Scene 1: Childhood


A native of Ryan, Oklahoma, Norris has two younger brothers, Wieland and Aaron Norris, the latter of whom is a Hollywood producer. Norris's great uncle is the American novelist Frank Norris. Norris was born to an alcoholic Cherokee Indian father and Irish mother.


When Norris was ten, his parents divorced and he later relocated to Prairie Village, Kansas and then Torrance, California with his mother and brothers. Norris describes his childhood as downbeat. He was unathletic, shy, and scholastically mediocre. Kids would taunt his mixed ethnicity — wistfully he wanted to beat up his tormenters.

Chuck and Aaron Norris

Scene 2: The Young Man


Norris finished high school and soon married his girlfriend, Diane Holechek. In 1958 Norris joined the United States Air Force as a Military Policeman and was sent to Osan Air Base South Korea. It was in South Korea that Norris acquired the nickname Chuck and began his training in Tang Soo Do, an interest that would segue into black belts in Tang Soo Do and Tae Kwon Do, both Korean martial arts, Shinto-Ryu Karate, and a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu; and the founding of the Chun Kuk Do ("Universal Way") form and the education association (United Fighting Arts Federation).


Scene 3: The Karate King


When he returned to the states he continued to act as an MP at March Air Force Base California. Norris was discharged in August of 1962 without seeing combat. He worked for the Northrop Corporation and opened a chain of karate schools, which the son of Steve McQueen, Chad McQueen attended. Here he met the young, upcoming Bruce Lee.


To be Continued....


Chuck with Bruce Lee
Sources: Wikipedia

The Chuck Norris Official Website
Biogs.com

The Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Star Pulse