Jean-Claude Van Damme's statue unveiled in homeland

26 October,2012 10:01 AM IST |   |  IANS

Actor Jean-Claude Van Damme has been honoured with a bronze statue in his native Belgium.


The 52-year-old actor was joined by his mother Eliana and father Eugene at the unveiling of the statue Oct 21. The statue has the actor standing in a fighting pose, reports contactmusic.com.


Jean-Claude Van Damme

"Belgium is paying me back something, but really it's to pay back to the dream. So when people come by here, it is Jean-Claude Van Damme but it's a guy from the street who believed in something. I want the statue to represent that," Van Damme said.

The actor was last seen in 'The Expendables 2'.

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Jean Claude Van Damme statue unveiled homeland