Steven SeagalAKA:
Steve Seagal
Nationality:
American Birthdate:
04/10/1950 Birthplace:
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biography
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 catapulted to action stardom. His first feature was the low-budget,
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milestones
Year
Milestone
Raised in Orange County, California
Saw first demonstration of judo and karate at age 5, during halftime at a football match in Michigan; went on to earn black belt in karate
Left Detroit at age 16; worked at a Burger King; played guitar and drums; moved to Southern California
1968
First visited Japan, where he would eventually move; taught English
Wrote articles for Japanese magazines and newspapers
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