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Chuck Norris

Norris visits deployed Airmen from the 386th Air

Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia in 2007

Born Carlos Ray Norris

March 10, 1940

Ryan, Oklahoma, U.S.

Occupation Actor, martial artist, film producer,

screenwriter

Years active 1968present

Spouse(s) Dianne Holechek (195888)

Gena O'Kelley (1998present)

Children 5

Website

www.chucknorris.com(http://www.chucknorris.com/)

Chuck Norris

Style Chun Kuk Do, Tang Soo Do, Taekwondo,

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Judo

Rank 10th degree black belt Chun Kuk Do

9th degree black belt Tang Soo Do

Chuck NorrisFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Carlos Ray"Chuck" Norris(born March 10, 1940) is

an American martial artist, actor, film producer and

screenwriter. After serving in the United States Air

Force, hebegan his rise to fame as a martial artist, and

has since founded his own school, Chun Kuk Do.

Norris appeared in a number of action films, such as Way

of the Dragon, in which he starred alongside Bruce Lee,

and was The Cannon Group's leading star in the

1980s.[1][2]He played the starring role in the television

series Walker, Texas Rangerfrom 1993 until 2001.

Norris is a devout Christian and politically conservative.

He has written several books on Christianity and donated

to a number of Republican candidates and causes. In2007 and 2008, he campaigned for former Arkansas

Governor Mike Huckabee, whowas running for the

Republican nomination for president in 2008.[3]Norris

also writes a column for the conservative website

WorldNetDaily.[4]Since 2005 Norris has been widely

associated with an internet meme which documents

fictional and often absurd feats associated with him.

Contents

1 Early life

2 Martial arts career

3 Acting career

3.1 Rise to fame

3.2 Walker, Texas Ranger

4 Product endorsements5 Chun Kuk Do

6 Personal life

6.1 Family

6.2 Christianity

6.3 Martial arts and personal fitness

7 Activism

7.1 Philanthropy
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8th degree black belt Taekwondo

black belt Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

black belt Judo

7.2 Political views

8 Honors

9 Internet meme

10 Filmography

11 References

12 Further reading

13 External links

Early life

Norris was born in Ryan, Oklahoma on March 10, 1940,[5]the son of Wilma (ne Scarberry) and Ray

Norris, who was a mechanic, bus driver, and truck driver.[6]Norris has English, and smaller amounts of

Scottish, Welsh, and German, ancestry he is also said to have Cherokee roots. [1][7][8]Norris was named

after Carlos Berry, his father's minister.[9]

He has two younger brothers, Wieland (deceased) and Aaron (aHollywood producer). When Norris was sixteen, his parents divorced,[10]and he later relocated to Prairie

Village, Kansas, and then to Torrance, California, with his mother and brothers.[1]

Norris has described his childhood as downbeat. He was nonathletic, shy, and scholastically mediocre.[11]

He joined the United States Air Force as an Air Policeman (AP) in 1958 and was sent to Osan Air Base,

South Korea. It was there that Norris acquired the nickname Chuckand began his training in Tang Soo Do

(tangsudo), an interest that led to black belts in that art and the founding of the Chun Kuk Do ("Universal

Way") form.[12]When he returned to the United States, he continued to serve as an AP at March Air Force

Base in California.

Norris was discharged in August 1962. He worked for the Northrop Corporation and opened a chain of

Karate schools including a storefront school in his then-hometown of Torrance on Hawthorne Boulevard.

Norris' official website lists celebrity clients at the schools among them Steve McQueen, Chad McQueen,

Bob Barker, Priscilla Presley, Donny Osmond and Marie Osmond.[13]

Martial arts career

Norris was defeated in his first two tournaments, dropping decisions to Joe Lewis and Allen Steen and thrematches at the International Karate Championships to Tony Tulleners. By 1967 Norris had improved

enough that he scored victories over the likes of Lewis, Skipper Mullins, Arnold Urquidez, Victor Moore,

Ron Marchini, and Steve Sanders. In early 1968, Norris suffered the tenth and last loss of his career, losing

an upset decision to Louis Delgado. On November 24, 1968, he avenged his defeat to Delgado and by doin

so won the Professional Middleweight Karate champion title, which he held for six consecutive years.[10]I

1969, he won Karate's triple crown for the most tournament wins of the year, and the Fighter of the Year

award byBlack Belt Magazine.
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Norris in 1976

Norris made history in 1990 when he was the first Westerner in the documented history of Tae Kwon Do t

be given the rank of 8th Degree Black Belt Grand Master.[14]In 1999, Norris was inducted into the Martia

Arts History Museum's Hall of Fame. On July 1, 2000, Norris was presented the Golden Lifetime

Achievement Award by the World Karate Union Hall of Fame.

Acting career

Rise to fame

In 1969, Norris made his acting debut in the Dean Martin film The Wrecking

Crew. In June 1970, his younger brother Wieland, a private in the 101st

Airborne Division, was killed in Vietnam while on patrol in the defense of

Firebase Ripcord.[15]Norris later dedicated hisMissing in Actionfilms to his

brother's memory.

At a martial arts demonstration in Long Beach, Norris met the martial artist

Bruce Lee. In 1972, he acted as Lee's nemesis in the movie Way of the Dragon

(titledReturn of the Dragonin its U.S. distribution), which is widely creditedwith launching him toward stardom. In Asia, Norris is still known primarily for

this role. In 1974, McQueen encouraged him to begin acting classes at MGM.

Norris' first starring role was 1977'sBreaker! Breaker!, and subsequent films

such as Good Guys Wear Black(1978), The Octagon(1980),An Eye for an

Eye(1981), andLone Wolf McQuadeproved his increasing box office

bankability. In 1984, Norris starred inMissing in Action, the first of a series of

Rambo-inspired POW rescue fantasies themed around the Vietnam War

POW/MIA issue that were produced by Israeli cousins Menahem Golan and

Yoram Globus and released under their Cannon Films banner. The film,however, was criticized heavily as being a preemptive cash-in on theRambo

film series.[16][17]

Over the next four years, Norris became Cannon's most prominent star, appearing in eight films, including

Code of Silence, The Delta Force, andFirewalker, in which he co-starred with Academy Award winner

Louis Gossett, Jr.. Many of the aforementioned films were produced by Chuck Norris's brother Aaron, as

were several episodes of Walker, Texas Ranger. In 1986, he was involved in the production of the Ruby

Spears cartoonKarate Kommandos.

In October 2014 states that it has started the shooting of his new film The Finisher , due out in March 2015

Walker, Texas Ranger

By the end of the 1980s, Cannon Films had faded from prominence, and Norris's star appeal seemed to go

with it. He reprised hisDelta Forcerole for MGM, which had acquired the Cannon library after the latter's

Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Norris went on to make several more films before making a transition to

television.[18]In 1993, he began shooting the series Walker, Texas Ranger, which lasted eight years on CB

and continued in heavy syndication on other channels, notably the Hallmark Channel.
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Norris on the set of the film TheDelta Force(1986)

Norris receiving the Veteran of the

Year award by the U.S. Air Force in2001

On October 17, 2005, CBS premiered the Sunday Night Movie of

the Week, Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire. The production was

a continuation of the series, and not scripted to be a reunion movie.

Norris reprised his role as Cordell Walker for the movie. He has

stated that future Walker, Texas RangerMovie of the Week projects

are expected however, this was severely impaired by CBS's 2006

2007 season decision to no longer regularly schedule Movies of the

Week on Sunday night.

Product endorsements

Norris has appeared with Christie Brinkley in a long-running series

of cable TV infomercials promoting Total Gym home fitness

equipment.

In 2010, Norris appeared in advertisements for communications

company T-Mobile in the Czech Republic.[19]In 2011, Norris

appeared in advertisements for the World of Warcraftvideogame.[20]In 2012, Norris appeared in a series of commercials for the

Polish bank BZ WBK.[21]

Chun Kuk Do

Norris created the martial art Chun Kuk Do, which is based

primarily on Tang Soo Do and includes elements from every combat

style he knows. Like many other martial arts, Chun Kuk Do includes

a code of honor and rules to live by. These rules are from ChuckNorris's personal code. They are: [22]

1. I will develop myself to the maximum of my potential in all

ways.

2. I will forget the mistakes of the past and press on to greater

achievements.

3. I will continually work at developing love, happiness and

loyalty in my family.4. I will look for the good in all people and make them feel

worthwhile.

5. If I have nothing good to say about a person, I will say nothing.

6. I will always be as enthusiastic about the success of others as I am about my own.

7. I will maintain an attitude of open-mindedness.

8. I will maintain respect for those in authority and demonstrate this respect at all times.

9. I will always remain loyal to my God, my country, family and my friends.
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10. I will remain highly goal-oriented throughout my life because that positive attitude helps my family,

my country and myself.

Personal life

Family

Norris married Dianne Holechek in 1958. In 1963 their first child, Mike, was born. His daughter Dina was

born in 1964 to a woman he was not married to.[23]Then, he had a second son, Eric, with his wife in 1965

After 30 years of marriage, Norris and Holechek divorced in 1988.

In November 1998, he married former model Gena O'Kelley, born in 1963 and 23 years Norris' junior.

O'Kelley had two children from a previous marriage. She delivered twins in 2001: Dakota Alan Norris, a

boy, and Danilee Kelly Norris, a girl.[24]The wedding was performed by Lawrence Kennedy, who is

featured in Norris' autobiography.[25]

On September 22, 2004, Norris toldEntertainment Tonight's Mary Hart that his daughter Dina was theresult of an extramarital affair. He did not meet her until she was 26, although she learned that he was her

father when she was 16. She sent a letter to his home informing him of their relationship. After meeting he

Norris said he knew she was his daughter upon seeing her.[26]

Chuck Norris has nine grandchildren.[27]

Christianity

An outspoken Christian,[28]Norris is the author of several Christian-themed books, such as The Justice

Riders. He has also been in a few TV commercials promoting Bible study and prayer in public schools, in

addition to efforts to reduce drug use. In his WorldNetDaily columns, he has expressed his belief in Biblica

creationism,[29]that those who are troubled should turn to Jesus, and is quoted as saying "true patriots" do

not stay clear of discussing religion and politics.[30]

On April 22, 2008, Chuck Norris expressed his support for the intelligent design movement when he

reviewed Ben Stein'sExpelledfor Townhall.com.[31]

Martial arts and personal fitness

Norris has received a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from the Machado family.[32]

In his February 15, 2010 WorldNetDaily column, Norris announced that, starting in the fall of 2010, he wi

begin a second weekly column for Creators Syndicate. This new column, "C-Force", will focus on persona

fitness.[33]

Activism
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Norris with former Presidential

candidate Mike Huckabee in

Londonderry, New Hampshire

Philanthropy

In addition to being an actor, Chuck Norris is also a philanthropist. He is known for his contribution

towards organizations such as Funds for Kids, Veteran's Administration National Salute to Hospitalized

Veterans, the United Way, and the Make-A-Wish Foundation in the form of donations as well as fund-

raising activities.[34]

His time with the U.S. Veterans Administration as a spokesperson was inspired by his experience servingthe United States Air Force in Korea. His objective has been to popularize the issues such as Pensions and

Health care, that concern hospitalized war veterans. Due to his significant contributions, and continued

patriotism, he received the Veteran of the Yearaward in 2001 at theAmerican Veteran Awards.[34]

Norris also established the United Fighting Arts Federation and KickStart in 1990. As a significant part of

his philanthropic contributions, the organization was formed to develop self-esteem and focus in at-risk

children as a tactic to keep them away from drug-related pressure by training them in martial arts. Norris

hopes that by shifting middle school and high school children's focus towards this positive and

strengthening endeavour, these children will have the opportunity to build a better future for

themselves.[34][35]

In 2005, Norris founded the World Combat League (WCL), a full-contact, team-based martial arts

competition, of which part of the proceeds are given to his KickStart program.[34]

Additionally, Norris supports the Vijay Amritraj Foundation, which aims at bringing hope, help and healin

to the defenceless and innocent victims of disease, tragedy and circumstance in India. Through his

donations, he has helped the foundation support Paediatric HIV/AIDS homes in Delhi, a blind school in

Karnataka, and a mission that cares for HIV/AIDS infected adults, as well as mentally ill patients in

Cochin.[36]

Political views

Norris is a Republican, and has donated more than $32,000 to

Republican candidates and organizations since 1988.[37]Norris

supports gun rights and ownership, and is against public schools

celebrating the Day of Silence, an event held annually in support of

LGBT students and LGBT rights.[38]

In 2006, Norris began penning a column for the conservative news

website WorldNetDaily, sharing his "musings about faith, family,freedom, country, loyalty maybe even kickboxing."

On October 22, 2007, Norris announced his endorsement of

Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee for President.[39]Norris said, "I

believe the only one who has all of the characteristics to lead

America forward into the future is ex-Arkansas Gov. Mike

Huckabee."[40]
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Norris during a promotion ceremony

at Camp Taqaddum in the Al Anbar

province of Iraq on November 2,

2006

After the 2008 presidential election, Norris drafted a letter to President-elect Barack Obama, stating that he

should "use and cite the Constitution ... protect American life ... learn from the mistakes of your Democrati

predecessors ... [and] lead more from the center".[41]

On November 18, 2008, Norris became one of the first members of show business to express support for

the California Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage, and he chided activists for "interfering" with the

democratic process and the double standard he perceived in criticizing the LDS Church without criticizing

African Americans, who had voted for the measure by a wide margin.

[42]

During the 2012 presidential election, Norris first recommended Ron Paul, and then later formally endorse

Newt Gingrich as the Republican presidential candidate.[43]After Gingrich suspended his campaign in Ma

2012, Norris endorsed Republican presumptive nominee Mitt Romney, despite Norris having previously

accused Romney of flip-flopping and of trying to buy the nomination for the Republican Party candidacy

for 2012.[44][45]On the eve of the election he and his wife Gina made a video warning that if evangelicals

didn't show up at the polls and vote out President Obama, "...our country as we know it may be lost

forever...".[46][47]Norris also produced the filmAnswering the Call, which featured his 2007 trip to Iraq to

visit the troops.[48][49]

Honors

On March 28, 2007, Commandant Gen. James T. Conway made

Norris an honorary United States Marine during a dinner at the

commandant's residence in Washington, D.C.[50]

On December 2, 2010, he (along with brother Aaron) was given the

title honorary Texas Ranger by Texas Governor Rick Perry.[51]

Internet meme

In late 2005, Norris became the object of an ironic internet meme

known as "Chuck Norris Facts", which document fictional, often

absurdly heroic feats and characteristics about Norris. Norris has

written his own response to the parody on his website, stating that

he does not feel offended by them and finds some of them funny, [52]claiming that his personal favorite is

that they wanted to add his face to Mount Rushmore, but the granite is not hard enough for his beard. [53]

On November 29, 2007, Gotham Books, the adult division of Penguin USA, released a book entitled The

Truth About Chuck Norris: 400 facts about the World's Greatest Humanbased on the Chuck Norris

Facts.[54]Norris filed suit in December against Penguin USA and author Ian Spector claiming "trademark

infringement, unjust enrichment and privacy rights."[55]Norris dropped the suit in May of the following

ear.[56]

Filmography
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