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Chuck Norris turns 81: Relive his best moments

David Baratz
USA TODAY
Chuck Norris celebrated his 81st birthday on March 10, 2021. Norris played Cordell Walker in the CBS series " Walker, Texas Ranger " from 1993 to 2001.
Chuck Norris celebrated his 81st birthday on March 10, 2021. Norris played Cordell Walker in the CBS series "Walker, Texas Ranger" from 1993 to 2001.
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Chuck Norris and wife Gena O'Kelley during the Gut Aiderbichl Christmas Market opening on Nov. 12, 2019 in Henndorf am Wallersee, Austria.
Chuck Norris and wife Gena O'Kelley during the Gut Aiderbichl Christmas Market opening on Nov. 12, 2019 in Henndorf am Wallersee, Austria.
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Chuck Norris poses 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, 2016 in Fort Worth, Texas.
Chuck Norris poses 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, 2016 in Fort Worth, Texas.
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Dennis Quaid 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 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.
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Chuck Norris arrives at "The Expendables 2" premiere on Aug. 15, 2012 in Los Angeles.
Chuck Norris arrives at "The Expendables 2" premiere on Aug. 15, 2012 in Los Angeles.
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Chuck Norris in a scene from "The Expendables 2."
Chuck Norris in a scene from "The Expendables 2."
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Chuck Norris, left, laughs as governor Rick Perry, right, jokes about Norris' mystical powers during a news conference where Norris was designated a honorary Texas Ranger, Dec. 2, 2010, in Garland, Texas. Martial-arts expert Norris became a real-life honorary Texas Ranger after having played a Ranger for years on television. Ranger's Ronald Pettigrew, left rear, and Lt. William Bennie, right, rear, look on during the exchange.
Chuck Norris, left, laughs as governor Rick Perry, right, jokes about Norris' mystical powers during a news conference where Norris was designated a honorary Texas Ranger, Dec. 2, 2010, in Garland, Texas. Martial-arts expert Norris became a real-life honorary Texas Ranger after having played a Ranger for years on television. Ranger's Ronald Pettigrew, left rear, and Lt. William Bennie, right, rear, look on during the exchange.
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Republican presidential hopeful and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee jokes with  Chuck Norris and his wife, Gena O'Kelley, as he plays the guitar during a "Huck and Chuck" rally at the Val Air Ballroom in Des Moines, Iowa, on  Jan. 1, 2008.
Republican presidential hopeful and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee jokes with Chuck Norris and his wife, Gena O'Kelley, as he plays the guitar during a "Huck and Chuck" rally at the Val Air Ballroom in Des Moines, Iowa, on Jan. 1, 2008.
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Janine Turner, Judsson Mills and Chuck Norris in a scene from the CBS movie "Walker, Texas Ranger."
Janine Turner, Judsson Mills and Chuck Norris in a scene from the CBS movie "Walker, Texas Ranger."
CLIFF LIPSON, CBS
Vicki Roberts, Gary Busey, Chuck Norris and wife Gena at "To Protect and To Serve" benefiting the Los Angeles Police Protective League's Eagle and Badge Foundation and the Tichi Wilkerson Kassel Parkinson's Foundation at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, Nov. 8, 2002.
Vicki Roberts, Gary Busey, Chuck Norris and wife Gena at "To Protect and To Serve" benefiting the Los Angeles Police Protective League's Eagle and Badge Foundation and the Tichi Wilkerson Kassel Parkinson's Foundation at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, Nov. 8, 2002.
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Michael Bolton poses with Chuck Norris and Rob Schneider at a ceremony honoring Bolton with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Aug. 27, 2002 in Los Angeles.
Michael Bolton poses with Chuck Norris and Rob Schneider at a ceremony honoring Bolton with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Aug. 27, 2002 in Los Angeles.
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Trivette (Clarence Gilyard, background, left) watches on as Walker (Chuck Norris, center) and Gage (Judson Mills, right) go undercover as convicts at a rough Arkansas maximum security prison to investigate guards who are staging and videotaping brutal fights between the prisoners, on "Walker, Texas Ranger."
Trivette (Clarence Gilyard, background, left) watches on as Walker (Chuck Norris, center) and Gage (Judson Mills, right) go undercover as convicts at a rough Arkansas maximum security prison to investigate guards who are staging and videotaping brutal fights between the prisoners, on "Walker, Texas Ranger."
RICHARD TWAROG, XXX CBS
President George H. Bush sits with martial arts actor Chuck Norris, right, while watching a karate exhibition that was part of an anti-drug program at a Houston School, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 1992.
President George H. Bush sits with martial arts actor Chuck Norris, right, while watching a karate exhibition that was part of an anti-drug program at a Houston School, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 1992.
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Former President George Bush jogs on March 21, 1990 with actor Chuck Norris and his son Michael Norris at the US Naval Observatory in Washington.
Former President George Bush jogs on March 21, 1990 with actor Chuck Norris and his son Michael Norris at the US Naval Observatory in Washington.
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Chuck Norris is shown in this file photo dated 1977.
Chuck Norris is shown in this file photo dated 1977.
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