Ralph Macchio Latest Celebrity News & Gossip

When Cobra Kai was first announced as a new series based on the iconic The Karate Kid films, fans were immediately skeptical if the iteration would match up to the legendary status of the original.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeMacchio first reprised his signature role as “The Karate Kid,” the now all-grown-up Daniel LaRusso, when “Cobra Kai” debuted on YouTube in 2018. Critics embraced the show and its smart take on what happened to Daniel and his former rival, Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) — as did fans of the original 1980s franchise.

Ralph Macchio and William Zabka at the 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards on Sunday about what's to come on season 4 of the Netflix series.«I would love to tease the big stuff, but I'm under lock and key,» Macchio shared. «More awesomeness, I can promise.

On Cobra Kai, Ralph Macchio and William Zabka have picked up with their iconic Karate Kid characters decades down the line. When the actors were approached for the martial arts drama, they of course recognized the rare opportunity in front of them. “[It’s] wonderful to play characters 34 years apart, and yet discover new things about them,” Macchio said during an appearance with Zabka at Deadline’s virtual Contenders Television awards-season event.

Eighties nostalgia is alive and well in Hollywood, it seems! Not only did Peacock TV recently reboot the beloved Punky Brewster and Saved by the Bellseries to much fanfare, but Fred Savage is currently executive producing a reimaging of his hit show The Wonder Years, and the eagerly anticipated third season of Netflix’s Karate Kid-inspired Cobra Kaihit the streaming giant at the start of the year, immediately securing the number-one spot.

After recurring on Cobra Kai, Vanessa Rubio and Peyton List have been promoted to series regulars for the upcoming Season 4 of the popular Netflix series starring Ralph Macchio and William Zabka. Additionally, Dallas Dupree Young (Cousins for Life) and newcomer Oona O’Brien have been tapped for recurring roles on the fourth season of the Karate Kid sequel series.

Page Six. "It's so much more pleasant to work with people who are respectful than jerks."It's likely that Xolo didn't know much about the original "Karate Kid" or its stars, given that he was born in 2001, 17 years after the original film was released. "Cobra Kai" — which picks up decades after the original 1985 film — has been a massive success on Netflix.

Page Six. "It's so much more pleasant to work with people who are respectful than jerks."It's likely that Xolo didn't know much about the original "Karate Kid" or its stars, given that he was born in 2001, 17 years after the original film was released. "Cobra Kai," essentially a modern-day continuation of the 1985 film, has been a massive success on Netflix and fans have dubbed it incredibly binge-worthy.

Elisabeth Shue is sending advice to her younger self. 

Ralph Macchio isn’t about to switch his hockey loyalty from his beloved New York Islanders. But when he saw new Washington Capitals coach Peter Laviolette pay tribute to the show by bestowing some bandanas in the post-game locker room after a win, Macchio gave the coach a shout-out.

Drew Barrymore and Ralph Macchio just had an unexpected reunion.

It was almost 40 years ago when viewers first watched Ralph Macchio, playing the role of Mr. Miyagi’s karate apprentice Daniel LaRusso, bust out the “Crane” kick to beat Johnny Lawrence in the 1984 film The Karate Kid.

Ralph Macchio) fell in love with in 1986's In season 3 of Netflix's , Tomita returns for two episodes when Daniel travels back to Japan, to the same village — now a Westernized shopping mall -- where he first met Kumiko.As Daniel tells Kumiko in one of their first scenes together, where they try as best they can to fill in the blanks of their lives, «This is absolutely surreal. I feel like I haven't seen you in five minutes, but it's been 30 years.» «That is the truth.

If the director had his druthers, “The Karate Kid” would be known by a very different name.

. Following in the footsteps of Martin Kove as John Kreese and Rob Garrison as Tommy, Shue returns to the franchise as Ali Mills in season 3, which premiered on Netflix on New Year’s Day.

didn’t disappoint with its return on Netflix.

brought back even more favorites for season 3, which is now streaming on Netflix.    “In its first two seasons and in this season, which I’m most excited about, is that it taps into some of those things that were left dangling. And we can go back and revisit and sort of craft new ways to continue the story 35 years later,” Ralph Macchio tells ET.

William Zabka) and Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) as adults: Season 3 was originally scheduled to come out Jan 8, but it was moved up a week and it’s now coming out Jan 1. This year’s Tournament of Roses Parade will be different, with a two-hour pre-taped special instead of a parade with crowds of fans.

is getting an early release!Netflix announced on Thursday that the all-new season of the hit martial arts series will begin streaming on Jan.

There’s a chance that Hilary Swank might reprise her role as Julia Pierce in Cobra Kai.

It’s several generations of Karate Kids all together.

The legend of “The Karate Kid” continues.

Cobra Kai has been around since 2018, when it debuted on a little-known platform you might've heard of named YouTube (well, YouTube Red, now known as YouTube Premium). Picking up 34 years after the events of The Karate Kid films, Cobra Kai reunites its stars Ralph Macchio and William Zabka in their roles as Daniel and Johnny to examine what happens when their rivalry reignites vis-à-vis their teenage children who are also — you guessed it — into karate.

The Karate Kid is having a big resurgence thanks to the Netflix‘s Cobra Kai, which brings back William Zabka and Ralph Macchio as Johnny Lawrence and Daniel LaRusso.

Ralph Macchio says there is one big problem with the 2010 reboot of “The Karate Kid”.

Ralph Macchio first warmed hearts as young Daniel LaRusso learning to defend himself in the Karate Kid trilogy. Now all grown up, the actor, 58 — who has reprised his role in Cobra Kai — exclusively opened up to Us Weekly about the moment he realized when the movie was going to be a hit, getting poison oak while filming the third installment and more.

The Karate Kid star Ralph Macchio says the 2010 reboot, produced by Will Smith, should have been called The Kung Fu Kid.Macchio, who played Daniel LaRusso in the original 1984 film, explained to The Guardian why the modern remake should have had a different title in keeping with the location change.The revival, which moves from Los Angeles to China, should have been renamed The Kung Fu Kid because, as Macchio points out, “there’s no such thing as karate in China”.The film received mixed reviews

The Guardian, he admits that he could have followed a similar path to fellow ’80s heartthrobs Tom Cruise, Rob Lowe, Matt Dillon and Emilio Estevez, who appeared alongside him in The Outsiders, but is happy he stayed at home.“If I’d been trying to grab that gold ring every chance, maybe I would have had more (jobs), but I couldn’t get to them because I was watching a baseball game back in my home town,” he explains.“I wasn’t the biggest risk-taker, and I’m sure there were lost opportunities

“Cobra Kai” is back!