Memes didn’t just make Chuck Norris funny — they made him an icon, revived his career and may keep paying dividends for decades to come.

Tributes are pouring in following the death of the legendary actor, who was reportedly hospitalized in Hawaii earlier this week after experiencing an undisclosed medical emergency.

Chuck Norris learned he had a secret love child as a result of an affair back in 1991. The martial arts actor — who died on March 19 at the age of 86 — cheated on his first wife, Dianne Holechek, with an anonymous woman and the liaison produced a daughter named Dina.

Trump reacts to Chuck Norris’ death, calling the martial arts legend a “tough, great guy” after learning the news Friday.

Norris, best known as the butt-kicking star of action films, became an unwitting if good-natured pioneer of the internet meme.

Norris was reportedly hospitalized in Hawaii in mid-March 2026. Here's what we know about his health before he died.

Norris' family shared in an Instagram post on March 20 that the actor had died the day before "surrounded by his family and was at peace."

Chuck Norris's credits include performances in 'The Way of the Dragon,' 'Sidekicks,' 'The Octagon,' and 'Walker, Texas Ranger'