Chuck Norris: Hollywood Legend, Internet Icon

0:00This is Cory with the story, and here's what's making news across the globe right now. Chuck Norris, the 86-year-old action star famous for Walker Texas Ranger, passed away on Thursday after a hospital stay in Hawaii. His family shared a brief statement online, asking for privacy around the details while expressing gratitude for his full life. These memes started popping up on early internet message boards in the early 2000s, turning Norris into a superhuman legend who could do that. Impossible. He caught fire on social media, keeping his name alive for younger fans who never saw his films. His family led the tribute, with granddaughter Greta, noting how the world saw him as an unbeatable icon, even if she knew him as grandpa. Fans from all ages remembered his tough guy roles and movies, like missing an action from the 1980s. Norris himself embraced the jokes, laughing about them in interviews and even sharing wild stories that fit right in. Today the memes live on in online groups, and get fresh twists with artificial intelligence images.

1:00His blend of Hollywood grit and internet immortality leaves a unique mark that fans will share for years to come.