Model Petra Nemcova is personally selecting 10 Thai school children to work alongside Jean-Claude Van Damme on the Thailand shoot for new movie Full Love. The recruitment has been coordinated by global volunteer organization Projects Abroad.

Test your showbiz knowledge with this brain-teasing celebrity quiz based on all the happenings of a busy 2007. 11: How many days was Paris Hilton sentenced to spend in jail for driving with a suspended license? 45 95 27 Answer = 45 12. And how many days did Paris' party pals Lindsay Lohan and Nicole Richie spend behind bars combined for other driving offenses? Less than one 2 6 Answer = Less than one -Richie was jailed for 82 minutes back in August, while Lohan served 84 minutes behind bars in November 13. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt adopted a three-year-old Vietnamese boy. What is his name? Pax Fax Stax Answer = Pax 14. Who did Spice Girl Melanie Brown take to court over a paternity dispute? Wesley Snipes Eddie Murphy Martin Lawrence Answer = Eddie Murphy 15: What song did Britney Spears shambolically perform at the MTV Video Music Awards? More Or Less Less Is More Gimme More Answer = Gimme More 16: Which 'mean' and 'freaky' Hollywood actress has recently announced plans to record her third album - with 50 Cent? Hilary Duff Hayden Panettiere Lindsay Lohan Answer = Lindsay Lohan 17: Which 'sly' actor was caught carrying vials of human growth hormone into Australia? Jean-Claude Van Damme Sylvester Stallone Bruce Willis Answer = Sylvester Stallone 18: Name R&B star Usher's wife and the mother of his new baby son. Monica Foster Maria Foster Tameka Foster Answer = Tameka Foster 19: Which kinda country act stole the show at the Grammy Awards by claiming Song and Record of The Year among their five-prize haul? The Eagles Dixie Chicks Kenny Chesney Answer = Dixie Chicks 20: What's the name of Johnny Depp's daughter, who brought filming on the set of musical Sweeney Todd to a standstill this summer when she became seriously sick with a mystery illness? Lily-Rose Ava Apple Answer = Lily-Rose -Stay tune for part 3

Happy Birthday to jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis (1944), Belgian martial arts actor Jean-Claude Van Damme (1960), Czech tennis star Martina Navratilova (1956), Indian actor Om Puri (1950), Mork & Mindy actress Pam Dawber (1951), novelist Terry McMillan (1951),

Belgian actor Jean Claude Van Damme showed off his best martial arts moves to Russian president Vladimir Putin during a competition in St. Petersberg at the weekend. The actor attended the Konstantinovsky palace with scores of martial arts fighters to take part in a contest, which was filmed by state television.

Swedish actor Dolph Lundgren wants to unite with fellow action movie stars Jean Claude Van Damme and Chuck Norris to make a new action comedy film. The Rocky IV star insists he can overcome scheduling difficulties and the advancing ages of the statuesque stars to bring the trio together on screen.

Jean Claude Van Damme had an affair with Kylie Minogue. The action hero romanced the diminutive pop star when the pair filmed the 1994 movie Street Fighter together. Although Van Damme regrets appearing in the much derided movie he is glad he did because he got to get up close and personal to Kylie.

Filmmaker Mel Gibson has dismissed claims his movies are excessively violent, insisting they only appear that way because of their detailed characterization. Gibson, whose controversial projects include The Passion Of The Christ and his new Apocalypto, lays the blame with Hollywood product starring action heroes such as Jean-Claude Van Damme.

Happy Birthday to jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis (1944), Belgian martial arts actor Jean-Claude Van Damme (1960), Czech tennis star Martina Navratilova (1956), Indian actor Om Puri (1950), Mork & Mindy actress Pam Dawber (1951), author Terry McMillan (1951), Lord of the Rings composer Howard Shore (1946), football player/coach Mike Ditka (1939), Everybody Loves Raymond actor Peter Boyle (1935), Patton portrayer George C. Scott (1927; d. 1999), German actor Klaus Kinski (1926; d. 1991), and rock 'n' roller Chuck Berry (1926).