The February 17, 1989 draft of the screenplay for Hard to Kill (1990) credits Steven Pressfield & Ronald Shusett & Steven Seagal as writers. Pressfield & Shusett are not credited in the final film and Seagal only received an acting credit.

Is a vegetarian.

His first seven films were all starring roles, ending with Executive Decision (1996).

Father of Kentaro Seagal and Ayako Fujitani.

All of his main leading role movies have been a rated "R" except for Half Past Dead (2002) which was the only Seagal film to be a "PG13".

He agreed to star in Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995) if Warner Bros. allowed him to direct On Deadly Ground (1994).

Has been a bodyguard

Has three children with Kelly LeBrock: Annaliza, Dominick, and Arissa.

Owns new production company Streamroller Productions with Bing Dang and Joe Halpin after his old production company Seagal/Nasso Productions dissolved.

He and Jackie Chan are friends and Chan offered him the role of the villain in Rush Hour 3 (2007), but Seagal turned it down.

As of 2006, his movies have earned $600 million worldwide.

His love of guitar and appreciation of rasta music led him to study with a teacher in Jamaica, where he owns a vacation home.

Has worked with Damian Chapa and Byron Mann in two of his films as his teammates. He worked with Chapa in Under Siege (1992), in which Chapa is a fellow sailor, and with Mann in Belly of the Beast (2003) (V), in which Mann's character is his friend and partner.

Is a singer and guitarist. In 2005, he released an album titled "Songs from the Crystal Cave".

Has been married 3 times

Is an Aikido-master - 7th Dan.

Discovered by then-head of Creative Artists Ageny (CAA), Michael Ovitz, who was one of Seagal's martial arts students.

His Santa Inez (CA) home includes 200 acres planted with cabernet grapes, which are sold to wineries after harvesting.

Is the first foreigner ever to own and operate an Aikido dojo in Japan. Known as "Master Take Shigemichi", he was the chief instructor at the Aikido Tenshin Dojo in the city of Osaka.

While his acting in Above the Law (1988) gained praise from the likes of Roger Ebert, Seagal has repeatedly faced criticism from both critics and fans who accuse him of playing the same character in many of his movies, as well as displaying a lack of emotional range. In fact, some people refer to embracing typecasting as "Seagalism."

Speaks Japanese fluently

Master in Japanese Kendo

Is good friends with Jackie Chan.

Owns a very large collection of guitars and samurai swords.

Father of Savannah Seagal with Arissa Wolf.