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Steven Seagal

Action star who directed Heigl in Under Siege 2: Dark Territory.

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Steven Seagal

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Seagal became the first non-Japanese and American to operate an aikido dojo in Japan.[1] Steven Seagal was born on April 10, 1952, in Lansing, Michigan, to Patricia Anne Fisher and Samuel Seagal.[2]

Key facts and history

Seagal married Miyako Fujitani in December 1974 after meeting her in California and following her to Japan.[3] He earned his aikido black belt in 1978 while teaching at the school owned by Miyako's family.[4] Seagal achieved mainstream success in 1992 with Under Siege, which critics described as "Die Hard on a battleship"[5] He directed and starred in On Deadly Ground in 1994, which was poorly received by critics.[6]

At age five, Seagal relocated with his family to Fullerton, California; his mother later recounted to People magazine that before this move he was weak and had asthma.[7][8] Between 1970 and 1971, Seagal was a student at Buena Park High School and Fullerton College.[9] In 1983, Seagal came back to the United States accompanied by senior student Haruo Matsuoka, and together they established an aikido dojo in North Hollywood.[10] Seagal's first film role was in 1988's Above the Law, a movie considered the first American film to incorporate aikido into its fight scenes.[11]

Seagal was granted Serbian citizenship on January 11, 2016, and Russian citizenship on November 3, 2016.[12][13]

What the cited sources add

Copeland arranged for Seagal's band Thunderbox to open for Sammy Hagar on June 4, 2006, at the Cricket Pavilion in Phoenix.[14] Hagar described the experience as "so weird" and noted that Seagal wore "full-blown pancake makeup" and was "dressed like he was ready to do a movie"[14] Copeland stated that Seagal "walks off stage, takes the two pistols and puts them back in his pockets" after the performance.[14]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Steven Seagal" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Goldstein, "Steven Seagal Gets a Shot at Stardom", The Los Angeles Times, February 14, 1988; Goldstein, "Steven Seagal Gets a Shot at Stardom", The Los Angeles Times, February 14, 1988; "Steven Seagal - Sensei Aikido", December 13, 2017; "British Aikido History – Segal an Aikido Dojo in Japan ?", British Aikido (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Steven Seagal" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Biography – Steven Seagal Official Website" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Steven Seagal" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Spy", Spy: The New York Monthly, July 8, 1993, p. 58- (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Steven Seagal" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "British Aikido History – Segal an Aikido Dojo in Japan ?", British Aikido; Farrell, "Sure, He's Making a Box-Office Killing—but Who Is Steven Seagal?", People, November 19, 1990; "Steven Seagal - Sensei Aikido", December 13, 2017 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Steven Seagal" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: ; Roger Ebert, "Under Siege", Chicago Sun-Times; Canby, "Review/Film; Steven Seagal on a Ship in Hot Water", The New York Times, 1992-10-09; Wilmington, "'Under Siege' Delivers Laughs, Thrills", Los Angeles Times, 1992-10-09; "The 10 Best Steven Seagal Movies, Ranked", Screen Rant, 19 March 2019 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Steven Seagal" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "On Deadly Ground", Rotten Tomatoes (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Steven Seagal" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Russian citizen Steven Seagal reveals his Siberian roots", The Siberian Times, December 9, 2016 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Steven Seagal" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Farrell, "Sure, He's Making a Box-Office Killing—but Who Is Steven Seagal?", People, November 19, 1990 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Wikipedia, "Steven Seagal" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Seagal 'known all over Hollywood as a liar'", Irish Examiner, January 16, 2003; "Spy", Spy: The New York Monthly, July 8, 1993, p. 58-; Farrell, "Sure, He's Making a Box-Office Killing—but Who Is Steven Seagal?", People, November 19, 1990; "Spy", Spy: The New York Monthly, July 8, 1993, p. 58- (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  10. Wikipedia, "Steven Seagal" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Cheng, "Haruo Matsuoka on Steven Seagal and Aikido's History in America", Black Belt, June 9, 2011; "Aikido Institute hosting seminar with renowned martial artist", Brazil Times, August 25, 2010; Cheng, "Thundering AIKIDO: Former Steven Seagal Protégé Haruo Matsuoka Speaks About the Early Days of Aikido in America", Black Belt, April 2004, p. 106; "Retro Review: THE CHALLENGE (1982)", lastmovieoutpost.com, September 15, 2023; Scott Campbell, ""I got a little cocky": When Steven Seagal broke Sean Connery's wrist", Far Out, March 27, 2024 ( en.wikipedia.org
  11. Wikipedia, "Steven Seagal" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "The Encyclopedia of Martial Arts Movies", Scarecrow Press, 1995, January 1995, p. 2 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  12. Wikipedia, "Steven Seagal" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Austin, "Steven Seagal asked to teach Aikido to Serbia's special police forces", The Independent, December 2, 2015; "Steven Seagal gets Serbian citizenship after offering to start martial arts school", The Guardian, January 11, 2016 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  13. Wikipedia, "Steven Seagal" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Putin grants action star Steven Seagal Russian citizenship", Yahoo! News, November 3, 2016; "Russia's Putin grants Russian citizenship to U.S. actor Seagal", Reuters, November 3, 2016; Brennan, "Movie Star Seagal Backs Russia's Actions in Crimea", The Moscow Times, March 27, 2014; "Steven Seagal declares himself 'one million per cent' Russian", The Independent, March 16, 2023; Pulver, "Putin proposed Steven Seagal as Russian envoy to US", The Guardian, April 22, 2015 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  14. Wardlaw, "The Night Steven Seagal Opened for Sammy Hagar", Ultimate Classic Rock, 2021-07-10. facts only, no text reused. ultimateclassicrock.com

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