Steven Seagal
| Steven Seagal | |
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 Seagal in 2006 |
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| Born | Steven Frederic Seagal April 10, 1952 [1] Lansing, Michigan, U.S. |
| Other names | Chungdrag Dorje, Takeshigemichi |
| Occupation | Actor, movie producer, martial artist, musician, writer, reserve deputy sheriff |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Style | Aikido |
| Religion | Buddhist |
| Spouse | Miyako Fujitani (1975–1986) Adrienne La Russa (1984–1987) Kelly LeBrock (1987–1996) Erdenetuya Seagal (neé Batsukh) (2009–present) |
| Children | 7 (including Ayako Fujitani) |
| Website | |
| stevenseagal.com | |
Steven Frederic Seagal (born April 10, 1952) is an American movie actor, producer, writer, martial artist, guitarist and reserve deputy sheriff.
Seagal began his adult life as an Aikido instructor in Japan.[2] He became the first foreigner to have an Aikido dojo in Japan.[3][4]
He later moved to Los Angeles, California. There he made several movies. Under Siege (1992) brought him the most fame. He made several studio movies that were not successful. He then made many direct-to-video movies. These were usually low budget and shot in Europe or Asia.
In 2009 the A&E Network began showing his reality show Steven Seagal: Lawman. This show focuses on his work as a deputy sheriff. In 2011, Steven Seagal produced and starred in a 13 episode television series called True Justice.
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Personal life [change]
Seagal owns a dude ranch in Colorado and a home in Brentwood. He has adopted many animals from shelters.[5] Seagal is a Buddhist.[6]
Seagal has seven children from four relationships.
In Japan Seagal married his first wife, Miyako Fujitani. They had a son and daughter. The daughter is actress and writer Ayako Fujitani.[7][8]
In the United States he married former Days of our Lives actress Adrienne La Russa. During this marriage, he began a relationship with Kelly LeBrock. LeBrock became pregnant. He then ended the marriage with La Russa and married LeBrock. They had 3 children. During his marriage to LeBrock, Seagal was having a relationship with their nanny, Arissa Wolf.[9] She had a daughter.
Seagal is currently married to Erdenetuya Batsukh, called Elle. They have a son.[10] Elle is from Mongolia.[11]
In addition to his biological children he is the guardian to a Tibetan child, Yabshi Pan Rinzinwangmo.[12]
Filmography [change]
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1988 | Above the Law | Nico Toscani |
| 1990 | Hard to Kill | Mason Storm |
| Marked for Death | John Hatcher | |
| 1991 | Out for Justice | Det. Gino Felino |
| 1992 | Under Siege | Casey Ryback |
| 1994 | On Deadly Ground | Forrest Taft |
| 1995 | Under Siege 2: Dark Territory | Casey Ryback |
| 1996 | Executive Decision | Lt. Colonel Austin Travis |
| The Glimmer Man | Lt. Jack Cole | |
| 1997 | Fire Down Below | Jack Taggart |
| 1998 | The Patriot | Dr. Wesley McClaren |
| 1999 | Get Bruce | (himself) |
| 2001 | Exit Wounds | Orin Boyd |
| Ticker | Frank Glass | |
| 2002 | Half Past Dead | Sasha Petrosevitch |
| 2003 | The Foreigner | Jonathan Cold |
| Out for a Kill | Prof. Robert Burns | |
| Belly of the Beast | Jake Hopper | |
| 2004 | Out of Reach | William Lansing |
| Clementine | Jack Miller | |
| 2005 | Into the Sun | Travis Hunter |
| Submerged | Chris Cody | |
| Today You Die | Harlan Banks | |
| Black Dawn | Jonathan Cold | |
| 2006 | Mercenary for Justice | John Seeger |
| Shadow Man | Jack Foster | |
| Attack Force | Cmdr. Marshall Lawson | |
| 2007 | Flight of Fury | John Sands |
| Urban Justice | Simon Ballister | |
| 2008 | Pistol Whipped | Matt Conlin |
| The Onion Movie | Cock Puncher | |
| Kill Switch | Jacob | |
| 2009 | Against the Dark | Tao |
| Driven to Kill | Ruslan | |
| The Keeper | Roland Sallinger | |
| 2009– | Steven Seagal: Lawman | (himself) |
| 2010 | A Dangerous Man | Shane Daniels |
| Machete | Torrez | |
| 2011 | Born to Raise Hell | Samuel Axel |
| 2012 | Maximum Conviction | Tom Steele |
| TBA | Tip Of The Spear | Unknown |
Discography [change]
- 2005: Songs from the Crystal Cave
- 2006: Mojo Priest
References [change]
- ↑ Steven Seagal – About Steven. Stevenseagal.com (1952-04-10). Retrieved on 2011-11-19.
- ↑ Goldstein, Patrick (1988-02-14). "Steven Seagal Gets a Shot at Stardom". The Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1988-02-14/entertainment/ca-42829_1_steven-seagal. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
- ↑ Britishaikido.com, Retrieved on January 27, 2008. Britishaikido.com. Retrieved on 2011-11-19.
- ↑ "Sure, He's Making a Box-Office Killing—but Who Is Steven Seagal?". People. http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20113675,00.html. Retrieved 2011-03-12.
- ↑ Dan Mathews (2001). "Getting tough with Steven Seagal". PETA: Animal Times. http://www.peta.org/Living/at-winter2001/seagal/seagal.html. Retrieved 2006-05-07.
- ↑ Steven Seagal-buddhist. Japanese-buddhism.com. Retrieved on 2011-11-19.
- ↑ Paul Smith. "E! TV- "E! True Hollywood Story" – Steven Seagal". E!. http://www.eonline.com/On/Holly/Shows/Seagal/facts.html. Retrieved 2006-06-25.
- ↑ "Mini Facts". http://www.steven-seagal.net/forum/showthread.php?t=6663. Retrieved 2007-01-27.
- ↑ "Spiritually Retreat With Steven Seagal". Luke Ford. http://www.lukeford.net/archives/updates/021118.htm. Retrieved 2007-01-27.
- ↑ "Proud father of seven Steven Seagal shows off baby son on reality show". Daily Mail (London). 2010-10-21. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1322629/Steven-Seagal-shows-baby-son-reality-show.html. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
- ↑ Los Angeles City Ethics Commission – Search Contributions. Ethics.lacity.org. Retrieved on 2011-11-19.
- ↑ Charles Carreon. "Steven Seagal Comes Out of the Buddhist Closet". American Buddha Online Library. http://finevery.googlepages.com/stevenseagal.htm. Retrieved 2007-05-24.
Other websites [change]
Media related to Steven Seagal at Wikimedia Commons- Steven Seagal at the Internet Movie Database
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