Who is Kris Van Damme, Jean-Claude Van Damme’s son?

Kris Van Damme is an Actor and the son of Jean-Claude Van Damme. Kris Van Damme’s father is a Belgian actor, martial artist, filmmaker, and fight choreographer. He is known for films such as Cyborg, Kickboxer, Lionheart, Death Warrant, Double Impact, Universal Soldier, and Nowhere to Run. He is regarded as an icon of action and martial arts cinema, his films have grossed over $1 billion worldwide, making him one of the most successful action stars of all time.

Kris Van Damme: Bio Summary

How old is Jean- Claude Van Damme’s son?

Kristopher van Varenberg (aka “Kris Van Damme”) is the first son of martial arts/action superstar, Belgian-born actor Jean-Claude Van Damme with fitness expert/actress Gladys Portugues. Born on May 20, 1987, Kris Van Damme is 37 years old as of 2024. Kristopher is not the only child of his parents, he has a younger sister, Bianca Brigitte Van Damme, and another brother from Van Damme’s ex-wife Darcy LaPier, named Nicolas.

Kris Van Damme is an actor

According to his IMDB, Kris Van Damme had his first role in Universal Soldier (1992) as Young Luc Deveraux, this was followed by The Quest (1996) – directed by his father- in which he played the character of Young Chris. He also had a role in Derailed (2002) then paused for a while before he returned in Universal Soldier: Regeneration and The Eagle Path. Just like his father Kris also had martial arts classes.

While talking in an exclusive interview at the Int’l JCVD Forum, Jean-Claude Van Damme’s son told the host that he has a passion for writing and directing aside from his current career as an actor. Kris was credited as a writer for the first time in Van Damme’s martial arts epic movie known as The Tower (2010).

He is a writer for both film and animation after studying 2D Animation in Vancouver B.C., Canada. His IMDB profile revealed he currently resides in Los Angeles and he is represented by The Gersh Agency. Kris is also an animal rights activist.

Is Kris Kris Van Damme married?

Although much is not known about Kris’ love life, his father on the other hand has been married five times to four different women. He was married to his third wife, bodybuilder Gladys Portugues(Chris’ mother), with whom he had two children (Kristopher Van Varenberg (born 1987) and Bianca Brigitte (born 1990)), until 1992, when he began an affair with actress Darcy LaPier, whom he married in February 1994.

From this marriage, they had a son named Nicholas (born 10 October 1995). That same year he had an affair with his Street Fighter co-star Kylie Minogue during the filming of that movie in Thailand. LaPier, who was pregnant with their son at the time, did not become aware of the affair until Van Damme publicly admitted it in 2012.

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By the mid-1990s, the stress of the constant filming and promotion of his films, as Kris’ father, Van Damme explains, led him to develop a cocaine habit, on which he spent up to $10,000 a week, and consumed up to 10 grams per day by 1996. He was arrested for driving under the influence in 1999. Attempts at drug rehabilitation were unsuccessful, and he resorted to resolving his addiction by quitting cold turkey and exercising. In 1998, he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. 

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In 2011, Kris Van Damme’s father discussed the condition on the British reality show Behind Closed Doors, saying, “Sometimes you’re gonna like me, and sometimes you’re gonna hate me. But what can I do? I’m not perfect … I’m an extremely bipolar, and I’m taking medication for this … When I was young, I was suffering those swing moods. In the morning, the sky was blue [when I was] going to school, and to me, the sky was black. I was so sad.“