Overview
- Norris’ family confirmed in an Instagram post on March 20 that he died the previous morning at 86, saying he was with loved ones and at peace.
- Entertainment outlets citing TMZ report his death followed a sudden medical emergency that led to hospitalization, a detail not confirmed by the family.
- He met Gena O’Kelley in 1997 and married her in 1998, and they share twins, Dakota Alan and Danilee, born in 2001.
- Norris and O’Kelley co-chaired Kickstart Kids, the youth martial arts and character program that evolved from his 1990 foundation, Kick Drugs Out of America.
- O’Kelley, a former model and TV personality, is CEO of CForce, the water brand the couple launched in 2015.