Chuck Norris
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03/09/1940
Ryan, OK |
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| In 1997, was awarded 8th degree Black Belt Grand Master recognition in the Tae Kwon Do system, the first man in the Western Hemisphere to be so honored. |
| In 1990, started a foundation called Kick Drugs Out of America (which later became KickStart) whose objective was to help kids stay away from drugs by giving them martial-arts training. |
| Joined the Air Force after high school and was stationed in Korea, where he first became interested in the study of martial arts. |
| Appeared opposite martial-arts expert Bruce Lee in Return of the Dragon (1974). |
| An devout Christian, he joined the Board of Directors for the National Council on Bible Curriculum in Public Schools in 2007. |
| In addition to coauthoring his 2004 best-selling memoir Against All Odds: My Story, he cowrote the Western adventure novels The Justice Riders (2006) and A Threat |
| From 1968 to 1974, he won six consecutive World Professional MiddleWeight Karate Championships. |
| Endorsed and campaigned for 2008 Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee. |
