He smokes. He drinks. He swears. He swears some more. And he's up-front about his adventurous life. What more could you want from a celebrity?

Before he even had a hit movie, Colin Farrell topped the A-list of Hollywood bad boys. Then talent, timing and Irish charm won over the critics--and fans.

But as you'll see in Colin Farrell: The E! True Hollywood Story, success led to scandal in the tabloids. We'll find out how, from Colin's "sex tape" ex. "We just pulled out the camcorder and started having a good time," Nicole Narain tells us.

Then we'll search for clues in a misspent youth. We'll explore the city he grew up in, the schools he got kicked out of and the movie sets where he made famous friends.

But did Colin get too famous, too fast? In an interview never before seen on American television, we'll take you inside the mind of the straight-talking Irishman. "All I am is a f--king actor, you know," he tells the cameras.