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John Leguizamo recently said that he based his character in The Menu on 'horrible human' Steven Seagal.
The 62-year-old character actor plays a has-been action star in the black comedy horror film and he didn't shy away from revealing his source of inspiration.
Leguizamo, who has worked in Hollywood for three decades, blasted the 70-year-old martial arts icon in a new interview last week.
His secret ingredient: John Leguizamo, 62, recently said that he based his character in The Menu on 'horrible human' Steven Seagal, 70
Unsavory: 'I kind of based mine on Steven Seagal,' John told Entertainment Weekly, opening up about how he prepared for his washed-up action star in The Menu. 'I had a bad run-in with him,' he explained. 'We did a movie together'
'I kind of based mine on Steven Seagal,' John told Entertainment Weekly, opening up about how he prepared for his washed-up action star in The Menu.
'I had a bad run-in with him,' he explained. 'We did a movie together. It was Executive Decision.'
Executive Decision was a hit 1996 action film starring Kurt Russel as an intelligence operative who rescues an airliner hijacked by terrorists.
Leguizamo played Russel's sidekick while Seagal's Lieutenant Colonel was surprisingly killed in a first-act plot twist, much to Leguizamo's relief, it seems.
'He's kind of a horrible human,' he told Entertainment Weekly.
Black belt in being horrible: 'He's kind of a horrible human,' Leguizamo told Entertainment Weekly, blasting the martial arts icon
'I've met lots of these stars like that,' said John. 'Maybe before they were washed up. I mean, now they're washed-up.'
The prolific Leguizamo has a long list of acting credits under his belt, with well-respected turns in hit films that include 1993's Carlito's Way, 1996's Romeo +
