Sigla biography

The publication states that the task of the actor will be “promoting the further development of Russian-American relations in the humanitarian sphere, including interaction in the field of culture, art, public and youth exchanges.” According to official information, his father's parents came to America from St. Petersburg. However, Stephen Sigal himself claims that his paternal grandfather came from one of the Buddhist regions of Russia, and in the first half of the 20th century moved to the United States.

At the age of seven, Karate began to study, at the age of 15 - aikido, at the summer moved to Japan to study with the masters of this martial art. Already in the year he became the first American to open in this country his own school Aikido developed the style of hard power aikido. In the year, he was recognized as one of the best masters in Japan, in the year he became a master of oriental martial arts Aikzin.

In addition, he is a master in karate, judo, kendo, taichi, kung fu, kenjutsu. In the year, at the age of 36, he starred in the Hollywood action movie "Above the Law" as a policeman who owns the art of Aikido. According to critics, success was explained by a successful scenario, which reflects some facts from the life of Sigal himself. According to the actor, he "was happy, getting the opportunity to play himself." In subsequent films, Sigal acted not only in the role of the actor, but also as a co -author of scripts, a co -producer and director of combat scenes.

In the year, he made his debut as a director in the painting "in the deadly zone." By the year he played about 50 roles in which he demonstrated martial arts skills. Among the most famous tapes with his participation are Patriot, “ordered to destroy”, “through wounds”, “capture”. Steven Sigal also a musician. In total, he was performed near the composition of reggae. Entrepreneurial, social activities in the early xs, together with actors Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis founded a network of restaurants "Planet Hollywood".

Relations with Russia Stephen Sigal have been in Russia repeatedly. So, in May, he arrived in Chechnya, where he met with the head of the republic Ramzan Kadyrov. In June of the same year, North Ossetia visited the city of Beslan, where he laid flowers on the graves of those who died during the terrorist attack in the year. In September of the same year, he participated in the events of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok.

Then, on the island of Russian, his first meeting was held with Russian President Vladimir Putin. In September, Sigal opened his nominal star on the Alley of Glory in Moscow. In January, Stephen Sigal received the citizenship of the Republic of Serbia, and on November 3 - Russian citizenship. In May, the actor as a guest was invited to the inauguration of Vladimir Putin, chosen for the next presidential term.

He was also present at the Victory Parade in Moscow. Personal information is married to a fourth marriage on a professional dancer, a native of Mongolia, Batsuhiin Erdenetuay. Has a son of Kunzang. The first wife of Sigal in the years was the owner of the Martial Arts Center, Japanese Miyako Fujitani. In this marriage, two children were born - the son of Cantaro and the daughter of Ajako.

His second wife was the American actress Adriana La Russa Third spouse - American actress and fashion model Kelly Lebrock, in addition, Stephen Sigal has an illegitimate daughter of Savannah. In the year, he accepted Buddhism and was dedicated to llama. He speaks Japanese and Chinese.