Steven Seagal is fighting crime...for real!
When the cameras turn off on your typical big-budget action movie, the hero usually returns to his life where special effects and stunt doubles are the stuff of movie magic. For international star Steven Seagal, he goes from the movie set to a real-life law enforcement job as a fully commissioned Deputy in the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office in Louisiana. With the new A&E reality series Steven Seagal: Lawman, the actor reveals another career that has quietly run parallel with his action hero duties for the last two decades. To find out more about how the series came to be and Steven’s commitment to protecting the Jefferson Parish community, our Jim Halterman talked with Executive Producer Neil Cohen.
Jim Halterman: How did the show come to be and land at A&E?
Neil Cohen: Steven has been working with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office for twenty years and when we got wind of that we knew it would make a perfect series for A&E. We spent several months getting to know Steven and convincing him, rightly, that doing a show with the spotlight on…CLICK HERE FOR MORE
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Jim Halterman is a freelance writer who spends his days interviewing the top tier of talent and creative forces in the entertainment world and then, because he's that kind of guy, he brings it all to YOU! And, because we all like free stuff, check back on Fridays for the best giveaways!! (Photo: With SMASH star Megan Hilty at TCA Winter Press Tour, Pasadena, CA, January, 2012)


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Steven Seagal….what a hottie!! This was a great article and, like many, I like to watch Steven Seagal in action. I have not seen the show yet, but I intend to watch it now that I know when the show comes on. Thanks Jimmy…your the best
Thanks, Cathy!! Let me know what you think of the show! I guess the producer was right when he said women still find Steven sexy!
JIM