History Creator / StevenSeagal

[[ActionHero Actor]], producer, writer, musician, activist, 7th-dan black belt in aikido, [[RealityTV reserve deputy sheriff]], father of seven, [[{{Buddhism}} Buddhist]] and guardian (legally and literally) of the only child of the 10th Panchen Lama of Tibet. According to ThatOtherWiki he was also the first foreigner to operate an aikido dojo in Japan.

* PromotedFanboy: The reason why he appears in 'VideoGame/WorldOfWarships'' is because he's apparently a ''big'' fan of the Iowa-Class Battleship, ''USS Missouri'', AKA "Mighty Mo". In order for Wargaming to have him even do the advertising and voice a captain required Wargaming to make the ''Missouri'' playable, as opposed to just using the generic Iowa-class tier IX.
* StuntDouble: Seagal is rather infamous for his excessive usage of body doubles. In his direct-to-DVD films, any time he is not in close-up or his face is not clearly visible, it's a younger, lighter double, even when his character is just standing around. He also has his voice looped by doubles.

* AsHimself in promotional material, as well as a USN Commander in his likeness, in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarships'' (2015)

[[ActionHero Actor]], producer, writer, musician, activist, [[{{Badass}} 7th-dan black belt in aikido]], [[RealityTV reserve deputy sheriff]], father of seven, [[{{Buddhism}} Buddhist]] and guardian (legally and literally) of the only child of the 10th Panchen Lama of Tibet. According to ThatOtherWiki he was also the first foreigner to operate an aikido dojo in Japan.

* TheTysonZone: Mainly due to his notorious hardheadness, there are anecdotes about Seagal having violent incidents with more or less every renowned martial artist or action film actor, and most of them have Steven getting the shorter end of the stick. The list includes Bob Wall, Creator/JeanClaudeVanDamme, Gene Lebell, Dan Inosanto, John Leguizano and even pro wrestler Wrestling/CurtHennig.

Despite ''Film/UnderSiege2DarkTerritory'' being successful, Seagal's movies rapidly declined in financial success. He seemed to make a comeback with ''Film/ExitWounds'', but his follow-up ''Film/HalfPastDead'' was a critical and commercial flop and since then most of his films have gone DirectToVideo. He made a proposal to have American releases of Tony Jaa's Thai smash-hit ''Film/OngBak'' re-cut with him in the prologue and epilogue as the MightyWhitey who trained him into a Mauy Thai master, but the idea was rejected. Later he was seen in the reality tv show ''Steven Seagal: Lawman'' and making his return to the big screen in 2010 as the main villain of Robert Rodriguez's ''Film/{{Machete}}''. He also recorded two albums: a debut "Songs from the Crystal Cave" and straight blues "Mojo Priest". He also created and co-wrote many episodes of the TV series ''True Justice'' (starring guess who).

->''Every Seagal movie features his character as a humble, soft-spoken guy who just gets pushed too far, to the point that he has to go on an ass-kicking rampage, standing up for the little guy with each arm he breaks.''

* InvincibleHero: Seagal is well-known for insisting that his characters be unstoppable killing machines who are almost never seriously challenged by any opponent he faces (seriously, if you ever see him take so much as a punch in any of his later films, it'll be a cold day in Hell). This is why, in ''ExecutiveDecision'', his character makes a HeroicSacrifice to save others rather than, as was originally in the script, have his head explode from air pressure. Seagal reputedly went on a one-man strike until this was changed.

Despite ''Film/UnderSiege2DarkTerritory'' being successful, Seagal's movies rapidly declined in financial success. He seemed to make a comeback with ''ExitWounds'', but his follow-up ''Film/HalfPastDead'' was a critical and commercial flop and since then most of his films have gone DirectToVideo. He made a proposal to have American releases of Tony Jaa's Thai smash-hit ''Film/OngBak'' re-cut with him in the prologue and epilogue as the MightyWhitey who trained him into a Mauy Thai master, but the idea was rejected. Later he was seen in the reality tv show ''Steven Seagal: Lawman'' and making his return to the big screen in 2010 as the main villain of Robert Rodriguez's ''Film/{{Machete}}''. He also recorded two albums: a debut "Songs from the Crystal Cave" and straight blues "Mojo Priest". He also created and co-wrote many episodes of the TV series ''True Justice'' (starring guess who).

* ThePrimadonna: See above.

-> ''Every Seagal movie features his character as a humble, soft-spoken guy who just gets pushed too far, to the point that he has to go on an ass-kicking rampage, standing up for the little guy with each arm he breaks.''

Despite ''UnderSiege2DarkTerritory'' being successful, Seagal's movies rapidly declined in financial success. He seemed to make a comeback with ''ExitWounds'', but his follow-up ''HalfPastDead'' was a critical and commercial flop and since then most of his films have gone DirectToVideo. He made a proposal to have American releases of Tony Jaa's Thai smash-hit ''OngBak'' re-cut with him in the prologue and epilogue as the MightyWhitey who trained him into a Mauy Thai master, but the idea was rejected. Later he was seen in the reality tv show ''Steven Seagal: Lawman'' and making his return to the big screen in 2010 as the main villain of Robert Rodriguez's ''Film/{{Machete}}''. He also recorded two albums: a debut "Songs from the Crystal Cave" and straight blues "Mojo Priest". He also created and co-wrote many episodes of the TV series ''True Justice'' (starring guess who).

* Casey Ryback in ''Film/UnderSiege'' (1992) and ''Under Siege 2: Dark Territory'' (1995)

* William Lansing in ''Out of Reach'' (2004)

After the success of his first movie Seagal went on to make box office hits ''Film/HardToKill'', ''Film/MarkedForDeath'' and ''Film/OutForJustice'', securing his place as a top action star during the late 80's and early 90's. Before his limitations because obvious it even seemed that he might make the transition from exploitation films to serious drama, à la Mickey Rourke. In his review of ''Above the Law'', Roger Ebert even claimed that "[Seagal] can play tender and he can play smart, two notes often missing on the Bronson and Stallone accordions".

* InvincibleHero: Seagal is well-known for insisting that his characters be unstoppable killing machines who are almost never seriously challenged by any opponent he faces (seriously, if you ever see him take so much as a punch in any of his films, it'll be a cold day in Hell). This is why, in ''ExecutiveDecision'', his character makes a HeroicSacrifice to save others rather than, as was originally in the script, have his head explode from air pressure. Seagal reputedly went on a one-man strike until this was changed.

* InvincibleHero: Seagal is well-known for insisting that his characters be unstoppable killing machines who are almost never seriously challenged by any opponent he faces. This is why, in ''ExecutiveDecision'', his character makes a HeroicSacrifice to save others rather, as was originally in the script, have his head explode from air pressure. Seagal reputedly went on a one-man strike until this was changed.

For the last few decades, the ponytailed star has neck-punched his way though dozens of movies since his late-[[TheEighties eighties]] debut in ''Film/AboveTheLaw'', which was directed by Andrew Davis. His films largely consist of him shrugging off bullets, taking on dozens of mooks singlehandedly and eventually killing the the BigBad in brutal fashion. ''[[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill Several times over]]''.

For the last few decades, the ponytailed star has neck-punched his way though dozens of movies since his late-[[TheEighties eighties]] debut in ''Film/AboveTheLaw''. His films largely consist of him shrugging off bullets, taking on dozens of mooks singlehandedly and eventually killing the the BigBad in brutal fashion. ''[[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill Several times over]]''.

After the success of his first movie Seagal went on to make box office hits ''Film/HardToKill'', ''Film/MarkedForDeath'' and ''Film/OutForJustice''. Securing his place as a top action star during the late 80's and early 90's. The apex of his success came with his most well known movie ''Film/UnderSiege''. Unfortunately this proved to be the beginning of the end of his big box office success. The 1994 film ''Film/OnDeadlyGround'' was a pet project of the actor, with a large budget and even an all-star cast. Co-produced, directed and starring Steven Seagal, the movie was an {{Anvilicious}} environmental crusade against evil oil companies.

* InvincibleHero: Seagal is well-known for insisting that his characters be unstoppable killing machines who are almost never seriously challenged by any opponent he faces.

There is also an energy drink made in his name: Steven Seagal's Thunderbolt.

* NeverLiveItDown: Seagal's infamous confrontation with "Judo" Gene [=LeBell=], in which [=LeBell=] choked Seagal unconscious and caused him to defecate himself. Seagal has never admitted that the incident took place.

* StuntDouble: Seagal is rather infamous for his excessive usage of body doubles. In his direct-to-DVD films, any time he is not in close-up or his face is not clearly visible, it's a younger, lighter double. Even when his character is just standing around, it's likely a double. He also has his voice looped by doubles.