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18. That was Bruce Lee's on fault: inflicting Norris on the rest of us...

Sat Mar 23, 2013, 04:35 PM

Mar 2013

Without Lee, Norris would have remained "karate instructor to the stars."

Norris had been a karate instructor (and world-class competitor) with clients like Lee Marvin and a few other well-known actors. Lee was stunt coordinator on a Dean Martin "Matt Helm" film The Wrecking Crew and recruited Norris to play a bad-guy henchman because he could a sweeping kick that didn't look fake.

A couple of years later, when Norris was world karate champ, Lee recruited him for the big climactic fight scene in The Way of the Dragon. It was Lee who taught Norris that part of looking like a bad-ass on film was having control of the script - and then Lee's death left a void just as martial arts were gaining some steam in American pop culture. It needed stars, and guess who was available?

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.... Scootaloo Mar 2013 #1

He is a hasbeen, that never really was putitinD Mar 2013 #2

Please grow your beard back!! You are exposing that face to little children! Lint Head Mar 2013 #3

he kinda looks like George Thoroughgood doesn't he? VanillaRhapsody Mar 2013 #4

George looks much better. GoneOffShore Mar 2013 #19

he doesn't look very healthy in that picture, or particularly fit. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #5

Well, for 73 he sure does Ter Mar 2013 #11

Wait, wait- I thought that was Kathy Griffin? Poll_Blind Mar 2013 #6

hahahah EvilAL Mar 2013 #16

That was like digital mescaline. Kurovski Mar 2013 #21

who does his hair dye ? olddots Mar 2013 #7

Chuck Norris's beard is so tough, it tore itself off of his face and is starring in its own kick-ass Ghost in the Machine Mar 2013 #8

He reminds me of that guy Bruce Lee was a lot cooler than. n/t gulliver Mar 2013 #9

That was Bruce Lee's on fault: inflicting Norris on the rest of us... JHB Mar 2013 #18

Ewwwww....... llmart Mar 2013 #10

Sorry about that, yortsed snacilbuper Mar 2013 #13

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Moobs! Jamaal510 Mar 2013 #14

Looks like Dale Gribble. nyquil_man Mar 2013 #15

All he's missing is his smoke. dmr Mar 2013 #22

I was wondering whatever happened to Yahoo Serious. n/t JHB Mar 2013 #17

And he is growing boobs!!!! Quick, grow some hair Chuckie Autumn Mar 2013 #20