Post by Replicant on Oct 14, 2017 7:07:13 GMT
Whatever happened to Jean-Claude Van Damme? (2017)
By Brian Boone
Jean-Claude Van Damme began his public life as a teenager in the 1970s—a Belgian-born martial arts prodigy who became a champion in both karate and kickboxing. In the 1980s and 1990s, the charismatic and photogenic "Muscles from Brussels" became an international movie star with starring roles in fight-focused action hits like Bloodsport, Kickboxer, Hard Target, and Timecop. (He even had a cameo as himself on Friends.) And then, just as fast and unlikely as his rise, came the fall. Here's how the man born Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg has occupied himself in recent years.
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In late 2016, Amazon Prime unveiled its annual slate of pilots for upcoming potential TV series, one of which starred Jean-Claude Van Damme. It's not an action thriller or a martial arts show—it's a comedy. Making fun of himself and his image, Van Damme took the title role in Jean-Claude Van Johnson, playing a faded film star who opens his own private investigation agency. After viewers voted on the slate of pilots that included Johnson, Amazon committed to a six-episode first season, set to premiere sometime in late 2017.
So now that you're all caught up with everything Van Damme has been up to, let's see how well you really know the action star. Keep reading for some facts you may not know about Jean-Claude Van Damme.
Read More: www.looper.com/86843/whatever-happened-jean-claude-van-damme/?utm_campaign=clip
By Brian Boone
Jean-Claude Van Damme began his public life as a teenager in the 1970s—a Belgian-born martial arts prodigy who became a champion in both karate and kickboxing. In the 1980s and 1990s, the charismatic and photogenic "Muscles from Brussels" became an international movie star with starring roles in fight-focused action hits like Bloodsport, Kickboxer, Hard Target, and Timecop. (He even had a cameo as himself on Friends.) And then, just as fast and unlikely as his rise, came the fall. Here's how the man born Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg has occupied himself in recent years.
[...]
In late 2016, Amazon Prime unveiled its annual slate of pilots for upcoming potential TV series, one of which starred Jean-Claude Van Damme. It's not an action thriller or a martial arts show—it's a comedy. Making fun of himself and his image, Van Damme took the title role in Jean-Claude Van Johnson, playing a faded film star who opens his own private investigation agency. After viewers voted on the slate of pilots that included Johnson, Amazon committed to a six-episode first season, set to premiere sometime in late 2017.
So now that you're all caught up with everything Van Damme has been up to, let's see how well you really know the action star. Keep reading for some facts you may not know about Jean-Claude Van Damme.
Read More: www.looper.com/86843/whatever-happened-jean-claude-van-damme/?utm_campaign=clip