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Martial Arts Career

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There are questionable claims stated: That Van Damme was a member of the Belgium Team in 1979 when they were supposed to have won the European Karate Championship held in Brussel. Although 2 sources are cited, the fact is the 1979 European Karate Championship was held in Helsinki, Finland in May 4 to May6 and not Dec as claimed and it was the team from the Netherlands who won gold, France won silver, and Finland won bronze. And no individuals from Belgium placed in Kumite, kata, or open Kumite. There is something seriously wrong with this whole section on Van Damme's martial arts career. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.230.236.74 (talk) 02:41, 22 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

There is nothing wrong as it was the Europe Interland Cup as specified in the article and not the European Karate Championship. --Nudibranch (talk) 05:26, 31 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Van Damme as a solitary surname

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Last time I checked you don't use "of Somewhere" surnames as solitary identifiers even with context established. This is simply because "of New York" or "of Paris" or "of Damme" doesn't identify the family in question, let alone the person in context. It's disrespectful in a way. 2601:C:AB80:3D1:BE5F:F4FF:FE35:1B41 (talk) 07:13, 1 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"Van Damme" is the surname by which he is most commonly known. Please see WP:SURNAME.
Notice that that doesn't address "of Location" surnames. See Leonardo da Vinci. Likewise, search through the article and find a single place "da Vinci" is used isolated. The appropriate address is either "Jean-Claude" or "Jean-Claude van Damme"... but never "Van Damme" which simply reads "of Damme". — Preceding unsigned comment added by joe watson.mountain bike stolen,cannot afford new 1,cost £5000 cycle centre ,shields rd ,byker,alcoholic neighbours,scrogg rd ,walker,cannot afford to move,can anyone ,please help me,am in dire straits..2601:C:AB80:3D1:BE5F:F4FF:FE35:1B41 (talk) 03:56, 3 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Except that "van" doesn't mean "of" in English, and even in Dutch, where it does mean "of", the surname is still used on its own. See the Dutch version of the article, for example. Perhaps the lack of such usage on the da Vinci article is due to rejection of a lower-case name, but such usage can be found elsewhere on the web, such as on the BBC. Peking Duck (talk) 10:45, 18 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
"da Vinci" ISN'T a surname, it's just a moniker given to him to distinguish him from other people named Leonardo. People of his class at that time and place did not have surnames. "Van Damme" IS a surname, and is used as such by modern people in the current world, regardless of its origin and meaning. So these things are not comparable to each other. 62.78.251.108 (talk) 10:06, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
The "v" should never be capitalised, though.

Expendables 3

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The part about The expendables 3 should be modified, now that he's obviously not in it.aps (talk) 19:29, 6 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

filmographie

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Last action Hero - 1993 - isn't a jean claude van damme movie, but an Arnold schwarzenegger one !!! Evreska (talk) 16:15, 28 July 2015 (UTC) 28.07.15[reply]

Evreska: Calm down. He did a cameo in that film. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0PWY6SLFHE DIEXEL (talk) 14:59, 26 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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Debut film

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Please see this discussion. Thanks. Lugnuts Dick Laurent is dead 10:44, 6 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Spelling

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Can someone with an account correct the infobox to say "screenwriter" rather than "sreenwriter". It appears on line 7, occupation: "| occupation = Actor, martial artist, sreenwriter, film producer, director" I see the article is locked, and have no interest in registering. Thank you and best wishes. 96.231.140.161 (talk) 21:27, 14 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The name of JC's youngest son is Nicolas and not Nicholas! TanyaValkering (talk) 08:42, 17 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Website changed and JCVJ

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www.jcvdworld.com is the official website of JCVD!

JCVD also made a trailer for a tv series on Amazon, Jean-Claude van Johnson. It is picked up and will be a full series to be broadcasted in 2017. TanyaValkering (talk) 08:49, 17 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

blendi pangja

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une jame blendi — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.99.19.202 (talk) 10:27, 7 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Views on Rothshild and Rockefeller?

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Should his political views, for example on world politics, globalists vs anti-globalists, Trump, Rothshild and Rockefeller, be mentioned? --Mats33 (talk) 18:02, 10 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Desert Heat

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In the filmography section I think they're missing Desert Heat. Starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Danny Trejo, and Pat Morita. International star and martial arts master Jean-Claude Van Damme kicks into high gear in DESERT HEAT, a scorching, high intensity action-thriller. Desperate to flee the inner demons raging inside him, mysterious loner Eddie Lomax (Van Damme) rides to the last outpost of an abandoned desert highway, prepared to end it all. But when a savage gang steals his prized cycle and leaves him for dead, Eddie's life is saved by a soulmate from his past. Burning with a new reason to live, Eddie sets off on a one-man search and destroy mission against his attackers. Fueled by Van Damme's powerful, take-no-prisoners performance, DESERT HEAT is an explosively sexy and sensational adventure from first blast to last. 2604:6000:D602:B900:545C:AB0E:74F6:16C (talk) 02:42, 17 September 2017 (UTC)Brad 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California 90232-3195. Copyright 1999 Lomax Productions, Inc. Copyright 1999 Layout and Design Columbia Tristar Home Video. All Rights Reserved.[reply]

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Jean-Claude was coked out of his mind,” says de Souza

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Jean-Claude Van Damme Was 'Coked Out of His Mind' During 'Street Fighter,' Director Steven de Souza says

Van Damme it all In a cast full of young newcomers and civilised character actors, Jean-Claude Van Damme stood out as the archetypal movie star, with an ego to match. As he later admitted, he also came into Street Fighter with a major cocaine habit. At one stage in the 1990s, he was hoovering 10g a day; and $10,000 a week.

“I couldn’t talk about it at the time, but I can now: Jean-Claude was coked out of his mind,” says de Souza. “The studio had hired a wrangler to take care of him, but unfortunately the wrangler himself was a bad influence. Jean-Claude was calling in sick so much I had to keep looking through the script to find something else to film; I couldn’t just sit around for hours waiting for him. On two occasions, the producers allowed him to go to Hong Kong, and both occasions he came back late – on Mondays he just wasn’t there at all.”

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/j5nmd4/jean-claude-van-damme-street-fighter-movie-cocaine-vgtrn?utm_source=vicefbus https://www.theguardian.com/games/2018/jul/16/inside-street-fighter-movie-jean-claude-van-damme-kylie-minogue

It seems some people forgot all these... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:2149:810A:7F00:F99A:43E0:DD47:6D7F (talk) 00:06, 18 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Well if you want to write about it go to the controveries section I supposed.Filmman3000 (talk) 19:34, 31 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Overly long section titles; insane number of subsections; lack of references... Overall this article is crap

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The overly long section titles make the table of contents ludicrously wide and unreadable. I have never seen another article on Wikipedia where the section titles were so long that they actually wrapped over multiple lines. For example, the following:

  • "2.5 Mid to late 1990s: Moderate Success: Sudden Death, The Quest, and Maximum Risk. Decline: Double Team, Knock Off, and Universal Soldier: The Return."

That could simply be shortened to "2.5 Mid to late 1990s: Moderate Success".

In addition, it seems like substantial overkill to have a subsection on each on movie. None of which contain any references! For example, section 2.5 contains all of the following subsections, not a single one of which has a citation in it:

  • 2.5.1 Sudden Death
  • 2.5.2 Friends
  • 2.5.3 The Quest
  • 2.5.4 Maximum Risk
  • 2.5.5 Double Team
  • 2.5.6 Knock Off
  • 2.5.7 Legionnaire
  • 2.5.8 Universal Soldier: The Return
  • 2.5.9 Inferno

This article is fancruft crap and large parts of it need to be nuked or rewritten. 142.167.242.182 (talk) 16:36, 21 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

You need to log in and show which editor you are. You say "This article is fancruft crap and large parts of it need to be nuked or rewritten." Well do something about it. Don't ask :for others to do it for you, but I forgot you can't read a TOC when the headings are too long so entire article is too much for you.
This article needed serious work before I got involved so I put all project in order and copied the text from the article about the film in question. This is how far I will go. Sometime I go on page on stuff I am not particularly interested in, and will add citations and remove an link to an un-existing page, etc.
Now something should be said about subheading. I over did them. I have way too much but they helped me put everything in order.
This article is not good but better than what it was. Overall crap... Compared to your anonymous contributions they are a masterpiece. And please refrain yourself from vulgar language you lose Good faith in your arguments.Filmman3000 (talk) 18:22, 23 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I don't need to log in. I'm an IP editor because I don't want an account. And the table of contents here is still unreadably dense. The ToC does not need to mention every single movie he's ever been in. For example, Arnold Schwarzenegger's table of contents also has too many subsections, but at least I can read the damn thing and find what I'm looking for. Something like this is completely unnecessary:

*2.6 2000s: Subsequent films and critical breakthrough.

  • 2.6.1 Second collaboration with RIngo Lam: Replicant
  • 2.6.2 Subsequent films: The Order (third film directed by Sheldon Lettich), and Derailed
  • 2.6.3 Third collaboration with RIngo Lam: In Hell
  • 2.6.4 Music video: Bob Sinclar's "Kiss My Eyes." Subsequent film: Wake of Death. Supporting role: Narco
  • 2.6.5 Subsequent films: Second in Command, The Hard Corps (fourth film directed by Sheldon Lettich), and Until Death. Supporting role: The Exam
  • 2.6.6 Critical breakthrough: JCVD
  • 2.6.7 Subsequent films: The Shepherd: Border Patrol and Universal Soldier: Regeneration (first collaboration with John Hyams)
Also, a substantial amount of the content is about the movies, not about him. 142.167.242.182 (talk) 13:20, 30 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
He's an actor of course his career is strictly about him and the movies. Other section are about his personal life. That statement makes no sense.
Maybe buy some glasses because I have no problems reading them. It is really useful when I need to work on a specific section I click on the milestone and I am there. Also if I :::want to jump strait to what I want to read.
Are you interested in the subject matter otherwise it feels like you are stalking my edits.
Regarding Arnold S., Arnold' career is much more different compared to his, and I agree with the headings in both article. The only good thing about the fact that you showed me :::this page is I did a little work on it. That should have been obvious to you.Filmman3000 (talk) 19:31, 31 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Persistent addition of self-cited material

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This edit keeps being made. It is not appropriate for a number of reasons.

Van Damme is notable as an action movie actor, not for his teenage successes at karate. If there is to be any mention of them, it should be short - not take up half the lead, more space than the stuff he's actually known for.

It is also unsuitably cited to Van Damme's own website (not independent, so no indication of significance and likely to exaggerate his successes and not mention any failures) and a random wordpress site that has copied his own Website (not a reliable source, or a new one).

The edit then adds "His films have particularly had a great influence within Asian cinema." However, leaving aside the reliability of the cite, what it actually discusses is Van Damme working with people from Asian cinema. The closest we get is "But when it comes to his movies, he has a great influence within Asian Cinema, using many directors and choreographers in his movies"; but it's pretty clear in context that all it's saying is that he works with many people in Asian cinema. There is zero discussion in the cite as to any influence he has had on Asian films. Pinkbeast (talk) 03:28, 25 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

177 cm does not equal 5 foot 10 inches

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these heights are not the same thing 177 is 5 foot 8 inches — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.247.56.183 (talk) 13:10, 21 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

177cm is NOT 5'8 inches. If you want to get pedantic it is 5'9 and 3/4 of an inch but it's not uncommon to round such heights up to the nearest inch when dealing with metric to imperial conversion. If you have a reliable source that says he is 5'8 inches (or 173cm) do please cite it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.51.250.63 (talk) 19:32, 31 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Limited Releases of Direct-to-video movies

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Hello worldwide wikipedia users ! I just came here to ask if it's possible to do a little edit about the movies listed for JCVD. The following ones : - The Order - Derailed - In Hell - Wake of Death - Until Death - Swelter

Had limited releases around the world, according to imdb : https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000241/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm

Please can you fix them by mentionning "Limited release" instead of "Direct-to-video" ? Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alex Blt (talk • contribs) 22:46, 23 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Can The Editor Please Revise an Obtuse Statement?

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Article states:

"That same year he had an affair with his Street Fighter co-star Kylie Minogue during filming of that movie in Thailand.[93][94] LaPier, who was pregnant at the time with their son, did not become aware of this until Van Damme publicly admitted it in 2012.[95]"

The pronoun "this" has no clear antecedent. A literal interpretation would be:

LaPier, who was pregnant at the time with their son, did not become aware that she was pregnant with their son until Van Damme admitted that she was pregnant"!!!

How would his wife not know she was pregnant until her husband admitted it??? I think you must mean that his wife didn't know that her husband was having an affair with Minogue until he announced it. (PeacePeace (talk) 18:06, 21 October 2019 (UTC))[reply]

A Commons file used on this page has been nominated for speedy deletion

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Deleted reference to “sleeping on the street and starving in LA”

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I have just deleted “ While promoting the film Van Damme indicated that he had experienced a period of homelessness "sleeping on the street and starving in L.A”. The quoted reference from the Sun in 2009 is no longer available. Note the reference also contained the following “ "My eldest son doesn't know how to deal with society because I over-protect him because of my last life of being on the street and sleeping on the street and starving in L.A. I didn't want him to have that."

The only current relevant reference I could find was | this article where the video contained the following statement from Van Damme “ I was living on the street, sleeping in cars, sometimes in garages. Sometimes I stole food. I did’nt have good money. I took $3,000 and came to America. I don’t know, I was so starving for movies. When you want something you want something, right.”. Note that this interview appears to be from 2019. Plus it appears that the conversation immediately preceeding Van Damme’s statement has been cut.

Given the lack of a crediable reference, plus the inaccuracy of the quote (ie “...starving in LA” vs “...starving for movies”) appears the safest course of action is to delete the section. Happy to hear if any other editors have thoughts / comments Ilenart626 (talk) 09:11, 1 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 21 December 2020

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Maximum Risk (1996) was his following film for Columbia, the first American film from Ringo Lam, and his first collaboration with Van Damme. He plays Alain Moreau a French cop in Nice. A dead body of someone that looks exactly like him, is discovered. It turns out, that it is the twin brother Alain never knew he had. Tracing his brother's steps back to New York City, Alain discovers that he was a member of the Russian Mafia, who was chased down and killed when he attempted to get out. Now Alain is mistaken for hiim, who was also mixed up in a series of affairs concerning the FBI and the Russian mafia. With his only real ally being Mikhail's fiancé Alex Bartlett (Natasha Henstridge), Alain sets out to avenge his brother's death. Typo in the description of the film. Specifically the word "hiim" should be "him".Pony Express1974 (talk) 16:48, 21 December 2020 (UTC) Pony Express1974 (talk) 16:48, 21 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

 Done ‑‑ElHef (Meep?) 17:46, 21 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 21 December 2020 (2)

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Van Damme's first box office bomb since he became a star was Double Team (1997), a buddy film with basketball superstar Dennis Rodman. It was Hong Kong's director Tsui Hark Incorrect punctuation used here. Should be "Van Damme's first box office bomb since he became a star was Double Team (1997), a buddy film with basketball superstar Dennis Rodman. It was Hong Kong director Tsui Hark's"Pony Express1974 (talk) 16:51, 21 December 2020 (UTC) Pony Express1974 (talk) 16:51, 21 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

 Done ‑‑ElHef (Meep?) 17:46, 21 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 21 December 2020 (3)

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Incorrect word usage. In The Shepherd: Border Patrol (2008), he plays a border patrol is up against a highly dangerous drug smuggling operation. Should be "In The Shepherd: Border Patrol (2008), he plays a border patrol up against a highly dangerous drug smuggling operation."Pony Express1974 (talk) 16:53, 21 December 2020 (UTC) Pony Express1974 (talk) 16:53, 21 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

 Partly done: I changed it to border patrol agent, that seemed the correct wording. ‑‑ElHef (Meep?) 17:46, 21 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 21 December 2020 (4)

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He starred as the main villain Simon West <-----Director listed as character in the film. Pony Express1974 (talk) 17:03, 21 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

 Done, changed to the correct name Jean Vilain per the movie's article. ‑‑ElHef (Meep?) 17:46, 21 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 26 February 2021

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In the "filmography" part : Legionnaire was not a wide release => change it to "direct-to-video" Inferno was not a "limited release" => change it to "direct-to-video" Alex Blt (talk) 22:57, 26 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Alex Blt Alex Blt (talk) 22:57, 26 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 15:24, 27 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 18 June 2021

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The paragraph on the movie 'No Retreat. No Surrender' says it is about a teenager learning karate from the spirit of Bruce Lee. That is incorrect. Change "karate" to "Kung fu". 172.7.229.35 (talk) 01:54, 18 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{edit semi-protected}} template. It looks like the source says Karate, and that is also the wording at No_Retreat,_No_Surrender. Get consensus before changing it. RudolfRed (talk) 03:59, 18 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 28 July 2021

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The page's filmography erroneously states that "The Quest" was released in 1995. The film was released in 1996. 2604:2D80:8D15:E800:4C28:D01A:26C1:7AC (talk) 21:08, 28 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 23:11, 28 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Donkey Kong 64 reference out of place

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To fresh eyes reading this article, it’s blindsiding and awkward to be reading a whole paragraph about Mortal Kombat and its history relating to JCVD… only to have some mention about a Donkey Kong game slapped on the end. Wha? At the very least this should be reworded or separated to another line/paragraph. 209.171.88.86 (talk) 21:02, 23 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

What's My Name? (TBA)

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Needs to be added. This will Van Damme's final film. Thanks 176.27.25.141 (talk) 11:49, 12 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Change "Swing Moods" to "Mood Swings"

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Under Personal section the term mood swings is miswritten — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mannycastaneda (talk • contribs) 23:26, 28 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

no No action since it's a direct quote. ★Ama TALK CONTRIBS 13:24, 29 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Cochise use

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Just an obersavtion--10 grams per day=70 grams per week=a lot less than $10,000, especially 25 years ago. 2600:387:15:517:0:0:0:A (talk) 21:48, 29 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 7 April 2022

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Add the title "Ramez Movie Star" under the list of TV series which Jean-Claude Van Damme has acted in, since he is a co-host alongside Ramez Galal. This show is airing in 2022 during the month of Ramadan on MBC channels. Here is an English article which talks about it from Arab News (https://www.arabnews.com/node/2057471/lifestyle) NiceCrispyBac0n (talk) 18:21, 7 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

 Already done by Malkawi99 at 9 April 2022 ★Ama TALK CONTRIBS 13:20, 29 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Splitting proposal

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I propose that sections Filmography be split into a separate page called "Jean-Claude Van Damme filmography". This section is large enough to make its own page. Thank you.Filmman3000 (talk) 23:30, 28 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

meta

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GALLAXY — Preceding unsigned comment added by 196.109.3.58 (talk) 17:18, 1 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Darkness of Man (Film 2023)

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Please create an article for Darkness of Man Alimir1986 (talk) 11:38, 28 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Public image and influence

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In the French-speaking world, Van Damme is well known – and often mocked – for the picturesque aphorisms that he delivers on a wide range of topics (personal well-being, spirituality, the environment, women, dogs, his ability to crack walnuts with his buttocks, his realization that Christianity is flawed based on the fact that "snakes are nice" and "apples contain pectin which is anti-cholesterol", etc.) in a sort of Zen franglais. - THE FOLLOWING LINK IS BROKEN. Sorry, I am not common with suggesting edits to a protected page. I'd love to see Van Damme's "Zen Franglais", btw. Otec nixon (talk) 21:43, 13 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This whole paragraph is vague and confusing. What sort of specific statements has he made, and where have those statements been mocked? (I believe they exist; they should be cited specifically to be relevant to inclusion on this wiki page.) The phrase "French-speaking world" is overly general as many countries/regions speak French, and a single discourse can't be applied to every person that speaks a particular language. Devinmcginty (talk) 18:49, 18 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"From thereon" - we have a word for that

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May I suggest "Thereafter"? Less clunky.

Yours,

Grammar Pedant 222.153.59.170 (talk) 03:21, 19 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

 Done Thanks. Rasnaboy (talk) 07:18, 19 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"commercially successful movies"

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Double Team and Knock Off were also box office hits and actually made more than the likes of Cyborg, Lionheart, and Double Impact. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 143.44.196.37 (talk) 08:53, 16 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I’ve added both Double Team and Knock Off. They both managed to make back their budget and made a profit, even if they weren’t as successful as Van Damme’s previous movies. Rizzle685 (talk) 14:09, 11 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
The budget for Double Team is actually unsourced in both the Van Damme article and the Double Team article, so we don’t really know if it was a box-office success. WushuFighter (talk) 12:52, 12 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Probable sockpuppet activity

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In the interest of caution over a WP:BLP, I'm just leaving a note that this article seems to have been particularly targeted by a sockpuppeteer over the last few months. Theriddler1234, Whodatttt, Ziggy Wiggy Figgy, Jackie786, Iftar7376 are all suspected sockpuppets which have edited here during that time. I've reverted their last bit of edit-warring ([1]), but I'm not familiar with this topic and it would be a lot of work to try and manually revert all their edits on my own anyways, so I'm leaving it to others to check if their earlier edits introduced any problematic material. R Prazeres (talk) 00:54, 8 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@R Prazeres: In the spirit of WP:DENY, even though the edits weren't vandalism, some were not constructive, so I have rolled back the article to the version before the sockpuppets got involved. ~Anachronist (talk) 17:39, 8 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Update: Since about 5 October (starting with this), most of the edits on this article have been by more confirmed sockpuppet accounts of the same user noted above, namely: WushuFighter, Hero7373, Rizzle685. Again, I don't have time to review all those edits manually, so I invite other article editors to scrutinize and/or revert if needed. I think it's also safe to assume that new sockpuppets will likely continue to show up here. R Prazeres (talk) 23:33, 10 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 21 November 2023

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Jean-Claude Van Damme is a Belgian Actor, Martial Artist, Filmmaker and Conservationist. SpilledKetchup (talk) 23:27, 21 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 07:15, 22 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I’ve added a reliable source for that. WushuFighter (talk) 19:36, 29 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

His fight record

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What the hell is a KKO?? His record has mention of KO's and KKO's. 40 years of martial arts, and I've never heard/read KKO. And google gives me nothing. Torydude (talk) 06:30, 26 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

KKO is Kick KnockOut or Technical Kick KnockOut in World Kickboxing and Karate Union rules.
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> Whenever a contestant is knocked out primarily as a result of a kick, whether or not the kick occurred in combination with punches, the referee shall declare the contestant’s opponent to be the winner by either kick knockout or technical kick knockout, whichever is appropriate and shall be entered into the fighter’s official record as a KKO.
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Btw, according to Thom Harinck the 19-1 record is obviously fake and Van Damme to his knowledge never competed in full contact kickboxing.
source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QTgFZ3OzVk 98.128.230.190 (talk) 12:47, 27 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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