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Givens is a 19th century type - the series was titled Lawman until, of all indignities, a Steven Seagal reality show got to the name first - with a steely bearing, courtly mannerisms and a direct way of talking. Sitting through an inquiry panel investigating his use of deadly force, he interrupts his supervisor's bureaucratese answer and says cowboy-like, "Let's just keep it simple, huh? He pulled first. I shot him." (See the 100 best TV shows of all time...
...Since then, he's established himself in a couple of franchises: Transporter (three films) and Crank (two; but if the grosses stay this stagnant, don't count on a third). He's manfully filled the B-movie action slots once occupied by Jean-Claude Van Damme and Steven Seagal. His movies generally pull first-weekend numbers in the teen-millions and end up in the $25-40 million domestic range - not bad for productions that don't cost much. And they often double their North American gross in foreign markets: Transporter 3 made $32 million here, nearly $70 million abroad...
...quality of the set, to which the director replies, “He still thinks we’re making Citizen Kane.” As the movie unfolds we begin to see Van Damme’s difficulty getting roles (“They gave it to Steven Seagal....He promised to cut off his ponytail.”) and the repercussions for his personal life, where legal fees from his custody case are piling up. All of this leads him to a post office in his native Belgium which gets held up while he’s inside...
...help find her daughter. Roseanne Barr hired him to help find her own daughter, whom she had once put up for adoption. He helped dig up dirt on one of the families accusing Michael Jackson of molestation. He has done work for Tom Cruise, Kevin Costner, Sylvester Stallone, Steven Seagal, James Woods, Mike Myers, Chris Rock, former super-agent Mike Ovitz and dozens of others. His nickname is the "sin eater...
...Angeles Times reporter Anita Busch discovered a dead fish with a red rose in its mouth and a sign reading "Stop" on the cracked windshield of her Audi. At the time, she was writing about Steven Seagal and Mike Ovitz, both clients of Pellicano. The trail eventually led to his office, where FBI agents discovered plastic explosives, grenades, pistols and about $200,000 in cash in Pellicano's safe. He pleaded guilty to weapons charges and went to prison...