Jean-Claude Van Damme

Jean-Claude Van Varenberg born October 18 1960 in Belgium, accounting for the family and the sale of flowers. As a child, Jean-Claude was the ballet and the passion for bodybuilding and karate. In this venture he succeeded and a teenager has won the European Championship of karate. 

In 18 years, Van Damme, for the first time (but not the last) has decided to marry. His choice was the 25-year-old Maria Rodriguez, the girl is very secure. But the heart of marriage, as well and the other, rather take a financial interest, Jean-Claude, no feelings, even if we do not judge. In any case, is built on the large sum of money of Mary, a gym, and save money for the trip to America, Van Damme has cast his wife, without any regret. 

But in Hollywood, nobody expected the young karateka, who had not mastered the French language, with open arms, at the beginning he had a dime for the details and, while attending a language course. When the need does not come and in the end, Jean-Claude decided to marry a second time - the daughter of the owner of construction company in which he broke. With him, it has not slowed down since the shot has started in its first stage, and when its financial problems left behind. 

In 1986, Van Damme meets his third wife - American Bodybuilding Champion - Gladys Portug. At that time he had already begun to appear in different scenes of the second, mostly in episodic roles. At a young Belgian actor, first attracted attention after the painting "Not retirement and surrender" / No Retreat, No Surrender, 1985 /, but this success came a few years later: "Blood Sport" / Bloodsport, 1988 / "Kikbokser" / Kickboxer, 1989 / ", Samovolka" / Lionheart, 1990 /, "double time" / Double Impact, 1991 / Van Damme made a superstar, a "universal soldiers" and "Universal Soldier, 1992 and "Hard Target" / Hard Target, 1993 / only build on this success. 

But such a dramatic drop-off and a rapid popularity in the mid-90 had a negative impact on the actor. During events, alcohol and the girls did their business. After 6 years of life in collaboration with Gladys, he decided to abandon her two children and married for the fourth time in seducing beautiful Darcy Lapierre - winner of the beauty of Hawaii. 

Nick Van Damme has become more and more appear on the pages of tabloid newspapers and police reports, his nebespochvenno accused of abuse of drugs and alcohol, was arrested for drunk driving and of other offenses. In its 96 years, placed in a rehabilitation clinic for addicts. 

Before his 40-anniversary of Jean-Claude to be made, and decided to start a new life. He threw Darcy Lapierre, to re-marry his third wife - Gladys Portug. In 1998, the lovers married in a small Belgian town, the home of the actor. Hope that Van Damme will be able to return to a healthy lifestyle. However, to return the former cinema and the popularity he had already unlikely. Movies in recent years with his participation did not enjoy much success, but the actor seems to have put in place with the loss of past glory.