Jean-Claude Van Damme
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John Woo directs action film 'Red Cliff'...he felt he went as far as he could go in Hong Kong with "Hard-Boiled," he relocated to Los Angeles and took a job directing a Jean-Claude Van Damme film, "Hard Target." He had some notable box-office successes - the Nicolas Cage-John Travolta... In this article: John Woo, Red Cliff, Hollywood, Uma Thurman, Hong Kong, Trademark, World War II, Jean-Pierre Melville, Nicolas Cage, and Tom Cruise |
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Vulture | 1 day ago
John Woo on Red Cliff, Returning to Asia, and Why He's Not a Hustler
Director John Woo's career in Hollywood began with the 1993 Jean-Claude Van Damme vehicle Hard Target, and went on to encompass such massive hits as Mission: Impossible 2 and Face/Off. Now, after fifteen years of toiling in the Hollywood...
In this article: Red Cliff, John Woo, Hollywood, Asia, Hong Kong, China, Face/Off, and Hard Target
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Philly.com | 3 days ago
Reali-ty of Fantasy: After bad week, mark your bench
Fact is, I make that same exact move 11 times out of 10 in Tecmo Bowl. So I can't get on Belichick. It also abides by Jean Claude Van Damme's Fifth Tenet of Life, "Go out on your own terms." Belichick did what Belichick does, and no one...
In this article: Jack Del Rio, Bill Belichick, Ricky Williams, New Year's Eve, Chris Johnson, and Adrock
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Village Voice | 5 days ago
John Woo's Killer Instincts Return for Red Cliff
...than most foreign auteurs last in Hollywood before throwing in the towel. Beginning in earnest with an above-average Jean-Claude Van Damme programmer (Hard Target), Woo then produced one decent facsimile of his hyperkinetic Hong Kong...
In this article: John Woo, Red Cliff, Sun Quan, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Liang, Zhao Wei, Hard Boiled, and China
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New York Post | 7 days ago
Woo hoo for Woo
Woo found it was much easier to work in China than in Hollywood, where his blockbusters include "Hard Target" (1993), with Jean-Claude Van Damme; "Face/Off" (1997), featuring John Travolta and Nicolas Cage; and "Mission: Impossible II"...
In this article: John Woo, Red Cliff, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Chow Yun-Fat, China, Hollywood, Beijing, Hong Kong, and Mission: Impossible II
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Kansas City Star | November 12, 2009
Roland Emmerich's latest big-budget doomsday extravaganza is his ‘darkest film' to date
...Emmerich says. Consequently, he left for the United States. He established his reputation here in 1992, taking over the Jean-Claude Van Damme action vehicle “Universal Soldier” when original director Andrew Davis quit. Emmerich...
In this article: Roland Emmerich, Steven Spielberg, John Cusack, Cancun, Independence Day, Germany, Ed Wood, University of Television and Film Munich, Google, and Wim Wenders
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Wired: Underwire | November 12, 2009
Emmerich Rewrites History, the Future (After Destroying Earth)
...remake, the giant mangy lizard trampled New York City. And in the German director's first feature, Universal Soldier, Jean Claude Van Damme and Dolph Ludgren seemed determined to wipe each other out (along with whatever gas stations got in...
In this article: Roland Emmerich, I, Robot, The Patriot, William Shakespeare, Isaac Asimov, Will Smith, Independence Day, Revolutionary War, and USS John F. Kennedy
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Sunday Mirror | November 09, 2009
10 worst gaming spin-offs ever
...we sit down for an action movie binge, the Street Fighter movie remains peerless in the world of gaming flicks. Jean Claude Van Damme, struggling to match peerless previous efforts Timecop and Hard Target, stars with Kylie Minogue sliding...
In this article: Forza Motorsport 3, Tomb Raider, Audi TT, Ubisoft, Lara Croft, Kylie Minogue, Modern Warfare 2, Rash, and The Sims 2
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The Hollywood Reporter | November 06, 2009
TV writer-producer L. Travis Clark dies
...CBC and CBS. Clark also worked as a talent manager and helped guide the careers of such entertainers and athletes as Jean-Claude Van Damme, MC Hammer, Melvin Van Peebles, Bruce Campbell, Philip Michael Thomas, Edwin Moses, Fred Williamson,...
In this article: Surgery, Willie Gault, Edwin Moses, U.S. Army, and Fred Williamson
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BBC News | November 04, 2009
Tomorrow tweet
...relatively young, and people still have the wrong idea about the "nerds" and "geeks" who make a living building products for it. Tim Van Damme How can you have the most impact in different environments, from a small startup to a big...
In this article: Belfast, Web-based, Twitter, Facebook, and Van Damme
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MTV.com | November 03, 2009
MTV News Celebrates Election Day November 2009 With Our Favorite Campaigns In Movie History
...self and suddenly goes from forgotten candidate to frontrunner. Not even the ability to transcend the bounds of space and time, however, can prevent one thing - and that's a pissed-off Jean-Claude Van Damme coming to beat the pulp out of you.
In this article: Eddie Murphy, Tracy Flick, Richard Nixon, The Distinguished Gentleman, and Washington
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Jean-Claude Van Damme (born Jean-Claude Camille François Van Vaerenbergh October 18, 1960) is a Belgian martial artist and actor who is best known for martial arts and action movies, the most successful being Bloodsport, Hard Target, Timecop, and Universal Soldier. His Belgian background and his physique furnished him the nickname The Muscles from Brussels.
- Birth Date:
- October 18, 1960
- Birthplace:
- Sint-Agatha-Berchem, Brussels, Belgium
- Spouse:
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- Maria Rodriguez: 1980–1984
- Cynthia Derderian: 1985–1986
- Gladys Portugues: 1987–1992, and 1999– (2 children)
- Darcy LaPier: 1994–1997 (1 child)
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