(1960 - ) Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg "Jean Claude Van Dame" is a Belgian martial artist and actor, best known for his martial arts action films, the most successful of which include Bloodsport (1988), Kickboxer (1989), Double Impact (1991), Universal Soldier (1992), Hard Target (1993), Timecop (1994), and JCVD (2008). He is known as "The Muscles from Brussels".

At the age of 16 he took up ballet, which he studied for five years. Van Damme has been married five times, including two marriages with bodybuilder and fitness competitor Gladys Portugues. Van Damme is the father of three children: Kristopher Van Varenberg (born 1987), Bianca (born 1990), and Nicholas (born 1995). Van Damme had troubles with cocaine that started during 1995. Van Damme was diagnosed with rapid cycling bipolar disorder and has been in treatment for it.