How tall is Jean-Claude Van Damme?

Jean-Claude Van Damme's listed height is 177 cm (5'10"). He is taller than about 52% of men in Belgium.

Where 177 cm sits among men in Belgium

Taller than about 52% of men in Belgium born in 1960 (average 176.7 cm).

Damme next to his co-stars

Scott Adkins is 1 cm taller than Jean-Claude Van Damme (178 cm), The Expendables 2 co-star.

Arnold Schwarzenegger is 11 cm taller than Jean-Claude Van Damme (188 cm), The Expendables 2 co-star.

Sylvester Stallone is the same height than Jean-Claude Van Damme (177 cm), The Expendables 2 co-star.

About Jean-Claude Van Damme

Jean-Claude Van Damme, born Jean-Claude Camille Francois Van Varenberg, is a Belgian martial artist and actor. He was born on 18 October 1960 in Berchem-Sainte-Agathe and raised in Brussels. His father enrolled him in a Shotokan karate school at the age of ten, and he went on to hold the rank of 2nd Dan in karate. He won the Mr. Belgium bodybuilding title in 1978 and the middleweight championship of the European Professional Karate Association in 1979.

Hoping to become an actor in Hollywood, Van Damme moved to the United States in 1982. He got his break as the lead in the martial arts film Bloodsport in 1988 and became a popular action star with films including Cyborg, Kickboxer, Lionheart, Universal Soldier, Hard Target and Timecop. The Quest, in 1996, marked his directorial debut.

At a listed 177 cm (5'10"), Van Damme has the same listed height as Sylvester Stallone, his co-star in The Expendables 2. Scott Adkins, also in that film, is listed at 178 cm (5'10") and is 1 cm taller than Van Damme, while Arnold Schwarzenegger, listed at 188 cm (6'2"), is 11 cm taller.

Frequently asked

How tall is Jean-Claude Van Damme in feet and inches? Jean-Claude Van Damme is 5'10" tall, which is 177 cm, 69.7 inches or 1.77 m.

How tall is Jean-Claude Van Damme compared to Scott Adkins? Scott Adkins is 1 cm taller than Jean-Claude Van Damme: 178 cm (5'10") vs 177 cm (5'10").

How tall is Jean-Claude Van Damme compared to Arnold Schwarzenegger? Arnold Schwarzenegger is 11 cm taller than Jean-Claude Van Damme: 188 cm (6'2") vs 177 cm (5'10").

How tall is Jean-Claude Van Damme compared to Sylvester Stallone? Sylvester Stallone is the same height than Jean-Claude Van Damme: 177 cm (5'10") vs 177 cm (5'10").

Is Jean-Claude Van Damme tall for men in Belgium? At 177 cm he is taller than about 52% of men in Belgium born in 1960, whose average height is 176.7 cm.

Sources

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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