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The Ultimate Action Hero. The Ultimate Reality Show.
Jean-Claude Van Damme: Behind Closed Doors is a 2011 British reality show featuring action star Jean-Claude Van Damme and was being shown on ITV4 in the United Kingdom.
Jean-Claude returns to a church where he had an epiphany as a child. He is also cast as Napoleon in a Russian film and ends up saving a sick dog he finds on a road whilst he is in Romania.
The actor reflects on his life and career as he celebrates his 50th birthday, and his wife Gladys revisits their old home in LA to recall when her husband's career first took off. Jean-Claude also goes to Paris for a radio interview and gets backstage access to the famous Moulin Rouge club
The martial artist plans a Rocky-style comeback in the kickboxing ring against an Olympic champion, but admits it will be difficult to recapture his past glories at the age of 50. He returns to Belgium for an emotional reunion with the trainer who made him the 'Muscles from Brussels', which brings home the enormity of the challenge ahead, both mentally and physically
Jean-Claude ends up accidentally hurting his co-star while rehearsing a fight scene for the movie Weapon. Jean-Claude makes his way to Ukraine to make a guest appearance at a charity fashion show but ends up finding himself in the middle of a media storm.
Jean Claude's family get together to celebrate Christmas together at home. Jean Claude's daughter Bianca brings her boyfriend Eddy to meet her dad for the first time. Jean Claude makes sure it will be a Christmas Eddy never forgets when he takes him to the the gym.
Jean-Claude ends up breaking down in tears after being turned down for a film role. He also goes to an old friend's party and tries to get an unlikely hole-in-one on a golf course. He also remembers the time he first met his wife Gladys.
The actor appears in a comedy film alongside a star-struck cast and gets stuck in a lift in Vancouver, where he is working on Kung Fu Panda 2. Cameras also follow Jean-Claude as he talks with regret about his past lifestyle and warns his son about the temptations of Hollywood.
Jean-Claude presents an award live on Belgian TV, but after he mishears something on stage, it ends up leading to some embarrassment. Bianca auditions for a part in a martial-arts film. Kris has a surprise his father.
