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'''Carlos Ray "Chuck" Norris''', born March 10, 1940 (age {{age|1940|3|10}}), is a popular martial artist, actor, humanitarian, book author, columnist at [[WorldNetDaily.com]], and world-record powerboat racer and [[American hero]]. He is perhaps best known as the star of the popular television series, ''[[Walker, Texas Ranger]]''.<ref name="bio">[http://www.chucknorris.com/html/biog.html Official Chuck Norris Biography]</ref>
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'''Carlos Ray "Chuck" Norris''', born March 10, 1940 (age {{age|1940|3|10}}), is a popular American [[Martial arts|martial artist]] and actor, perhaps best known as the star of the popular television series, ''Walker, Texas Ranger''.<ref name="bio">[http://www.chucknorris.com/html/biog.html Official Chuck Norris Biography]</ref>
  
Through his columns, Norris has been an outspoken critic of the false [[theory of evolution]]<ref name="mania" />, the teaching of which he holds partially responsible for school shootings: "We teach our children they are nothing more than glorified apes, yet we don't expect them to act like monkeys."<ref>[http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55333 "The heroes of America's academic halls"], by Chuck Norris</ref>
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Norris, one of the [[Greatest Conservative Sports Stars]], has written several books, financially supported various Republican political candidates, and has written columns for the conservative site, [[WorldNetDaily]], since 2006. Through his columns, Norris has been an outspoken critic of the [[theory of evolution]],<ref name="mania" /> the teaching of which he holds partially responsible for school shootings: "We teach our children they are nothing more than glorified apes, yet we don't expect them to act like monkeys."<ref>[http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55333 "The heroes of America's academic halls"], by Chuck Norris</ref>
  
==Early Life==
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==Early life==
Chuck's Christian name was Carlos Ray Norris.  He was born in Oklahoma to hard working conservative parents and he is named after his father's minister. He is part Cherokee. He served with distinction in the USAF where he got his nickname "Chuck" and a black belt in martial arts. In 1958 he married his wife Dianne Holechek.  They had two kids.
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Norris was born in Ryan, Oklahoma to Wilma and Ray Norris, and was named after his father's minister. He has two younger brothers, Weiland (who died in the Vietnam War), and Aaron. He is part Cherokee. Norris's parents divorced when he was 16, and his mother moved with him and his brothers first to Kansas, and then California. According to his biography, his father was an alcoholic who wasn't there for him while he was growing up.<ref name="norris"/>
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He served with distinction from 1958 to 1962 in the USAF, where he got his nickname "Chuck" and a black belt in martial arts. In 1958 he married his wife Dianne Holechek, and had two sons (Mike and Eric) with her. They divorced in 1988. A daughter, Dina, was born in 1964 as a result of an extramarital affair.<ref>[http://www.heraldextra.com/lifestyles/article_326336dd-5f35-54a2-98a3-f0dfaa1d8cca.html Chuck Norris authors online anti-abortion tract] February 2, 2007, heraldextra.com, retrieved September 28, 2011</ref> He did not meet his daughter until she was 26 years old.
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In 1998, Norris married Gena O'Kelley, a former model born in 1963. Their twins, Dakota Alan and Danilee Kelly Norris, were born in 2001.
  
 
==Martial arts career==
 
==Martial arts career==
After his time serving America, Chuck decided to start competing in martial arts tournaments. He became the first American to get a 8th Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do and beat many of his competitors. He has created his own form of martial arts Chun Kuk Do.  With the following rules:
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After his left the Air Force, Norris began competing in martial arts tournaments. He won at least 30 tournaments over his career, and held the title of World Professional Middleweight Karate Champion for six consecutive years. Some say that Norris, in 1997, became the first American to ever earn an 8th-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do; however, there are two other Americans who earned their 8th-degree black belts before him.<ref>Chuck Sereff received his in 1990, and Edward Sell earned his in 1991. They both have since earned their 9th-degree black belt, making them the highest-ranking Westerners in the world in Tae Kwon Do.</ref> He has created his own form of martial arts, Chun Kuk Do, with the following rules:  
  
 
# I will develop myself to the maximum of my potential in all ways.
 
# I will develop myself to the maximum of my potential in all ways.
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# I will always remain loyal to my God, my country, family and my friends.
 
# I will always remain loyal to my God, my country, family and my friends.
 
# I will remain highly goal-oriented throughout my life because that positive attitude helps my family, my country and myself.
 
# I will remain highly goal-oriented throughout my life because that positive attitude helps my family, my country and myself.
 
  
 
==Acting==
 
==Acting==
His first movie was the classic [[Wrecking Crew]].  But liberal Hollywood didn't give him a staring role until  1977 when he starred in [[Breaker! Breaker!]].   He then stared in the [[Missing in Action]] series which he dedicated to his brother who had died heroically fighting communism in the [[Vietnam War]]. The Missing in Action series were about saving prisoners from the brutal Vietnamese.
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His first movie was an uncredited appearance in''The Green Berets'' in 1968. His first starring role was in ''Breaker! Breaker!'', released in 1977. He also starred in movies such as ''The Octagon'' (1980), ''An Eye for an Eye'' (1981), ''Lone Wolf McQuade'', ''Code of Silence'', ''The Delta Force'', as well as the ''Missing in Action'' film trilogy, which he dedicated to the memory of his younger brother who had died in the [[Vietnam War]].<ref name="norris">[http://www.monstersandcritics.com/people/Chuck-Norris/biography/ Chuck Norris Biography] monstersandcritics.com, retrieved on September 28, 2011</ref>
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In 1993 Norris started filming ''Walker, Texas Ranger'', a hit TV show that aired on CBS until 2001. In 2005, he filmed ''Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire'' for CBS's Sunday night 'Movie of the Week'.<ref name="norris"/>
  
In 1993 he started [[Walk, Texas Ranger]] the hit TV show which would last many exciting years.
 
 
 
==Politics and Religion==
 
==Politics and Religion==
  
He has written about the vast [[atheist]] conspiracy to outlaw Christianity in the United States, <ref name="outlaw">[http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55668 "How to outlaw Christianity (Step 1)"], by Chuck Norris</ref><ref>[http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55789 "How to outlaw Christianity (Step 2 and 3)"], by Chuck Norris</ref> the first step of which is the acceptance of atheists in our government:
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He has written about the [[Militant atheism|Militant atheists]] wishing to outlaw Christianity in America,<ref name="outlaw">[http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55668 "How to outlaw Christianity (Step 1)"], by Chuck Norris</ref><ref>[http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55789 "How to outlaw Christianity (Step 2 and 3)"], by Chuck Norris</ref> the first step of which is the acceptance of atheists in our government:
  
:"Though the majority of Americans continue to claim to be Christians, a Gallup poll discovered 45 percent of us would support an atheist for president. Such a survey is a clear indication that the secularization of society is alive and well."<ref name="outlaw" />
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:"Though the majority of Americans continue to claim to be Christians, a Gallup poll discovered 45 percent of us would support an [[Atheism|atheist]] for president. Such a survey is a clear indication that the secularization of society is alive and well."<ref name="outlaw" />
To thwart this menace of secularization, Norris has jokingly promised that if elected [[President of the United States of America | President]] he would "tattoo an American flag with the words, 'In God we trust.' on the forehead of every atheist," "require every member of Congress work out on the Total Gym 15 minutes each day," and "deport all [[Liberals]]." <ref>[http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56107 "If I am elected president"], by Chuck Norris</ref>
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To thwart this menace of secularization, Norris has jokingly promised that if elected [[President of the United States of America|President]] he would "tattoo an American flag with the words 'In God we trust' on the forehead of every atheist," "require every member of Congress work out on the Total Gym 15 minutes each day," and "deport all [[Liberals]]." <ref>[http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56107 "If I am elected president"], by Chuck Norris</ref>
Norris is active in many Christian causes, including the [[Billy Graham Evangelistic Association]] and [[Feed the Children]]<ref>[http://www.chucknorris.com/html/christian.aspx Chuck Norris Official Website: Christian]</ref>. He and his wife are the spokespersons for the [[National Council on Bible Curriculum]], which seeks to bring state certified [[Bible]] courses to public high schools nationwide<ref>[http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/21073870.html "Actor Chuck Norris and Wife Gena Join National Council on Bible Curriculum in Public Schools Board of Directors"], ''Christian Newswire''</ref>.
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Norris is active in many Christian causes, including the [[Billy Graham Evangelistic Association]] and [[Feed the Children]].<ref>[http://www.chucknorris.com/html/christian.aspx Chuck Norris Official Website: Christian]</ref> He and his wife are the spokespersons for the [[National Council on Bible Curriculum]], which seeks to bring state certified [[Bible]] courses to public high schools nationwide.<ref>[http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/21073870.html "Actor Chuck Norris and Wife Gena Join National Council on Bible Curriculum in Public Schools Board of Directors"], ''Christian Newswire''</ref>
  
 
Norris is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] and has donated more than $32,000 to Republican candidates and organizations since 1988. Norris once filled in for [[Sean Hannity]] on [[Hannity and Colmes]].  
 
Norris is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] and has donated more than $32,000 to Republican candidates and organizations since 1988. Norris once filled in for [[Sean Hannity]] on [[Hannity and Colmes]].  
<ref>[http://wcbstv.com/slideshows/Conservative.Celebrities.20.824701.html Celebs Who Lean To The Right - Slide 5], ''wcbstv.com'', Accessed on April 5, 2009</ref> Norris supported [[Mike Huckabee]] for U.S. President in the 2008 Republican primary. <ref>[http://wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=58255 My choice for president], ''WorldNetDaily'', October 21, 2007</ref> <ref>[http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=58502 Huckabee, not duck-n-weave], ''WorldNetDaily'', November 5, 2007</ref>  Norris was also featured in a television campaign ad with Huckabee. <ref>[http://youtube.com/watch?v=MDUQW8LUMs8 Huckchuckfacts Add on Youtube]</ref>
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<ref>[http://wcbstv.com/slideshows/Conservative.Celebrities.20.824701.html Celebs Who Lean To The Right - Slide 5], ''wcbstv.com'', Accessed on April 5, 2009</ref> Norris supported [[Mike Huckabee]] for U.S. President in the 2008 Republican primary.<ref>[http://wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=58255 My choice for president], ''WorldNetDaily'', October 21, 2007</ref><ref>[http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=58502 Huckabee, not duck-n-weave], ''WorldNetDaily'', November 5, 2007</ref>  Norris was also featured in a television campaign ad with Huckabee.<ref>[http://youtube.com/watch?v=MDUQW8LUMs8 Huckchuckfacts Add on Youtube]</ref>
  
Chuck criticized hypocritical liberals who gabe the Mormons trouble for supporting Prop 8 (which outlawed gay marriage in California) when they ignored the fact that [[Person of color|people of color]] supported the measure too.
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Norris criticized opponents of California's Proposition 8 (which outlawed gay marriage) for practicing double standards when they protested and harassed Mormons for supporting the bill while ignoring the fact "70 percent of African-Americans voted in favor of Proposition 8."<ref>[http://townhall.com/columnists/chucknorris/2008/11/18/if_democracy_doesnt_work,_try_anarchy If democracy doesn't work, try anarchy] Norris, Chuck, townhall.com, November 18, 2008, retrieved September 28, 2011</ref>
  
 
==Other facts==
 
==Other facts==
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Chuck Norris is also famous for endorsing the "Total Gym" exercise machine.<ref>[http://www.totalgymdirect.com/ Total Gym Website]</ref>
 
Chuck Norris is also famous for endorsing the "Total Gym" exercise machine.<ref>[http://www.totalgymdirect.com/ Total Gym Website]</ref>
  
Chuck Norris is also the subject of the popular internet phenomenon known as "Chuck Norris Facts." <ref name="mania">[http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=52567 On Chuck Norris 'mania' sweeping the Net], ''WorldNetDaily'', October 23, 2006</ref>  Which portray Chuck as the most powerful manly man in the universe.  For example it is said that Chuck Norris's tears cure cancer, but he never cries.
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Chuck Norris exhibits no lack of [[machismo]] at all.
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Chuck Norris is also the subject of the popular internet phenomenon known as "Chuck Norris Facts." <ref name="mania">[http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=52567 On Chuck Norris 'mania' sweeping the Net], ''WorldNetDaily'', October 23, 2006</ref>  These "facts" were originally meant to be ironic, as Chuck Norris was known for awkwardness at the time of the origin of them, but have since evolved into a humorous meme.<ref>[http://www.chucknorrisfacts.com/]</ref>
  
 
==Honors==
 
==Honors==
*Many many black belts in martial arts.
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*Numerous black belts in martial arts.
 
*He is an honorary US Marine (Devil Dog)
 
*He is an honorary US Marine (Devil Dog)
*Honorary Texas Ranger
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*Honorary [[Texas Ranger]]
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==See also==
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* [[Martial art]]s
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* [[List of Conservative or pro-Conservative Hollywood stars]]
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* [[Conservative media#Hollywood Conservatives|Hollywood conservatives]]
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* [[Essay:List of celebrities who support the Second Amendment]]
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* [[List of celebrities against Second Amendment]]
  
Please not Chuck has received no Academy Awards for his acting because Hollywood is liberal and refuses to acknowledge his acting talent.
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==External links==
==Links==
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* [http://www.chucknorris.com/ Chuck Norris Official Website]
 
* [http://www.chucknorris.com/ Chuck Norris Official Website]
  
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Revision as of 17:05, July 27, 2016

Chuck Norris publicity shot from official website.

Carlos Ray "Chuck" Norris, born March 10, 1940 (age 84), is a popular American martial artist and actor, perhaps best known as the star of the popular television series, Walker, Texas Ranger.[1]

Norris, one of the Greatest Conservative Sports Stars, has written several books, financially supported various Republican political candidates, and has written columns for the conservative site, WorldNetDaily, since 2006. Through his columns, Norris has been an outspoken critic of the theory of evolution,[2] the teaching of which he holds partially responsible for school shootings: "We teach our children they are nothing more than glorified apes, yet we don't expect them to act like monkeys."[3]

Early life

Norris was born in Ryan, Oklahoma to Wilma and Ray Norris, and was named after his father's minister. He has two younger brothers, Weiland (who died in the Vietnam War), and Aaron. He is part Cherokee. Norris's parents divorced when he was 16, and his mother moved with him and his brothers first to Kansas, and then California. According to his biography, his father was an alcoholic who wasn't there for him while he was growing up.[4]

He served with distinction from 1958 to 1962 in the USAF, where he got his nickname "Chuck" and a black belt in martial arts. In 1958 he married his wife Dianne Holechek, and had two sons (Mike and Eric) with her. They divorced in 1988. A daughter, Dina, was born in 1964 as a result of an extramarital affair.[5] He did not meet his daughter until she was 26 years old.

In 1998, Norris married Gena O'Kelley, a former model born in 1963. Their twins, Dakota Alan and Danilee Kelly Norris, were born in 2001.

Martial arts career

After his left the Air Force, Norris began competing in martial arts tournaments. He won at least 30 tournaments over his career, and held the title of World Professional Middleweight Karate Champion for six consecutive years. Some say that Norris, in 1997, became the first American to ever earn an 8th-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do; however, there are two other Americans who earned their 8th-degree black belts before him.[6] He has created his own form of martial arts, Chun Kuk Do, with the following rules:

  1. I will develop myself to the maximum of my potential in all ways.
  2. I will forget the mistakes of the past and press on to greater achievements.
  3. I will continually work at developing love, happiness and loyalty in my family.
  4. I will look for the good in all people and make them feel worthwhile.
  5. If I have nothing good to say about a person, I will say nothing.
  6. I will always be as enthusiastic about the success of others as I am about my own.
  7. I will maintain an attitude of open-mindedness.
  8. I will maintain respect for those in authority and demonstrate this respect at all times.
  9. I will always remain loyal to my God, my country, family and my friends.
  10. I will remain highly goal-oriented throughout my life because that positive attitude helps my family, my country and myself.

Acting

His first movie was an uncredited appearance inThe Green Berets in 1968. His first starring role was in Breaker! Breaker!, released in 1977. He also starred in movies such as The Octagon (1980), An Eye for an Eye (1981), Lone Wolf McQuade, Code of Silence, The Delta Force, as well as the Missing in Action film trilogy, which he dedicated to the memory of his younger brother who had died in the Vietnam War.[4]

In 1993 Norris started filming Walker, Texas Ranger, a hit TV show that aired on CBS until 2001. In 2005, he filmed Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire for CBS's Sunday night 'Movie of the Week'.[4]

Politics and Religion

He has written about the Militant atheists wishing to outlaw Christianity in America,[7][8] the first step of which is the acceptance of atheists in our government:

"Though the majority of Americans continue to claim to be Christians, a Gallup poll discovered 45 percent of us would support an atheist for president. Such a survey is a clear indication that the secularization of society is alive and well."[7]

To thwart this menace of secularization, Norris has jokingly promised that if elected President he would "tattoo an American flag with the words 'In God we trust' on the forehead of every atheist," "require every member of Congress work out on the Total Gym 15 minutes each day," and "deport all Liberals." [9] Norris is active in many Christian causes, including the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Feed the Children.[10] He and his wife are the spokespersons for the National Council on Bible Curriculum, which seeks to bring state certified Bible courses to public high schools nationwide.[11]

Norris is a Republican and has donated more than $32,000 to Republican candidates and organizations since 1988. Norris once filled in for Sean Hannity on Hannity and Colmes. [12] Norris supported Mike Huckabee for U.S. President in the 2008 Republican primary.[13][14] Norris was also featured in a television campaign ad with Huckabee.[15]

Norris criticized opponents of California's Proposition 8 (which outlawed gay marriage) for practicing double standards when they protested and harassed Mormons for supporting the bill while ignoring the fact "70 percent of African-Americans voted in favor of Proposition 8."[16]

Other facts

Chuck Norris is also famous for endorsing the "Total Gym" exercise machine.[17]

Chuck Norris exhibits no lack of machismo at all.

Chuck Norris is also the subject of the popular internet phenomenon known as "Chuck Norris Facts." [2] These "facts" were originally meant to be ironic, as Chuck Norris was known for awkwardness at the time of the origin of them, but have since evolved into a humorous meme.[18]

Honors

  • Numerous black belts in martial arts.
  • He is an honorary US Marine (Devil Dog)
  • Honorary Texas Ranger

See also

External links

References

  1. Official Chuck Norris Biography
  2. 2.0 2.1 On Chuck Norris 'mania' sweeping the Net, WorldNetDaily, October 23, 2006
  3. "The heroes of America's academic halls", by Chuck Norris
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Chuck Norris Biography monstersandcritics.com, retrieved on September 28, 2011
  5. Chuck Norris authors online anti-abortion tract February 2, 2007, heraldextra.com, retrieved September 28, 2011
  6. Chuck Sereff received his in 1990, and Edward Sell earned his in 1991. They both have since earned their 9th-degree black belt, making them the highest-ranking Westerners in the world in Tae Kwon Do.
  7. 7.0 7.1 "How to outlaw Christianity (Step 1)", by Chuck Norris
  8. "How to outlaw Christianity (Step 2 and 3)", by Chuck Norris
  9. "If I am elected president", by Chuck Norris
  10. Chuck Norris Official Website: Christian
  11. "Actor Chuck Norris and Wife Gena Join National Council on Bible Curriculum in Public Schools Board of Directors", Christian Newswire
  12. Celebs Who Lean To The Right - Slide 5, wcbstv.com, Accessed on April 5, 2009
  13. My choice for president, WorldNetDaily, October 21, 2007
  14. Huckabee, not duck-n-weave, WorldNetDaily, November 5, 2007
  15. Huckchuckfacts Add on Youtube
  16. If democracy doesn't work, try anarchy Norris, Chuck, townhall.com, November 18, 2008, retrieved September 28, 2011
  17. Total Gym Website
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