Steven Seagal

Steven Seagal (English: Steven Frederic Seagal, April 10, 1952 -) is a Russian-American actor, producer, playwright, director, martial arts coach and singer. He has a seventh-degree black belt in Aikido. Seagal was originally a martial arts instructor who taught Aikido in Japan. Later, he moved to Los Angeles and was noticed for his martial arts abilities. His first performance was in 1988. Since then, Seagal has become a world-famous martial arts star. The total box office of his movies exceeds 700 million US dollars. Seagal was mainly known for his action martial arts in the past, but he also released albums and founded "Stephen Seagal Enterprises". Sigurd is also an environmental activist, aikido martial arts instructor, and animal rights activist. He is also known as "Chungdrag Dorje." Because of his devout belief in Lamaism, he got acquainted with Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, and served as the Dalai Lama's bodyguard when he visited many times. In 2015, Sigurd was appointed by Russian President Vladimir Putin as the honorary consul of Russia in the United States. In 2016, he became a Serbian and Russian citizen.