Chuck Norris Has Three Sons And Two Daughters And A Few Of Them Have Followed In His Footsteps

Jan 30, 2020

In addition to being the father of a million memes, Chuck Norris is also known as “Dad” to three sons and two daughters. His legendary fighting spirit has inevitably been passed down to the next generation, and several of the actor’s offspring are already following his path. Are you ready for a look at what the Norris clan is like these days?

Chuck Norris, the martial artist and star of action films like Way of the Dragon, Lone Wolf McQuade and Invasion U.S.A. was married for 30 years to Dianne Holechek and had three kids before calling it quits. He is now happily remarried now to Gena O'Kelley according to Biography.com.

As Chuck’s first-born son, Mike Norris has been diligently keeping the karate champ’s legacy alive since the 1970s, which is when he started featuring as a performer in fighting films just like his old man. He’s appeared in plenty of cult classics and underground gems including Dragon Fury II and Babylon 5. In recent years, he entered the world of directing with films such as Mission Air, AmeriGeddon and The Crossroads of Hunter Wilde as per his IMDb page.

The second son of Chuck and Diane also went into show biz, but he primarily works behind-the-scenes as a stuntman. He’s gradually learned the ropes of Hollywood, and coordinator roles have led to new projects as a director himself according to his IMDb page. Thus, Eric is not only following in his father’s footsteps, but he’s copying his bigger brother as well. On the side, the junior Norris is an avid racing enthusiast. As such, the well-to-do speed freak is a semi-professional race car driver in his free time.

Chuck owned up to an extramarital affair during his first year of marriage that Dina was a product of, he discovered years later with a letter according to BP News. Dina's son Dante DiCiolli, is a male model who can be seen in photographs with his macho grandfather.

Most recently, Chuck had fraternal twins with Gena. No one knows what the future may hold with these two, but can you imagine what they’ll be like when they grow up?

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