Editing Steven Seagal (section)

== Personal life ==
Seagal has an extensive sword collection, and at one time had a custom gun made for him once a month.<ref>{{cite news|title=Story Notes for ''Marked for Death''|date=2013|url=https://www.amc.com/talk/2013/04/story-notes-trivia-marked-for-death|newspaper=AMC|access-date=April 8, 2019}}</ref> Seagal owns a home in the [[Mandeville Canyon]] section of [[Los Angeles]],<ref name="Sunday Express 2013-11-18">{{cite news|url=http://www.express.co.uk/news/showbiz/443776/Steven-Seagal-adopts-a-dog-in-Romania|title=Steven Seagal adopts a dog in Romania|date=November 18, 2013|newspaper=[[Sunday Express]]|access-date=August 8, 2014}}</ref> and a home in [[Louisiana]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Strauss |first=Gary |url= https://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2009-12-02-seagal02_ST_N.htm |title='Lawman' finds Steven Seagal fighting crime for real |date=December 2, 2009 |access-date=December 10, 2009 |newspaper=[[USA Today]]}}</ref> He formerly lived on [[Staten Island]] in New York.<ref name="court brawl">[https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-fi-seagal7jan07-story.html Seagal’s court brawl wraps] Chuck Philips, ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' (January 7, 2008) {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927133039/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-fi-seagal7jan07-story.html |date=September 27, 2023 }}</ref> Seagal is a Buddhist and in February 1997, [[Lama]] [[Penor Rinpoche]] from [[Palyul]] monastery announced that Seagal was a [[tulku]], and specifically the [[reincarnation]] of Chungdrag Dorje, a 17th-century [[terton]] (treasure revealer) of the [[Nyingma]], the oldest sect of [[Tibetan Buddhism]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dorjeshugden.com/all-articles/features/the-peoples-princess-yabshi-pan-rinzinwangmo/ |title=The People's Princess Yabshi-Pan-Rinzinwangmo |publisher=DorjeShugden.com |date=January 30, 2010}}</ref>

[[File:Steven Seagal Russia 2016.jpg|thumb|upright=1.15|Seagal signing his Russian passport in November 2016]]
Seagal holds citizenships in three countries: the United States, Serbia, and Russia.<ref name="argos">{{cite web|author=T&A Reporters|title=Fancy owning a house that once belonged to Hollywood tough guy Steven Seagal?|date=May 12, 2021 |url=https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/19298532.fancy-owning-house-belong-hollywood-tough-guy-steven-seagal/|publisher=[[Telegraph & Argus]]|access-date=August 2, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210802221449/https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/19298532.fancy-owning-house-belong-hollywood-tough-guy-steven-seagal/|archive-date=August 2, 2021}}</ref><ref name="USAtoday">{{cite web|last= Deerwester|first=Jayme|title=Vladimir Putin grants Russian citizenship to Steven Seagal|url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2016/11/03/vladimir-putin-grants-russian-citizenship-to-steven-seagal/93230762/|publisher=[[USA Today]]|access-date=August 2, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210802222036/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2016/11/03/vladimir-putin-grants-russian-citizenship-to-steven-seagal/93230762/|archive-date=August 2, 2021}}</ref> Born in the United States, he possesses [[Birthright citizenship in the United States|''jus soli'']] [[Citizen of the United States|U.S. citizenship]]. He was granted [[Serbian nationality law|Serbian citizenship]] on January 11, 2016, following several visits to the country, and has been asked to teach aikido to the [[Special forces of Serbia|Serbian Special Forces]].<ref name="independent">{{cite web|title=Steven Seagal asked to teach Aikido to Serbia's special police forces|last=Austin|first=Henry|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/steven-seagal-asked-train-serbia-s-special-police-forces-aikido-a6756626.html|work=[[The Independent]]|date=December 2, 2015|access-date=August 2, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210430001730/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/steven-seagal-asked-train-serbia-s-special-police-forces-aikido-a6756626.html|archive-date=April 30, 2021}}</ref><ref name="guardian-citizenship">{{cite web|title=Steven Seagal gets Serbian citizenship after offering to start martial arts school|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/jan/11/steven-seagal-serbian-citizenship-martial-arts-school|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=January 11, 2016|access-date=August 2, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20161126210924/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/jan/11/steven-seagal-serbian-citizenship-martial-arts-school|archive-date=November 26, 2016}}</ref>

Seagal was granted [[Citizenship of Russia|Russian citizenship]] on November 3, 2016; according to government spokesman [[Dmitry Peskov]], "He was asking quite insistently and over a lengthy period to be granted citizenship."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/putin-grants-action-star-steven-seagal-russian-citizenship-101618186.html |title=Putin grants action star Steven Seagal Russian citizenship |date=November 3, 2016 |publisher=[[Yahoo! News]] |access-date=September 24, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20161119050716/https://www.yahoo.com/news/putin-grants-action-star-steven-seagal-russian-citizenship-101618186.html |archive-date=November 19, 2016}}</ref><ref name=Reuters2016>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-putin-seagull-idUSKBN12Y0W1|title=Russia's Putin grants Russian citizenship to U.S. actor Seagal |date=November 3, 2016 |publisher=[[Reuters]] |access-date=September 24, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20161103122234/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-putin-seagull-idUSKBN12Y0W1 |archive-date=November 3, 2016}}</ref> Various media outlets have cited Seagal and President [[Vladimir Putin]] as friends and Seagal stated that he "would like to consider [Putin] as a brother".<ref name=MT140327/> Putin bestowed the Russian award of [[Order of Friendship]] medal upon Seagal in 2023;<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=March 16, 2023 |title=Steven Seagal declares himself 'one million per cent' Russian |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/steven-seagal-russia-america-ukraine-b2302081.html |access-date=October 15, 2023 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> Peskov has said of Putin: "he's definitely seen some of his movies."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/apr/22/putin-proposed-steven-seagal-as-russian-envoy-to-us |title=Putin proposed Steven Seagal as Russian envoy to US |newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|first=Andrew |last=Pulver |date=April 22, 2015 |access-date=September 24, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150422174237/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/apr/22/putin-proposed-steven-seagal-as-russian-envoy-to-us |archive-date=April 22, 2015}}</ref>

[[File:Steven Seagal Vancouver.jpg|thumb|right|290px|Seagal introduces his wife  Erdenetuya Batsukh to [[Matthieu Ricard]] in January 2008]]
While in Japan, Seagal married his first wife, Miyako Fujitani, the daughter of an aikido instructor. With Fujitani, he had a son, actor and model Kentaro Seagal, and a daughter, writer and actress [[Ayako Fujitani]]. Seagal left Miyako to move back to the United States.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.eonline.com/On/Holly/Shows/Seagal/facts.html |title=E! TV- "E! True Hollywood Story" – Steven Seagal |access-date=June 25, 2006 |author=Paul Smith |work=[[E!]] |archive-date=April 1, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060401053336/http://www.eonline.com/On/Holly/Shows/Seagal/facts.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.steven-seagal.net/forum/showthread.php?t=6663 |title=Mini Facts |access-date=January 27, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070102231245/http://www.steven-seagal.net/forum/showthread.php?t=6663 |archive-date=January 2, 2007 }}</ref> During this time, he met actress and model [[Kelly LeBrock]], with whom he began an affair that led to Fujitani granting him a divorce.<ref name=People/> Seagal was briefly married to actress [[Adrienne La Russa]] in 1984, but that marriage was annulled the same year over concerns that his divorce had not yet been finalized.<ref name=lebrockdivorce>{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/55260995.html?dids=55260995:55260995&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+02%2C+1994&author=Karen+Thomas&pub=USA+TODAY+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Seagal%3A+Marked+for+divorce&pqatl=google|title=Seagal: Marked for divorce|date=November 2, 1994|work=[[USA Today]]|access-date=August 13, 2010 | first=Karen | last=Thomas|archive-date=November 3, 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103131521/https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/55260995.html?dids=55260995:55260995&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+02%2C+1994&author=Karen+Thomas&pub=USA+TODAY+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Seagal%3A+Marked+for+divorce&pqatl=google}}</ref> LeBrock gave birth to Seagal's daughter Annaliza in early 1987. Seagal and LeBrock married in September 1987 and their son Dominic was born in June 1990.<ref name=People/> Their daughter Arissa was born in 1993.<ref name=nytimeslebrockdivorce>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/11/02/style/chronicle-707279.html| title=Chronicle|first=Nadine|last=Brozan|work=[[The New York Times]]|date= November 2, 1994|access-date=August 13, 2017}}</ref> The following year, LeBrock filed for divorce citing "irreconcilable differences".<ref name=lebrockdivorce/><ref name=nytimeslebrockdivorce />

Seagal is married to [[Mongols|Mongolian]] Erdenetuya Batsukh ({{langx|mn| Батсүхийн Эрдэнэтуяа}}), better known as "Elle".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ethics.lacity.org/disclosure/campaign/search/public_search_results.cfm?orderby=RPT_DATE&orderbydesc=yes&idd=3&more=1&requesttimeout=1000&SCHEDULE=A%2CB%2CC&rept_type=AllCon&doc_id_list=5715&viewtype=pf |title=Los Angeles City Ethics Commission – Search Contributions to Candidates and Officeholders |publisher=Ethics.lacity.org |access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Б.Анхтуяа |date=October 7, 2022 |title=Steven Seagal's gorgeous wife – News.MN |url=https://news.mn/en/798062/ |access-date=October 15, 2023 |website=News.MN – The source of news |language=en}}</ref> They have one son together, Kunzang.<ref name="pstar">{{cite web|last= O. Cruz|first=Edgar|title=Seagal to spend first Christmas in Philippines|url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2017/12/12/1767747/seagal-spend-first-christmas-philippines|publisher=[[The Philippine Star]]|access-date=April 2, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210402164159/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2017/12/12/1767747/seagal-spend-first-christmas-philippines|archive-date=April 2, 2021}}</ref> From an early age, Elle trained as a dancer at the Children's Palace in [[Ulaanbaatar]], Mongolia. After her graduation from high school and the Children's Palace, she pursued a career as a professional dancer. She won a number of dancing contests and was considered the top female dancer in Mongolia, excelling at ballroom dancing in particular. Elle first met Seagal in 2001, when she worked as his interpreter during his visit to Mongolia. Seagal has seven children from four relationships, two grandchildren by his eldest son, Kentaro<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tenshindojous.com/images/profile.html |title=kentaro profile |publisher=Tenshindojous.com |date=October 3, 1975 |access-date=July 12, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150105214133/http://www.tenshindojous.com/images/profile.html |archive-date=January 5, 2015 }}</ref> and one granddaughter by his daughter Ayako Fujitani.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Ra'eesah Manack |website=amomama.com |url=https://news.amomama.com/212772-ayako-fujitani-is-steven-seagals-daughte.html |title= Ayako Fujitani |date=November 7, 2018|access-date=June 2, 2021}}</ref> In addition to his biological offspring, Seagal is the [[legal guardian|guardian]] of [[Yabshi Pan Rinzinwangmo]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://finevery.googlepages.com/stevenseagal.htm |title=Steven Seagal Comes Out of the Buddhist Closet |access-date=May 24, 2007 |author=Charles Carreon |work=American Buddha Online Library |archive-date=June 21, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070621035320/http://finevery.googlepages.com/stevenseagal.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> the only child of the [[10th Panchen Lama]] of [[Tibet]]. When she studied in the United States, Seagal was her [[minder]] and [[bodyguard]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://tibetoffice.org/en/index.php?url_channel_id=8&url_publish_channel_id=786&url_subchannel_id=13&well_id=2 |title=Buddha's daughter: A young Tibetan-Chinese woman |date=April 2, 2003 |access-date=May 7, 2006 |author=Isabel Hilton |magazine=[[The New Yorker]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060630044503/http://tibetoffice.org/en/index.php?url_channel_id=8&url_publish_channel_id=786&url_subchannel_id=13&well_id=2 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date=June 30, 2006}}</ref>