Steven Seagal is an American action film star producer writer martial artist guitarist and a reserve deputy sheriff A 7thdan black belt in Aikido Seagal began his adult life as an Aikido instructor in Japan He became the first foreigner to operate an Aikido Dojo in Japan He later moved to the Los Angeles California area where he made his film debut in 1988 in Above the Law By 1991 he had starred in three successful films and would go on to achieve greater fame in Under Siege 1992 where he played Navy SEALs counterterrorist expert Casey Ryback However his image became tarnished when both On Deadly Ground 1994 which he directed and Under Siege 2 Dark Territory 1995 did poorly in theaters During the later half of the 90s he starred in three more theatrical films and a directtovideo The Patriot Aside from Exit Wounds 2001 and Half Past Dead 2002 his career shifted almost entirely to directtovideo films often low budget productions and shot in Europe or Asia Between 1998 to 2009 he appeared in a total of 22 of these At the age of 59 he finally returned to the big screen as Torrez in the 2010 film Machete Seagal is also a recording artist and guitarist and the founder of Steven Seagal Enterprises In addition to his professional achievements he is also known as an environmentalist an animal rights activist and a supporter of the 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso and the Tibetan independence movement
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