Does a roundhouse kick whenever he's filming a martial arts fight. Eldest of three sons born to Ray and Wilma Norris. Aaron is the youngest of the three. Father of Mike Norris and Eric Norris , the latter of whom is a professional stock car driver. Their mother is Diane Holechek. Chuck also has a daughter named Dianna DeCioli Dina.
Dina was born in , due to an extramarital affair when he was stationed in California in the US Air Force. The elder McQueen encouraged Norris to pursue a career in movies and television; allegedly, he told Chuck: "If you can't do anything else, there's always acting.
In the movies where he's a police officer, Norris usually prefers to work alone i. Has 3 grandchildren by son Eric Norris. Also has three grandchildren by daughter Dianna DeCioli.
One of the grandchildren is fellow actress Gabby Di Ciolli. Chuck is also President of the latter. His father Ray was killed in a car accident, shortly after cancer surgery.
Part of Ray's throat and chin were removed; a tube was inserted in his trachea to help him breathe. Ray was thrown out of his car in the wreck, and the tube came out. Ray suffocated on the ground because no one at the accident site was aware of the tube. His voice and drama coach was Jonathan Harris , of Lost in Space fame.
Harris "taught him how to speak," by putting his fingers in Norris's mouth, and stretching the mouth wide open. Chuck names Jonathan as the only man in the world who could get away with doing that to him He reportedly turned it down, claiming he did not want his name connected with such a brutal and vicious character.
This is, in fact, an urban legend; Norris himself has disputed it. While appearing on the February 9, episode of the radio show hosted by Adam Carolla , Norris stated that he was never offered the role at all.
Despite their vast political differences, he is friends with actress and comedienne Whoopi Goldberg. He was so impressed with a performance of hers that he tried, unsuccessfully, to get her a role in his film Invasion U. Reader's Digest once noted a story of how Norris, true to his characters, prefers to find a non-violent way to solve a situation. Norris was in a bar once when a customer walked in and said to him, "You're in my seat.
He then said, "Chuck, you could've kicked my butt if you wanted to. Instead of moving, why didn't you just attack me? As a child, his idol and favorite actor was John Wayne. Indeed, their on screen personas bear much in common. Both achieved their highest level of fame playing no nonsense good guys who were incorruptible and did whatever it took to make sure that justice was served and that the bad guys got what they deserved. Is a close friend of legendary writer and director John Milius , who was an uncredited co-screenwriter of Norris's movie Lone Wolf McQuade Milius credits this film, in part with inspiring him to craft the similar Extreme Prejudice , four years later.
Enjoys playing golf and participates in many celebrity golfing events. A website known as "Chuck Norris Facts" has been created as a parody of his career, containing hundreds of absurdly creative statements about his intellect, strength, virility and image, such as 'Chuck Norris once shot down a German fighter plane by pointing at it and yelling "Bang!
He even used one fact in The Expendables 2 : 'Chuck Norris was once bitten by a cobra. After five days of agonizing pain, the cobra finally died. Was the initial choice for the character of Red Forman on the Fox sitcom That '70s Show , but was still filming Walker, Texas Ranger , so he had to turn it down. Bush 's US Presidential re-election campaign. Is only one of three Americans to achieve eighth-degree black belt status in tae-kwon-do. He has English, with smaller amounts of Scottish, Welsh, and German, ancestry.
He is also said to have Irish and Cherokee ancestry. In his columns he has expressed his beliefs that, among other things, evolution doesn't exist, those who are troubled should turn to Christ and "true patriots" would not support a separation of church and state. In addition, he also speaks on behalf of organizations pushing for mandatory prayer in public schools. Was offered the role of Steiner in Game of Death , but turned it down. Publicly endorsed Mike Huckabee as his choice for Republican candidate in the presidential election.
Publicly condemned The Golden Compass as anti-Christian. He is a close friend of President George W. Bush and his father, former President George Bush. Hosted a fundraiser for Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee at his ranch in Navasota, Texas. Norris, who has frequently made public appearances in support of Huckabee, opened his sprawling East Texas ranch to the campaign and its supporters.
Close friend and admirer of Sean Hannity. Best known by the public for his starring role as the title character in Walker, Texas Ranger Had a daughter, Dianna DeCioli Dina out of wedlock in He saw her for the first time in , when she was Her daughter is married and has three children.
Although a very vocal conservative Republican and born again Christian, Norris has ruled out running for elected office himself. Once went under Phil McGraw 's training, and is his greatest student. In he founded the World Combat League, a full-contact, team-based martial arts competition. Rick Perry on December 2, in Dallas, Texas. Out of all the Chuck Norris facts, his personal favorite is 'Before the Boogie Man goes to sleep, he checks his closet for Chuck Norris. He is the only actor to have appeared in every episode of Walker, Texas Ranger A newly-built bridge spanning from Slovakia into neighboring Austria is to be named after Chuck Norris.
She had him when she was almost age Acting mentor and friends of Clarence Gilyard Jr. Spokesperson for the Total Gym Fitness infomercials with his wife Gena and Christie Brinkley , that currently air in the late night or early morning hours.
Also appearing is Wesley Snipes. Sofia, Bulgaria: Filming The Expendables 2 By virtue of long-running gags and memes, he has - so to speak - become the Daniel Boone of the modern era. Declared his support for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in July , and warned that Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton would destroy the United States if elected. Trivette , Sheree J. He settled for karate classes, because judo would have conflicted with his Air Force duty schedule One of those career-determining factors, according to Norris's autobiography "The Secret of Inner Strength".
In , he presented an acting seminar in Texas; his students included among others a thenyear-old Jessica Simpson. Norris urged Jessica to "channel your inner Denzel Washington "; he also put masking tape on her eyebrows, claiming they moved too much when she was performing. Chuck Norris was considered for the role of Dr. Zaius in Planet of the Apes , but shaving Norris's face proved too time consuming.
Senate seat vacated by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. He was not athletic as a child and describes himself as having been very withdrawn and shy. He had 10th degree black belt in Chun Kuk Do, a 9th degree black belt in Tang Soo Do, an 8th degree black belt in Taekwondo, a 5th degree black belt in Karate, a 3rd degree black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu from the Machado family, and a black belt in Judo.
Whatever luck I had, I made. I was never a natural athlete, but I paid my dues in sweat and concentration and took the time necessary to learn karate and become world champion.
It's the bullies who are afraid, are the ones that do all the fighting. It's not the secure kids that get out there and fight. It's the insecure kids. And when you develop that security in these youngsters and all of a sudden they have no reason to fight.
Air Force at the time. When he returned home, Norris soon opened his karate studio. He switched to movies in the s, appearing with Bruce Lee in Way of the Dragon. Norris became a popular action-film star in the s and starred in his own television series in the s.
The oldest of three boys, Chuck Norris once described himself as "the shy kid who never excelled at anything in school. At the age of 10, Norris moved with his mother and brothers to California. There, he attended North Torrance High School. Norris married his high school sweetheart, Dianne Holechek, in -- the same year he joined the U. Air Force. He left the service in , and started working as a karate instructor.
In the s, Norris opened more than 30 karate studios. McQueen encouraged his teacher to try acting. In addition to being an instructor, Norris also was a fierce competitor. He participated in numerous martial arts tournaments, and he won many of the events he competed in. Norris earned his first World Middleweight Karate Championship title in Proving to be one of the greatest fighters in martial arts, he defended this title five more times.
He decided to retire after his victory. While he had made one brief film appearance previously, Norris made more of an impact on movie-goers in 's Way of the Dragon also known as Return of the Dragon in the United States. One of the highlights of the film was a fight scene between Norris and martial arts action star Bruce Lee, staged in the famed Roman Colosseum. In , Norris had his first starring role in the action film Breaker! Movie audiences loved to watch him mete out swift justice to bad guys in such films as Good Guys Wear Black and Forced Vengeance.
In Missing in Action , Norris played a former prisoner of war who returns to Vietnam to free other soldiers still being held. He did this film and its sequels as a tribute to his younger brother, Wieland, who died in combat in Vietnam. In fact, back in there was a Facebook scam claiming his death at age The link then directed people to a survey scam that asked people to give out personal information in order to win a big prize.
Not everyone was confused by the most recent situation or found it amusing, however. Perhaps this is the saddest take on this entire death hoax however. TV heroes may live on forever in the medium, but they do continue to age in real life. In this case, Chuck Norris did hit a milestone this year: his 80th birthday. Though that came and went with little fanfare, Chuck Norris is still alive and seemingly doing well.
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