Health Status

Life Status: Alive

Last Update: March 3, 2025

Latest Activity: Posted on Facebook about his faith - January 1, 2025 (https://www.facebook.com/officialchucknorris - View Post)

Status Notes

Chuck Norris, the martial artist and action star turned internet legend, is very much Alive as of March 3, 2025, embodying the toughness his fans adore. At 84, he welcomed the new year with a January 1 Facebook post reflecting on his faith, writing, “God’s strength keeps me going,” alongside a serene photo—a quiet testament to his enduring spirit. Born Carlos Ray Norris on March 10, 1940, in Ryan, Oklahoma, Chuck’s journey spans six decades: a U.S. Air Force vet turned karate champ (six-time world middleweight titleholder), he broke into Hollywood training stars like Steve McQueen before starring in hits like The Delta Force (1986) and Walker, Texas Ranger (1993-2001), which ran 203 episodes. His 2000s resurgence as a meme—“Chuck Norris doesn’t sleep; he waits”—catapulted him into pop culture immortality, with Chuck Norris Facts books selling millions. Now living on his Texas ranch with wife Gena O’Kelley (married 1998), he’s stepped back from acting since 2012’s The Expendables 2, focusing on family—father to five, including twins with Gena—and philanthropy via Kickstart Kids, teaching martial arts to at-risk youth. A 2017 health scare—Gena’s gadolinium poisoning from MRI scans—saw him sue drugmakers for $10 million, per Forbes, but he’s stayed active, debunking rumors with posts like a 2023 X quip: “Still kicking.” Posts on X from February 2025 marvel at his longevity, with @realChuckFacts joking, “Death’s too scared to knock.” His legacy—50+ films, black belts in Tang Soo Do and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu—proves he’s unkillable in spirit and fact. More at https://www.chucknorris.com - Official Site

Rumors

Chuck’s meme status fuels death hoaxes relentlessly. A January 31, 2025, X post claimed he’d “passed at 84,” citing a fake heart attack—echoing a 2021 Channel 46 News scam he debunked with a shirtless pic captioned “Not dead yet!” In 2012, a viral “RIP Chuck Norris” Facebook trend hit after a Walker rerun death scene confused fans; he laughed it off on Conan. A 2017 rumor tied Gena’s illness to his “quiet exit,” but his lawsuit and 2018 CForce water launch proved otherwise, per AP News. Snopes has cataloged these since 2007—2019’s “plane crash” fake included—yet his January 1 post and rare public sightings, like a 2024 Texas charity event, keep him alive. X fans quip “Chuck outlives rumors.” Check https://www.snopes.com - Snopes Fact-Check for history.

Source Reliability

Data sourced from official Facebook updates and verified news outlets like https://www.apnews.com - AP News. Last verified by our team on March 3, 2025.