03/21/2026
For 25 years Chuck Norris’s and I were partners in The Total Gym. Bringing me on board was his idea ..and I’m forever grateful to have been a part of such a successful enterprise. And we had lots of fun along the way shooting in a variety of vacation hot spots around the country . His beautiful wife Gena would accompany him and sometimes jump on and exercise too. He was often on the phone with his family who seemed to run all kinds of productions and businesses for him. He was a real family man. Between takes we would get him to tell us Bruce Lee stories and his adventures in Russia and we’d laugh at the Chuck Norris jokes. We often joked about the fact that I was a delegate for Al Gore and he was George Bush’s pick as his favorite celebrity. We’d say we don’t agree politically but we can both agree on the Toral Gym. Actually… Chuck Norris was a Total GEM …of a sweet human being.
To his family that he was so proud of I’m sending my heartfelt sympathy and love.
