Overview (4)

Born April 10, 1952 in Lansing, Michigan, USA Birth Name Steven Frederic Seagal Nicknames The Great One

Lord Steven

The Master of Aikido Height 6' 4" (1.93 m)

Mini Bio (1)

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Ponytail



In all of his films, he is seen holding a Colt M1911A1 semi-automatic pistol. He owns several in his private collection.



Uses Aikido in fight scenes



Quiet, husky voice



Corrugated eyes



Towering height



Hulking frame



Aquiline features.



His films usually have three words in the title



Often plays former CIA operatives or Military personnel



Trivia (50)

Is the first foreigner ever to own and operate an Aikido dojo in Japan. Known as "Master Take Shigemichi", he was the chief instructor at the Aikido Tenshin Dojo in the city of Osaka.



Is an Aikido master - 7th Dan.



His love of guitar and appreciation of rasta music led him to study with a teacher in Jamaica, where he owns a vacation home.



His Santa Inez (CA) home includes 200 acres planted with cabernet grapes, which are sold to wineries after harvesting.



Master in Japanese Kendo.



Has been a bodyguard.





His first seven films were all starring roles, ending with Einsame Entscheidung (1996).

Is a singer and guitarist.



Owns a very large collection of guitars and samurai swords.





While his acting in Nico (1988) gained praise from the likes of Roger Ebert , Seagal has repeatedly faced criticism from both critics and fans who accuse him of playing the same character in many of his movies, as well as displaying a lack of emotional range. In fact, some people refer to embracing typecasting as "Seagalism."

Speaks Japanese fluently.





All of his main leading role movies have been rated R except for Halbtot - Half Past Dead (2002) which was the only Seagal film to be PG-13.



He and Jackie Chan are friends and Chan offered him the role of the villain in Rush Hour 3 (2007), but Seagal turned it down.



Used to own a production company with Julius R. Nasso called Seagal/Nasso Productions from 1994-2000.

As of 2006, his movies have earned $600 million worldwide.





Discovered by then-head of Creative Artists Agency (CAA), Michael Ovitz , who was one of Seagal's martial arts students.

Father of Savannah Seagal with Arissa Wolf.





Owns new production company Streamroller Productions with Bing Dang and Joe Halpin after his old production company Seagal/Nasso Productions dissolved.

He is a master in Aikido and Kendo, and also holds black belts in Karate and Judo.





His movies that were produced between 2003 and 2009, were released direct to video (although The Patriot (1998) and Ticker (2001) had the same fate). This ended with Robert Rodriguez 's Machete (2010).



Was asked to play a cameo in Sylvester Stallone 's The Expendables (2010), but had to turn it down because of his fallout relationship with producer Avi Lerner . However, Seagal joined in another big ensemble film, Machete (2010).

For almost twenty years, Seagal has been working as a fully commissioned deputy with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office in Louisiana.





Was already thirty-six when he made his acting debut in Nico (1988).

Lives in Jefferson Parish in Louisiana while he works as a police officer.





While filming an episode of Steven Seagal: Lawman (2009), the torso of one of his daughters shows up in the background of a shot while the crew is filming the training of Steven's two German Shepherds.

Has been visiting children's hospitals for more than 25 years, and has stated that he will continue to do so until the day that he dies.



Offered his fellow Sheriff's Deputies free tickets to a concert benefiting the New Orleans Children's Hospital. They accepted the offer and attended the concert.





Has another child with Arissa (the nanny during his marriage to Kelly LeBrock , for which their third child was named after).

Has a sister named Brenda who lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.





The UFC and MMA Brazilian fighter Anderson Silva (aka "The Spider") has learned some moves with him.

Steven's mother, Patricia Anne (Fisher), was born in Michigan, and Steven's father, Samuel Seagal, was born in Rhode Island. Steven's paternal grandparents, Nathan Seagal (originally Siegelman) and Dora Goldstein, were Russian Jewish immigrants. Steven's maternal grandparents, Fred Joseph Fisher and Lanah Irene Lewis, were from families that had lived in the United States for many generations. Steven's mother had English, German, and distant Irish and Dutch, ancestry.



In an interview on Reelz Channel (aired January 4, 2013), he stated he has worked with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, TN, for over twenty-five years.



Appeared in Mountain Dew commercial. [April 2004]



Is involved with an energy drink line, Lightning Bolt, that is available at Wal-Mart. [March 2006]



(January 5, 2014) According to The Washington Times, Steven Seagal announced that he is considering running for the governorship of Arizona.



Typically spends only three hours a day on set.



Claimed in 1993 that his daily exercise regime comprised a two-hour workout of cardiovascular exercise (treadmill) and weightlifting, followed by private martial art instruction.



(November 3, 2016) Steven Seagal received Russian citizenship.





Married second wife Adrienne Larussa before his divorce from first wife Miyako Fujitani was finalized (they married in Japan). He eventually had the marriage to Larussa annulled when he began dating third wife Kelly LeBrock , who became pregnant with the couple's first child.

Steven Seagal acquired Serbian citizenship on January 10, 2016.



Attended Buena Park high school in Orange County, CA where students knew him as Steve Seagull.



By most accounts, he is notoriously difficult to work with. Several actors reported arguments and even brawls with the hot-tempered actor whenever he perceives insults against his person. He is known to openly criticize and belittle cast and crew members on set, and his bankable action hero status in the 1990s also had him often demanding script rewrites on the spot.



He was among the actors considered for the title role in Batman (1989).



Personal Quotes (14)

I am hoping that I can be known as a great writer and actor some day, rather than a sex symbol.



[on what he thinks are the most important lessons that one should strive to live by in Aikido] Try to find the path of least resistance and use it without harming others. Live with integrity and morality, not only with people but with all beings.





[on his feelings regarding past movies] Hollywood is a mercurial place where people are sort of . . . a victim of their environment and how the environment changes. Movies that would be timely now, ten years from now would be passé and nobody would be interested in the subjects. All the movies that I have done I have not been in control of. Sometimes there is a contractual situation where you go to the studio and they kind of tell you which ones they want you to do. Be that as it may, I have also been lucky in the sense that I have been able to make environmentally conscientious movies as well as politically conscientious movies. Nico (1988) was a politically conscientious movie. Auf brennendem Eis (1994) was environmentally conscientious, so I want to keep making movies like that which are more geared with a certain entertainment value but also bring people forward into contemplation.



[on President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo of the Philippines] I've never met her, but my impression of her is that she's very straight, sincere, honest, really talented president, and I hope she gets re-elected.



[on actors who become political leaders] [ Ronald Reagan ] was a pretty good one, but I think it really depends on the situation.

The secret is not to act, but to be.



Action films are great, but an action film that has characters that are compelling and a story that people can care about is something even better. We love to see action heroes that are vulnerable, that are sensitive, that are family people, that are accessible.



False FBI accusations fueled thousands of articles saying that I terrorize journalists and associate with the Mafia . . . these kinds of inflammatory allegations scare studio heads and independent producers -- and kill careers.



[on rumors that he is difficult to work with] I think if I'm with professional people, I'm easy to work with. But it's real hard for me if I have to work with somebody who doesn't know what they're doing. Because my name and my reputation are on the line.



There are millions and millions of people in America who have dual and multiple citizenship. What makes it controversial is all of the propaganda flying about Russia itself



[on American athletes who refuse to stand during the national anthem before games]I think it's outrageous, I think it's a joke, it's disgusting. I respect the American flag. I myself have risked my life countless times for the American flag and I don't understand or agree with this kind of behavior. I think it's an outrage



[on Donald Trump becoming president]I think that we have a really unfortunate situation in the sense that even though he was democratically elected, there are so many people out there that don't think that's the case. We have a ton of enemies within



We have these Democrats that have this whole other agenda to kind of, when I say Democrats it's not just the Democrats, but there are this whole group of leftover Obama-ites and people that feel they should overthrow Trump, and any decisions he makes, anything he tries to do, he gets blocked so often from the enemies within, so it's very difficult for him to do anything



For anyone to think that Vladimir Putin had anything to do with fixing the elections, or even that the Russians have that kind of technology, is stupid. This kind of propaganda is really a diversion

