Self
Released: September 22, 2003
Type: TV
Ed Deline is a strict ex-CIA officer who went from being Head of Security to becoming President of Operations of the Montecito, whose job is to run the day-to-day operations of the casino. Following his departure, former Marine Danny McCoy, Ed's former protégé, becomes the Montecito's new President of Operations.
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Title: Celebrities Uncensored
Character: Self
Released: June 4, 2003
Type: TV
Celebrities Uncensored is a TV program on the E! network that edited together amusing paparazzi footage of celebrities, usually in public places such as public sidewalks, restaurants, nightclubs, etc. The celebrities were often friendly, but sometimes their more unfriendly antics were featured in an amusing and entertaining way. It was very popular with stars on the rise and created a stir in the Hollywood community. Paris Hilton was first brought to the public's attention by this show.
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Dans la peau de Jean-Claude Van Damme
Title: Dans la peau de Jean-Claude Van Damme
Released: May 7, 2003
Type: Movie
If you want to find out how it is being Jean-Claude Van Damme.
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Derailed
Title: Derailed
Character: Jacques Kristoff
Released: May 19, 2002
Type: Movie
NATO operative Jacques Kristoff (Jean-Claude Van Damme) is summoned into action—on his birthday, no less—to track down Galina Konstantin (Laura Harring), who has stolen an extremely valuable and dangerous top-secret container from the Slovakian Government. Finding Galina doesn't take long, and Jacques must wrap up the mission by returning Galina and the contraband to his superiors by train. Things seem to be going smoothly as Jacques and Galina board the train posing as a couple, but soon all hell breaks loose.
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Replicant
Title: Replicant
Character: Replicant / Garrotte
Released: May 11, 2001
Type: Movie
Scientists create a genetic clone of a serial killer in order to help catch the killer, teaming up with two cops.
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The Order
Title: The Order
Character: Rudy Cafmeyer
Released: May 5, 2001
Type: Movie
When Rudy, an artifacts smuggler, goes to Jerusalem to rescue his kidnapped archeologist father, he faces deportation by a scheming police chief. Now, to find his dad and recover a sacred scroll, he'll have to outwit officials and a ruthless sect. With the help of a beautiful Israeli cop, Rudy battles a faction of religious zealots determined to see a holy war at all costs.
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Inferno
Title: Inferno
Character: Eddie Lomax
Released: September 25, 1999
Type: Movie
Eddie Lomax is a drifter who has been in a suicidal funk since the death of his close friend Johnny. Riding his motorcycle into a small desert town where Johnny once lived, Lomax is confronted by a gang of toughs, who beat him and steal his bike. However, Lomax is not a man to take an injustice lying down, and soon he begins exacting a violent revenge on the men who stole his motorcycle, with local handyman Jubal Early lending a hand and several area ladies offering aid and comfort.
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Universal Soldier: The Return
Title: Universal Soldier: The Return
Character: Luc Devereux
Released: August 5, 1999
Type: Movie
Luc Deveraux, the heroic former Universal Soldier, is about to be thrown into action once again. When SETH, the supercomputer-controlled ultra-warrior, decides to take revenge and destroy its creators, only Luc can stop it. All hell breaks loose as Luc battles SETH and a deadly team of perfect soldiers in a struggle that pits man against machine and good against evil.
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Title: Beckmann
Character: Self
Released: January 25, 1999
Type: TV
Reinhold Beckmann hosts a weekly talk show.
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Legionnaire
Title: Legionnaire
Character: Alain Lefevre
Released: December 3, 1998
Type: Movie
Alain Lefevre is a boxer paid by a Marseille mobster to take a dive. When he wins the fight he attempts to flee to America with the mobster's girlfriend Katrina. This plan fails and he seeks escape by joining the foreign legion. As part of the legion he tangles with abusive lieutenant Steinkampf and bonds with legionnaires Luther, Mackintosh and Rosetti.
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Title: Vivement dimanche
Character: Self
Released: September 20, 1998
Type: TV
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Knock Off
Title: Knock Off
Character: Marcus Ray
Released: September 4, 1998
Type: Movie
A fashion designer and his CIA agent business partner must join forces to stop a group of terrorists from smuggling explosives in counterfeit jeans during the handover of Hong Kong.
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Double Team
Title: Double Team
Character: Jack Quinn
Released: April 4, 1997
Type: Movie
A CIA agent is interned for failing to kill an international terrorist. Escaping from his island exile, he teams up with a flamboyant arms dealer and sets out to find the terrorist and rescue the agent's family. Together they're a two-man arsenal... with enough voltage to rock the free world.
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Maximum Risk
Title: Maximum Risk
Character: Alain Moreau / Mikhail Suverov
Released: September 13, 1996
Type: Movie
Alain Moreau's investigation into the death of his identical twin brother leads him from the beauty of the south of France to the mean streets of New York City and into the arms of his brother's beautiful girlfriend. Pursued by ruthless Russian mobsters and renegade FBI agents, the duo race against time to solve his brother's murder and expose an international conspiracy.
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Title: E! True Hollywood Story
Released: August 21, 1996
Type: TV
E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood celebrities, movies, TV shows and also well-known public figures. Among the topics covered on the program include salacious re-tellings of Hollywood secrets, show-biz scandals, celebrity murders and mysteries, porn-star biographies, and "where-are-they-now?" investigations of former child stars. It frequently features in-depth interviews, actual courtroom footage, and dramatic reenactments. When aired on the E! network, episodes will be updated to reflect the current life or status of the subject.
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The Quest
Title: The Quest
Character: Christopher Dubois
Released: April 19, 1996
Type: Movie
Ghang-gheng, the ancient winner-take-all competition in which the deadliest fighters from around the world employ the most spectacular feats of martial arts skills ever displayed in order to win the prized Golden Dragon. But fighting prowess alone will not be enough for Chris to triumph over such daunting foes.
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Sudden Death
Title: Sudden Death
Character: Darren Francis Thomas McCord
Released: October 27, 1995
Type: Movie
When a man's daughter is suddenly taken during a championship hockey game – with the captors demanding a billion dollars by game's end – he frantically sets a plan in motion to rescue her and abort an impending explosion before the final buzzer.
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Title: Viva el lunes
Character: Self
Released: October 16, 1995
Type: TV
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Title: WCW Monday Nitro
Released: September 4, 1995
Type: TV
WCW Monday Nitro was a weekly professional wrestling telecast produced by World Championship Wrestling, created by Ted Turner and Eric Bischoff. The show aired Monday nights on TNT, going head-to-head with the World Wrestling Federation's Monday Night Raw from September 4, 1995 to March 26, 2001. Production ceased shortly after WCW was purchased by the WWF. The debut of Nitro began the Monday Night Wars, a ratings battle between the WWF and WCW that lasted for almost six years and saw each company resort to cutthroat tactics to try to compete with the competition. In mid-1996, Nitro began to draw better ratings than Raw based on the strength of the nWo storyline, an anarchist wrestling stable that wanted to take over WCW. Nitro continued to beat Raw for 84 consecutive weeks, forcing WWE owner Vince McMahon to change the way he did business. As the nWo storyline grew stagnant, fan interest in the storyline waned, and Raw began to edge out Nitro in the ratings. The turning point for the organizations came during the January 4, 1999 broadcast of Nitro, during which lead commentator Tony Schiavone gave away the results of matches for that night's Raw broadcast. As Raw was taped and Nitro was live, Bischoff believed that knowing the outcome would dissuade viewers from watching the program. Excited by the prospect of seeing perennial WWF underdog Mick Foley win the WWF Championship, a large number of Nitro viewers changed channels to watch Raw, switching back to Nitro after Foley won the title. From that week forward, Raw beat Nitro in the ratings by a significant amount, and WCW was never able to regain the success it once had.
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Top Fighter
Title: Top Fighter
Character: Himself (Archive Footage)
Released: June 15, 1995
Type: Movie
Welcome to the world of the martial arts. A voyage for the times of the martial arts cinema, from the beginning in China in the 6th Century A.C. by a Buddhist monk, Bodhidharma, until the actual time and the influence in the world, with interviews to actors and historians, and a review to the most important movies of all times and to the most famous action movies actors. A magnificent jewel of this genre what nobody wouldn't lose.
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Street Fighter
Title: Street Fighter
Character: Colonel William Guile
Released: December 23, 1994
Type: Movie
Col. Guile and various other martial arts heroes fight against the tyranny of Dictator M. Bison and his cohorts.
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Title: Friends
Character: Jean-Claude Van Damme
Released: September 22, 1994
Type: TV
Six young people from New York City, on their own and struggling to survive in the real world, find the companionship, comfort and support they get from each other to be the perfect antidote to the pressures of life.
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Timecop
Title: Timecop
Character: Max Walker
Released: September 15, 1994
Type: Movie
An officer for a security agency that regulates time travel, must fend for his life against a shady politician who has a tie to his past.
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Kickboxer 4: The Aggressor
Title: Kickboxer 4: The Aggressor
Character: Kurt Sloane (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: July 27, 1994
Type: Movie
David Sloan must travel to Mexico to save his wife from a savage international terrorist.
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Last Action Hero
Title: Last Action Hero
Character: Jean-Claude Van Damme (uncredited)
Released: June 18, 1993
Type: Movie
Following the death of his father, young Danny Madigan takes comfort in watching action movies featuring the indestructible Los Angeles cop Jack Slater. After being given a magic ticket by theater manager Nick, Danny is sucked into the screen and bonds with Slater. When evil fictional villain Benedict gets his hands on the ticket and enters the real world, Danny and Jack must follow and stop him.
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Hard Target
Title: Hard Target
Character: Chance Boudreaux
Released: April 27, 1993
Type: Movie
When a woman's father goes missing, she enlists a local to aid in her search. The pair soon discover that her father has died at the hands of a wealthy sportsman who hunts homeless men as a form of recreation.
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Nowhere to Run
Title: Nowhere to Run
Character: Sam Gillen
Released: January 15, 1993
Type: Movie
Escaped convict Sam Gillen single-handedly takes on ruthless developers who are determined to evict a widow with two young children.
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Universal Soldier
Title: Universal Soldier
Character: Luc Deveraux / GR44
Released: July 10, 1992
Type: Movie
An American soldier who had been killed during the Vietnam War is revived 25 years later by the military as a semi-android, UniSols, a high-tech soldier of the future. After the failure of the initiative to erase all the soldier's memories, he begins to experience flashbacks that are forcing him to recall his past.
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Title: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Released: May 25, 1992
Type: TV
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jay Leno that initially aired from May 25, 1992 to May 29, 2009, and resumed production on March 1, 2010. The fourth incarnation of the Tonight Show franchise made its debut on May 25, 1992, three days following Johnny Carson's retirement as host of the program. The program originates from NBC Studios in Burbank, California, and is broadcast Monday through Friday at 11:35 PM in the Eastern and Pacific time zones. Unlike Carson or his predecessor Jack Paar, Leno only once utilized a guest host, preferring to host the series by himself. On April 26, 1999, the show began broadcasting in 1080i HDTV, becoming the first American nightly talk show to be shot in high definition. The show is shot in 16:9 aspect ratio. The series, which followed the same basic format as that of his predecessors, ran until May 29, 2009, after which Leno was succeeded by Conan O'Brien. NBC signed Leno to a new deal for a nightly talk show in the 10:00 pm ET timeslot. The primetime series, titled The Jay Leno Show, debuted on September 14, 2009, following a similar format to the Leno incarnation of Tonight.
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Double Impact
Title: Double Impact
Character: Alex / Chad Wagner
Released: July 31, 1991
Type: Movie
Jean Claude Van Damme plays a dual role as Alex and Chad, twins separated at the death of their parents. Chad is raised by a family retainer in Paris, Alex becomes a petty crook in Hong Kong. Seeing a picture of Alex, Chad rejoins him and convinces him that his rival in Hong Kong is also the man who killed their parents. Alex is suspicious of Chad, especially when it comes to his girlfriend.
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Death Warrant
Title: Death Warrant
Character: Louis Burke
Released: September 14, 1990
Type: Movie
The Canadian policeman Louis Burke is assigned in a jail to investigate the murders of prisoners and jailors. When in jail, Louis, using his outstandings martial arts skills, is able to save his life and make himself respected in that violent world. At least, helped by two another prisoners, he succeded in finding the truth about the dreadful crimes. In a violent and corrupt prison, decorated cop Louis Burke must infiltrate the jail to find answers to a number of inside murders. What he finds is a struggle of life and death tied in to his own past.
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Lionheart
Title: Lionheart
Character: Leon Gaultier
Released: June 7, 1990
Type: Movie
Lyon Gaultier is a deserter in the Foreign Legion arriving in the USA entirely hard up. He finds his brother between life and death and his sister-in-law without the money needed to heal her husband and to maintain her child. To earn the money needed, Gaultier decides to take part in some very dangerous clandestine fights.
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The Best of the Martial Arts Films
Title: The Best of the Martial Arts Films
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 1990
Type: Movie
The most explosive barehanded combat sequences ever filmed. An electrifying video of martial arts mastery and mayhem. This program takes a behind-the-scenes look at the weapons, the mystical eastern philosophy, and the incredible skills that have made martial arts films one of the most popular genres in the world today.
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Kickboxer
Title: Kickboxer
Character: Kurt Sloane
Released: April 20, 1989
Type: Movie
If your enemy refuses to be humbled... Destroy him. Accompanied by his brother Kurt, American kickboxing champion Eric Sloane, arrives in Thailand to defeat the Eastern warriors at their own sport. His opponent: ruthless fighter and Thai champion, Tong Po. Tong not only defeats Eric, he paralyzes him for life. Crazed with anger, Kurt vows revenge.
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Cyborg
Title: Cyborg
Character: Gibson Rickenbacker
Released: April 7, 1989
Type: Movie
A martial artist hunts a killer in a plague-infested urban dump of the future.
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Black Eagle
Title: Black Eagle
Character: Andrei
Released: May 1, 1988
Type: Movie
One of the US Air Force's most modern tactical aircrafts, an F-100 with a new laser guidance system, crashes into the sea near Malta - a region where the Soviet forces are highly present, too. The CIA immediately sends out their best secret agent, Ken Tani, to salvage the system before it falls into enemy hands. To ensure his loyalty, they bring his two young sons to a nearby hotel on the island.
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Bloodsport
Title: Bloodsport
Character: Frank Dux
Released: February 26, 1988
Type: Movie
U.S. soldier Frank Dux has come to Hong Kong to be accepted into the Kumite, a highly secret and extremely violent martial arts competition. While trying to gain access into the underground world of clandestine fighters, he also has to avoid military officers who consider him to be AWOL. After enduring a difficult training and beginning a romance with journalist Janice Kent, Frank is given the opportunity to fight. But can he survive?
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No Retreat, No Surrender
Title: No Retreat, No Surrender
Character: Ivan Kraschinsky "The Russian"
Released: May 2, 1986
Type: Movie
Young Jason Stillwell moves with his parents to Seattle, where local bullies harass them without mercy. Jason's father Tom does not believe in violence, so the family takes it on the chin. One day Jason enrolls in a martial arts class and quietly rises in rank to be a major contender. His mettle is tested in an international match against Ivan, a Russian champion.
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Breakin'
Title: Breakin'
Character: Spectator in First Dance Sequence (uncredited)
Released: January 10, 1984
Type: Movie
A struggling young dancer joins forces with two breakdancers and together they become a street sensation.
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Street of the Damned
Title: Street of the Damned
Character: Extra in Police Arrival Sequence (uncredited)
Released: January 4, 1984
Type: Movie
In a desolate Paris suburb, no one dares challenge crime boss Hagen, who rules his turf with an iron fist. That includes his former friend Chet, who vows to keep to himself in order to protect his loved ones. But Hagen keeps pushing his buttons… and Chet can only stand for so much before he explodes.
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Monaco Forever
Title: Monaco Forever
Character: Gay Karate Man
Released: January 1, 1984
Type: Movie
An American jewel thief in Monaco encounters various characters while trying to set up a robbery.
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Woman Between Wolf and Dog
Title: Woman Between Wolf and Dog
Character: Movie Goer / Man in Garden (uncredited)
Released: June 4, 1979
Type: Movie
Lieve is a Belgian woman who marries just as World War II is beginning. When the Germans invade, her husband goes off to fight them, but he swiftly returns home after the invasion succeeds. Later, he decides that the Germans are on the right side of things, and goes off to fight for them on the Eastern Front. Soon afterward, a resistance fighter is stranded on her doorway, and she hides him. The two of them fall in love, and the conflicts and joys of this relationship cause Lieve continued grief well after the end of the war.
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Title: The Late Late Show
Character: Self
Released: July 6, 1962
Type: TV
The Late Late Show, sometimes referred to as The Late Late, or in some cases by the initialism LLS, is the world's longest-running chat show by the same broadcaster and the official flagship television programme of Irish broadcasting company Raidió Teilifís Éireann. The show was broadcast live for over two hours in front of a studio audience at 21.30 on Friday nights between September and May. It was regarded as an Irish television institution, even outside the country, and was considered "Ireland's chat show".
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Le Jardinier
Title: Le Jardinier
Character: Léo
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
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Kill 'em All 2
Title: Kill 'em All 2
Character: Philip
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Phillip and Suzanne are retired from the spy game, living peacefully off the grid. That's until their whereabout are discovered by Vlad the vengeful brother of their target from the first film.
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Dolph
Title: Dolph
Character: Self
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Dolph's life and his rise to becoming a treasured action star.
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What's My Name?
Title: What's My Name?
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
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Silent Kill
Title: Silent Kill
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
A hidden treasure in the Congo has been found by a group of mercenaries. They will bury it and all agree to meet back at the same spot in three years and split the fortune evenly, however things take a different turn.
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An escaped prisoner hiding from authorities, Sam always manages to be in the wrong place at the right time. Risking his hard-fought freedom, he aids a beautiful young widow against a ruthless developer who wants her land.
Title: An escaped prisoner hiding from authorities, Sam always manages to be in the wrong place at the right time. Risking his hard-fought freedom, he aids a beautiful young widow against a ruthless developer who wants her land.
Character: Sam
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Actor, Jean-Claude Van Damme