Known as the "granddaddy of all daredevils," he's arguably the world's most famous stunt performer, but a documentary airing tonight manages to reveal the man behind the icon and tells the inside story of Evel Knievel.
Born Robert Craig Knievel, the American stunt entertainer was renowned for his numerous death-defying motorcycle jumps, including clearing 14 Greyhound buses and attempting to jump the 140-foot fountains at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Relatedly, Knievel to this day holds the Guinness World Record for most broken bones in a lifetime, with 433 fractures.)
