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In 1988, Seagal began work on his first film, Above the Law. Following its success, Seagal made three more movies – Hard To Kill ,Marked For Death and Out For Justice that were box office hits, making him an action hero. Later, he achieved wider, mainstream success in 1992 with the release of Under Siege (1992).Seagal then directed On Deadly Ground (1994). This film, in which he also starred, emphasized environmental and spiritual themes, signaling a break with his previous persona as a genre-ready inner-city cop. The film featured Michael Caine and a small role by Billy Bob Thornton. This movie was an important turning point in Seagal's career, from up-and-coming action star to unusual and esoteric figure. Following the general critical and financial disappointment of On Deadly Ground, Seagal filmed a sequel to one of his most successful films Under Siege titled Under Siege 2 (1995) and the cop drama The Glimmer Man(1996). In 1996, he had his first supporting role, in the Kurt Russell film Executive Decision (1996), which featured him in a starring role, but kept secret his character's fate. Then, he again made an environmentally-conscious film, Fire Down Below (1997), where he was an EPA agent fighting industrialists dumping toxic waste in the Kentucky hills, but the movie was commercially unsuccessful. This film ended his original multi-picture contract with Warner Bros, and because of its disaster, his contract was not renewed.
The next year, Seagal made The Patriot another environmental thriller which was his first direct release in the United States (though it was released theatrically in most of the world). Seagal produced this film with his own money, and the film was shot on-location on and near his farm in Montana. Seagal returned to cinema screens with the release of Exit Wounds in March 2001. The film had fewer martial arts scenes than Seagal's previous films, but it was a commercial success, taking almost $80 million worldwide. However, he was unable to capitalize on this success and his next two projects were both critical and commercial failures. Ticker co-starring Tom Sizemore and Dennis Hopper, and filmed in San Francisco before Exit Wounds, went straight to DVD while Half Past Dead, starring rap star JaRule, made less than $20 million worldwide. As of May 2008 all of the films Seagal has made since 2003 have been released direct-to-video in North America, with only limited theatrical releases in the rest of the world. Though Seagal is credited as a producer (and sometimes a writer) on many of these DTV movies, it is unclear how deeply involved he was in their production - his voice is often dubbed in by another actor as seen in the film Attack Force and a double is used in almost any scene where his face is not shown clearly. The most notable stunt doubles are in his films Black Dawn, Belly of the Beast,Out of Reach, and Submerged. One of his most recent films,Kill Switch(2008), also featured extensive fight-double footage added in post-production to unintentionally humorous effect. His latest direct-to-video films include Urban Justice (2007)Pistol Whipped2008),Against The Dark (2009),Kill Switch (2008), and Driven To Kill(2009). He has finished filming The Keeper (2009) for a projected 2009 release. | Steven Seagal Information:
| | Eye color | brown | | Height: | 6' 4" | | hair color | Black | | Nickname(s): | The Great One, Lord Steven, The Master of Aikido | | Notable feature(s): | ponytail, tall guy, Quiet, husky voice. | | Education: . | Steven graduated from Buena Park High School in Buena Park, California. | | Born in | Lansing, Michigan | | Family: | Father: Stephen, math teacher.
Mother: Patricia, nurse.
Sisters: Has three; one older, two younger.
Son: Kentaro (aka Justice Seagal), actor, model; born 1976; mother, Miyako Fujitani.
Daughter: Ayako Seagal; mother, Miyako Fujitani; born 1980.
Daughter: Annaliza Seagal; born 1987; mother, Kelly LeBrock.
Son: Dominic San Rocco Seagal; born June 21, 1990; mother, Kelly LeBrock.
Daughter: Arissa; born July 24, 1993; mother, Kelly LeBrock.
Daughter: Savannah; born September 1996; mother, Arissa Wolf. | | Resides in: | Santa Inez, CA | | Religious affiliations: | Buddhist | | Personal interests/hobbies: | collects guitars and samurai swords | | Charities/Causes: | Charitiy Supported: Save A Million lives
Causes Supported : Aids, at Risk/Disadvantaged Youths, Creative Arts | | Other: | November 2 2009 is the preimere of his new reality show Lawman | | |
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