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Action movie star Steven Seagal said in an interview with the Moscow Times that he is in favor of Russias military action in Crimea and that he may someday emigrate to the former Soviet Union.
According to Atlantic magazines The Wire blog, Seagal called Putin one of the great world leaders and said he would like to consider him as a brother.
While the action stars fortunes have faded somewhat in this hemisphere, in Russia, Seagal is still a huge star. Of late, he has befriended wealthy Russian oligarchs who have convinced him to support Putins aggression against Ukraine.
NewJeffCT
(56,829 posts)him in the ass on the way out of America, but that would be more effort to do than he's worth.
Avalux
(35,015 posts)BootinUp
(47,211 posts)UTUSN
(70,783 posts)MrScorpio
(73,631 posts)What did he do?
UTUSN
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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/sheriff-joe-s-new-posse-includes-hulk-lou-ferrigno-steven-seagal
[font size=5]Sheriff Joe's New 'Posse' Includes Hulk Lou Ferrigno, Steven Seagal[/font]
Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio has gone Hollywood. The Maricopa County Sheriff announced Wednesday that he was teaming up with action movie stars -- including Lou Ferrigno of "Hulk" fame and actor Steven Seagal -- to aid in his anti-illegal immigration crusade.
Ferrigno and Seagal, both real life deputies in other parts of the county, were among the 56 individuals who were sworn in as illegal immigration fighters on Wednesday. ....
Also being sworn in on Wednesday was actor Peter Lupus from "Mission Impossible"; a retired Chicago police official named Dick Tracy; and Wyatt Earp, nephew of the famous lawman. ....
The 56 new members -- 33 of whom are qualified to carry a weapon -- come from all walks of life, said the Sheriff's office. Some are "pilots, attorneys, former law enforcement or military officers, truckers, business owners, computer programmers, financial advisors and real estate experts," the office said. ....
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MrScorpio
(73,631 posts)And Lupus is still alive? He's gotta be in his eighties now.
UTUSN
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Lupus
[font size=5]Peter Lupus[/font]
(born June 17, 1932, Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American bodybuilder and actor of Greek ancestry. ....
Standing 6 feet 4 inches (193 cm) with a developed physique, Lupus earned the titles of Mr. Indianapolis, Mr. Indiana, Mr. Hercules and Mr. International Health Physique.[citation needed] Lupus was one of many bodybuilders who followed Steve Reeves into the sword and sandal films of the late 1950s and early 1960s, occasionally credited as Rock Stevens[1] for such films as Hercules and the Tyrants of Babylon and Muscle Beach Party where he starred as "Mr. Galaxy" Flex Martian.
Lupus was as one of the first well-known male actors to pose with full frontal nudity for Playgirl magazine, in April 1974. Photographs of Lupus would appear in a number of issues. Before this he was hired by the US Army to appear in a series of commercials playing the role of Superman with the permission of what is now DC Comics). He appeared for many months until the Playgirl pictorial was published.
Lupus is best remembered for the role of Willy Armitage on the original Mission: Impossible television series in the 1960s.[2] Armitage was the Impossible Missions Force's muscle man, featured in nearly all episodes of the series. He initially played the strong, silent type, usually with very little dialogue. Late in the show's run during season five, the producers decided his character was superfluous and he was dropped to recurring status, appearing in a little over half of that season's episodes. Fan outcry and the lack of success in finding a replacement for his character resulted in his return to regular status the following season and getting a greater role in the stories, often assuming roles as a convict or thug. Only Lupus and Greg Morris sustained a regular role through the show's entire run, although Morris appeared in more episodes.
Other television work included a guest spot as Tarzan on Jack Benny's television show,[3] a boxer with a glass jaw on The Joey Bishop Show, a caveman on an episode of Fantasy Island, and the recurring role of Detective Norberg on the short-lived sitcom Police Squad!.
The nutrition company Peter Lupus ran that was based in Scottsdale, Arizona went out of business in late October 2007.
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ashling
(25,771 posts)UTUSN
(70,783 posts)Coventina
(27,223 posts)It appears that by doing so, I'm insulting Andre's memory.
My apologies to Andre!
ashling
(25,771 posts)sorry, Andre. RIP
Hassin Bin Sober
(26,356 posts)Brigid
(17,621 posts)ashling
(25,771 posts)that he knows how to write
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,976 posts)не предотвратите дверь для того чтобы шлепнуть ваш батокс в когда вы выходите.
Brigid
(17,621 posts)Ptah
(33,055 posts)Brigid
(17,621 posts)Skittles
(153,298 posts)and take that pants-shitting chickenhawk bastard Nugent with you
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)Coventina
(27,223 posts)Because, there just might be enough idiots here to elect him.
DFW
(54,502 posts)Счастливого пути !
(sort of a Russian "bon voyage," and I hope he meant a one-way trip)
davidpdx
(22,000 posts)Take Chuck Norris with you while your at it.
malthaussen
(17,235 posts)You and Vlad can kill tranquillized tigers together.
-- Mal
HipChick
(25,485 posts)Bluzmann57
(12,336 posts)And don't let the door hit ya where the good lord split ya.
Hassin Bin Sober
(26,356 posts)Is there any doubt Russia is a klepto fascist oligarchy? What with all the love the right-wing pigs have been showing Mother Russia.
undeterred
(34,658 posts)Take Ted Nugent and Chuck Norris with you.