Top 10 Hollywood Actors Who Were Athletes

3 Chuck Norris

Chuck Norris is well-known for his martial arts skills. The Oklahoma native started his career in martial arts in 1964. It lasted until 1974. Norris was defeated in his first three tournaments, but he became a champion by 1966. He was awarded multiple awards, including the All-American Karate Championships in 1967 and The National Karate Championships in 1967. His 1990 television series, Walker, Texas Ranger, made Norris a star in acting, despite his fame for his martial arts. The Hitman, Sidekicks and The Delta Force were his first action films.

Norris, then just 18, married Dianne Kay Holechek, his high school girl. Their first child, Mike, was born in 1962. Norris had an affair in 1963 and had his second. He didn’t know her until she was 26. He had another son with Dianne, his wife of 30 years. The couple split in 1989. He married Gena O’Kelly, a model. She gave birth to twins in 2001. Norris is the father of 13 grandchildren.