Chuck Norris The Philantropist



Who does not know Chuck Norris? Over the past 3 decades has become an icon of "tough guy" in his films. All martial arts enthusiasts in the era of 80's and 90's always talking about Chuck Norris.

Carlos Ray "Chuck" Norris was born in Ryan, Oklahoma, on March 10, 1940. Son of Wilma and Ray Norris, who is a mechanic, bus driver and truck driver. Norris' grandfather and maternal grandmother were of Irish descent, while the paternal grandmother and maternal grandfather of Cherokee Native Americans. When Norris was sixteen, his parents divorced, and he later moved to Prairie Village, Kansas, and then to Torrance, California, with his mother and brothers. After leaving the United States Air Force, he became famous as a martial artist and starred in martial arts films. Then he founded his own martial arts school, Chun Kuk Do.

Interestingly, although renowned as a tough guy, Chuck Norris is also a philanthropist. He is known for his contributions to organizations like the Fund for Kids, Veteran's Administration National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans, United Way, and Make-A-Wish Foundation in the form of donations, and fundraising activities.

Norris also founded the Fighting Arts Federation and KickStart in 1990. This organization was formed to develop self-esteem of adolescents and train them in martial arts as a way to keep them away from drugs. In addition, Norris supports Vijay Amritraj Foundation, which aims to bring hope, help and healing to the victims of disease, tragedy, and the situation in India. Through donations, he has helped the foundation to support Paediatric HIV/AIDS homes in Delhi, a blind school in Karnataka, and the mission that cares for adults who are infected with HIV/AIDS, and mentally ill patients in Cochin.

So famous as a tough guy, at the end of 2005, Norris became the object of an Internet phenomenon known as "Chuck Norris Facts", which contains absurd and exaggerated heroic things about him. However he did not feel offended and finds some of them funny.

sources:
Chuck Norris Facts
Chuck Norris - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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