Steven Seagal

Steven Frederic Seagal (born 10 April 1952 in Lansing, Michigan, USA) is an American actor, producer, screenwriter, martial artist, and musician who holds American, Serbian, and Russian citizenship.

A 7th-dan black belt in aikido, Seagal began his adult life as a martial arts instructor in Japan, becoming the first foreigner to operate an aikido dojo in the country. He later moved to Los Angeles, California, where he had the same profession. In 1988, Seagal made his acting debut in Above the Law (also known as Nico). Hard to Kill, Marked for Death (both 1990) and Out for Justice (1991) followed. In 1992, he played Navy SEAL counter-terrorist expert Casey Ryback in Under Siege, the biggest box office hit of his career. During the latter half of the 1990s, Seagal starred in three more feature films and the direct-to-video film The Patriot. Subsequently, his career shifted to mostly direct-to-video productions. He has since appeared in films and reality shows, including Steven Seagal: Lawman, which depicted Seagal performing his duties as a reserve deputy sheriff.

Seagal is a guitarist and has released two studio albums, Songs from the Crystal Cave and Mojo Priest, and performed on the scores of several of his films. He has worked with Stevie Wonder and Tony Rebel, who both performed on his debut album.

I met Steven Seagal after his concert at The Ferry in Glasgow on 17 July 2014. To my surprise he signed for everyone for free including the CD and 8x10 photo I had brought with me.

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Melody Anderson

Melody Anderson (born 3 December 1955 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) is a Canadian social worker and public speaker specializing in the impact of addiction on families. She is a retired actress, whose most high-profile role was playing Dale Arden in the 1980 adaptation of Flash Gordon. She later starred in the 1986 film Firewalker with Chuck Norris.

I obtained Melody's autographs through the mail in March 2016.

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Heather Langenkamp

Heather Elizabeth Anderson (née Langenkamp; born 17 July 17 1964 in Tulsa, Oklahama, USA) is an American actress, producer, and prosthetic makeup coordinator. She began her career as an extra in the Francis Ford Coppola films The Outsiders (1983) and Rumble Fish (1983) before becoming known for her role as Nancy Thompson in Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) and Chuck Russell's A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), followed by appearances in two of Craven's cult films: a victim in Shocker (1989) and a fictionalized version of herself in Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994).

Langenkamp's other roles include the figure skater Nancy Kerrigan in the NBC television film Tonya and Nancy: The Inside Story (1994), Marie Lubbock and Amy Boutilier on the ABC sitcom Growing Pains (1988-1990) and the spin-off series Just the Ten of Us (1988-1990) which both won Primetime Emmy Awards, Dorothy in Jonathan Zarantonello's The Butterfly Room (2012), Moto in J. J. Abrams' Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), and Donna Boone in Nick Simon's Truth or Dare (2017). In 2010, she served as executive producer and narrator to the documentary Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy.

Langenkamp is the co-owner of the make-up FX firm AFX Studio which has designed and manufactured award-winning make-up effects for film and television. She has worked as the special makeup effects coordinator for a variety of films including Dawn of the Dead (2004), Cinderella Man (2005), Evan Almighty (2007), and The Cabin in the Woods (2012).

I purchased Heather's autograph on her official website.

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Bolo Yeung

Bolo Yeung (born Yang Sze; 3 July 1946 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China) is a former competitive bodybuilder, martial artist and martial arts film actor.

Often cast as the villain in the movies in which he stars, he is best known for his performances as Bolo opposite Bruce Lee in Enter the Dragon (1973) and as Jean-Claude Van Damme's opponent Chong Li in Bloodsport (1988). Other notable films include Bloodfight (1989), Double Impact (1991) and Ironheart (1992).

I met Bolo at Comic Con Scotland in Edinburgh in October 2019.

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Mohammed Qissi

Mohammed Qissi (also known as Michel Qissi; born 12 September 1962 in Taza, Morocco) is a Moroccan-Belgian actor, best known for his role as Tong Po in the 1989 Jean-Claude Van Damme martial arts film Kickboxer. A long-time friend of Van Damme, they both moved to the United States in the 1980s with the aim of starting a career as an action star.

Qissi appeared as Suan Paredes in Bloodsport (1988) and as Moustafa in Lionheart (1990, known as A.W.O.L. in the UK). He returned as Tong Po in Kickboxer 2: The Road Back (1991).

I met Mohammed Qissi at Comic Con Scotland in Edinburgh in October 2019 where he signed the Kickboxer press photo for me. I purchased the Bloodsport and Lionheart photos during a German Comic Con Facebook sale in December 2021 after he had appeared at this convention earlier that month.

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Kickboxer

Signing my photo in Edinburgh

Lionheart aka A.W.O.L.

Bloodsport

Leah Ayres

Leah Ayres (born 28 May 28 1957 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Janice Kent in Jean-Claude Van Damme's breakthrough film Bloodsport (1988), as Michelle in the 1981 horror film The Burning and as Valerie Bryson on the daytime serial The Edge of Night.

I obtained Leah's autograph through the mail.

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Gary Busey

William Gary Busey (born 29 June 1944 in Ghost Creek, Texas, USA) is an American actor. A prolific character actor, Busey has appeared in over 150 films, including Silver Bullet (1985), Lethal Weapon (1987), Predator 2 (1990), Point Break (1991), Under Siege (1992), The Firm (1993), Carried Away (1996), Black Sheep (1996), Lost Highway (1997), Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), The Gingerdead Man (2005), Quigley (2003) and Piranha 3DD (2012). Gary also made guest appearances on television shows such as Gunsmoke, Walker, Texas Ranger, Law & Order, Scrubs, Impractical Jokers, and Entourage.

For portraying Buddy Holly in The Buddy Holly Story (1978), Busey was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor.

I obtained Gary Busey's autograph through the mail.

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As FBI Agent Angelo Pappas in Point Break