American actor Chuck Norris, famous for his roles in action films and the series Walker, Texas Ranger, has died at the age of 86. With the announcement of his death, the information regarding his wealth, estimated at approximately 70 million dollars, as well as the people who will benefit from it, became public.
According to the media, the actor, whose real name was Carlos Ray Norris, has been married since 1998 to Gena O’Kelley. The two lived on a farm in Navasota, near Houston, Texas, which is home to the charity Norris founded in 1990, according to Celebrity Networth.
In the family, Norris leaves five children from different relationships, reports Click!. Together with his current wife, he has two twins, Dakota and Danilee, born in 2001. Since 2015, Gena O’Kelley runs CForce, a water bottling company owned together with the actor.
Who will get the fortune?
Prior to his current marriage, Norris was the husband of Dianne Kay Holechek for three decades. The two met in high school and married in 1958, when he was 18 and she was 17. The relationship produced two sons, Mike and Eric, and the marriage ended in 1989, having separated the year before.
The actor also has a daughter, Dina, born the same year as his first son. She is the result of an extramarital affair with a woman named Johanna while Norris was serving in the United States Air Force. Chuck Norris publicly acknowledged this relationship only in 2004, in his autobiography Against All Odds: My Story.
From karate champion to international star
In a career spanning more than five decades, Chuck Norris has evolved from karate champion to international action movie star. The films and series in which he starred turned him into a pop culture icon, associated with the image of the fearless hero and martial arts disciplines.
His fortune, estimated at $70 million, will remain in the family, to be divided between his wife and five children.
