Steven Frederic Seagal (born April 10, 1952) is an American activity blur star, producer, writer, aggressive artist, guitarist and assets agent sheriff. A 7th-dan atramentous belt in Aikido, Seagal began his developed activity as an Aikido adviser in Japan. He became the aboriginal greenhorn to accomplish an Aikido dojo in Japan.
He after confused to the Los Angeles, California, breadth area he fabricated his blur admission in 1988 in Above the Law. By 1991, he had starred in three acknowledged films, and would go on to accomplish greater acclaim in Under Siege (1992), area he played Navy SEALs counter-terrorist able Casey Ryback. However both On Deadly Ground (1994, which he directed) and Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995) did ailing in theaters. During the after bisected of the 90s, he starred in three added affected films and a direct-to-video The Patriot. Aside from Exit Wounds (2001) and Bisected Past Dead (2002), his career confused about absolutely to direct-to-video films (often low account productions and attempt in Europe or Asia). Between 1998 to 2009, he appeared in a absolute of 22 of these. At the age of 59, he alternate to the big awning as Torrez in the 2010 blur Machete. As of 2011, he's currently active with the third division of his absoluteness appearance Steven Seagal: Lawman.
Seagal is aswell a recording artisan and guitarist and the architect of Steven Seagal Enterprises. In accession to his able achievements, he is aswell accepted as an environmentalist, an beastly rights activist and a adherent of the 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso, and the Tibetan ability movement.
