Carlos Ray “Chuck” Norris was born in Ryan, Oklahoma on March 10, 1940. Norris is the middle child of three brothers. Norris’ parents split when he was 16, and he moved to Prairie Village, Kansas, and subsequently to Torrance, California, with his mother and two younger brothers. Norris wasn’t a particularly athletic child. He was a quiet, ordinary student. His father would go on booze binges that lasted months at a time.
Personal Life
Chuck Norris, at 18, married Dianne Holechek, then 17, in December 1958. They met in high school two years before. Mike, their son, was born in 1962. Eric, their second son, was born in 1964. He also had a daughter from a previous relationship in 1963, whom he did not see until she was 26. In 1989, Norris and Holecheck divorced.
When he was 18, he joined the United States Air Force and earned the moniker Chuck.
Actor Steve McQueen encouraged Chuck to try his hand at acting.
Norris married former model Gena O’Kelkey in late 1998. She is the mother of two children from a previous marriage. She gave birth to twins in late August 2001.
Norris is an ardent Christian who has written numerous books on the subject.
Norris has long been an advocate for the Make-A-Wish Foundation and the United Way. With the assistance of President George Bush, Norris founded his own philanthropic organisation, Kickstart, in 1992. Kickstart offers martial arts instruction to middle-school children in order to teach them respect and discipline, as well as to boost their self-esteem. Norris is a fervent Christian and a staunch conservative in politics.
Norris has been prominently identified with an online meme that recounts fake and sometimes ludicrous exploits associated with him since 2005.
In 2010, Texas Governor Rick Perry declared Norris an honorary member of the Texas Rangers in recognition of his work in raising awareness for the elite unit as well as his involvement with impoverished youngsters via martial arts programmes. Aaron Norris, Norris’s brother and an executive producer on the show, was also named an honorary Texas Ranger.
Chuck Norris will be 80 in March 2020.
Norris made a PSA in July 2020 praising gym members for wearing masks during the coronavirus epidemic.
Norris listed his Dallas property for $1.2 million in 2013. It is the house he shared with his brother Aaron during his Walker, Texas Ranger days. The 7.362-square-foot house includes four bedrooms, seven bathrooms, a cinema, and a weight room. It’s got its own lake. The site also has a second structure that was utilised as a studio for the filming of Walker, Texas Ranger.
Career
Chuck Norris entered the Air Force in 1958 as an Air Policeman at Osan Air Base in South Korea. He began training in martial arts while there. When he returned to the United States, he was sent to March Air Force Base in California. In the late summer of 1962, Norris was released from the Air Force. In Torrance, California, he applied to be a police officer and founded a martial arts studio. Norris began competing in martial arts competitions. His first two tournaments were losses. At the International Karate Championships, he also lost three matches. By 1967, Norris had mastered the martial arts sufficiently to win some contests.
Norris then defeated seven opponents on June 3, 1967. By this point, Norris had established a karate school network with famous customers such as Steve McQueen, Priscilla Presley, Donny and Marie Osmond. Norris lost his tenth and last match of his career in early 1968. Later that year, he won the first of six Professional Middleweight Karate titles in a row. Norris met and made friends with actor Bruce Lee during this period.
Norris earned Karate’s Triple Crown in 1969, the most tournament victories of the year. In addition to being crowned Fighter of the Year, he made his acting debut in “The Wrecking Crew,” with Dean Martin. In 1972, he co-starred with Bruce Lee in “Way of the Dragon”/”Return of the Dragon.” The film’s producer instructed 5’10” Norris to add 20 pounds to the part in order for him to seem larger than Bruce Lee on film. Norris stated in a 2007 interview, “That’s why I don’t do jump kicks [in the movie].” I couldn’t get my feet off the ground!”
Norris was an early 1980s spokeswoman for “Action Jeans.” The trousers, formerly known as Karate Jeans, have flexible cloth sewn into the crotch, allowing the wearer to execute flawless kicks while wearing attractive jeans. For years, Norris pushed the trousers.
In the 1980s, he had his own cartoon show. “Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos,” in which Norris appeared alongside characters such as Superninja and The Claw. The show was eventually cancelled due to being judged excessively violent.
From 1993 until 2001, Chuck Norris starred in the famous and long-running television series “Walker, Texas Ranger.”
Net Worth
Chuck Norris has a net worth of $70 million as an American martial artist, actor, screenwriter, and producer. Norris is well-recognised for his martial arts prowess and all-around badassery. Chuck Norris Facts, a popular internet meme, is also based on him.
Facts
| Net Worth | $70 Million |
| Date of Birth | Mar 10, 1940 (83 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Ryan |
| Gender | Male |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Profession | Actor, Martial Artist, Television producer, Film Producer, Screenwriter, Author |
| Nationality | United States of America |
