Chuck Norris Passes Out On Czech Television (VIDEO)

There's one place Chuck Norris isn't so powerful: the Czech Republic.

Actually, the action star turned cult hero is so popular in the central European country, he's starring in a series of hit ads for T-Mobile there. The Wall Street Journal reports that Norris has just as much an appeal in the Czech Republic as he does in America.

During communism, smuggled video tapes of Norris's action films would find their way into Czech VCRs, and once the Iron Curtain fell, one of the first shows the Czech people got to see on newly freed airwaves was his hit 'Walker, Texas Ranger.'

Now, he's hawking cell phones, and proving a hit once again. The ads are popular on TV and have been viewed over 4.5 million times on YouTube. With a population of 10 million, that's an incredible percentage.

Add to that by watching some of the ads below. And don't worry about the language barrier; you'll find Norris pretty easy to understand. For much more from the story, click over to The Wall Street Journal.

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Comments

[I am Sylar]

04:57 PM on 01/02/2011

Looks like his "Walker:Texas Ranger" money ran out.... Maybe he should ask Sarah Palin for a job.

[CPAwADD]

09:04 PM on 01/01/2011

I did not know that Chuck Norris accepted Czechs!

[Chuck Douglas]

08:18 PM on 01/01/2011

Chuckie was a Bush supporter too. Not just a teabagger. How many action stars do you consider above average intelligence?

[Ratfink1]

08:02 PM on 01/01/2011

Chuck didn't waste much time in wardrobe. Same outfit in all three.

[HoratioGalt]

07:36 PM on 01/01/2011

did he died?

[patman77]

07:06 PM on 01/01/2011

cretinous maximus with bad hair plugs.

[floridafun]

04:13 PM on 01/01/2011

just wondering...why didnt they have sarah (chuckys tbag/dixiecrat pal) palin there to club the fish? also too! ;-)

[LightShadow62]

06:14 PM on 12/31/2010

His toupee was too tight.

[floridafun]

04:09 PM on 01/01/2011

LOL yup!!

[Zibop]

05:12 PM on 12/31/2010

The only appeal chucky boy has with me is when I watch Bruce Lee kick his butt. And that was before he exposed himself as a bagger; wannabe president of Texas. HAHAHAHAA

[floridafun]

04:09 PM on 01/01/2011

i completely agree!

[Steamboater]

04:23 PM on 12/31/2010

I don't which has the worst smell, that fish or Norris.

[0311SaltDog]

03:30 PM on 12/31/2010

Chuck Norris doesn't faint. He sleeps wherever he wants whenever he wants.

[angrified]

09:29 AM on 12/31/2010

I used to like him until I saw his Tea-bagging, crazy rightwing musings about Obama

[Bladesmith]

10:13 AM on 12/31/2010

I felt the same way about Ted Nugent and R. Lee Ermy.

[rlcapps]

03:46 PM on 12/31/2010

It's all forgiven when I hear "Stranglehold".

[0311SaltDog]

03:29 PM on 12/31/2010

I cant stand most of hollywoods left wing politics, but Ill still see a movie once in a while. No wonder you never get invited to parties.

[pajenks]

09:00 AM on 12/31/2010

I think that was his reaction when Obama was elected.

[arrock]

02:22 PM on 12/31/2010

mine too

[HDR]

07:41 AM on 12/31/2010

It was the hair glue!

[MaybeMilo]

12:19 AM on 12/31/2010

It couldn't have happened to a nicer purveyor of CrappyExerciseEquipment and even CrappierPoliticians.