Jean-Claude Van Damme: Behind Closed Doors - Season 1 (2011)

Jean Claude Van Damme is a martial arts legend and blockbusting Hollywood action hero. His movies have grossed over 700 million dollars in a career spanning over 25 years. But now it’s time to discover the real man behind the macho image as he allows cameras total access into his extraordinary world. This is an intimate portrait of an international movie star, as you’ve never seen him before. We’re up close and personal, as he bares his soul and gives us an unprecedented insight into the mind of a movie legend. Jean Claude Van Damme - ‘The Muscles from Brussels’ - was a massive box office hit in movies such as Bloodsport, Universal Soldier and the phenomenal Timecop, which broke the 100 million dollar barrier. Now he’s exclusively throwing open the doors to his private world and allowing cameras access behind the scenes - at home and on set. We join JCVD and his family and discover the man behind movie legend. We meet his wife Gladys; actor son Kristopher; and actress daughter Bianca as we experience the roller coaster life of the Van Damme family. We jet around the globe with JCVD, visiting locations in Europe, USA and Russia where he performs in his latest productions, including ‘Weapon’ and ‘Dragon Eyes’. We’re with him at work and at play, whether he’s partying hard, saving stray dogs from the street or fixing up a comeback fight against a ferocious Olympic champion Thai kick boxer. Behind the public image we discover a sensitive and sometimes tortured character who wears his heart on his sleeve. We’re with him when he’s feeling strong enough to take on the world, but we also reveal a more vulnerable side to the man who regrets his rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle and desperately misses his family when he is away filming.