AmericanLife Names Aaron Norris Development Chief
‘Walker Texas Ranger' Exec Has Action Movie Pedigree
by MCN Staff -- Multichannel News, 11/2/2009 3:00:47 PM
Best known as executive producer for CBS hit series Walker Texas Ranger, starring his brother, Chuck Norris, Aaron Norris will oversee all acquisitions and production at the network. ALN is being revamped under new owners: CEO Chris Wyatt and chairman the Rev. Robert A. Schuller.
Aaron Norris of ALN
"We are blessed to have Aaron join our executive team,"
Wyatt said in a release. "His expertise and proven track record will help drive
ALN's original programming and take the network to the next level."
Norris served in the U.S. Army, including Korea duty, commanding his own platoon. His Hollywood resume includes co-writing and producing Silent Rage, Lone Wolf McQuade and Invasion U.S.A., ALN said. He directed action films Braddock: Missing in Action III, Platoon Leader, Delta Force 2, The Hitman and Hellbound, the network said, in addition to Sidekicks and Top Dog, starring Chuck Norris.
At CBS, he also created and directed the two-hour pilot Sons of Thunder and executive produced and co-wrote The President's Man I & II, as well as Logan's War. He was a producer of the Sony/Screen Gems film Not Easily Broken, released in January 2009.
ALN in September named Ed Frazier as managing director of network operations, John Goldhammer as executive vice president of production and Jon Lunsford as executive VP of business affairs.
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