Norris died Thursday morning, according to a post on social media. “To the world, he was a martial artist, an actor and a symbol of strength. To us, he was a devoted husband, a loving father and grandfather, an incredible brother, the heart of our family,” the actor’s relatives said in a post.
Before he became Norris actor, successfully engaged in martial arts. According to the Hollywood Reporter, actor Steve McQueen brought him to the film.
The news of the legendary actor’s death came a day after he was due to an undisclosed medical condition hospitalized in a hospital in Hawaii. Norris’ friends claimed on Thursday that they are in contact with the actor by phone, that he is in good spirits and joking.
Norris appeared in dozens of films, usually playing a tough guy who doesn’t bother much with the rules. His acting performances were also a frequent target of parodies. “It’s not just violence for violence’s sake, with no moral structure,” Norris said of his roles in an interview he gave to the AP years ago. Norris has also appeared in a number of commercials.
Norris came from a poor family, his father had ancient Indian roots. Norris expressed his political views and supported Republican politicians. He also defended the right to freedom of arms. In 2016, he openly supported the then presidential candidate Donald Trumpbut he did not explicitly do so in the following elections in 2020 and 2024, the AP reported.
Who was Chuck Norris
He was born Carlos Ray Norris Jr. in 1940 in Oklahoma, USA. At the age of eighteen, he was sent to South Korea as a soldier, where he received the nickname Chuck. He also started practicing martial arts. He later created his own type of martial art called Chun Kuk Do.
The popular American actor became famous above all in the series Walker Texas Ranger, where he played the title role Cordell Walker and for which he earned the title of Honorary Texas Ranger in 2010. He also appeared in a number of mainly action films, such as Journey of the Dragon, Delta Force or Expendables: Expendables 2.
No less legendary are the jokes that refer to his role as a tireless fighter against injustice, and which the actor himself liked. According to Wikipedia, these were among his most popular:
- Only Chuck Norris sings the duet alone.
- Every night when the bugger goes to bed, he looks in the closet to see if Chuck Norris is there.
- Chuck Norris can pee in the corner of a round room.
- God created life. Chuck Norris created God.
- Chuck Norris threw a grenade and killed 30 people. The grenade then exploded.
