Biography for
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Date of Birth

6 March 1974, Oxford, England, UK

Height

6' 1" (1.85 m)

Mini Biography

Sebastian Siegel is a British-American filmmaker and actor born in Oxford, England. His father is Indian religions professor and Pulitzer nominated author, Lee Siegel. His grandfather, Leonard Thompson, was a lifelong opponent of apartheid in South Africa. He began studying drama at age seven, won the drama prize at Kent School, and started at The University of Hawaii at fourteen to study theatre.

He often credits gratefulness to theatre, humor, rigorous exercise, authors Alan Watts, Ken Wilber, other philosophers and artists, and friend and mentor James Whitmore.

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Trivia

1992 graduate of Kent School in Kent, Connecticut.

Won the drama prize at Kent School where Ted Danson, Peter Farrelly, Seth MacFarlane and Treat Williams also studied.

Grandson of Noreen Nash and Dr. Lee Siegel.

Stepgrandson of James Whitmore.

Son of Lee Siegel.

Stepnephew of James Whitmore Jr., Steve Whitmore and Dan Whitmore.

Stepcousin of James Whitmore III.

Personal Quotes

Growing up I wanted to become a psychologist, but found myself devoting more time to drama. They both had to do with communication, but drama for me at that age was an especially liberating form of communication and expression.

The purpose of relationship is to magnify the beauty of the human experience and act mutually as a catalyst to the greatness in one another. This is the requisite for relationship for me in any dynamic; friend, lover or family.

Find great people in history you admire. Try to think and feel how they thought and felt. Surround yourself with people you admire and respect. Find ways to contribute to what is important to them. Have the courage to let go of relationships that are not mutually catalytic to bringing out greatness from within.

I've been deeply inspired by the works of many authors like, Alan Watts, Ken Wilber, Kahlil Gibran, William Blake, Martin Luther King, Joseph Campbell, James Baldwin, Gary Zukav, Arthur Koestler, Paulo Coehlo, Paul Ferrini.

Jim Whitmore, beyond being an actor I admire and respect, is a friend and mentor. He wakes at the crack of dawn and swims every day. And look at his life, it's vibrant and full. He's always working, has a thriving relationship, travels, and is involved politically. Theses things seem separate, yet they all enrich one another. Celebrity Society, issue Fall 2008