At 61, the Belgian actor Jean-Claude Van Damme told Deadline that after “What’s My Name? he will end his career as an action movie actor. He said that in this latest work he delves into his career and personal life.
In the film, Van Damme is in a coma after a serious car accident. He wakes up with amnesia, unrecognizable to everyone, including himself. The star will fight many of the opponents he has encountered on screen throughout his career in search of his own identity.
The actor says that in the long he will fight against some of his old rivals on screen and will receive from the UFC, who grew up watching his films. “We’ll have some of these great champions as fighters and some as managers like Randy Couture. We’ll have a great mix and the fights will have a real feel to them.”
After the release of his latest film, Van Damme revealed that he plans to sail around the world and relax. “I work all my life, I live all my life in hotels for 30 years. This will all be explained in the movie, how I got away from my family. After that, I want to relax and enjoy my life and my family, because life goes by so fast.” “, said the actor.
The actor emigrated at the age of 20 from Belgium to the United States to start his career in cinema. Before achieving fame, he worked as a taxi driver, waiter and security guard for actor Chuck Norris.
Van Damme’s career was marked by the success of “The Great White Dragon” (1988) and participation in the features “Universal Soldier” (1992), “Kickboxer” (1989) and “Double Impact” (1991).
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