“There is no chin under Chuck Norris’ beard. There is only another fist.”

Having grown up shy, weak, and academically challenged, Chuck Norris eventually claimed the ultimate payback by becoming the American symbol for kicking ass and taking names. As a member of the US Air Force after high school, Norris began training in South Korea in the martial art of Tang Soo Do, which eventually led him to mastery in a number of other forms of ass-kickery. Yet, while most of his worldwide fame was established through his quickly-honed skill, his media popularity began with his role as Bruce Lee’s arch-rival Colt in 1972’s Way of the Dragon.

Between Dragon and 1992’s Sidekicks, a nostalgic film for the under-30 crowd, Norris starred in a number of pretty forgettable features that are often now reformatted to fit your mundane WB Sunday afternoon. However, though his role as Walker in Walker, Texas Ranger contained a fan base mainly comprised of the elderly (it aired on CBS, after all), the show lasted for what seems like 30 years (really, only 8) and has become a true classic among the younger generation thanks to Conan O’Brien, who airs random clips of the amazingly cheesy drama during Late Night with Conan O’Brien. Through Late Night Norris’ popularity soared, leading to the popular website www.chucknorrisfacts.com, which lovingly satirizes the role as the badass martial arts guru, which Chuck Norris has become synonymous with, with lines such as “guns don’t kill people. Chuck Norris kills people.”

Norris may be the star of his own hilarious joke, but the recent World Karate Union Hall of Fame Golden Lifetime Achievement Award recipient has also used his fame toward a much greater cause (no, not the Total Gym system). After founding the Chun Kuk Do, or “Universal Way” martial art form, Norris started the Kick Start program, a foundation that helps kids say no to drugs through martial arts training. Says Norris, “martial arts training provides [kids] with the core values and philosophies associated with leading a productive and healthy life.” In other words, the school weenie can avoid becoming a cliché emo-pothead through the discipline and athleticism that comes with martial arts. Norris also has his own code of ethics, which can be purchased as a poster on his website ChuckNorris.com...even if only to laugh at while drunk.

Whatever you do, don't miss the funniest site known to man, ChuckNorrisFacts.com! Here are a couple CN facts to ponder:

1. Chuck Norris does not sleep. He waits.

2. Chuck Norris has two speeds. Walk, and Kill.

3. There is no theory of evolution. Just a list of animals Chuck Norris allows to live.

A PimpWiz Exclusive By, Alyson Mance

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