After another period in Japan, Seagal returned to the U. S. in 1983 with senior student Haruo Matsuoka.

After producing Prince of Central Park, Seagal returned to cinema screens with the release of Exit Wounds in March 2001.

Chicago DEA agent John Hatcher ( Seagal ) has just returned from Colombia, where his partner Chico ( Richard Delmonte ) was killed in a confrontation with drug dealers, and John killed the dealers who killed Chico.

Both The New York Times and Washington Post gave it average reviews, noting that it was a fairly standard Seagal action film.

Later in 2007, Eddie starred alongside Steven Seagal in Urban Justice a thriller set in New Mexico.

Her film credits also include a featured role in Marked For Death opposite Steven Seagal, Pass The Ammo with Tim Curry, and the CBS feature 83 Hours Till Dawn with Peter Strauss and Robert Urich.

Hollywood has also participated in the genre with actors such as Chuck Norris, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Steven Seagal, Brandon Lee ( son of Bruce Lee ), Wesley Snipes, Gary Daniels, Mark Dacascos, and Jason Statham.

As of 2011, he's currently busy with the third season of his reality show Steven Seagal: Lawman.

He continued to train in aikido as a student of Seiseki Abe, Koichi Tohei ( whose aikido organization, Ki Society, Seagal refused to join in favor of staying with the Aikikai ), Kisaburo Osawa, Hiroshi Isoyama and the second doshu Kisshomaru Ueshiba.

When Seagal's father-in-law retired from his job as an instructor, Seagal became the new head of the organization known as Tenshin Aikido in Osaka ( affiliated with the Aikikai ).

In 1987, Seagal began work on his first film, Above the Law ( titled Nico in Europe ), with director Andrew Davis and reportedly as a favor to a former aikido student, the agent Michael Ovitz, who believed he could make anyone a star.

That film reunited Seagal with director Andrew Davis, and was a blockbuster in the U. S. and abroad, grossing $ 156. 4 million worldwide.

Seagal produced this film with his own money, and the film was shot on-location on and near his farm in Montana.

All of the films Seagal has made since the latter half of 2001 have been released direct-to-video ( DTV ) in North America, with some theatrical releases to other countries around the world.

Seagal stated that " I ’ ve decided to work with A & E on this series now because I believe it ’ s important to show the nation all the positive work being accomplished here in Louisiana — to see the passion and commitment that comes from the Jefferson Parish Sheriff ’ s Office in this post-Katrina environment.

During this time it emerged that Seagal was having an affair with Arissa Wolf, who was hired to be a nanny to Seagal and Lebrock's children.

Seagal has a daughter with Arissa Wolf, Savannah.

Seagal got into a heated argument that escalated into violence with an extra named Tyler Combs.

Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 75 % based on reviews from 24 critics. This is the only Steven Seagal movie to be certified fresh on Rottentomatoes. com, along with Machete.

It takes Forrest Taft ( Seagal ), a specialist in dealing with oil drilling-related fires, to extinguish the fire.

* Steven Seagal as Forrest Taft, a specialist who puts out oil fires who ran a afoul with Ageis Oil

On Deadly Ground was nominated for six Golden Raspberry Awards, including Worst Picture, Worst Actor ( Steven Seagal ), Worst Actress ( Joan Chen ), Worst Screenplay and Worst Original Song (" Under the Same Sun "), with Seagal " winning " Worst Director.

On April 14, 2010, the series was suspended by Jefferson Parish, Louisiana Sheriff Newell Normand due to the sexual trafficking lawsuit filed against Seagal, a case later dropped.

Bensonhurst was stereotyped as a haven for Mafia members ( Gus Farace, a reputed mob associate suspected of murdering a federal drug-enforcement agent, was found shot to death in a parked car there on November 17, 1989, and two years later the neighborhood provided the setting for the mob-themed film Out for Justice starring Steven Seagal & is known as the hometown of notorious soap opera Hospital mobster, Sonny Cortinthos.

* Machete is a 2010 film by Robert Rodriguez, named for the character played by Danny Trejo, also starring Steven Seagal and Robert De Niro.

Observing that it managed to be " horrifying without being a bloodbath ( you'll see more gore in a Steven Seagal film )", Bruce Westbrook of the Houston Chronicle called it " a backwoods masterpiece of fear and loathing ".

He also played a villain in the Steven Seagal film On Deadly Ground ( 1994 ).

Steven Frederic Seagal ( born April 10, 1952 ) is an American action film star, producer, writer, martial artist, guitarist and reserve deputy sheriff.

In 2010, Seagal appeared in his first theatrically released film in nearly a decade, as the main villain in Robert Rodriguez ' Machete.

Outside of his film work, Seagal has volunteered, lending his voice as a narrator for an activist film project, Medicine Lake Video, which seeks to protect sacred tribal ground near his ranch in Siskiyou County.

Above the Law ( also known as Nico: Above The Law ) is a 1988 American action film directed by Andrew Davis, and starring Steven Seagal in his film debut.

This came about after a successful screen test, financed by Michael Ovitz, led to Seagal being offered a contract by Warner Bros. Set in Chicago, the film was rated R by the MPAA.

It has been reported that Seagal was asked to make the film by his former aikido pupil, agent Michael Ovitz, who believed he could make anyone a movie star.

Seagal supposedly studied Obeah, a West Indian term for black magic rituals in depth to make the film.

Hard to Kill is a 1990 action film directed by Bruce Malmuth and starring Steven Seagal, Kelly LeBrock, Frederick Coffin and William Sadler.

The film stars Seagal as Detective Mason Storm, who falls into a coma after being shot during a fire-fight that killed his wife Felicia and son Sonny.

Success of the film has finally spawned a sequel starring Steven Seagal, Hard to Kill 2, filming Summer 2012.

Under Siege is a 1992 American action film directed by Andrew Davis and starring Steven Seagal as a former Navy SEAL who must stop a group of mercenaries, led by Tommy Lee Jones and Gary Busey, on a U. S. Navy battleship.

Ten seconds were removed from the film, chiefly from the workshop fight and a shot of Seagal ripping out a man's throat.

Seagal was born in Lansing, Michigan, where he lived until he was five years old.

His parents relocated to Fullerton, California, where Seagal attended Buena Park High School in Buena Park.