Actor Chuck Norris has passed away in Hawaii at the age of 86, marking the end of an era for traditional masculine role models in American culture. Norris is credited with being the subject of the internet's first major meme format, consisting of hyperbolic jokes about his strength and stoicism that became viral between 2002 and 2004. His career, highlighted by Walker, Texas Ranger, is contrasted with modern Hollywood actors like Pedro Pascal and Timothée Chalamet.