Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It has been decades since Macchio first played Daniel in 1984's The Karate Kid. Although his character was supposed to be 17, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Forty-eight hours after wrapping Cobra Kai in Atlanta, Ralph Macchio was right back where he started on the Montreal-based set of ...

Ralph Macchio has fond memories of his 1984 hit film The Karate Kid. Speaking to PEOPLE on the red carpet at the May 27 premiere of Karate Kid: Legends in New York City, Macchio, 63, said he has "tons ...

The 'Karate Kid: Legends' star says childhood tap dancing lessons helped with his karate skills. Sharareh Drury is a writer on the Movies team at PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in 2025 and has worked for ...

Ralph Macchio isn't closing the dojo just yet as he teases a potential Cobra Kai following Karate Kid: Legends. Macchio, who first stepped into the iconic role in 1984, recently returned to the big ...

Macchio says it was a “joy to work” with the 71-year-old martial arts legend. “I was territorial upon first hearing of [the 2010 movie],” Macchio said during a recent interview with THR. “I didn’t ...

Ralph Macchio was "screaming constantly every day" for his new movie 'Karate Kid: Legends' to be delayed. The movie - which stars Ralph reprising his role as Daniel LaRusso from the 'Karate Kid' ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. Before Ben Wang embarked on a competition against his nemesis in the new Karate Kid franchise ...

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More than 40 years later, Ralph Macchio is still crane-kicking it as Daniel LaRusso, his character from The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai. In Karate Kid: Legends, Macchio's latest martial-arts movie, the ...