Jean-Claude Van Damme, nicknamed "The Muscles from Brussels," falls under the latter category. Considering his martial arts ...

With Jean Claude Van Damme as her father - potential ... her mom who was a bodybuilding champion, that she 'hated' martial arts. The Van Dammes have had their own ups and downs however.

Actor Jean-Claude Van Damme was known for being one of the industry’s most bankable and legitimate action stars. He once proved this legitimacy by knocking out another martial artist in front of ...

Jean-Claude Van Damme, a k a “the Muscles from Brussels,” and mom, bodybuilding champion Gladys Portugues, that she “hated” martial arts. Talk about biting the hand that feeds you.

But before capes and CGI ruled the box office, there were action stars like Jean-Claude Van Damme ... It's because his mother loved martial arts and she practiced judo. When he was growing ...

Jean-Claude Van Damme found himself barely being able to survive on the streets, leaning on stealing food before his career took off with the martial arts classic Bloodsport. Now the big screen ...

The famous martial arts movie star demanded much more than what Universal was willing to pay for a Timecop trilogy. According to Van Damme, Universal was eager to turn Timecop into a trilogy after ...

full-contact martial-arts tournament in Hong Kong. It’s as if the script had been crafted for the express purpose of creating the need for a Jean-Claude Van Damme type of actor. He was a meaner ...