Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg (born 18 October 1960), known professionally as Jean-Claude Van Damme (often abbreviated to JCVD), is a Belgian actor, martial artist, filmmaker, and fight choreographer. Credited with helping popularize martial arts in film, Van Damme is widely regarded as one of the most iconic martial arts action stars of all time.
His voice and likeness are used as a second skin for Johnny Cage for the game Mortal Kombat 1. His appearance is inspired by his role of Frank Dux in the 1988 film Bloodsport.
Originally Ed Boon and John Tobias wanted to work with Van Damme on a video game with Midway but turned it down due of scheduling conflicts, Cage was based on Van Damme. New Line Cinema wanted Van Damme to play Cage in the 1995 film but he chose to play Guile in Street Fighter.
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