The transcript below is from the video “Jean Claude Van Damme’s Family From 1980 To 2021- Wife. Son, Daughter” by TV Channel.
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Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about Jean-Claude Van Damme Family.
Complex relationships of Jean-Claude Van Damme had broken his heart many times. This blockbuster star has been married 5 times with 4 different beauties.
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Born: Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg, 18 October 1960 (Age 60 Years), Sint-Agatha-Berchem, Brussels, Belgium
Nationality: Belgian
Height: 1.77 m (5ft10in)
Division: Middleweight
Style: Karate, Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Taekwondo
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Spouses
María Rodríguez (m. 1980-1984)
Cynthia Derderian (m. 1985-1986)
Darcy LaPier (m. 1994-1997)
Gladys Portugues (m. 1987-1992)
Gladys Portugues (1999 – Present)
Children: 03
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Family: 01
Wife: María Rodríguez (m. 1980-1984)
María Rodríguez and Jean-Claude Van Damme were married for 3 years. They dated for 2 years after getting together in 1978 and married on 25th Aug 1986. 3 years later, they divorced in 1984.
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Family: 02
Wife: Cynthia Derderian (m. 1985-1986)
Were married for 4 months. They dated 1 year after getting together in 1984 and married on 24th Aug 1985. 4 months later they divorced in 1986.
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Family: 03
Wife: Gladys Portugues (m. 1987-1992)
Born: September 30, 1957 (Age 63 Years), Manhattan, New York, United States
Height: 1.65 m
Children: Bianca Bree, Kristopher Van Varenberg
Spouse: Jean-Claude Van Damme (m. 1999), Jean-Claude Van Damme (m. 1987-1993)
Jean-Claude Van Damme and Gladys Portugues were married from 3rd January, 1987 to 1992. The actor wed Gladys Portugues, an ex-bodybuilder and actress, followed by the birth of their first child and son Kristopher Van Varenberg on May 20, 1987. Three years later, Gladys gave birth to their second child and daughter Bianca Brigitte on October 17, 1990. By the time Gladys had children, she had already starred in the 1986 film ‘The Morning After’, followed by ‘The Wi Shriner Show’ and ‘It’s Alive III: Island of the Alive’ in 1987.
Kids: 02
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Son: Kristopher Van Varenberg -33 Year-old
Born: May 20, 1987 (Age 33 Years), Los Angeles, California, United States
Height: 1.87 m
Parents: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Gladys Portuguese
Occupation: Actor
As Jean-Claude’s firstborn, Kristopher inherited his father’s love for martial arts, in which as well apart from also pursuing a career in acting, writing and directing.
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Daughter: Bianca Bree – 30 Year-old
Born: October 17, 1990 (Age 30 Years), California, United States
Height: 1.7 m
Parents: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Gladys Portuguese
Nationality: Belgian, American
Occupation: American-Belgian Actor
Bianca inherited both her parents’ athletic genes and participated in sports like Kickboxing, Karate, Boxing, Figure Skating, and ballet from a young age.
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Family: 04
Wife: Darcy LaPier (m. 1994-1997)
Born: Darcy Lynn LaPier, July 9, 1965 (Age 55), Molalla, Oregon, U.S.
Occupation: Actress, Model
Years Active: 1989-1999
While Darcy worked as a model, producer, and actress, she also followed her passion into rodeo barrel racing and became an award-winning racer while she trained tirelessly and competed all over the U.S. But two years after Nicolas’ birth Darcy and Jean-Claude’s marriage ended as well. A messy divorce and a lagging career had the Muscles of Brussels turn to drugs for relief which ended with a cocaine addiction and a jail term. Jean-Claude realised he had to turn his life around and began exercising to get cleaned up. He also remarried Gladys on June 25th, 1999 who helped the actor get his life and career back on track.
Kids: 01
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Nicholas Van Varenberg – 25 Year-old
Born: October 10, 1995 (Age 25 Years)
Movies: Kickboxer: Retaliation
Parents: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Darcy LaPier
Nicholas Van Varenberg was involved in assault, disorder and drugs.
Family: 05
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Wife: Gladys Portugues (m. 1999-2015)
After his split with LaPier, he once again married Portugues, with whom he is currently staying.
