\u00a0<\/p>\n
Veteran Hollywood actor and martial arts icon, Chuck Norris, has died at the age of 86, his family has confirmed.<\/p>\n
The family announced his passing in a statement shared on Instagram, expressing deep sorrow over the loss.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe lived his life with faith, purpose, and an unwavering commitment to the people he loved<\/em>,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n Describing his impact both at home and globally, the family said Norris inspired millions through his discipline, work, and kindness.<\/p>\n \u201cTo the world, he was a martial artist, actor, and a symbol of strength.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cTo us, he was a devoted husband, a loving father and grandfather<\/em>,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n Born Carlos Ray Norris in 1940 in Oklahoma, Norris joined the United States Air Force as a teenager.<\/p>\n While stationed in South Korea, he began training in martial arts, eventually earning a black belt and winning multiple karate championships in the 1960s.<\/p>\n Norris rose to international prominence after starring alongside Bruce Lee in the 1972 film The Way of the Dragon.<\/p>\n Their iconic fight scene remains one of the most memorable moments in martial arts cinema.<\/p>\n He went on to feature in several hit action films, including Missing in Action, Delta Force, and Code of Silence.<\/p>\n Norris later became a household name for his role as Cordell Walker in the hit TV series Walker, Texas Ranger, which aired from 1993 to 2001.<\/p>\n His final major film appearance came in The Expendables 2.<\/p>\n Outside acting, Norris was a strong advocate for fitness and founded martial arts schools.<\/p>\n In later years, he also became a pop culture phenomenon through viral \u201cChuck Norris facts\u201d \u2013 humorous internet memes exaggerating his strength and toughness.<\/p>\n From martial arts champion to global film star, Norris built a legacy defined by discipline, resilience, and influence across generations.<\/p>\n His death marks the end of an era in action cinema, leaving behind a lasting impact on fans worldwide.<\/p>\n \n <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00a0 Veteran Hollywood actor and martial arts icon, Chuck Norris, has died at the age of 86, his family has confirmed. The family announced his passing in a statement shared on Instagram, expressing deep sorrow over the loss. \u201cHe lived his life with faith, purpose, and an unwavering commitment to the people he loved,\u201d the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":241933,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-241932","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/gettyimages-2163427681.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241932","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=241932"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241932\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/241933"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=241932"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=241932"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=241932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}