Carlos Ray Norris, often referred to as “Chuck
Norris”, was born in Oklahoma, United States on 10 March, 1940. The 73 year old
is an actor and martial artist who formerly served in the United States Air
Force. He is currently a columnist at World Net Daily. Chuck has done numerous
films and television series over the years, mostly action, and is still going
strong. Norris began his acting career in the year 1968 and currently is named
with most prestigious action stars. Norris is a trained martial artist; a brown
belt in Brazilian Jitu-Jitsu.
A devout Christian, Norris is also the author of
books based on Christianity, like “The Justice Riders”. Norris has never been
too indulged in the media and has always preferred to be conservative and
silent about his personal life. Norris made his career start with the film “The
Wrecking Crew”, which was released in the year 1969. Later in 1970, when his
brother died, Norris dedicated a movie in the loving memory of his deceased
brother; the movie was called, “Missing in Action”.
He got substantial fame in the year 1972, when Chuck
Norris acted in “Way of the Dragon” as the nemesis of Bruce Lee. This can be
called as the breakthrough of his career in the Hollywood. After that, Norris
appeared in various films that proved to be blockbusters at the box office.
These include; “Breaker! Breaker! (1977)”, “Good Guys Wear Black (1978)”, “The
Octagon (1980)”, “An eye for an eye (1981)”, and many more.
Chuck Norris also appeared in various television
series, most of which were produced by his brother Aaron. These include,
“Walker” and “Texas Ranger”. Over the next few years, Norris became a star and
appeared in eight big banner films, including “Firewalker”, “Code of Silence”,
etc.
The 73 year old martial artist founded a school in
the year 1990 that teaches martial arts like judo, karate, and tang soo do,
named “Chun Kuk Do”. It is a Korean school based in the USA. Each year, a Chun
Kuk do Tournament is held by United Fighting Arts Federation.
As regards his personal life, Chuck Norris has lived in two
marriages, one of them failed after 30 years of commitment. Norris has 5
children, out of which one of his daughter, Dina, is the result of an
extramarital affair. He did not even meet her until she was 26. Norris has 9
grandchildren.
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