“It is with heavy hearts that our family shares the sudden passing of our beloved Chuck Norris yesterday morning,” the family said in a statement. “In most of my films, you see Chuck Norris, the man in the arena, always dealing with the conflict and having to deal with it physically. In 2005, “Chuck Norris Facts,” penned by Ian Spector, then a high school student, showed up on the internet forum Something Awful. “Chuck Norris was in a knife fight and the knife lost” was plastered across hoodies, tees and coffee mugs and slung to the far-reaching fandom. “Philosophy is the most important tool,” Norris told TV host Dick Cavett during a 1993 appearance on his show.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 20, 2026 19:00 UTC