Steven Seagal
At 64 years old, Steven Seagal is still going strong and has a well-deserved reputation in Hollywood as an authentic ass-kicker. Although it’s well known that Seagal has run-ins with many people, he still maintains positive working connections with everyone in the industry that helped him become well-known in the 1980s and 1990s. A 7th Dan black belt in Aikido, Seagal was formerly employed as an Aikido instructor before stepping in front of the camera. He started his career in Japan, then established the first American Aikido dojo before relocating to Los Angeles in an effort to maybe make money with his skill set.
Steven Seagal
Jackie Chan
Before Jackie Chan found fame in American cinema, he had been doing it for a very long time. Ironically, Rumble in the Bronx, one of his first movies to be made in the country, wasn’t even intended for an American audience. Additionally, the movie wasn’t actually filmed in America. Yes, it was filmed in North America—more specifically, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. However, it made Americans aware of Jackie Chan, the Chinese sensation. Chan is a skilled martial artist who has trained in tae kwon do, judo, hapkido, and karate. He was a product of Chinese martial arts cinema, yet the top stuntmen in Hollywood and around the world coveted his work.
Jackie Chan
