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0:00Good morning, I'm Ed Donahue with an AP News Minute. His family's action star Chuck Norris has died. Norris was a martial arts grandmaster and showed it off in movies like Missing in Action and The Delta Force. And on TV, he was Walker, Texas Ranger. In a 1998 interview, Chuck Norris spoke to the AP about stunts. I know my limitations. If I have to do a stunt that's really beyond my ability, of course, I bring a pro in. You know, like high falls, I did one where I jumped from my, uh, balloon on top of another balloon. Well, that's way beyond my ability. Chuck Norris said he wanted to portray an image on the screen of a hero. So I don't do violence for violence sake. I only do it as a last resort and people relate to that. And because they identify with that concept, uh, they don't feel me as a challenge to them. His tough man image became the stuff of legend, sparking Chuck Norris fax memes. A statement said Chuck Norris was surrounded by his family and was at peace. He was 86. I made Donahue.