Steven Seagal

Birthplace: Lansing, Michigan, USA
Birthday: April 10, 1950

A stern-looking martial arts wizard who studied and later taught his craft in Japan, Seagal (pronounced say-GAL) got his feet wet in motion pictures as a fight coordinator on John Frankenheimer's "The Challenge" (1982) and later set up a popular martial arts school in West Hollywood. He caught the attention of Michael Ovitz (then head of Creative Artists Agency) who arranged a martial arts demonstration for Warner Brothers president Terry Semel. Impressed by Seagal, Ovitz arranged a screen test and he was somewhat unexpectedly cat…more

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Credits

Actor

The Patriot
Wesley McClaren
The 1998 World Music Awards
Presenter
A Tribute to Muddy Waters, King of the Blues
Happy Birthday Elizabeth -- A Celebration of Life
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills
Interviewee

Other

Under the Car
Special Thanks

Producer

The Patriot
Producer

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Career Milestones

2002
Co-starred with Morris Chestnut and Ja Rule for the action flick "Half Past Dead"
2001
Rejuvinated career with starring turn in the box-office hit "Exit Wounds"
1998
Signed exclusive seven-year contract with Outwest Entertainment to record five albums
1997
Began music career with concert at the Dallas Planet Hollywood
1995
Reprised role in sequel "Under Siege 2: Dark Territory"