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This live broadcast dedicated to the death of Chuck Norris is now over, thank you for following it on BFMTV.com.

The actor and martial arts champion died this Friday at the age of 86, after being hospitalized the day before for illness.

“It is with heavy hearts that our family shares the sudden passing of our beloved Chuck Norris yesterday morning. Although we would like to keep the circumstances private, please know that he was surrounded by family and at peace. To the world, he was a martial artist, actor and a symbol of strength,” his family wrote on Facebook.

Tributes from the world of cinema have poured in, like Sylvester Stallone who pays tribute to “a great man”. For his part, Belgian actor Jean-Claude Vandamme greeted “a friend” whom he had “always respected”.

For his part, Donald Trump called Chuck Norris a “great guy” and a “tough guy.” “You wouldn’t want to confront him, would you?” the American president continued.

This is the series that allowed Chuck Norris to build his fame on the web. Walker Texas Ranger, broadcast on TF1 from 1995 to 2012, relaunched his career on the small screen but also on the internet where Chuck Norris facts multiplied. For example: Chuck Norris has already counted to infinity twice. Or again: Chuck Norris doesn’t clean, he gives the dirt 24 hours to get out of his house.

After the death of Chuck Norris, Donald Trump hails “a tough guy”. “You wouldn’t want to face him, would you?” continues the American president, hailing “a great guy”.

On X, Bruce Lee also paid homage to Chuck Norris. With a black and white image, where the deceased actor appears in front of him, shirtless on the set of Dragon’s Furyreleased in 1972.

It is this film which ends with a cult scene in the careers of the two actors, that of a fight which marked the history of martial arts cinema.

“Rest in peace,” Bruce Lee simply wrote.

Chuck Norris is also the embodiment of the American dream: born poor in Oklahoma on March 10, 1940, his father is an alcoholic Native American; his mother is an Irish woman who raises her three sons alone.

“I was a bad student, shy, not athletic and bad about myself: I dreamed that I beat up those who called me half-breed.”

“Chuck doesn’t flush the toilet, he scares the shit out of his poop”, or “When Chuck Norris was born, he drove his mother out of the hospital”: on X, author Stephen King shared his “favorite jokes” from the late actor.

And added: “I found it great”.

If for many he embodied the man who beat Bruce Lee in the cinema or the Texas ranger who maintained order wherever he went, Chuck Norris was also a long-standing politically engaged personality.

A Christian evangelist, he was a staunch advocate of gun ownership and a staunch supporter of the Republican Party.

A look back at Chuck Norris’s political career in our dedicated article.

Chuck Norris known for his role in the television series Walker, Texas Rangerwhich takes place in Texas, was also praised by the Republican governor of this southern US state.

“All of Texas mourns the death of Chuck Norris (…) He galvanized generations of conservatives, instilling in them the passion and strength to fight for the principles that make the United States the greatest nation in the world,” Greg Abbott said on X.

Swedish actor and director Dolph Lundgren, who co-starred with Chuck Norris in the film Expendables 2: Special Forces in 2012, also paid tribute to the deceased actor on Instagram.

“Chuck Norris is the champion,” he begins in the caption of a photo of them. “From my early days as a young martial artist and later getting into film, I always looked up to him as a role model. Someone who had the respect, humility and strength it takes to be a man. We will miss you my friend.”

That it deals with violence (Bad times for a cop), you terrorism (Invasion USA, Delta Force), of the Vietnam War (“Missing” 1, 2 and 3), Chuck Norris, as a taciturn fighter, defended his entire career without ever blinking American values.

“I only wanted to embody a positive image,” the star confided to the New York Times in 1993.

“I wanted to be loved just like in real life. I didn’t want pure violence. In my films, I never attack anyone. I don’t cause problems, I solve them.”

Throughout his roles, he becomes this superhero distributing brushes against the bad guys in the name of a triumphant America. It’s primary, and it works!

In the caption of a photo of him alongside Chuck Norris, the Belgian actor, Jean-Claude Van Damme, who shared martial arts with him, sends his condolences to the family of his “friend”.

“We knew each other since I started, and I always respected the man he was. My heart and my prayers are with his family. He will never be forgotten,” he wrote on Instagram.

Benjamin Netanyahu salutes the memory of a “friend” on social networks, he who was close to the American actor, who died at 86.

In 2013, bare-chested and with a leather-gloved fist in a video, the latter offered improbable support to the Israeli Prime Minister.

“You may think I’m a strongman in my films, but in a difficult environment like the Middle East, Israel has its own strongman: Bibi Netanyahu.”

On his X account, controversial Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu salutes the memory of a “great friend of Israel and a close personal friend”.

Saying he and his wife Sara are “deeply saddened” by the death of Chuck Norris, he adds: “Chuck introduced the martial arts and the warmth of his character to millions of people around the world.”

“May his memory be a blessing,” he concludes in the caption of a photo of himself alongside the actor, visibly very close.

During his career, Chuck Norris had become an internet icon despite himself. At the end of 2005, American Internet users invented thousands of memes about this former karate world champion, who became the hero of American homes after the series. Walker Texas Ranger (1993-2001): they mock the superhuman qualities of its characters.

“When Chuck Norris looks at the sun, he makes it blink” or “Chuck Norris has already counted to infinity; twice.”

After laughing about it, the actor ended up filing a complaint in 2007 against the publisher who compiled these Chuck Norris Facts in a book. “Some of the ‘facts’ are racist, obscene or show Chuck Norris engaging in illegal activities,” the complaint details.

Among the tributes paid to Chuck Norris, that of another cult American actor, Sylvester Stallone.

“I had a great time working with Chuck. He was totally American in every way. Great man and my condolences to his wonderful family,” the star wrote. Rambowho shared the film’s poster with Chuck Norris Expendables 2: Special Forces in 2012.

The American actor celebrated his 86th birthday last week and took the opportunity to publish a video on Instagram, in which we saw him, boxing gloves on his hands, confronting an opponent with vigor.

“I’m not getting older, I’m getting older,” he said to the camera.

And added, in the caption: “I’m grateful for this extra year, my good health and the chance to continue doing what I love. Thank you all for being the best fans in the world. Your support over the years has been invaluable.”

Chuck Norris, who died Thursday morning, was urgently hospitalized in Hawaii, the American press revealed yesterday. He had suffered from illness, the circumstances of which had not been specified.

The American tabloid TMZ specified that the actor nevertheless remained “in good spirits”.

Hello and welcome to this live broadcast dedicated to tributes to Chuck Norris.

The actor and former martial arts champion died yesterday at the age of 86, his family announced on Facebook.

“It is with heavy hearts that our family shares the sudden passing of our beloved Chuck Norris yesterday morning. Although we would like to keep the circumstances private, please know that he was surrounded by his family and was at peace,” the statement read.