In 2018, he was appointed Russia's special envoy to the U.S. He was granted both Russian and Serbian citizenship in 2016. He is a supporter of Vladimir Putin, to whom he once referred as "one of the great living world leaders". Seagal is an environmentalist, animal rights activist, and supporter of 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso. He has been involved in a line of "therapeutic oil" products and energy drinks. He has worked with Stevie Wonder and Tony Rebel, who both performed on his debut album. Seagal is a guitarist and has released two studio albums, Songs from the Crystal Cave and Mojo Priest, and performed on the scores of several of his films. He has since appeared in films and reality shows, including Steven Seagal: Lawman, which depicted Seagal performing duties as a reserve deputy sheriff. Subsequently, his career shifted to mostly direct-to-video productions. During the latter half of the 1990s, Seagal starred in three more feature films and the direct-to-video film The Patriot. In 1992, he played Navy SEAL counter-terrorist expert Casey Ryback in Under Siege. Seagal also holds Serbian and Russian citizenship.
In 1988, Seagal made his acting debut in Above the Law.
He later moved to Los Angeles where he had the same profession. A 7th- dan black belt in aikido, he began his adult life as a martial arts instructor in Japan and eventually ended up running his father-in-law's dojo.
Steven Frederic Seagal ( / s ɪ ˈ ɡ ɑː l/ born April 10, 1952) is an American-born actor, screenwriter, and martial artist.
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