Action star and internet icon Chuck Norris dies at 86
The martial arts hero first found fame as Walker, Texas Ranger but his tough guy image led to an unlikely second career as a beloved internet meme.
Chuck Norris appears at a ceremony in Garland, Texas on December 2, 2010. AP
Jonathan Mattise
Updated
Chuck Norris, the martial arts grandmaster and action star whose roles in Walker, Texas Ranger and other television shows and movies made him an iconic tough guy — sparking internet parodies and adoration from presidents — has died at 86.
Norris died Thursday, in what his family described as a “sudden passing.”
