| Chuck Norris is an Executive Producer of "Walker, | | | | stressing action and technique over violence. He is the |
| Texas Ranger" as well as the star. Norris is familiar to | | | | author of the books "The Secret of Inner Strength" |
| fans worldwide as the star of action films such as The | | | | and "The Secret Power Within - Zen Solutions to Real |
| Hitman (1991), The Delta Force (1986) and Delta Force | | | | Problems". He works for many charities, including the |
| 2: The Colombian Connection (1990). He also starred in | | | | Funds for Kids, Veterans Administration National Salute |
| Missing in Action (1984) and its sequels, Firewalker | | | | to Hospitalized Veterans, the United Way, |
| (1986) and Sidekicks (1992). Norris was born Carlos | | | | Make-a-Wish Foundation and KickStart, a nonprofit |
| Ray in Ryan, the eldest of three children, he helped his | | | | organization he created to help battle drugs and |
| mother raise his two younger brothers in Torrance, | | | | violence in schools. He also starred in the television |
| CA, where his family moved when he was 12. Norris | | | | movie Bound by Honor (1993), broadcast on CBS. He |
| joined the Air Force after graduating from high school. | | | | lives on a ranch when not filming. |
| During a stint in Korea, he began to study the Asian | | | | Chuck Norris's fight career lasted from 1964-1974. |
| martial art of Tang Soo Do. After returning home, he | | | | Norris started off by losing his first three tournaments |
| worked for Northrop Aviation and moonlighted as a | | | | but, by 1966, he was almost unbeatable. Among the |
| karate instructor. Two years later he was teaching | | | | numerous titles he won were The National Karate |
| full-time and running a number of martial-arts schools. | | | | Championships (1966), All-Star Championships (1966), |
| His students included Steve McQueen, Priscilla Presley | | | | World Middleweight Karate Championship (1967), |
| and the Osmonds. In 1968, he became the Professional | | | | All-American Karate Championship (1967), Internationals |
| World Middleweight Karate Champion, holding the title | | | | (1968), World Professional Middleweight Karate |
| undefeated until he retired in 1974. He is a black belt in | | | | Championship (defeating Louis Delgado on 24 |
| Tang Soo Do and Tae Kwan Do, both Korean fighting | | | | November 1968), All-American Championship (1968), |
| arts, and knows all forms of the martial arts. In 1969, he | | | | National Tournament of Champions (1968), American |
| earned the Triple Crown for the highest number of | | | | Tang Soo Championship, and the North American |
| tournament wins, and was named Fighter of the Year | | | | Karate Championship. Norris compiled a fight record of |
| by "Black Belt" magazine. By the time he was 34; | | | | 65-5 with wins over champions Joe Lewis, Skipper |
| Norris had established 32 karate schools and had been | | | | Mullins, Arnold Urquidez, Ronald L. Marchini, Victor |
| a champion for six years. In 1996, he became the first | | | | Moore, Louis Delgado, and Steve Sanders. Of the five |
| Westerner to be awarded an eighth-degree black belt | | | | men to beat Norris, three were Allen Steen, Joe Lewis, |
| in Tae Kwan Do. | | | | and Norris's last career defeat to Louis Delgado in |
| Norris, who was urged to get into acting by his friend | | | | 1968. Norris retired as undefeated Professional |
| Steve McQueen, skillfully incorporates his martial-arts | | | | Full-Contact Middleweight Champion in 1974. |
| knowledge into his series and feature film projects, | | | | |