Steven Seagal Biography (1952?-)

Surname is pronounced Say-gal; born April 10, 1952 (some sources cite 1950 or1951), in Lansing, MI; raised in Lansing and in Fullerton, CA; father, a high school math teacher; mother's name, Patrizia Seagal (a medical technician);married Miyako Fujitani (a dojo owner), 1975 (divorced, 1986); married Adrienne La Russa, 1984 (marriage annulled, 1984); married Kelly LeBrock (an actress and model), September 5, 1987 (divorced, 1996); companion of Arissa Wolf;children: (first marriage) Justice (also known as Kentaro), Ayako (an actress); (third marriage) Annaliza, Dominic San Rocco, Arissa; (with Arissa Wolf) Savannah. Addresses: Office: Steamroller Productions, 4117-1/2 RadfordAve., Studio City, CA 91604.; Agent: Cassian Elwes, William Morris Agency, One William Morris Place, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: Gerry Harrington,Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, 9150 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 350, Beverly Hills,CA 90212; Jason Barrett, Jason Barrett Entertainment, 1401 Ocean Ave., Suite301, Santa Monica, CA 90401.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, producer, martial arts expert, writer, songwriter
Birth Details: April 10, 1952?; Lansing, Michigan, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Nico Toscani, Above the Law (also known as Nico and Nico: Above the Law), Warner Bros., 1988
Detective Mason Storm, Hard to Kill (also known as Seven Year Storm), Warner Bros., 1990
John Hatcher, Marked for Death (also known as Screwface), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990
Detective Gino Felino, Out for Justice (also known as The Night and The Price of Our Blood), Warner Bros., 1991
Casey Ryback, Under Siege (also known as Piege en haute mer), Warner Bros., 1992
Himself, Universal Cops (documentary), Unia Films, 1992
Forrest Taft, On Deadly Ground (also known as Rainbow Warrior and Spirit Warrior), Warner Bros., 1994
Casey Ryback, Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (also known as DarkTerritory, End of the Line, and Under Siege 2), Warner Bros., 1995
Jack Cole, The Glimmer Man (also known as Glimmerman), Warner Bros., 1996
Lieutenant colonel Austin Travis, Executive Decision (also known as Critical Decision), Warner Bros., 1996
Jack Taggart, Fire Down Below, Warner Bros., 1997
Himself, My Giant, Columbia, 1998
Himself, Get Bruce! (documentary), Miramax, 1999
(As Steven Slowhand Seagal) Frank Glass, Ticker, Artisan Entertainment, 2001
Orin Boyd, Exit Wounds, Warner Bros., 2001
Sasha Petrosevitch, Half Past Dead (also known as Halb tot), Screen Gems, 2002
Jake Hopper, Belly of the Beast, Millennium Films, 2003
Jonathan Cold, The Foreigner, TriStar, 2003
Professor Robert Burns (some sources cite Travis Bidner), Out for a Kill, TriStar, 2003
Himself, Words of My Perfect Teacher (documentary), ZIJI Film andTelevision, 2003
Jack Miller, Clementine, Pulsar Pictures, 2004
William "Billy-Ray" Lancing, Out of Reach, Screen Gems, 2004
Chris Cody, Submerged (also known as Enemy Within), Nu Image, 2005
Cock Puncher, The Untitled Onion Movie, Fox Searchlight Pictures,2005
John Seeger, Mercenary, Nu Image, 2005
Jonathan Cold, Black Dawn, Screen Gems, 2005
Max (some sources cite Ellis Hall), Today You Die, Nu Image, 2005
Travis Hunter (some sources cite Ross Hunter), Into the Sun (alsoknown as Yakuza), Screen Gems, 2005
Shadows on the Sun, Screen Gems, 2006
Film Executive Producer
Out of Reach, Screen Gems, 2004
Dragon Squad, Shankara Productions/Visualizer Film Productions/MeiAh Entertainment, 2005
Mercenary, Nu Image, 2005
Submerged (also known as Enemy Within), Nu Image, 2005
Film Producer
(With Andrew Davis) Above the Law (also known as Nico and Nico: Above the Law), Warner Bros., 1988
(With Michael Grais and Mark Victor) Marked for Death (also knownas Screwface), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990
(With Arnold Kopelson) Out for Justice (also known as The Night and The Price of Our Blood), Warner Bros., 1991
Under Siege (also known as Piege en haute mer), Warner Bros., 1992
On Deadly Ground (also known as Rainbow Warrior and Spirit Warrior), Warner Bros., 1994
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (also known as Dark Territory, End of the Line, and Under Siege 2), Warner Bros., 1995
My Giant, Columbia, 1998
Prince of Central Park, Keystone Entertainment, 1999
Half Past Dead (also known as Halb tot), Screen Gems, 2002
Belly of the Beast, Millennium Films, 2003
The Foreigner, TriStar, 2003
Out for a Kill, TriStar, 2003
Into the Sun (also known as Yakuza), Screen Gems, 2005

Today You Die, Nu Image, 2005
Some sources cite work on the film Unleashed.
Film Director
On Deadly Ground (also known as Rainbow Warrior and Spirit Warrior), Warner Bros., 1994
Film Martial Arts Choreographer or Coordinator
(As Steve Seagal) The Challenge (also known as Equals and Sword of the Ninja), Rank Film Distributors, 1982
(Uncredited) Never Say Never Again (also known as James Bond 007--Sag niemals nie), Orion/Warner Bros., 1983
Above the Law (also known as Nico and Nico: Above the Law), Warner Bros., 1988
Hard to Kill (also known as Seven Year Storm), Warner Bros., 1990
Marked for Death (also known as Screwface), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990
Worked as a martial arts instructor for other films.
Film Song Producer
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (also known as Dark Territory, End of the Line, and Under Siege 2), Warner Bros., 1995
The Glimmer Man (also known as Glimmerman), Warner Bros., 1996
Fire Down Below, Warner Bros., 1997
Television Appearances
Series
Himself, Dreams of Tibet (documentary), PBS, beginning 1997
Movies
Dr. Wesley McClaren, The Patriot, HBO, 1998
Specials
"Naked Hollywood," A & E Premieres, Arts and Entertainment, 1991
Happy Birthday Elizabeth--A Celebration of Life, ABC, 1997
A Tribute to Muddy Waters, King of the Blues, PBS, 1999
AFI's 100 Years, 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies, CBS, 2001
(In archive footage) Himself, Who Is Alan Smithee?, American MovieClassics, 2002
Awards Presentations
Presenter, The 67th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1995
Presenter, The 68th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1996
Presenter, The 1998 World Music Awards, ABC, 1998
The 1998 VH1 Fashion Awards, VH1, 1998
(As Steven Seagel) 2000 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2000
Episodic
Guest host, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's "SaturdayNight," Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 1991
Guest, The Late Show with David Letterman (also known as The Late Show), CBS, 1994, 1997
Himself, "Roseambo," Roseanne, ABC, 1996
Guest, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1997
Sin City Spectacular (also known as Penn & Teller's "Sin City Spectacular"), FX Channel, 1998
Guest, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2001
Himself, Stevan Seagal: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2002
Guest, Tinseltown TV, International Channel, 2003
(As Steven Segal; in archive footage) Celebrities Uncensored, E! Entertainment Television, 2004
Himself, 20h10 petantes, 2004
Himself, "Steven Seagal," Biography (also known as A&E Biography: Steven Seagal), Arts and Entertainment, 2005
Television Work
Movies
Producer, The Patriot, HBO, 1998
RECORDINGS
Videos
Celebrity Guide to Wine, Malofilm Distribution, 1990
Narrator and executive producer, The Path beyond Thought (also known as Aikido: The Path beyond Thought), Steamroller Productions, 2001
Himself, The Art of Action: Martial Arts in Motion Picture, Columbia/TriStar, 2002
Albums
(And producer) Songs from the Crystal Cave, Outwest Records, 2004
WRITINGS
Screenplays
Hard to Kill (also known as Seven Year Storm), Warner Bros., 1990
Out for Justice (also known as The Night and The Price of Our Blood), Warner Bros., 1991
Exit Wounds, Warner Bros., 2001
Into the Sun (also known as Yakuza), Screen Gems, 2005
Stories for Films
(With Andrew Davis) Above the Law (also known as Nico and Nico: Above the Law), Warner Bros., 1988
Belly of the Beast, Millennium Films, 2003
Film Music
Songs
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (also known as Dark Territory, End of the Line, and Under Siege 2), Warner Bros., 1995
The Glimmer Man (also known as Glimmerman), Warner Bros., 1996
Fire Down Below, Warner Bros., 1997
"Love Doctor," Ticker, Artisan Entertainment, 2001
Into the Sun (also known as Yakuza), Screen Gems, 2005
Albums
Songs from the Crystal Cave, Outwest Records, 2004
Nonfiction
Contributor to Japanese magazines and newspapers.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Entertainment Weekly, February 10, 1995, pp. 6-7; April 5, 1996, p. 14; May 17, 1996, p. 13; October 11, 1996, p. 19; November 15, 1996, p. 16;April 13, 2001, p. 80
Esquire, July, 1995, pp. 124-25
GQ, March, 1991, p. 231
Movieline, April, 1991
People Weekly, November 19, 1990, p. 163; December 9, 2002, p. 141
Prevue, October, 1991, pp. 18-23
Time, November 14, 1994, p. 39; March 18, 1996, p. 101; June 23, 1997, p. 85
Vanity Fair, February, 1993, p. 100

Electronic

Steven Seagal Official Site, http://www.stevenseagal.com, March 15, 2004

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