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1 | Steven Seagal acquired Serbian citizenship on January 10, 2016. |
2 | 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. |
3 | November 3 2016 Steven Seagal received Russian citizenship. |
4 | 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. |
5 | His favorite actors include James Mason, John Gielgud, Clint Eastwood, Gary Cooper, Spencer Tracy, and Robert Redford. |
6 | His favorite movies include Three Days of the Condor (1975), The Manchurian Candidate (1962), and Bad Day at Black Rock (1955). |
7 | Typically spends only three hours a day on set. |
8 | (January 5, 2014) According to The Washington Times, Steven Seagal announced that he is considering running for the governorship of Arizona. |
9 | Is involved with an energy drink line, Lightning Bolt, that is available at Wal-Mart. [March 2006] |
10 | Appeared in Mountain Dew commercial. [April 2004] |
11 | 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. |
12 | 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 Dutch ancestry. |
13 | The UFC and MMA Brazilian fighter Anderson Silva (aka "The Spider") has learned some moves with him. |
14 | Has a sister named Brenda who lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
15 | Has another child with Arissa (the nanny during his marriage to Kelly LeBrock, for which their third child was named after). |
16 | 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. |
17 | 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. |
18 | 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. |
19 | Lives in Jefferson Parish in Louisiana while he works as a police officer. |
20 | Was already thirty-six when he made his acting debut in Above the Law (1988). |
21 | For almost twenty years, Seagal has been working as a fully commissioned deputy with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office in Louisiana. |
22 | 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). |
23 | As of 2009, all of his movies had been released direct to video since 2003 (although The Patriot (1998) and Ticker (2001) had the same fate). This will end with Robert Rodriguez's Machete (2010). |
24 | Although he is a master in Aikido and Kendo, he also holds black belts in Karate and Judo. |
25 | Owns new production company Streamroller Productions with Bing Dang and Joe Halpin after his old production company Seagal/Nasso Productions dissolved. |
26 | He agreed to star in Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995) if Warner Bros. allowed him to direct On Deadly Ground (1994). |
27 | Father of Savannah Seagal with Arissa Wolf. |
28 | Discovered by then-head of Creative Artists Agency (CAA), Michael Ovitz, who was one of Seagal's martial arts students. |
29 | As of 2006, his movies have earned $600 million worldwide. |
30 | Used to own a production company with Julius R. Nasso called Seagal/Nasso Productions from 1994-2000. |
31 | 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. |
32 | All of his main leading role movies have been rated R except for Half Past Dead (2002) which was the only Seagal film to be PG-13. |
33 | Speaks Japanese fluently. |
34 | The February 17, 1989, draft of the screenplay for Hard to Kill (1990) credits Steven Pressfield & Ronald Shusett & Steven Seagal as writers. Pressfield & Shusett are not credited in the final film and Seagal only received an acting credit. |
35 | While his acting in Above the Law (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." |
36 | Owns a very large collection of guitars and samurai swords. |
37 | Has worked with Damian Chapa and Byron Mann in two of his films as his teammates. He worked with Chapa in Under Siege (1992), in which Chapa is a fellow sailor, and with Mann in Belly of the Beast (2003), in which Mann's character is his friend and partner. |
38 | Is a singer and guitarist. |
39 | His first seven films were all starring roles, ending with Executive Decision (1996). |
40 | Broke Sean Connery's wrist when he was teaching him martial arts during the filming of Never Say Never Again (1983). |
41 | Has been a bodyguard. |
42 | Master in Japanese Kendo. |
43 | His Santa Inez (CA) home includes 200 acres planted with cabernet grapes, which are sold to wineries after harvesting. |
44 | His love of guitar and appreciation of rasta music led him to study with a teacher in Jamaica, where he owns a vacation home. |
45 | Father of Kentaro Seagal and Ayako Fujitani. |
46 | Is an Aikido master - 7th Dan. |
47 | Has three children with Kelly LeBrock: Annaliza, Dominick, and Arissa. |
48 | 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. |
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