Chuck Norris

Carlos Ray Norris (born March 10, 1940) is an American martial artist, actor, film producer and screenwriter. After serving in the United States Air Force, he began his rise to fame as a martial artist who won many championships, and has since founded his own school of fighting, Chun Kuk Do. Norris appeared in a number of action films, such as Way of the Dragon, in which he starred alongside Bruce Lee, Good Guys Wear Black, The Octagon, Lone Wolf McQuade, Code of Silence, the Missing in Action trilogy, The Delta Force and many more. He was The Cannon Group's leading star in the 1980s. Throughout the 1990's, he played the starring role in the hit television series Walker, Texas Ranger from 1993 until 2001. Since 1997, he and model Christie Brinkley are the main spokespersons for the Total Gym infomercials. Norris wrote a variety books. The subject matters that he touches are martial arts, exercising, philosophy, political views, Christianity, western novels, and a biography. He was twice a New York Time Best Selling author. The first time with his book on his personal philosophy of positive force and the psychology of self-improvement based on personal anecdotes called The Secret of Inner Strength: My Story (1988