1940-2026

Who Was Chuck Norris?

American actor Chuck Norris was known for action films such as The Way of the Dragon (1972) with Bruce Lee and later the popular TV series Walker, Texas Ranger . Norris started studying martial arts in Korea in the 1950s. He was serving in the U.S. Air Force at the time. When he returned home, Norris soon opened his karate studio. He switched to movies in the 1970s, and quickly became a popular action-film star before starring in Walker during the 1990s. The actor also became the subject of a series of viral “Chuck Norris jokes,” or facts exaggerating his capabilities and qualities.…