Jean-Claude Van Damme's son pleads guilty in Arizona knife incident
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Before he was an imposing, dreadlocked, pincer-faced creature, the Predator from "Predator" was a gangly gecko-type thing with a protruding head. And he was played by Jean Claude Van Damme. Van Damme was cast as the film's antagonist in order to lend fluidity to the alien being, but he didn't like working in the suit, and apparently felt that it reduced his role to that of a stunt performer. He quit after two days of production, and director John McTiernan seized the chance to have the suit redesigned. Former basketball player Kevin Peter Hall was then hired for the title role. (Reuters)
A son of actor Jean-Claude Van Damme has pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct for holding his roommate at knifepoint at their apartment in suburban Phoenix.
Nicholas Van Varenberg had a change of plea hearing Wednesday.
He's now scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 3 and authorities say Van Varenberg likely will get probation.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Tempe police arrested Van Varenberg last September on suspicion of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, unlawful imprisonment, marijuana possession and possession of drug paraphernalia.
FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office shows Nicholas Van Varenberg, the son of actor Jean-Claude Van Damme. Van Varenberg has pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct for holding his roommate at knifepoint at their Tempe, Ariz., apartment last year. (Maricopa County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)
JEAN-CLAUDE VAN DAMME'S SON ARRESTED FOR HOLDING ROOMMATE AT KNIFEPOINT, REPORT SAYS
Police say Van Varenberg became upset at his unidentified roommate for answering the door, grabbed a knife and kept his roommate from leaving the apartment.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The 22-year-old Van Varenberg is the youngest son of Van Damme, known for his martial arts action films of the 1980s and 1990s.