Ralph Macchio Archives

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. Pat Morita and Ralph Macchio[...]

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 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 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. Cr[...]

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. Cobra Kai released its season 3 trailer (Image: Netflix screencap) With Hawk/Eli (Jacob Bertrand) going Darth Vader during the epic battle[...]

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." COBRA KAI (L to R) RALPH MACCHIO as DANIEL LARUSSO and COURTNEY HENGGELER as AMANDA LARUSSO of COBRA KAI Cr[...]

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 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: In 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[...]

Cobra Kai co-creators Josh Heald and Jon Hurwitz discussed Nichole Brown's Aisha not being in Season 3 but left the door open for the future.

But there's more… Cobra Kai released a new preview for Season 3 (Image: Netflix screencap) At the 9:02:37 mark, you'll find a brief preview for the new season that finds Kreese (Martin Kove) declaring "open season" on Daniel (Ralph Macchio)- and the opening salvo in Kreese' war makes things very, very personal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sgi8xL2lkiQVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript[...]

Providing some context are stars Ralph Macchio and William Zabka as they spoke to Collider about Daniel and Johnny's next chapter in their long storied rivalry Daniel LaRusso's return to Okinawa is a call back to the Karate Kid Part II (1986), which was more centric to his sensei Mr Miyagi (Pat Morita) that took[...]

So it looks like Netflix and Cobra Kai creators Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg want to make sure you have Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) and Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) to celebrate the new year with On Thursday, the streaming service announced that the "Karate Kid" sequel series will be premiering a week earlier[...]

Cobra Kai creators Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg didn't exactly leave Johnny (William Zabka) and Daniel (Ralph Macchio) in their "happy places" by the time the credits rolled on the second-season finale Johnny's dojo bested Daniel's in the tournament- but in the process, he lost Cobra Kai to "dear old dad" Kreese (Martin Kove),[...]

As we all know, the third season finds Johnny (William Zabka) and Daniel (Ralph Macchio) putting aside their differences to work together to take down Martin Kove's Kreese But before they can do that, they have to confront some old ghosts from their pasts and find a way to rise through them You know what[...]

In fact, the upcoming third season finds Johnny (William Zabka) and Daniel (Ralph Macchio) putting aside their differences to work together to take down Martin Kove's Kreese- but to do that, he'll need help from The Karate Kid Part II characters Kumiko (Tamlyn Tomita) and Chozen (Yuji Okumoto). Cobra Kai and The Karate Kid had a[...]

With Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg's Cobra Kai set to return to Netflix at the beginning of January for its third season run, viewers have already been clued in that Johnny (William Zabka) and Daniel (Ralph Macchio) are going to have to put aside their differences and work together if they're going to take[...]

Martin Kove's Kreese is a perfect example of this, a perfect mutual "big bad" to use to get Johnny (William Zabka) and Daniel (Ralph Macchio) to put aside their differences and unite But to do that, each of them will have to confront and demons from their respective pasts For Daniel, that means heading back[...]

With Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg's Cobra Kai set to return for a third season to its new home on Netflix on January 8, viewers have already learned that for Johnny (William Zabka) and Daniel (Ralph Macchio) to take on (and takedown) very, very "big bad" Kreese (Martin Kove), each of them will have[...]

New alliances, some rumored returns from the film franchise confirmed, and an opportunity for Johnny (William Zabka) and Daniel (Ralph Macchio) to move beyond the past are just some of the themes we know will be in play But if they're going to take down very, very Kreese (Martin Kove), each of them will have to[...]

But we have a feeling there's one thing about the preview that follows that's going to stick out he most: watching Johnny (William Zabka) and Daniel (Ralph Macchio) team up to take down a very, very "big bad" in the form of Kreese (Martin Kove) Translation? That means Johnny and Daniel are going to be kicking[...]

With the tension building between Johnny (William Zabka), Daniel (Ralph Macchio), and Kreese (Martin Kove) heading into the new season and Miguel's (Xolo Maridueña) long-term prognosis still unknown, we get a reminder of just how rough things got for everyone on the other side of the camera by the time the season wrapped. Cr[...]

As you're about to see, the tension between Johnny, Daniel (Ralph Macchio), and Kreese (Martin Kove) could be cut with a chainsaw- and we haven't even gotten to how Miguel's (Xolo Maridueña) doing, what will become of Cobra Kai under its new-old management, and about a dozen other questions raised by the images below: Cr[...]