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Chuck Norris: Biography

Chuck Norris
  • Birth Name: Carlos Ray Norris Jr.
  • Birth Place: Ryan, OK
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 03/10/1940, Pisces
  • Profession: Actor; martial artist; writer
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Chuck Norris Fast Facts:
  • Joined the Air Force after high school and was stationed in Korea, where he first became interested in the study of martial arts.
  • From 1968 to 1974, he won six consecutive World Professional MiddleWeight Karate Championships.
  • Appeared opposite martial-arts expert Bruce Lee in Return of the Dragon (1974).
  • In 1990, started a foundation called Kick Drugs Out of America (which later became KickStart) whose objective was to help kids stay away from drugs by giving them martial-arts training.
  • In 1997, was awarded 8th degree Black Belt Grand Master recognition in the Tae Kwon Do system, the first man in the Western Hemisphere to be so honored.
  • An devout Christian, he joined the Board of Directors for the National Council on Bible Curriculum in Public Schools in 2007.
  • In addition to coauthoring his 2004 best-selling memoir Against All Odds: My Story, he cowrote the Western adventure novels The Justice Riders (2006) and A Threat to Justice: A Novel (2007) and penned the nonfiction, politically focused Black Belt Patriotism (2008).
  • Endorsed and campaigned for 2008 Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee.
  • Is the founder of the United Fighting Arts Federation, which governs and teaches the martial-arts style of Chun Kuk Do.
  • Chuck Norris Relationships:
  • Wieland Norris - Brother
  • Dakota Norris - Son
  • Gena O'Kelley Norris - Wife
  • Mike Norris - Son
  • Aaron Norris - Brother
  • Eric Norris - Son
  • Danilee Norris - Daughter
  • Wilma Norris - Mother
  • Ray Norris - Father
  • Dina - Daughter
  • Diane Holecheck - Ex-wife
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