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Chuck Norris: Biography
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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