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Steven Seagal - A Man of Action

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He appeared on the screen in the late 80’s and has been able to keep the action movies rolling. Training in the martial arts since he was 7 years old and studied aboard. He has now attained the high level of 7th dan in the Japanese martial art "aikido".

With a very loyal fan base Steven Seagal has managed to keep his name in the limelight.

Seagal has some 26 action movies that have never failed to keep action enthusiast entertained. The real key with most action heroes like Chuck Norris, Jackie Chan, Jet Li and Steven Seagal is the fact that they are experts in their own field of martial arts.

Born in Lansing Michigan, April 10, 1951, he started as a youth studying the martial arts. His father was a teacher and his mother a nurse. He became an instructor and even has such a high ranking that he owns and operates an Aikido dojo in Japan. Aikido is an ancient art form that utilizes an opponent’s inertia and bodyweight against them.

Seagal was first discovered in Hollywood teaching the stars martial arts. In 1983 he was teaching Sean Connery (James Bond) in the movie Never Say Never Again and actually broke Connery’s wrist.

His first movie appearance was in Above the Law (1988) he played as a vice cop in Chicago named Nico Toscani and brings down a major drug connection.

His second movie hit was Hard to Kill (1990) in which he co-stared with his former and most recent wife, Kelly LeBrock. They had three children together: Annaliza, Dominick, and Arissa.

Steven has been married three times. His first wife was Miyako Fujitani with whom he has two children, Kentaro Seagal and Ayako Fujitani. His second marriage was to Adrienne La Russa which lasted under a year and was annulled.

Seagal has been a bodyguard, martial arts teacher, writer, and producer and even composes music. He loved the guitar and has recorded a singing album Songs from the Crystal Cave (2005).

As a major headliner of such movies as Out for Justice (1991), Under Siege (1992), On Deadly Ground (1994) and a sequel Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995) you can’t mistake him for any other action hero. He’s tall, dark haired with a long pony tail. You either love him or hate him, but some of his movies strive to have a plot and even a purpose.

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