Chuck Norris
| Chuck Norris | |
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Norris in 2015
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| Born |
Carlos Ray Norris March 10, 1940 Ryan, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, martial artist, film producer, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1968–present |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Dianne Holechek (1958–88) Gena O'Kelley (1998–present) |
| Children | 5 |
| Website | www.chucknorris.com |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Air Force
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| Years of service | 1958–1962 |
| Rank |
 Airman First Class
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| Unit | |
| Awards | |
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| Style | Chun Kuk Do, Tang Soo Do, Taekwondo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Judo |
| Rank |
10th degree black belt Chun Kuk Do 9th degree black belt Tang Soo Do 8th degree black belt Taekwondo 5th degree black belt in Karate 3rd degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Judo |
Carlos Ray "Chuck" Norris (born March 10, 1940) is an American martial artist, actor, film producer and screenwriter. After serving in the United States Air Force, he began his rise to fame as a martial artist, and has since founded his own school, Chun Kuk Do.
Norris appeared in a number of action films, such as Way of the Dragon, in which he starred alongside Bruce Lee, and was The Cannon Group's leading star in the 1980s. He played the starring role in the television series Walker, Texas Ranger from 1993 until 2001.
Norris is a devout Christian and politically conservative. He has written several books on Christianity and donated to a number of Republican candidates and causes. In 2007 and 2008, he campaigned for former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, who was running for the Republican nomination for president in 2008. Norris also writes a column for the conservative website WorldNetDaily. Since 2005 Norris has been widely associated with an internet meme which documents fictional and often absurd feats associated with him.
Norris was born in Ryan, Oklahoma on March 10, 1940, the son of Wilma (née Scarberry) and Ray Norris, who was a World War II Army soldier, a mechanic, bus driver, and truck driver. Norris has stated that he has Irish and Cherokee roots. Norris was named after Carlos Berry, his father's minister. He has two younger brothers, Wieland (1943–1970; killed in Vietnam) and Aaron (a Hollywood producer). When Norris was sixteen, his parents divorced, and he later relocated to Prairie Village, Kansas, and then to Torrance, California, with his mother and brothers.
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