“Chuck Norris actually died 20 years ago, but Death hasn’t built up the courage to tell him yet.”So runs one of the “Chuck Norris facts” – playing on the action star’s toughness, manliness and dedication to the American ideal – that have proved a popular diversion on social media over the last 20 years. [ Actor Chuck Norris dies aged 86Opens in new window ]Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris during the filming of The Way of the Dragon. Then came his role opposite Bruce Lee, already a near-legend, in Way of the Dragon. Debbie Reynolds joking around with US actor and martial artist Chuck Norris at the Stardust in Las Vegas, 1967. “When Chuck Norris does push-ups,” a top Chuck Norris Fact claimed, “he doesn’t push himself up, he pushes the Earth down.”The Earth can take a breather.

Source: The Irish Times March 21, 2026 02:09 UTC