Jean-Claude Van Damme the resurgence of The Muscle from Brussels

Van Damme the resurgence

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Here @Lost we are fans of Jean-Claude. A man who came to Hollywood from Brussels, with only a few words of English, a BB in Karate and some epic splits. He is a self made man. Working as a carpet layer, while showing off his Martial arts skills to a producers on the streets of LA. But It was with his performance in No Retreat No surrender that we started to take notice and with Bloodsport he burnt into our childhood memories. In Kickboxer he showed a generation of men how to dance.

Living in the public sphere, Van Damme's many challenges and choices pushed his career towards the Z list. It was with his performance in JCVD (much admired by Nicolas Cage) that he showed some heavy acting chops to go along with the high kicks. It renewed integrity in his image and allowed some true moments of catharsis.

Jean-Claude Van Damme - Monologue - The explanation of a hero [English Subtitles]

It wasn't much of surprise to us when agencies around the world saw this and promoted the Muscles from Brussels into campaigns from Coors Light to Volvo Trucks. The later being a favorite of ours and 76 million others. JCVD we salute you, comment below and let us know your favorite Van Damme moment!

Watch Jean-Claude Van Damme carry out his famous split between two reversing trucks. Never done before, JCVD says it's the most epic of splits -- what do you think? Please share & comment! This live test was set up to demonstrate the precision and directional stability of Volvo Dynamic Steering -- a world first technology that makes the new Volvo FM easier to drive.