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In a case of real life imitating art Scott Siegel, the actor who appeared in Darren Aronofsky's "The Wrestler" playing a drug dealer that provides Mickey Rourke's Randy the Ram with steroids in a memorable scene, was arrested tonight in Upstate New York following a lengthy car chase and charged with distribution of steroids and assaulting an officer.
Siegel was apprehended after a dramatic car chase where he rammed several police vehicles during a chase through several areas of Westchester, New York. He was finally caught in Eastchester after abandoning his SUV and attempting to flee on foot. Full circumstances of the chase and arrest have not yet been released by authorities.
According to an interview Rourke gave on Jimmy Kimmel Live several months back, he and Darren Aronofsky discovered Siegel in a club and offered him the role despite having no previous acting experience. Rourke claimed in the interview that Siegel's work had led to two additional acting roles since "The Wrestler." In his scene with Rourke, Siegel plays a drug dealer that hooks up Randy the Ram with steroids in a gym locker room.
Siegel's arrest made several news outlets in the Lower Hudson, New York area. He will be arraigned tomorrow for distribution of steroids and assaulting an officer.
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