Aaron Norris (born November 23, 1951 in Garden, California) is an American stunt performer (I Love You Phillip Moriss, Ant-Man, Good Guys Walk in Black), director (Braddock: Missing Missing 3 "," Platoon Commander "," Delta Squad 2 "), film and television producer (" Cool Walker: Texas Justice, " Logan War "). He is the younger brother of action movie star Chuck Norris.
personal information
He currently has a ninth-degree black belt in Chun-Kuk-Do, a martial art created by his brother Chuck Norris.
On December 2, 2010, Texas Governor Rico Perry gave him the title of Honorary Texas Ranger.
He has two older brothers - Chuck (born March 10, 1940) and Wiland (1943-1970). During the Vietnam War, Aaron and his older brother Wieland served in the United States Army. Wieland was killed in 1970.
It's pretty hard to find a photo of Aaron Norris without Chuck's brother, but there are still instances.
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, 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 instead of his brother in the movie “Good Guys Walk in Black” (1978), directed by Ted Post. He noted that it was the trick with the departure through the windshield of the accelerating car that provided the picture with big box office. He also played a small role in this film. Later that year, director Ted Post again hired him to film stunts for his film "Go and Tell the Spartans." Aaron was the stunt coordinator for John Carpenter 's Elvis movie starring Kurt Russell.
In 1979, Aaron Norris played Anderson in Strength One, where his brother Chuck starred. There he also acted as a wrestling choreographer and stunt coordinator. The director noted that Aaron wanted to know more and more to influence the picture. Because of this, the director made him focus on martial art and choreography. In the same year, Aaron was a stuntman of the Italian film "The Visitor".
In the early 1980s, he continued to coordinate stunts for his brother's film Octagon (1980) and Eye for an Eye (1981).
Soon after, he received his first two positions as a producer in the films Silent Anger (1982) and Lone Wolf McQueid (1983), where he also coordinated stunts.
Late work
In the early 2000s, he continued to work with his brother, acting as producer of the "Man of the President" (2000) and his eponymous sequel.
In 2005, he worked on the movie Cutter. In the same year, he returned to directing with the movie "Cool Walker: The Test of Fire." The production was a continuation of the series where Chuck Norris played the role of Coulder Walker.
In 2007, he released the documentary Inside Aphasia.
In 2009, he produced Screen Award- winning Not Easily Broken, starring Morris Chestnut and Taraji P. Henson. Then he participated in the production of Everyday Life with Brad Hawkins.
In the same year, he returned to stunt activity in Luke Besson’s film “I Love You Phillip Morris” with Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor.
Finally, he was named the "president of development and production" of ALN, formerly the "American Life Support Network."
In 2010, he provided tricks for the Skateland movie .
In 2015, he worked as a stunt performer for the Marvel Comics movie Ant-Man with Paul Rudd.