Steven Seagal

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.

Has three children with Kelly LeBrock : Annaliza Seagal, Dominick Seagal, and Arissa Le Brock.

Is an Aikido master - 7th Dan.

Father of Kentaro Seagal and Ayako Fujitani.

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 home includes 200 acres planted with cabernet grapes, which are sold to wineries after harvesting.

Master in Japanese Kendo.

Has been a bodyguard.

Broke Sean Connery s wrist when he was teaching him martial arts during the filming of Never Say Never Again .

His first seven films were all starring roles, ending with Executive Decision .

Is a singer and guitarist.

Has worked with Damian Chapa and Byron Mann in two of his films as his teammates. He worked with Chapa in Under Siege , in which Chapa is a fellow sailor, and with Mann in Belly of the Beast , in which Manns character is his friend and partner.

Owns a very large collection of guitars and samurai swords.

While his acting in Above the Law 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."

The February 17, 1989, draft of the screenplay for Hard to Kill 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.

Speaks Japanese fluently.

All of his main leading role movies have been rated R except for Half Past Dead 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 , 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 Seagals martial arts students.

Father of Savannah Seagal with Arissa Wolf.

He agreed to star in Under Siege 2: Dark Territory if Warner Bros. allowed him to direct On Deadly Ground .

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

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

As of 2009, all of his movies had been released direct to video since 2003 (although The Patriot and Ticker had the same fate). This will end with Robert Rodriguez s Machete .

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

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

Was already thirty-six when he made his acting debut in Above the Law .

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

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

Has been visiting childrens 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 Sheriffs Deputies free tickets to a concert benefiting the New Orleans Childrens 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.

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

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

(April 2004) Appeared in Mountain Dew commercial.

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

(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.

His favorite actors include James Mason , John Gielgud , Clint Eastwood , Gary Cooper , Spencer Tracy , and Robert Redford.

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 couples 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.

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 pass 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. Above the Law (1988) was a politically,conscientious movie. On Deadly Ground (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.

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.

Because my name and my reputation are on the line.

My philosophy is that the most important aspect of any religion should be human kindness. And to try to ease the suffering of others. To try to bring light and love into the lives of mankind.

Any great warrior is also a scholar, and a poet, and an artist.

One of the reasons why people - particularly young people - love action movies is because what they are really looking for is justice.

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.