Chuck Norris
- Birthplace: Ryan, Oklahoma
- Birthday: March 10, 1940
This modern-day Horatio Alger's father was an alcoholic, his mother raised him and his two brothers for 10 years on welfare, but blond, muscular and mustachioed Chuck Norris discovered martial arts during a stint in the Air Force, developing self-discipline and self-esteem that have taken him to the top of the entertainment industry. The Professional World Middleweight Karate Champion from 1968 until retiring undefeated in 1974, Norris entered film at the urging of his celebrity karate student Steve McQueen and under the auspices of Bruce Lee, …more