Posted on 03/19/2026 2:08:28 PM PDT by PROCON
Movie martial arts legend Chuck Norris has been hospitalized in Hawaii after a reported medical emergency.
The famed movie tough guy, who is 86, was reportedly hospitalized over the last 24 hours in island of Kauai, according to TMZ.
He is reportedly in good spirits, the site added.
Norris only just turned 86 on March 10 and posted a video of his sparring workout to social media to show fans that he’s still got it.
Norris has been deeply involved in conservative and Republican politics fpr years and is a strong supporter of President Donald Trump.
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“I was never really athletic until I was in the service in Korea.”
After he was honorably discharged in 1962, he worked as a file clerk for Northrop Aircraft and applied to be a police officer, but was put on a waitlist. Meanwhile, he opened a martial arts studio, which expanded to a chain, with students including such stars as Bob Barker, Priscilla Presley, Donnie and Marie Osmond, and Steve McQueen, whom he later credited with encouraging him to get into acting.
Norris made his film debut as an uncredited bodyguard in the 1968 movie “The Wrecking Crew,” which included a fight with Dean Martin. He had also crossed paths with Bruce Lee in martial arts circles. Their friendship – sometimes, as sparring partners – led to an iconic faceoff in the 1972 movie “Return of the Dragon,” in which Lee fights and kills Norris’ character in Rome’s Colosseum.
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