Mickey Rourke
Mickey Rourke, who had studied boxing as a youngster, switched his focus to acting and rose to fame in the 1980s thanks to roles in films like Diner, Rumble Fish, and 9 And A Half Weeks. He won the most praise from critics for the Charles Bukowski movie Barfly. When Rourke decided to stop acting in 1989 and start boxing professionally, many people were shocked. According to his own account, he had “had little respect for [himself] as an actor” and had gained greater notoriety for his personal life and acting choices.
Mickey Rourke
Jean Claude Van Damme
It should come as no surprise that Jean-Claude Van Damme is a skilled martial artist. At the age of ten, he started learning Shotokan karate, and at the age of 18, he received his black belt. Van Damme began practicing for the national karate team when he was 12 years old. At the age of 15, he started a competitive career in semi-contact karate, where he amassed an astonishing 44 victories. To enhance his physique, he also started bodybuilding, which allowed him to become ‘Mr. Belgium Bodybuilding’. He started dancing when he was 16 to develop his general physicality and balance. Although he also studied taekwondo and Muay Thai, the most of his moves are a fusion of karate and kickboxing.
Jean Claude Van Damme
