Eric Norris

Eric Norris
Norris at the Milwaukee Mile in 1997
Born	Eric Scott Norris (1965-05-20) May 20, 1965 (age 58) Redondo Beach, California, U.S.
Spouse	Stephanie Norris
Children	4
Parent	Chuck Norris (father)
Relatives	Mike Norris (brother) Aaron Norris (uncle)
NASCAR driver
Achievements	2002 NASCAR Sam's Town 300 (Las Vegas )
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
Sam's Town 400 (Texas )
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
K&N Pro Series West career
Years active	1996–2004, 2012
Car number	31
Starts	66
Wins	3
Poles	2
Best finish	1st in 2002

Eric Scott Norris (born May 20, 1965) is an American former

Norris is also a director and directed several episodes of the TV-series Walker, Texas Ranger, which starred his father, Chuck Norris.

Early life

Norris was born on May 20, 1965, in

On September 27, 1985, Invasion U.S.A. premiered with his father as the lead. In it, Norris is credited for stunts.^[2]

In 1986, Norris played roles in The Delta Force and Invaders from Mars.^[3][4] That year, Norris was a stunt player on Avenging Force.^[5]

In 1988, Norris was a stunt player for the motion pictures starring his father Hero and the Terror.^[6]

In 1990, Norris returned as a stunt player for his father in Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection.^[7]

In 1990, Norris was credited for stunts in Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time and Necessary Roughness.^[8][9] That year, Norris got a stunt performer credit in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.^[10]

In 1992, Norris appeared in Universal Soldier.^[11]

On December 3, 1993, Norris played the role of a thug in the film Rescue Me.^[12] That year, Norris is credited for utility stunt on Benefit of the Doubt and Best of the Best II.^[13][14] Also that year Norris was as a stunt player for the films Sidekicks, where he also played a biker,^[15] and Three of Hearts.^[16]

Norris' father went on to star in the long lasting hit TV show Walker, Texas Ranger,(1993-2001) where, he acted in nineteen episodes, directed nine, and produced four.^[17]

In 1994 Norris provided stunts for the film Hellbound.^[18]

Norris made his

From 1998 to 2000, Norris worked with his father on Logan's War: Bound by Honor (1998),^[20] The President's Man (2000),^[21] and The President's Man: A Line in the Sand.^[22]

Norris ran again in 1999, when he ran both races at

In 2000, Norris worked on the television film Also that year, he made one start in the No. 5 Ultra truck at Texas, but finished 35th after being caught up in a lap 2 crash.[24] He also won his first NASCAR race at Mesa Marin Raceway in the West Series and finished seventh in the series points.^{[citation needed]}

Norris ran the No. 32

He made his Busch Series debut in 2005, running a pair of races for MacDonald Motorsports. He qualified 35th and finished 41st in his debut at California in February, after the No. 72 P4OT.com Chevy broke an engine. Norris then returned at Las Vegas, finishing 35th, ten laps off the pace.^[30]

Norris returned to Green Light early in 2006, running their No. 07 truck at California. However, an early crash put him to 35th in the results. Norris competed in some more races for Green Light in 2006 with some good runs.^[31]

Ever since, Norris consistently works in the stunt department in both films and television. Some these credits includes Mike Judge's Office Space (1999), Jon Turteltaub's National Treasure (2004), Ben Affleck's The Town (2010) among many others.^{[32][additional citation(s) needed]}

In 2015, Norris was nominated at the 67th Emmy Awards for Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Drama Series, Limited Series or Movie for his participation as a stunt coordinator on the hit show Sons of Anarchy created by Kurt Sutter.^[33]

Personal life

Norris and his brother Mike are the two sons of the union of actor Chuck Norris and Dianne Holecheck. Through his father, Norris is the nephew of Aaron Norris, the stepson of Gena Norris, and has a half brother and two half sisters.

Norris has lived with his wife, Stephanie, since circa 1993 and they have four children together: three daughters, Camrynn (b. 1995), Chloe (b. 1998) and Chantz (b. 2000), and one son Cash (b. 2010). The family lives in California.

Filmography

• The Delta Force (1986) – Andy, U.S. Navy Diver
• Invaders from Mars (1986) – MP #2
• Universal Soldier (1992) – GR86
• Rescue Me (1992) – Thug
• Sidekicks (1992) – Biker #5
• Top Dog (1995) – Border Patrol Officer
• The Guardian (2006) – Navy Guy

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Busch Series

Craftsman Truck Series

K&N Pro Series West

ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

References

External links

• Official website
• Eric Norris driver statistics at Racing-Reference
• Eric Norris at
  IMDb