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- <title>
- Mar. 19, 1990: Up for Grabs
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- <history>
- TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1990
- Mar. 19, 1990 The Right To Die
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- <article>
- <source>Time Magazine</source>
- <hdr>
- PEOPLE, Page 81
- Up for Grabs
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- <body>
- <p>By Emily Mitchell/Reported by Wendy Cole
- </p>
- <p> They're calling him America's new stud icon. Just when
- moviegoers seemed bored with biceps, ponytailed Steven Seagal
- comes along as the star of a surprise runaway hit, Hard to
- Kill, that pulled in $33 million at the box office in one
- month. A Detroit native, Seagal (pronounced Say-gall) moved to
- Japan at 17 and earned a black belt in aikido. Rumor has it
- that he once lent a hand to the CIA. Now 38, he's a reluctant
- RoboStar. Though he kills dozens of opponents in the revenge
- movie, he insisted on adding kinder, gentler touches, "tidbits
- that would ingratiate me to audiences." Next, he says, "I want
- to make a movie that can grab people by the heartstrings."
- Instead of the throat.
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- </body>
- </article>
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