![Actor Jean-Claude Van Damme](https://www.onthisday.com/images/people/jean-claude-van-damme.jpg?w=360)
Full Name: Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg
Profession: Actor
Nationality: ![Belgium](https://www.onthisday.com/images/flags/belgium.svg)
Belgian
Biography: Belgian martial artist, actor, and director best known for his martial arts action films.
Born: October 18, 1960
Birthplace: Brussels, Belgium
Age: 63 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Libra
Married Life
- 1994-02-03 Actor Jean-Claude van Damme (32) weds Darcy Lapier (28) in Bangkok
- 1999-06-25 "Sudden Death" action star Jean-Claude Van Damme (38) weds Gladys Portugues in Knokke-Heist, Belgium
Historical Events
- 1994-09-06 Actor Jackson Pinckney awarded $487,000 for being partially blinded by Jean-Claude Van Damme during filming of "Cyborg"