I figure it's been long snought out of the spotlight that it's time to ressurect Van Damme Friday. What better way to get it started than to have a huge content dump from past posts? There are a few others that weren't included, but this pretty much sums up the highlights. Look forward to a new post every Friday from now on. He's got a lot of DVD covers that need to make their way onto The Skinny. Let's start off with a few quick facts.
- Known as The muscles from Brussels.
- His fight scenes are so intense that he won't film them in the U.S. for fear of being sued.
- Van Damme moved to the USA in 1981, didn't speak English, didn't know anyone,and only had 2,000 dollars to his name, which he lived on for almost 5 yrs.
- In 1989, he was sued for willfully gouging the eye of an extra in a swordfight while filming CYBORG.
- He won a court case filed against him by martial arts legend Frank Dux, who claimed he collaborated with Van Damme on his 1996 directorial debut THE QUEST, only for Van Damme to deny him any share of the profits. His evidence was lost in an earthquake. Coincidentally, Van Damme played Dux in his debut BLOODSPORT (1988).
- He was once said he learned to speak English by watching the cartoon THE FLINTSTONES.
- He studied classical ballet for five years
- Is giving his fans the chance to look just like him - by launching his own clothes line.
- Wants the world to know he is back for good.
- HARD TARGET (1993) originally was to end with a boat chase, but was changed to a horseback chase due to his insistence.
- In TIMECOP (1994), while riding in the sled which will transport him into the future, Jean-Claude Van Damme takes out a stick of chewing gum called Black Black, a brand of Japanese gum. During 1994, Van Damme appeared in television commercials for Black Black chewing gum in Japan.
- Jean-Claude's father's mother was Jewish.
- He can play the piano.
Van Damme summons his fairy spirit
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| Bloodsport would have been totally different if Hightower was there to ref. |
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| Ed Hightower takes over for JCVD |
