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Chuck Norris

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Carlos Ray "Chuck" Norris (born in Ryan, Oklahoma on March 10, 1940) is an American martial artist and actor. After serving in the United States Air Force, he began his rise to fame as a martial artist, and has since founded his own school, Chun Kuk Do. At a martial arts demonstration in Long Beach, Norris met the martial artist Bruce Lee. In 1972, he acted as Lee's nemesis in the movie Way of the Dragon (retitled Return of the Dragon in the U.S.), which is widely credited with launching him toward stardom. In 1974, Steve McQueen encouraged him to begin acting classes at MGM. In the 1980's Norris appeared in a number of action films, such as Missing in Action, Delta Force and Invasion U.S.A. and was The Cannon Group's leading star at the time. He also played the starring role in the television series Walker, Texas Ranger from 1993 until 2001. In late 2005, Norris became the object of an ironic internet meme known as "Chuck Norris Facts", which document f

Bruce Lee

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Bruce Lee (born Lee Jun-fan in Chinatown, San Francisco on 27 November 1940) was a martial artist, Hong Kong action film actor, martial arts instructor, filmmaker, and the founder of Jeet Kune Do. Lee was the son of Cantonese opera star Lee Hoi-Chuen. He is widely considered by commentators, critics, media and other martial artists to be one of the most influential martial artists of all time, and a pop culture icon of the 20th century. He is often credited with helping to change the way Asians were presented in American films. Lee was raised in Kowloon, Hong Kong with his family until his late teens. He was introduced to the film industry by his father and appeared in several films as a child actor. Lee moved to the United States at the age of 18 to receive his higher education, and it was during this time that he began teaching martial arts. His Hong Kong and Hollywood-produced films elevated the traditional Hong Kong martial arts film to a new level of popularity and acclaim, sparki