Ultimate Behind-the-Scene Look At Steve McQueen, King Of Cool

Throughout It All, He Was Beloved by Fans

Steve McQueen may have been famous and well-loved by fans both on the racetrack and on the Big Screen, but his personal life was tragic and horrifying. As the top-paid male actor, he flaunted his unapologetic “human” tendencies toward wild, unrestrained living. He drank, smoked, and did drugs. He demanded loyalty and fidelity from others while flagrantly sleeping with everyone. Yes, he was a rebel, which made him Mr Cool, but he was ultimately a self-destructive adrenaline junkie.

As Biographer Darwin Porter says: “Steve McQueen has become an iconic hero, forever cool, but it’s ironic because he was never really cool; he was a Molotov cocktail that could explode at any time. His fans never knew the real Steve McQueen – until now.”