His objective has been to popularize the issues that concern hospitalized war veterans such as pensions and health care. Due to his significant contributions, and continued support, he received the Veteran of the Year award in at the American Veteran Awards. In India , Norris supports the Vijay Amritraj Foundation , which aims at bringing hope, help and healing to the defenseless and innocent victims of disease, tragedy and circumstance.
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He has stated that future Walker, Texas Ranger Movie of the Week projects are expected; however, this was severely impaired by CBS's — season decision to no longer regularly schedule Movies of the Week on Sunday night. Norris has appeared with Christie Brinkley in a long-running series of cable TV infomercials promoting Total Gym home fitness equipment. In , Norris appeared in advertisements for communications company T-Mobile in the Czech Republic. Norris has also appeared in a commercial for Mountain Dew.
Norris created the martial art Chun Kuk Do, which is based primarily on Tang Soo Do and includes elements from every combat style he knows.
Like many other martial arts, Chun Kuk Do includes a code of honor and rules to live by. These rules are from Norris' personal code. They are: [25]. Norris married Dianne Holechek in In their first child, Mike , was born. His daughter Dina was born in out of an extramarital affair. After 30 years of marriage, Norris and Holechek divorced in O'Kelley had two children from a previous marriage.
He did not meet her until she was 26, although she learned that he was her father when she was She sent a letter informing him of their relationship. After meeting her, Norris said he knew she was his daughter upon seeing her. In , Norris reported in his autobiography that his mother gave birth to him when she was 18 years old.
Norris has nine grandchildren. He has also been in a few TV commercials promoting Bible study and prayer in public schools, in addition to efforts to reduce drug use. In his WorldNetDaily columns, he has expressed his belief in Biblical creationism , [31] that those who are troubled should turn to Jesus, and is quoted as saying "true patriots" do not stay clear of discussing religion and politics. On April 22, , Norris expressed his support for the intelligent design movement when he reviewed Ben Stein's Expelled for Townhall.
Norris has received a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu from the Machado family. In his February 15, WorldNetDaily column, Norris announced that, starting in the fall of , he will begin a second weekly column for Creators Syndicate. This new column, "C-Force", will focus on personal fitness. He is known for his contribution towards organizations such as Funds for Kids, Veteran's Administration National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans, the United Way, and the Make-A-Wish Foundation in the form of donations as well as fund-raising activities.
His time with the U. Veterans Administration as a spokesperson was inspired by his experience serving the United States Air Force in Korea. His objective has been to popularize the issues such as Pensions and Health care, that concern hospitalized war veterans. Due to his significant contributions, and continued patriotism, he received the Veteran of the Year award in at the American Veteran Awards.
As a significant part of his philanthropic contributions, the organization was formed to develop self-esteem and focus in at-risk children as a tactic to keep them away from drug-related pressure by training them in martial arts. Norris hopes that by shifting middle school and high school children's focus towards this positive and strengthening endeavour, these children will have the opportunity to build a better future for themselves.
In , Norris founded the World Combat League WCL , a full-contact, team-based martial arts competition, of which part of the proceeds are given to his Kickstart Kids program. Additionally, Norris supports the Vijay Amritraj Foundation , which aims at bringing hope, help and healing to the defenceless and innocent victims of disease, tragedy and circumstance in India. In , Norris began penning a column for the conservative news website WorldNetDaily , sharing his "musings about faith, family, freedom, country, loyalty — maybe even kickboxing.
Mike Huckabee. After the presidential election, Norris drafted a letter to President-elect Barack Obama , stating that he should "use and cite the Constitution On November 18, , Norris became one of the first members of show business to express support for the California Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage, and he chided activists for "interfering" with the democratic process and the double standard he perceived in criticizing the LDS Church without criticizing African Americans, who had voted for the measure by a wide margin.
During the presidential election, Norris first recommended Ron Paul , and then later formally endorsed Newt Gingrich as the Republican presidential candidate. Norris endorsed Huckabee again in the Republican Primary before he dropped out.
On March 28, , Commandant Gen. James T. In late , Norris became the object of an ironic internet meme known as "Chuck Norris Facts", which document fictional, often absurdly heroic feats and characteristics about Norris.
Norris has written his own response to the parody on his website, stating that he does not feel offended by them and finds some of them funny, [58] claiming that his personal favorite is that they wanted to add his face to Mount Rushmore , but the granite is not hard enough for his beard. Military Wiki Explore. Popular pages. Project maintenance. Register Don't have an account? Chuck Norris. Edit source History Talk 0.
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