Photos: Chuck Norris through the years

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Chuck Norris stars as Cordell Walker on WALKER, TEXAS RANGER.  --- DATE TAKEN: 2001  By Tony Esparza   CBS        HO      - handout ORG XMIT: PX43903
Chuck Norris stars as Cordell Walker on WALKER, TEXAS RANGER. --- DATE TAKEN: 2001 By Tony Esparza CBS HO - handout ORG XMIT: PX43903
TONY ESPARZA, CBS
Not all Chuck Norris fans are happy to see him become the new spokesman for gunmaker Glock
Not all Chuck Norris fans are happy to see him become the new spokesman for gunmaker Glock
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Chuck Norris poses in the drive-thru at Raising Cane's in Houston.
Chuck Norris poses in the drive-thru at Raising Cane's in Houston.
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Move and television actor Chuck Norris watches during a game between the Houston Rockets and the Golden State Warriors at Toyota Center.
Move and television actor Chuck Norris watches during a game between the Houston Rockets and the Golden State Warriors at Toyota Center.
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Actor Chuck Norris (center) attends the funeral service of former President George H.W. Bush on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018, at St. Martin's Episcopal Church in Houston.
Actor Chuck Norris (center) attends the funeral service of former President George H.W. Bush on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018, at St. Martin's Episcopal Church in Houston.
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Chuck Norris attends Bush's funeral
Chuck Norris attends Bush's funeral
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Beginning Monday, June 4, “Walker, Texas Rannger,” staring Chuck Norris, has four episodes each weekday afternoon on GetTV.
Beginning Monday, June 4, “Walker, Texas Rannger,” staring Chuck Norris, has four episodes each weekday afternoon on GetTV.
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Assisting Chuck Norris (center foreground) as Texas Ranger Cordell Walker are  Sheree J. Wilson as the assistant district attorney Alex Cahill, Noble Willingham as former Texas Ranger C.D. Parker (top) and Clarence Gilyard as Ranger James Trivette (right).
Assisting Chuck Norris (center foreground) as Texas Ranger Cordell Walker are Sheree J. Wilson as the assistant district attorney Alex Cahill, Noble Willingham as former Texas Ranger C.D. Parker (top) and Clarence Gilyard as Ranger James Trivette (right).
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Clarence Gilyard Jr as James Trivette, Chuck Norris as Cordell Walker and Sheree J. Wilson as Alex Cahill in Walker, Texas Ranger
Clarence Gilyard Jr as James Trivette, Chuck Norris as Cordell Walker and Sheree J. Wilson as Alex Cahill in Walker, Texas Ranger
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Chuck Norris with twin grandchildren Max and Greta Norris (Photo: @chucknorris/Twitter screen shot)
Chuck Norris with twin grandchildren Max and Greta Norris (Photo: @chucknorris/Twitter screen shot)
Chuck Norris, left, and his wife Gena, seen here in 2010, are suing medical device manufacturers,  alleging a chemical used in MRI imaging scans poisoned his wife.
Chuck Norris, left, and his wife Gena, seen here in 2010, are suing medical device manufacturers, alleging a chemical used in MRI imaging scans poisoned his wife.
Tony Gutierrez, AP
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with actor Chuck Norris, left, on Wednesday,  in Jerusalem, Israel.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with actor Chuck Norris, left, on Wednesday, in Jerusalem, Israel.
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Actor Chuck Norris with Si and Willie Robertson of “Duck Dynasty” at the drivers meeting prior to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on Nov. 6, in Ft. Worth, Texas.
Actor Chuck Norris with Si and Willie Robertson of “Duck Dynasty” at the drivers meeting prior to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on Nov. 6, in Ft. Worth, Texas.
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Dennis Quaid (L) and Chuck Norris look on prior to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on Nov. 6, 2016, in Fort Worth, Texas.
Dennis Quaid (L) and Chuck Norris look on prior to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on Nov. 6, 2016, in Fort Worth, Texas.
Jared C. Tilton, Getty Images
Chuck Norris in a scene from the  motion picture "The Expendables 2."   Photo by Frank Masi, Lionsgate  [Via MerlinFTP Drop]
Chuck Norris in a scene from the motion picture "The Expendables 2." Photo by Frank Masi, Lionsgate [Via MerlinFTP Drop]
Chuck Norris wrote: "The U.S. government says, 'It's just a training exercise.' But I'm not sure the term 'just' has any reference to reality when the government uses it. Whatever Jade Helm 15 actually is, I think it is more than coincidental that the FBI director just confessed in February that the presence of ISIS can be felt in all 50 states of the U.S. and that the Pentagon is suddenly running its biggest military training exercise with every branch of the military across seven Southwestern states."
Chuck Norris wrote: "The U.S. government says, 'It's just a training exercise.' But I'm not sure the term 'just' has any reference to reality when the government uses it. Whatever Jade Helm 15 actually is, I think it is more than coincidental that the FBI director just confessed in February that the presence of ISIS can be felt in all 50 states of the U.S. and that the Pentagon is suddenly running its biggest military training exercise with every branch of the military across seven Southwestern states."
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10122002 Texas Gov. Rick Perry; left; and actor Chuck Norris greeted students Friday at Morehead Middle School in West El Paso. Perry; Norris and Texas Education Commissioner Felipe Alaniz came to El Paso to talk about a dropout initiative and to tell students to stay off drugs.
10122002 Texas Gov. Rick Perry; left; and actor Chuck Norris greeted students Friday at Morehead Middle School in West El Paso. Perry; Norris and Texas Education Commissioner Felipe Alaniz came to El Paso to talk about a dropout initiative and to tell students to stay off drugs.
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Ram has a new pickup honoring the Texas Rangers -- one on which Chuck Norris portrayed as "Walker, Texas Ranger"
Ram has a new pickup honoring the Texas Rangers -- one on which Chuck Norris portrayed as "Walker, Texas Ranger"
MONTY BRINTON, CBS
Chuck Norris: March 10, 1940.
Chuck Norris: March 10, 1940.
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