From Ballet Shoes to Box Office Fame: The Surprising Journey of Jean-Claude Van Damme
Before audiences knew him as the “Muscles from Brussels,” dazzling the world with flying kicks and gravity-defying splits, Jean-Claude Van Damme was not the tough kid people might imagine. Instead, his childhood was shaped by quiet discipline, artistic passion, and a surprising devotion to ballet. As a boy, he was often considered fragile, standing apart…