The actor's death was announced on Friday morning. According to TMZ, he passed away in Hawaii. Norris's family confirmed the tragic news and announced that he had passed away surrounded by his loved ones.
A statement posted on Instagram said: "He lived a life dedicated to a noble purpose and loyalty to the people he loved." According to sources, the actor was hospitalized a day before his death—on March 18 or 19. His condition deteriorated rapidly. It is said that he had been training before that and was in good spirits.
Chuck Norris became world-famous for his roles in action films of the 1980s like The Delta Force and Missing in Action. In the 1990s, he further solidified his status through the character Cordell Walker in the series Walker, Texas Ranger.
His name has become not only a symbol of strength and charisma but also an inseparable part of cinema, internet memes, and popular culture.
