Ralph Macchio

You also have to be more creative when it comes to being a 2-on-1, a 2-on-2, or even a 3-on-1 as opposed to just two people versus each other.” Curfman doubled for List.[caption id="attachment_1317242" align="aligncenter" width="600"] COBRA KAI (L to R) MARY MOUSER as SAMANTHA LARUSSO and RALPH MACCHIO as DANIEL LARUSSO of COBRA KAI[...]

We did well with what we got.”[caption id="attachment_1309897" align="aligncenter" width="600"] COBRA KAI (L to R) RALPH MACCHIO as DANIEL and YUJI OKUMOTO as CHOZEN of KID COSMIC Cr COURTESY OF NETFLIX © 2020[/caption]With Morita’s passing in 2005, Derek discussed how much of his Miyagi and leftover essence was in the Netflix series[...]

Filmmaker Kevin Derek denotes the journey of actor-comedian, who passed in 2005, in the documentary More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story from his humbling roots growing up an orphan, having to endure internment camps as a Japanese-American, finding his voice as a stand-up comedian, achieving fame in Hollywood, and battling his personal demons with[...]

Over the course of three seasons, Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg's Cobra Kai has offered viewers a number of familiar faces from the "Karate Kid" film franchise- and as Johnny (William Zabka) and Daniel (Ralph Macchio) head for a stand-off with Kreese (Martin Kove) at the upcoming All-Valley karate tournament, it's safe to say[...]

Director Kevin Derek now brings to light the life of the Japanese-American, born in June 1932, who struggled growing up with tuberculosis, finding fame as a stand-up comedian and actor, and battling his own demons with alcohol and drug addiction in his upcoming documentary More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story.[caption id="attachment_1324575" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Pat[...]

She helped set the story in motion stuck in the love triangle between Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) As Ali was seeing Johnny earlier in the film, a then-star pupil of Cobra Kai took exception to Daniel’s advances Taking exception to Johnny’s bullying ways, Ali breaks up with him and ends[...]

CURTIS BONDS BAKER/NETFLIX © 2020[/caption]The episode finds The Karate Kid (1984) love triangle between Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio), Ali Mills (Elizabeth Shue), and Johnny Laurence (William Zabka) all reunited at a gala Ali’s shock to learn that another ex in Daniel is a member of the same club her parents are and meets with him[...]

CURTIS BONDS BAKER/NETFLIX © 2020[/caption]The episode begins with both Daniel (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny (William Zabka) back into full training for their respective dojos in Miyagi-do and Eagle Fang, respectively Both meet with Robby (Tanner Buchanan), who completed his stint in juvie, but wants nothing to do with either of them In a coincidental turn[...]

Daniel (Ralph Macchio) checks up on Sam, who’s buried herself in her depression quitting karate and skipping school The two end up spending some quality father-daughter together while he imparts some much-needed wisdom to her It’s a light-hearted sequence that shows as merciless as Cobra Kai can be sometimes, it has enough touch to perfectly[...]

Ralph Macchio, who played Daniel LaRusso since the 1984 original The Karate Kid, has an equal presence in its sequel series for Netflix The actor spoke with Cinemablend about the return of a fan favorite from the original film and what would have happened if the actor couldn’t commit Consider this your major spoilers warning.[caption[...]

We're at the midway point of the third season of Netflix's Cobra Kai and everything Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) thought he knew about his sensei Mr Miyagi (Pat Morita) is about to change We also see someone reach their breaking point in the adolescent dojo war As always, this is your minor spoilers warning for[...]

There’s an obvious major spoiler warning for the recent season along with some Star Wars references along the way, so consider our "MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD!" sign officially on and in play after the spoiler image buffer.[caption id="attachment_1307194" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Cobra Kai released its season 3 trailer (Image: Netflix screencap)[/caption]With Hawk/Eli (Jacob Bertrand) going Darth Vader[...]

As much as The Karate Kid franchise is often associated with its stars in Pat Morita, Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, and Martin Kove, its sequel series has done a wonderful job reuniting the bulk of the cast back into the fold from the featured films Naturally, Morita’s 2005 passing was written into the narrative as[...]

In “The Right Path”, Cobra Kai’s fourth episode of season three, Daniel (Ralph Macchio) rekindles some old friendships in Japan and war escalates between the rival dojos of Miyagi-do and Cobra Kai As always with the reviews, this is your minor spoiler warning as I will reintroduce you to some old friends from previous The[...]

Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) also faces a battle on two fronts that puts his two passions at risk potentially crippling his livelihood This is your minor spoiler warning for the episode “Now You’re Gonna Pay.”[caption id="attachment_1317268" align="aligncenter" width="600"] COBRA KAI (L to R) RALPH MACCHIO as DANIEL LARUSSO and COURTNEY HENGGELER as AMANDA LARUSSO of[...]

Meanwhile, Daniel (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny look for Robby (Tanner Buchanan), who since fled the scene following the brawl at the high school Naturally, the surrogate (Daniel) and biological father (Johnny) clash with their personality as they always do The metaphor of the old married or odd couple applies every which way Who knew so[...]

Heading into the third season of Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg's Cobra Kai, viewers knew that something had to give in the long-running rivalry between Johnny (William Zabka) and Daniel (Ralph Macchio) stories Picking up the pieces of a pretty rough second-season finale and facing the very dangerous threat posed by Kreese (Martin Kove),[...]

It turned out the school-wide brawl that closed season two had far-wide ranging implications than ever imagined including a Footloose-like turning against martial arts as Ralph Macchio’s Daniel LaRusso brought up at a PTA meeting at Valley High While there’s tons of ground to cover, the episode focuses on how Daniel, Amanda (Courtney Henggeler), Johnny[...]

COURTESY OF NETFLIX © 2020[/caption]In the following featurette, William Zabka, Ralph Macchio, Xolo Maridueña, Mary Mouser, Tanner Buchanan, and more take you a (sometimes not too objective) tour of what you need to know about the first two seasons to get you up-to-speed when Cobra Kai returns on New Year's Day:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPAozGJmP8A&t=3sIn August, Hurwitz revealed that[...]

With only forty-eight hours to go until Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg's Cobra Kai makes its third season return and its Netflix debut on New Year's Day, viewers are getting another preview of the next chapter in Johnny (William Zabka) and Daniel's (Ralph Macchio) stories Picking up the pieces of a pretty rough second-season[...]