Biography of Gena O’Kelley

Gena O’Kelley is an American businessman who came into the spotlight after her marriage to an action hero and martial artist. Chuck Norris who is a former Air Force Veteran. She runs a company, CForce Bottling Co., which she co-owns with her husband.

Early life and education of Gena O’Kelley

Gena O’Kelley was born on August 10, 1963 in California, the United States of America under the zodiac sign of Leo. People born under the Leo zodiac sign are dramatic, creative, self-confident, and dominant. Gena has an American nationality and belongs to the White American ethnicity.

His father’s name is Alan O’Kelley and his mother’s name is Annette M. O’Kelley. She has three siblings, a brother Eric O’Kelley , and sisters Elizabeth O’Kelley and Maureen O’Kelley .

Gena O’Kelley’s career

Gena O’Kelley worked as a model early in her career where she appeared on the covers of various magazines, however she ended her modeling career after marrying Norris. After her marriage, she and her husband started a bottling company. Force Bottling Co.

Speaking of her husband, Chuck Norris began his career in the United States Air Force as an Air Police Officer. While in the Air Force, he was sent to South Korea where he became interested in martial arts and began training in Tang Soo Do.

After his retirement, Norris opened a chain of karate schools that spanned over 30 different cities. In addition, he was the first Westerner in Tae Kwon Do history to earn the rank of eighth degree Grandmaster Black Belt.

After working at times as a martial arts instructor, he decided to pursue a career in acting and made his 1969 film debut. The wrecking crew . He even met martial artist Bruce Lee during a martial arts demonstration in Long Beach during that time. O’Kelley worked on several films, including Path of the Dragon and Circuit Breaker! Automatic switch!

In the 1980s, he appeared in a series of action films including The Octagon, Lone Wolf McQuade, Code of Silence, and Hero and the Terror .

Gena O’Kelley Net Worth

Gena O’Kelley’s net worth has yet to be revealed, but as a businesswoman, she has made a decent amount of money. Her company is involved in fresh bottle sales, co-packaging private labeling and branded products.

She was also active as a model and did some small roles in television series. She praise the Lord, Hannity and yes darling and she also made an enormous amount of money from her acting and modeling career.

On the other hand, her husband Noris has a staggering net worth of $70 million which he earned through his acting and as a businessman. Some of the hit movies of hers are Yellow Face Tiger and sci-fi horror film Silent Rage .

In 2010, the actor played the role in the action movie The Expendables which grossed over $274 million worldwide against $80 million. Movie stars probably include Randy Couture, Jet Li , Dolph Lundgren , Eric Roberts , and more.

He further increased his fortune by working with the United States Air Force for 4 years. As a martial arts instructor, he opened a chain of karate schools that are more than 30 schools scattered throughout the state from which he has managed to earn his multi-million dollar fortune.

Who is Gena O’kelley’s husband?

Gena O’Kelley is a beautiful woman and she is married to an actor and a martial artist. Chuck Norris . They got married on November 28, 1998. Even though the husband and wife have a huge age difference of 23 years, they are living a happily married life.

They welcomed twins Dakota Alan Norris and Danielle Kelly Norris on August 30, 2001, three years after their marriage.

Gena is also a stepmother to her husband’s three children from her husband’s previous relationship. Miguel and Eric are Chuck’s sons from his previous marriage to Dianne Holechek. They were married in 1958, but it did not last long, and they divorced in 1989.

It has been over two decades that Gena and her loving husband Chuck have been sharing a happy married life. They currently reside in Navasota, Texas with their children.

What was Gena O’Kelly’s illness?

In 2013, Gena O’Kelley was suffering from circuit pain, a severe form of nerve pain and burning sensation. She underwent three MRIs in eight days to diagnose rheumatoid arthritis. On the eighth day, she was given three gadolinium injections and she stated that a few hours after the injection, she began to feel the burn all over her body like fire. She said,

[It was] as if acid had been put on him. The burning was isolated at first, but it kept spreading.” “Before this, he was a vibrant person. In fact, I’d say my health and fitness level would have put me in the top 10 percent of people in the world at the time.

He filed a lawsuit in San Francisco Superior Court against the medical staff in 2017 over that incident, seeking $10 million from 11 different pharmaceutical companies. Gena and Chuck said they spent about $12 million on her treatment.

Her husband Chuck Norris even gave up his acting career to spend time with his wife. she even said

I left my movie career to focus on Gena, my whole life now is about keeping her alive. I think the topic is very important.

In a video below, Gena and Chuk talk about their condition after their diagnosis and the lawsuit they filed against the drug maker.