“He was too cool”: SNL Alumnus David Spade Claimed Lack of Humor Led To Steven Seagal’s Downfall Despite Numerous Assault Allegations
In a candid interview, David Spade opened up about the notorious stint of action star Steven Seagal in 1991. Steven Seagal known for his rise to fame in the 80s and 90s as a B-movie action star is said to have seen a downfall in his career to due his inability to joke about himself. Despite all the legal actions against Steven Seagal, director David Spade says that it was nothing but his inability to be humorous that caused his career to see its downfall.
David Spade considers Steven Seagal’s lack of humor as the reason for his demise
Steven Seagal is well known for his role in movies like Under Siege, Above the Law, and Marked for Death. Despite all the fame Segal has been reportedly blamed for having a history of behavior issues which was said to be one of the biggest reasons why the career of this actor had seen a downfall.
However, in a recent interview director David Spade who once called Steven Seagal a “pain in the neck” said that Seagal’s downfall was due to his lack of humor and not because of all the legal action was going through.
While talking about this Spade said that while Steven Seagal was working as a host on the Saturday Night Live show in 1991, he was not ready to make fun of himself. Seagal had built an image of himself as a cool guy and he found it very disrespectful to make fun of himself while hosting the show and this was one of the main reasons for his demise.
“A lot of people think we’re there to make fun of them,” Spade noted. “But if we’re getting you on the show to host, we all want it to work. And if you make fun of yourself — this is where it gets tricky — if you make fun of yourself, it will benefit you. And if you don’t, and if you fight it so much — that was [Seagal]. He was too cool and had his image.”
This statement by David Spade came after many of Seagal’s co-workers blamed him for his awful behavior on the set.
Steven Seagal was accused of bullying and assaulting people.
Steven Seagal was indeed very well known for his on-screen roles but his behavior off the screen was not something to be praised. Seagal has been repeatedly accused of bullying and harassing people on the set which is also one of the reasons why his career came to an end.
Even director David Spade found it tough to work with Seagal on the set of Under Siege and referred to the actor as “was pain in the neck”. As Steven Seagal got his fame in the 90s so did his reputation for being abrupt and boisterous.
Many of Seagal’s coworkers from the set of Saturday Night Live Show also complained about his behavior. One of the cast members Julia Sweeney recalled “When we pitched some of our ideas for Seagal at our Monday meeting, he gave us some of his sketch ideas. And some of his sketch ideas were so heinous, so hilariously awful, it was like we were on Candid Camera.”
Along with all of this Steven Seagal was also accused and sued for sexual harassment. All of this eventually led the actor towards the downfall of his career.
Source: Best Life
