Interesting facts about Steven Seagal Is a great opportunity to learn more about Hollywood actors. Over the years, he has starred in many high-grossing films, playing mostly warlike heroes. Not everyone knows that the actor is a 7th dan aikido master.
So, here are the most interesting facts about Steven Seagal.
- Steven Seagal (b. 1952) is an American film actor, director, diplomat, screenwriter, guitarist, singer, and martial artist.
- Segal's paternal ancestors lived in Russia. The actor has repeatedly said that his grandfather was a Mongol from the Soviet Union.
- Stephen has roots in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.
- An interesting fact is that Steven Seagal became interested in karate at the age of 7.
- As a child, Segal often participated in street fights, which caused a lot of trouble for his family.
- When Stephen was 17 he left for Japan to study aikido. In this country, where he lived for 10 years, Sigal met his first wife Miyako Fujitani, who bore him two children.
- Did you know that Steven Seagal was married 4 times? From four wives he had 7 children.
- Stephen was the first American (see Interesting Facts About Americans) to open a martial arts studio in Japan.
- Sigal holds American, Serbian and Russian citizenship.
- Stephen is a talented blues, rock and roll and country musician. Once he admitted that music in his life plays a much larger role than cinema.
- It is curious that the actor professes Buddhism.
- Stephen's acting career began in Japan, but over time he moved to the United States, where he continued to act in films. He also transferred his martial arts school there.
- Steven Seagal speaks excellent Japanese.
- An interesting fact is that Segal possesses a huge collection of weapons, in which there are over a thousand different weapons.
- One day, Stephen accidentally broke the wrist of famous film actor Sean Connery while teaching him the basics of aikido.
- The martial artist is the owner of an energy drink company called Steven Seagal.
- It is known for certain that Steven once planned to acquire a Moldovan football club, but this idea remained unrealized.
- Sigal also wanted to build in Moldova (see interesting facts about Moldova) a certain analogue of Hollywood, but this project was not implemented either.
- In 2009, Steven Seagal publicly admitted that he considers himself Russian and that he loves both Russia and its people.
- Segal's film "In Mortal Peril", in which he played the main role and was a filmmaker, was nominated for 3 Golden Raspberry anti-awards at once - the worst film, the worst actor and the worst film director.
- Not so long ago, the authorities of Kalmykia awarded Steven Seagal the title of honorary citizen of the republic.
- Although the actor adheres to Buddhism, he has repeatedly donated large sums of money for the restoration of Orthodox churches in Moldova.
- One of Stephen's favorite hobbies is the breeding of silkworms, which he then sells on the Internet.
