Chuck Norris

Birthday: Mar 10, 1940
Birthplace: Ryan, Oklahoma, USA
Biography:
Carlos Ray "Chuck" Norris is an American martial artist, action star, Hollywood actor, and recently, an internet phenomenon, who is best known for playing Cordell Walker on Walker, Texas Ranger. In 1970, his younger brother Weiland was killed in Vietnam. Norris later dedicated his Missing in Action films to his brother's memory.
At a martial arts demonstration in Long Beach, Norris met the soon-to-be famous martial artist Bruce Lee. In 1972, he acted as Bruce Lee's nemesis in the movie Way of...
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the Dragon (also known as Return of the Dragon), which is widely credited with launching his way into stardom. In Asia, he is still known primarily for this role.
In 1974, McQueen encouraged him to begin acting classes at MGM. Chuck Norris retired with a karate record of 655, having avenged all of his defeats.
Norris' first starring role was 1977's Breaker! Breaker!, and subsequent films such as The Octagon (1980), An Eye for an Eye (1981), and Lone Wolf McQuade proved his increasing box office bankability. In 1984, Norris starred in Missing in Action, the first of a series of POW rescue fantasies produced by Israeli cousins Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus and released under their Cannon Films banner. Also in that year, he was offered the part of the sensei of the Kobra Kai dojo in the movie The Karate Kid, but declined the part. He reportedly did not want to take part in depicting martial artists in an unfavorable light. However, Norris disputes this story. On a February 9, 2006 episode of Adam Corolla's radio show, Norris said that he was never offered the role. Norris noted that he was already playing leading roles by the time The Karate Kid was in production.
Over the next four years, Norris became Cannon's most prominent star, appearing in eight films, including Code of Silence, The Delta Force, and Firewalker, in which he co-starred with Academy Award winner Louis Gossett, Jr..In 1963, his first child with Holechek, a son named Mike, was born. A daughter, Dina, was born in 1964, and a second son, Eric, followed in 1965. After 30 years of marriage, Norris and Holechek divorced in 1988. He married again in 1998, this time to former model Gena O'Kelley, and she delivered twins in 2001: Dakota Alan Norris, a boy, and Danilee Kelly Norris, a girl.
Filmography
- America Home of the Brave (2005)
- The Cutter (2005)
- Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire (2005)
- Bells of Innocence (2003)
- The President's Man 2: A Line in the Sand (2002)
- Bruce Lee and Kung Fu Mania (2001)
- The Intercepting Fist (2001)
- Bruce Lee - A Warrior's Journey (2000)
- President's Man (2000)
- Bruce Lee: Path of the Dragon (1998)
- Logan's War (1998)
- Forest Warrior (1996)
- Overkill (1996)
- Top Dog (1994)
- Hellbound (1994)
- Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion (1994)
- Sidekicks (1993)
- The Hitman (1991)
- Delta Force 2 - Operation Stranglehold (The Colombian Connection) (1990)
- Hero And The Terror (1988)
- Braddock: Missing in Action III (1988)
- Firewalker (1986)
- The Delta Force (1986)
- Invasion U.S.A. (1985)
- Code of Silence (1985)
- Missing in Action 2 - The Beginning (1985)
- Missing in Action (1984)
- Lone Wolf McQuade (1983)
- Forced Vengeance (1982)
- Silent Rage (1982)
- An Eye for an Eye (1981)
- The Octagon (1980)
- A Force of One (1979)
- Force of One (1979)
- Good Guys Wear Black (1978)
- Breaker, Breaker (1977)
- Bruce Lee: The Warrior Within (1976)
- Slaughter in San Francisco (Karate Cop) (Yellow Faced Tiger) (1974)
- Return of the Dragon (The Way of the Dragon) (1972)
- The Wrecking Crew (1969)
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- Abdulladif Mohamed at 1:32pm on December 1st, 2009
- this is a nice
- Ethan Alexander Paulsen at 5:36pm on October 19th, 2009
- In the Beginning, There was Nothing, then Chuck Norris roundhouse kicked that nothing in the face and said "GET A JOB!!!! Thats the story of the universe...U OWN~!!!!!
- Dan Maday at 6:06pm on October 18th, 2009
- You sir are a badass, and have the same birthday as me.
- Josh Wong at 2:09pm on August 3rd, 2009
- Chuck Norris was born in a log cabin built from his own hands! XD =)
- Facebook User at 5:19pm on April 16th, 2008
- Toe to Toe, Norris is the best fighter alive, how many can say they spared with Bruce Lee.
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