Steven Seagal's Biography
Steven Seagal, born April 10, 1951, in Lansing Michigan.
His mother was a medical technician and his father a high school math teacher.
When Steven was 5 the family moved to Fullerton, CA. At age 7, Steven became inerested in the martial arts and discovered a Japanese dojo in nearby Garden Grove, and began studying aikido.
In 1971 (two years after the death of Morihei Ueshiba, founder of Aikido) he left for Japan, to study with the masters in Zen, Buddhism and Aikido.
In 1975 he married and continued to live in Japan where he eventually inherited a dojo from his Japanese father in law. In the Aikido world he adopted the name Shigemichi Take (Take being his father-in-law's name).
Steven says he lived in Asia for a long time and became close to several CIA agents, met powerful people and did special favours for them.
He returned to the US in 1982 and opened his schools in LA and Taos New Mexico. Steven became the favorite teacher of students like Michel Ovitz, and Sean Connery who encouraged his acting aspirations.
In 1987 Michael Ovitz personally financed a screen test for Steven that ultimately landed his first film "Above the Law".
Occupation: Actor, Aikido-practicist 7th dan
Stunt choreographer, Producer
Date of Birth: April 10, 1952
Place of Birth:
Lansing, MI, USA
Sign: Sun in Aries, Moon in Gemini
Education: Attended Orange Coast College, Fullerton College
Relations: First wife: Miyako Fujitani (dojo owner);
second wife: Adrienne La Russa;
third wife (separated): Kelly LeBrock (model-actress);
companion: Arissa Wolf;
kids: Justice (a.k.a. Kentaro) and Ayako, with Fujitani;
Annaliza, Arissa, and Dominic San Rocco, with LeBrock;
Savannah, with Wolf
Fan Mail:
C/O Seagal/Nasso Productions
1041 North Formosa Avenue, #200
West Hollywood, CA 90046
USA
Steven Seagal's Martial Arts History