…or as my Dad calls him, Steven Seagull!
This interesting article from Kung Fu Cinema says that perhaps Seagal is set for a comeback, and not just in the movies. Another Hasslehoff?
Hollywood star Steven Seagal (55) is in town promoting not only his latest movie but also a new CD. The actor appeared on the Tokudane wide show this morning, speaking fluent Japanese and doing a pretty good PR job…
…His latest action film, Into the Sun was filmed entirely in Tokyo and Seagal’s dialog is almost all in Japanese, and Kansai-ben no less! He is married to a Japanese and has two children working in the entertainment business here as well as his own aikido dojo.
When I think of Seagal I always think of three things.
- Frowning face, gruff voice and build that could have made an action star
- ex-CIA comments
- Overweight actor trying to do action sequences
It’s a shame because to begin with some of his movies had some promise that he could be a bit of an action star…not to be here though, however the stills for his Japanese movie over at KFC do look like he’s in pretty good shape, and doing well. Still he finds time to blast someone who’s had a far better career.
Asked during the Tokudane show for a comment on Sylvester Stallone’s new Rocky 6 project, Seagal grinned as he said that Sly obviously didn’t get much work these days.
