Aaron Norris. Personal life and career

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Aaron Norris (born November 23, 1951 in Gardena, California) is an American stunt performer ("I Love You Phillip Moriss", "Ant-Man", "Good Boys Wear Black"), director ("Braddock: Missing 3", "Platoon Leader", "Delta Force 2"), film and television producer ("Hard Walker: Texas Justice", "Logan's War"). He is the younger brother of action star Chuck Norris.

Personal Information

He currently holds a ninth degree black belt in Chun Kuk Do, a martial art created by his brother Chuck Norris.

December 2, 2010, he was named an honorary Texas Ranger by Texas Gov. Rico Perry.

Has two older brothers - Chuck (born March 10, 1940) and Wieland (1943-1970). During the Vietnam War, Aaron andhis older brother Wieland served in the United States Army. Wieland was killed in 1970.

It's hard to find a photo of Aaron Norris without brother Chuck, but there are still copies.

Early career

While his older brother Chuck Norris was on the rise, he began his career as a stuntman. Among the films of Aaron Norris of those years are Black Belt Jones (1974), Speedtrap (1977) and Breaker! Breaker! (1977). The following year, he was again hired as a martial arts choreographer and stunt performer in place of his brother in Good Guys Wear Black (1978), directed by Ted Post. He noted that it was the stunt of flying through the windshield of an accelerating car that provided the picture with large box office receipts. He also played a small role in this film. Later that year, director Ted Post hired him again to do stunts for his film Go Tell the Spartans. Aaron was the stunt coordinator for John Carpenter's Elvis, starring Kurt Russell.

In 1979, Aaron Norris played Anderson in The Power of One, which starred his brother Chuck. There he acted as a wrestling choreographer and stunt coordinator. The director noted that Aaron wanted to know everything and influence the picture more. Because of this, the director forced him to focus on martial arts and choreography. In the same year, Aaron was a stuntman for the Italian film The Visitor.

In the early 1980s, he continued to coordinate stunts for his brother's film The Octagon(1980) and "An Eye for an Eye" (1981).

Shortly after, he landed his first two jobs as a producer on Silent Anger (1982) and Lone Wolf McQuaid (1983), where he also did stunt coordination.

Late works

In the early 2000s, he continued to work with his brother, acting as producer on The President's Man (2000) and its sequel of the same name.

In 2005 he worked on the film Cutter. That same year, he returned to directing with Hard Walker: Trial by Fire. The production was a continuation of the series, with Chuck Norris playing the role of Caulder Walker.

In 2007 he released the documentary Inside Aphasia.

In 2009, he produced the Screen Gems award-winning film Not Easily Broken starring Morris Chestnut and Taraji P. Henson. Then he participated in the production of Everyday Life with Brad Hawkins.

The same year, he returned to acting as a stuntman in Luc Besson's "I Love You Phillip Morris" with Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor.

Finally, he was named "President of Development and Production" of ALN, formerly "American Life Support Network".

In 2010 provided stunts for the movie Skateland.

In 2015 he worked as a stuntman for the Marvel Comics film "Ant-Man" starring Paul Rudd.