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{{short description|American actor (born 1961)}}
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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Ralph Macchio
| name = Ralph Macchio
| image = Ralph Macchio 2018.jpg
| image = Ralph Macchio Photo Op GalaxyCon Richmond 2019 (3x4 cropped).jpg
| caption = Macchio at GalaxyCon Raleigh in 2018
| caption = Macchio in 2019
| birth_name = Ralph George Macchio Jr.
| birth_name = Ralph George Macchio Jr.
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age |1961|11|4}}<ref name=biocom>{{cite web
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age |1961|11|4}}<ref name=biocom>{{cite web
|url=https://www.biography.com/actor/ralph-macchio
|url=https://www.biography.com/actor/ralph-macchio
|title=Ralph Macchio
|title=Ralph Macchio
|access-date=2019-11-13
|access-date=November 13, 2019
|date=2019-08-16
|date=August 16, 2019
|publisher=[[Biography (TV program)]]
|website=[[Biography (TV program)|Biography]]
|archive-date=April 29, 2020
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200429063147/https://www.biography.com/actor/ralph-macchio
|url-status=live
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}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Huntington, New York]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[Huntington, New York]], U.S.
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|producer}}
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1979–present
| years_active = 1979–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Phyllis Fierro|1987}}
| spouse = {{marriage|Phyllis Fierro|1987}}
| children = 2
| children = 2
}}
}}
'''Ralph George Macchio Jr.''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ɑː|tʃ|i|oʊ}}, {{IPA-it|ˈmakkjo|lang}}; born November 4, 1961) is an American actor and producer. He is best known for playing [[Daniel LaRusso]] in three ''[[The Karate Kid (franchise)|Karate Kid]]'' films and in ''[[Cobra Kai]]'', a sequel television series. He also played Johnny Cade in ''[[The Outsiders (film)|The Outsiders]]'', Jeremy Andretti in ''[[Eight Is Enough]],'' Bill Gambini in ''[[My Cousin Vinny]]'', Eugene Martone in ''[[Crossroads (1986 film)|Crossroads]]'', and Archie Rodriguez in ''[[Ugly Betty]]'', and had a recurring role as Officer Haddix in ''[[The Deuce (TV series)|The Deuce]]''.
'''Ralph George Macchio Jr.''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ɑː|tʃ|i|oʊ}} {{respell|MAH|chee|oh}}, {{IPA|it|ˈmakkjo|lang}}; born November 4, 1961) is an American actor. He is best known for playing [[Daniel LaRusso]] in four ''[[The Karate Kid (franchise)|Karate Kid]]'' films (the 1984 film ''[[The Karate Kid]]'' and its sequels, ''[[The Karate Kid Part II]]'' in 1986, ''[[The Karate Kid Part III]]'' in 1989, and the upcoming ''[[Karate Kid: Legends]]'' in 2025), as well as in ''[[Cobra Kai]]'' (2018–present), a sequel [[television]] series on [[YouTube Premium]] and [[Netflix]]. Macchio also played Johnny Cade in ''[[The Outsiders (film)|The Outsiders]]'' (1983), Jeremy Andretti in the television series ''[[Eight Is Enough]],'' William Gambini in ''[[My Cousin Vinny]]'' (1992), Eugene Martone in ''[[Crossroads (1986 film)|Crossroads]]'' (1986), and Archie Rodriguez in the television series ''[[Ugly Betty]]''. He also had a recurring role as Officer Haddix in the television series ''[[The Deuce (TV series)|The Deuce]]''.

Macchio received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] in 2024, next to that of his ''Karate Kid'' co-star [[Pat Morita]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Ralph Macchio Receives Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame as His 'Cobra Kai' Costars Praise His 'Old-Fashioned Class' |url=https://people.com/ralph-macchio-receives-star-on-hollywood-walk-of-fame-8748411 |access-date=December 9, 2024 |magazine=People |first1=JP |last1=Mangalindan |first2=Liza |last2=Esquibias |date=November 20, 2024}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Macchio was born in [[Huntington, New York]].<ref name=biocom/> He is the son of Rosalie (née DeSantis) and Ralph George Macchio, who owned a ranch.<ref>[http://open.nysenate.gov/legislation/bill/J3158-2009 J3158-2009&nbsp;– NY Senate Open Legislation&nbsp;– Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Macchio upon the occasion of their 50th Anniversary ].New York State Senate.</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=WE&s_site=kansas&p_multi=WE&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=11C1CBF0E4DCA928&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004234912/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=WE&s_site=kansas&p_multi=WE&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=11C1CBF0E4DCA928&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |quote=Ralph Macchio Sr., father of the actor best known for his recurring role as Daniel LaRusso in three Karate Kid movies... Macchio operated a Western entertainment park&nbsp;– the Wild West Ranch and Western Town in Lake George, NY&nbsp;– until closing it this year after a land ownership |via=NewsBank |date=October 5, 2007 |archive-date=October 4, 2013 |newspaper=The Wichita Eagle |title=Wild West's Failure a Lesson, Investor Says |page=1A |url-status=dead |url-access=limited }}</ref> His father is of half [[Italians|Italian]] and half [[Greeks|Greek]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/american-gypsies/articles/qa-with-executive-producer-ralph-macchio/|title=American Gypsies: Q&A With Executive Producer Ralph Macchio|publisher=[[National Geographic Society]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003122419/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/american-gypsies/articles/qa-with-executive-producer-ralph-macchio/|archive-date=October 3, 2013|access-date=October 4, 2013|quote=Actually, I have a little Greek in the bloodstream as well (my Dad is half Greek).}}</ref> descent, and his mother is of [[Italian American|Italian]] ancestry.<ref>[http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/american-gypsies/q-a-with-ralph-macchio/ Q&A With Executive Producer Ralph Macchio] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819012728/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/american-gypsies/q-a-with-ralph-macchio|date=August 19, 2012}}. [[National Geographic (American TV channel)|National Geographic Channel]].</ref> In a 1980 [[screen test]], Macchio said his family was from [[Naples]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPzf1M4Cprg | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211117/sPzf1M4Cprg| archive-date=2021-11-17 | url-status=live|title=Ralph Macchio and Phil Hartman screen test |work=Youtube |access-date=October 10, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 1979, Macchio graduated from [[Half Hollow Hills Central School District]] in New York.<ref>{{Cite book|last=James M. Welsh, Gene D. Phillips, Rodney F. Hill|first=|title=The Francis Ford Coppola Encyclopedia|publisher=Scarecrow Press|year=2010|isbn=9780810876514|location=|pages=167}}</ref>
Macchio was born in [[Huntington, New York]] in 1961.<ref name="biocom" /> He is the son of Rosalie (née DeSantis) and Ralph George Macchio Sr., who owned a few [[self-service laundry|laundromats]] and a wastewater disposal company. Macchio has a younger brother named Steven.<ref name=":2">{{cite web |url=http://open.nysenate.gov/legislation/bill/J3158-2009 |website=NY State Senate |title=Open Legislation: Resolution J3158-2009: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Macchio upon the occasion of their 50th Anniversary |date=September 10, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109222807/http://open.nysenate.gov/legislation/bill/J3158-2009 |archive-date=November 9, 2013 }}</ref> His father is of half Italian and half [[Greeks|Greek]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/american-gypsies/articles/qa-with-executive-producer-ralph-macchio/|title=American Gypsies: Q&A With Executive Producer Ralph Macchio|publisher=[[National Geographic Society]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003122419/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/american-gypsies/articles/qa-with-executive-producer-ralph-macchio/|archive-date=October 3, 2013|access-date=October 4, 2013|quote=Actually, I have a little Greek in the bloodstream as well (my Dad is half Greek).}}</ref> descent, and his mother is of [[Italian American|Italian]] ancestry.<ref>[http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/american-gypsies/q-a-with-ralph-macchio/ Q&A With Executive Producer Ralph Macchio] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819012728/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/american-gypsies/q-a-with-ralph-macchio|date=August 19, 2012}}. [[National Geographic (American TV channel)|National Geographic Channel]].</ref> In a 1980 [[screen test]], Macchio said his family was from [[Naples]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPzf1M4Cprg | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211117/sPzf1M4Cprg| archive-date=November 17, 2021 | url-status=live|title=Ralph Macchio and Phil Hartman screen test |work=Youtube | date=March 4, 2014|access-date=October 10, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 1979, Macchio graduated from [[Half Hollow Hills Central School District|Half Hollow Hills High School West]] in [[Dix Hills, New York]].<ref>{{Cite book|first1=James M. |last1=Welsh |first2=Gene D. |last2=Phillips |first3=Rodney F. |last3=Hill|title=The Francis Ford Coppola Encyclopedia|publisher=Scarecrow Press|year=2010|isbn=9780810876514|location=|pages=167}}</ref>

Macchio began tap dancing lessons at the age of three and was discovered by a [[talent agent]] at the age of 16.<ref name=biocom/> He also had minimal training in martial arts, as he learned little [[karate]] and [[jiujitsu]] when he was in elementary school, long before getting the role of Daniel LaRusso in ''The Karate Kid'' film franchise.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gaughan |first=Liam |date=2024-08-31 |title=Did Ralph Macchio Really Learn Karate for 'Karate Kid'? |url=https://collider.com/did-ralph-macchio-really-learn-karate/#:~:text=Macchio%20admitted%20that%20he%20only,no%20experience%20with%20martial%20arts. |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=Collider |language=en}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
===Early roles===
Macchio began tap dancing lessons at the age of three and was discovered by a [[talent agent]] when he was 16 years old.<ref name=biocom/> He was then cast as Jeremy Andretti in the television series ''[[Eight Is Enough]]''.<ref name=biocom/> After ''Eight is Enough'' ended, he won the role of Johnny Cade in the 1983 film ''[[The Outsiders (film)|The Outsiders]]''.<ref name=biocom/> It was this role that led him to be cast as [[Daniel LaRusso]] in the blockbuster 1984 film ''[[The Karate Kid]]'' and two of its sequels, ''[[The Karate Kid Part II]]'' and ''[[The Karate Kid Part III]]''.<ref name=biocom/><ref name="auto">{{Cite news|url=http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/aug/25/karate-kid-ralph-macchio-im-at-peace-with-the-choices-i-made-cobra-kai|title=Karate Kid Ralph Macchio: 'I'm at peace with the choices I made'|date=August 25, 2020|work=The Guardian|first=Hadley|last=Freeman|access-date=August 23, 2021}}</ref> In ''The Karate Kid'', Macchio portrayed a "high school weakling turned bullybuster"<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-07-01-ca-2367-story.html|title=Macchio at 27: The Man Who Lives Inside the 'Kid'|date=July 1, 1989|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=August 23, 2021|first=Daniel|last=Cerone}}</ref> who learns karate from his friend and mentor, Mr. Miyagi (portrayed by [[Pat Morita]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2019/11/22/mr-miyagi-and-quest-perfect-mentor/4261349002/|title=Mr. Miyagi and the quest for the perfect mentor|first=J.J.|last=Rosen|work=The Tennessean|date=November 22, 2019|access-date=August 23, 2021}}</ref> Macchio's work in the ''Karate Kid'' series made him "stratospherically famous".<ref name="auto"/>
Macchio was cast as Jeremy Andretti for a season in the television series ''[[Eight Is Enough]]''.<ref name=biocom/> He next won the role of Johnny Cade in the 1983 film ''[[The Outsiders (film)|The Outsiders]]''.<ref name=biocom/>


===''Karate Kid'' films===
Macchio appeared in the 1986 film ''[[Crossroads (1986 film)|Crossroads]]'', portraying music student Eugene Martone. Also in 1986, Macchio starred in ''Cuba and His Teddy Bear'' on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]], alongside [[Robert DeNiro]].<ref name=biocom/><ref>{{cite news | last =Gussow | first =Mel | title =Theater: 'Cuba and His Teddy Bear' | newspaper =[[The New York Times]] | date =19 May 1986 | url =https://www.nytimes.com/1986/05/19/theater/theater-cuba-and-his-teddy-bear.html | access-date =25 April 2019 }}</ref> In 1992, he starred opposite [[Joe Pesci]] and [[Marisa Tomei]] in the hit comedy ''[[My Cousin Vinny]]'', playing Billy Gambini, who was wrongfully accused of murder while passing through a small [[Alabama]] town.<ref name=biocom/> In 1996, Macchio performed the lead role of J. Pierrepont Finch in the U.S. tour revival of the 1962 Tony Award-winning musical ''[[How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying]]'', and received positive reviews. Referring to his performance as a chorister in a high school production of the same musical, Macchio said, "I was known as the 'Dancing Kid,' not that I was all that great. But I had been dancing since the age of three, taking lessons at the June Claire School of Dance in Babylon, Long Island."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.playbill.com/features/article/64275-How-Ralph-Macchio-Succeeds |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120908121428/http://www.playbill.com/features/article/64275-How-Ralph-Macchio-Succeeds |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 8, 2012 |title=How Ralph Macchio ''Succeeds'' |work=Playbill |date=April 24, 1996 |access-date=March 23, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1996-05-31/features/1996152118_1_ralph-macchio-finch-rosemary |title=A cheery revival for 'How to Succeed' Review: Grown-up Ralph Macchio charms as this updated '61 Pulitzer Prize musical opens a national tour here |newspaper=The Baltimore Sun |first=J. Wynn |last=Rousuck |date=May 31, 1996 |access-date=March 23, 2011}}</ref>
Macchio's work on ''The Outsiders'' helped him win the role of [[Daniel LaRusso]] in the 1984 blockbuster film ''[[The Karate Kid]].'' Macchio continued to portray the character in two of its sequels, ''[[The Karate Kid Part II]]'' (1986) and ''[[The Karate Kid Part III]]'' (1989).<ref name=biocom/><ref name="auto">{{Cite news|url=http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/aug/25/karate-kid-ralph-macchio-im-at-peace-with-the-choices-i-made-cobra-kai|title=Karate Kid Ralph Macchio: 'I'm at peace with the choices I made'|date=August 25, 2020|work=The Guardian|first=Hadley|last=Freeman|access-date=August 23, 2021|archive-date=August 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210823062937/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/aug/25/karate-kid-ralph-macchio-im-at-peace-with-the-choices-i-made-cobra-kai|url-status=live}}</ref> In ''The Karate Kid'', Macchio portrayed a "high school weakling turned bullybuster"<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-07-01-ca-2367-story.html|title=Macchio at 27: The Man Who Lives Inside the 'Kid'|date=July 1, 1989|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=August 23, 2021|first=Daniel|last=Cerone|archive-date=February 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222004829/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-07-01-ca-2367-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> who learns karate from his friend and mentor, Mr. Miyagi (portrayed by [[Pat Morita]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2019/11/22/mr-miyagi-and-quest-perfect-mentor/4261349002/|title=Mr. Miyagi and the quest for the perfect mentor|first=J.J.|last=Rosen|work=The Tennessean|date=November 22, 2019|access-date=August 23, 2021|archive-date=February 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210091758/https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2019/11/22/mr-miyagi-and-quest-perfect-mentor/4261349002/|url-status=live}}</ref> Macchio's work in the ''Karate Kid'' series made him "stratospherically famous."<ref name="auto"/>


===Later roles===
[[File:MCCC 15 - Ralph Macchio 01 (17904827210).jpg|thumb|180px|right|Macchio in 2015]]
Macchio appeared in the 1986 film ''[[Crossroads (1986 film)|Crossroads]]'', portraying music student Eugene Martone. That same year, Macchio starred in ''Cuba and His Teddy Bear'' on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]], alongside [[Robert De Niro]].<ref name=biocom/><ref>{{cite news | last =Gussow | first =Mel | title =Theater: 'Cuba and His Teddy Bear' | newspaper =[[The New York Times]] | date =May 19, 1986 | url =https://www.nytimes.com/1986/05/19/theater/theater-cuba-and-his-teddy-bear.html | access-date =April 25, 2019 | archive-date =April 17, 2020 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20200417122821/https://www.nytimes.com/1986/05/19/theater/theater-cuba-and-his-teddy-bear.html | url-status =live }}</ref> In 1992, Macchio starred opposite [[Joe Pesci]] and [[Marisa Tomei]] in the hit comedy film ''[[My Cousin Vinny]]'', playing Billy Gambini, who was wrongfully accused of murder while passing through a small [[Alabama]] town.<ref name=biocom/> In 1996, Macchio performed the lead role of J. Pierrepont Finch in the U.S. tour revival of the 1962 Tony Award-winning musical ''[[How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (musical)|How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying]]'', and received positive reviews. Referring to his performance as a chorister in a high school production of the same musical, Macchio said, "I was known as the 'Dancing Kid,' not that I was all that great. But I had been dancing since the age of three, taking lessons at the June Claire School of Dance in Babylon, Long Island."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.playbill.com/features/article/64275-How-Ralph-Macchio-Succeeds |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120908121428/http://www.playbill.com/features/article/64275-How-Ralph-Macchio-Succeeds |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 8, 2012 |title=How Ralph Macchio ''Succeeds'' |work=Playbill |date=April 24, 1996 |access-date=March 23, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1996/05/31/a-cheery-revival-for-how-to-succeed-review-grown-up-ralph-macchio-charms-as-this-updated-61-pulitzer-prize-musical-opens-a-national-tour-here/ |title=A cheery revival for 'How to Succeed' Review: Grown-up Ralph Macchio charms as this updated '61 Pulitzer Prize musical opens a national tour here |newspaper=The Baltimore Sun |first=J. Wynn |last=Rousuck |date=May 31, 1996 |access-date=March 23, 2011 |archive-date=September 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922084255/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1996-05-31/features/1996152118_1_ralph-macchio-finch-rosemary |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 2005, Macchio played himself in the [[HBO]] series ''[[Entourage (U.S. TV series)|Entourage]]''.<ref name=biocom/> He appeared in the 2007 music video for the song "[[No More Kings#Sweep the Leg|Sweep the Leg]]" by [[No More Kings]] as a caricature of himself and Daniel from ''The Karate Kid.''<ref name="musicvideo">{{cite web|url=https://www.gazettetimes.com/blogs/of-being-and-johnny-lawrence-sweep-the-leg/article_25cefe2c-c937-5dd9-8e04-8c92425d0103.html|title=Of Being and Johnny Lawrence (Sweep the Leg)|work=[[Albany Democrat-Herald]]|publisher=[[Corvallis Gazette-Times]]|date=March 10, 2018|author=Frye, Cory|access-date=October 21, 2018}}</ref><ref name="musicvideo2">{{cite web|url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/10/karate-kid-billy-zabka-cobra-kai-30th-anniversary|title='Karate Kid' villain Billy Zabka is still best friends with the Cobra Kais|publisher=[[USA Today]]|date=October 9, 2014|author=Strauss, Chris|access-date=October 21, 2018}}</ref> Beginning in October 2008, he appeared in several episodes of the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC Network]] television series ''[[Ugly Betty]]'' as Archie Rodriguez, a local politician who is Hilda's love interest.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/ugly-bettys-ralph-1003946/ |title=Ugly Betty's Ralph Macchio Returns for Some Romance |date=March 12, 2009 |work=TV Guide |first=Gina |last=DiNunno |access-date=August 23, 2021 }}</ref> As of November 2008, Macchio was ranked No. 80 among [[VH1]]'s ''100 Greatest Teen Stars''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vh1divas2000live.com/shows/dyn/the_greatest/97835/episode_featured_copy.jhtml |title=100 Greatest Teen Stars #'s 80-61 |access-date=November 15, 2008 |work=vh1devas2000live.com |publisher=MTV Networks |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206054910/http://www.vh1divas2000live.com/shows/dyn/the_greatest/97835/episode_featured_copy.jhtml |archive-date=December 6, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


In 2005, Macchio played himself in the [[HBO]] series ''[[Entourage (U.S. TV series)|Entourage]]''.<ref name=biocom/> Beginning in October 2008, Macchio appeared in several episodes of the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC Network]] television series ''[[Ugly Betty]]'' as Archie Rodriguez, a local politician who is Hilda's love interest.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/ugly-bettys-ralph-1003946/ |title=Ugly Betty's Ralph Macchio Returns for Some Romance |date=March 12, 2009 |work=TV Guide |first=Gina |last=DiNunno |access-date=August 23, 2021 |archive-date=August 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210823132643/https://www.tvguide.com/news/ugly-bettys-ralph-1003946/ |url-status=live }}</ref> As of November 2008, Macchio was ranked No. 80 among [[VH1]]'s ''100 Greatest Teen Stars''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vh1divas2000live.com/shows/dyn/the_greatest/97835/episode_featured_copy.jhtml |title=100 Greatest Teen Stars #'s 80-61 |access-date=November 15, 2008 |work=vh1devas2000live.com |publisher=MTV Networks |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206054910/http://www.vh1divas2000live.com/shows/dyn/the_greatest/97835/episode_featured_copy.jhtml |archive-date=December 6, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In June 2010, Macchio appeared in [[Funny or Die]]'s online short, "Wax On, F*ck Off", in which his loved ones stage an intervention to turn the former child star from a well-adjusted family man into an addict besieged with tabloid scandal in order to help his career.<ref>[http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/c8ad4aa802/wax-on-f-ck-off-with-ralph-macchio "Wax On, F*ck Off with Ralph Macchio"] [[Funny or Die]]; 2010</ref> A recurring joke in the sketch is that Macchio is confused for an adolescent. The short was lauded by ''[[TV Guide]]'''s Bruce Fretts, who referred to the video as "sidesplitting" and "comic gold".<ref>Fretts, Bruce. "Cheers & Jeers"; ''[[TV Guide]]''; July 5, 2010; Page 92</ref> On September 20, 2010, Macchio played the adult Carl Morelli in a staged reading of the [[Charles Messina]] play ''A Room of My Own'' presented by the Bleecker Street Theater Company.<ref name=Lenzi>{{cite web|last=Lenzi|first=Linda|title=Photo Coverage: Cantone, Macchio et al. in A ROOM OF MY OWN |url=http://broadwayworld.com/article/Photo_Coverage_Cantone_Macchio_et_al_in_A_ROOM_OF_MY_OWN_20100921| website=Broadway World |date=September 21, 2010}}</ref> In February 2011, it was announced that Macchio would compete on ABC's ''[[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 12)|Dancing with the Stars]]''. He was eliminated during the semi-finals, placing fourth in the overall competition.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2011/05/18/2011-05-18_dancing_with_the_stars_semifinals_recap_ralph_macchio_karina_smirnoff_knocked_ou.html |title='Dancing with the Stars' semi-finals recap: Ralph Macchio, Karina Smirnoff knocked out of the running |access-date=May 18, 2011 | location=New York|work=Daily News |first=Joyce |last=Chen |date=May 18, 2011}}</ref> Macchio appeared in Canadian band [[Danko Jones]]' music videos for "Had Enough" and "I Think Bad Thoughts".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/tv/column-post/ralph-macchio-and-elijah-wood-think-bad-thoughts-indie-music-clip-video-25891 |title=Ralph Macchio, Elijah Wood Think Bad Thoughts in Indie Music Clip |date=March 28, 2011 |publisher=[[The Wrap]] |access-date=March 28, 2011 |first=Tim |last=Kenneally}}</ref>


On September 20, 2010, Macchio played the adult Carl Morelli in a staged reading of the [[Charles Messina]] play ''A Room of My Own'' presented by the Bleecker Street Theater Company.<ref name=Lenzi>{{cite web|last=Lenzi|first=Linda|title=Photo Coverage: Cantone, Macchio et al. in A ROOM OF MY OWN|url=http://broadwayworld.com/article/Photo_Coverage_Cantone_Macchio_et_al_in_A_ROOM_OF_MY_OWN_20100921|website=Broadway World|date=September 21, 2010|access-date=June 24, 2011|archive-date=November 5, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105012506/http://broadwayworld.com/article/Photo_Coverage_Cantone_Macchio_et_al_in_A_ROOM_OF_MY_OWN_20100921|url-status=live}}</ref> In February 2011, it was announced that Macchio would compete on ABC's ''[[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 12)|Dancing with the Stars]]''. He was eliminated during the semi-finals, placing fourth in the overall competition.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2011/05/18/2011-05-18_dancing_with_the_stars_semifinals_recap_ralph_macchio_karina_smirnoff_knocked_ou.html |title='Dancing with the Stars' semi-finals recap: Ralph Macchio, Karina Smirnoff knocked out of the running |access-date=May 18, 2011 |location=New York |work=Daily News |first=Joyce |last=Chen |date=May 18, 2011 |archive-date=May 21, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521080223/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2011/05/18/2011-05-18_dancing_with_the_stars_semifinals_recap_ralph_macchio_karina_smirnoff_knocked_ou.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Macchio appeared in Canadian band [[Danko Jones]]' music videos for "Had Enough" and "I Think Bad Thoughts."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/tv/column-post/ralph-macchio-and-elijah-wood-think-bad-thoughts-indie-music-clip-video-25891 |title=Ralph Macchio, Elijah Wood Think Bad Thoughts in Indie Music Clip |date=March 28, 2011 |publisher=[[The Wrap]] |access-date=March 28, 2011 |first=Tim |last=Kenneally |archive-date=April 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110404233647/http://www.thewrap.com/tv/column-post/ralph-macchio-and-elijah-wood-think-bad-thoughts-indie-music-clip-video-25891 |url-status=live }}</ref>
In April 2012, Macchio was cast in the film ''[[Hitchcock (film)|Hitchcock]]'', based on the non-fiction book ''[[Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho]]''. Macchio portrayed ''[[Psycho (1960 film)|Psycho]]'' screenwriter [[Joseph Stefano]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.deadline.com/2012/04/ralph-macchio-plays-psycho-scribe-joe-stefano-in-hitchcock/|title=Ralph Macchio Plays 'Psycho' Scribe Joe Stefano In 'Hitchcock' |date=April 17, 2012 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=April 19, 2012 |first=Mike Jr |last=Fleming}}</ref> In 2013, he appeared in ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]''. One of the main characters, [[Barney Stinson]], asserts that Macchio's character, Daniel LaRusso, in ''[[The Karate Kid]]'' is not the real karate kid; instead, it's [[Johnny Lawrence (character)|Johnny Lawrence]], Daniel's nemesis in the film.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2013/04/29/how-i-met-your-mother-recap-william-zabka|title='How I Met Your Mother' recap: The Barney|first=Sandra|last=Gonzalez|newspaper=Entertainment Weekly|date=April 29, 2013|access-date=October 27, 2015}}</ref> From February to March 2016, Macchio co-starred with [[Mario Cantone]] in the Off-Broadway production ''A Room of My Own'',<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/14/theater/its-ok-with-ralph-macchio-if-you-call-him-the-karate-kid.html |title=It's O.K. With Ralph Macchio if You Call Him the Karate Kid |department=Theater |newspaper=The New York Times |first=Erik |last=Piepenburg |date=February 12, 2016 |access-date=February 20, 2016 }}</ref> after having read the play in 2010<ref name=Lenzi/> and 2014.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/ralph-macchio-and-mario-cantone-will-take-part-in-reading-of-new-comedy-a-r-215754 |title=Ralph Macchio and Mario Cantone Will Take Part in Reading of New Comedy A Room of My Own |newspaper=Playbill |date=March 7, 2014 |access-date=February 20, 2016 |first=Andrew |last=Gans }}</ref>


In April 2012, Macchio was cast in the film ''[[Hitchcock (film)|Hitchcock]]'', based on the non-fiction book ''[[Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho]]''. He portrayed ''[[Psycho (1960 film)|Psycho]]'' screenwriter [[Joseph Stefano]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.deadline.com/2012/04/ralph-macchio-plays-psycho-scribe-joe-stefano-in-hitchcock/ |title=Ralph Macchio Plays 'Psycho' Scribe Joe Stefano In 'Hitchcock' |date=April 17, 2012 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=April 19, 2012 |first=Mike Jr |last=Fleming |archive-date=April 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419171033/http://www.deadline.com/2012/04/ralph-macchio-plays-psycho-scribe-joe-stefano-in-hitchcock/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Macchio reprised his role as Daniel LaRusso in ''[[Cobra Kai]]'', an [[Action film|action]] [[comedy-drama]] [[Netflix]] series presented in an [[episodic storytelling]] format that began in 2018. Along with [[William Zabka]], he is also a co-executive producer of the series.<ref name=biocom/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/karate-kid-tv-sequel-starring-ralph-macchio-william-zabka-a-go-at-youtube-red-1014453 |title='Karate Kid' TV Sequel, Starring Ralph Macchio and William Zabka, a Go at YouTube Red |date=August 4, 2017 |access-date=February 9, 2018 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |first=Lesley |last=Goldberg }}</ref>


===Post-''Karate Kid'' and ''Cobra Kai''===
==Personal life==
[[File: Ralph Macchio (36077374162).jpg|thumb|180px|right|Macchio in 2017]]
Macchio was introduced to his future wife, Phyllis Fierro, by his grandmother when he was 15.<ref name="big50">{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/04/ralph-macchio-karate-kid-birthday_n_1074940.html|title=Ralph Macchio's 50th Birthday: From Karate Kid To Dancing Star|date=January 4, 2012|newspaper=[[Huffington Post]]|access-date=March 29, 2015|page=slide 6|no-pp=y}}</ref> They married on April 5, 1987, and have two children, Julia (born 1992) and Daniel (born 1996). Fierro is a nurse practitioner.<ref name=big50 /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view/20100625-277523/Whatever-happened-to-Ralph-Macchio|title=Whatever happened to Ralph Macchio?|last=Valle|first=Jocelyn|date=June 25, 2010|work=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20100628031949/http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view/20100625-277523/Whatever-happened-to-Ralph-Macchio|archive-date=June 28, 2010|access-date=December 5, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name=grown />
Macchio appeared in the 2007 music video for the song "[[No More Kings#Sweep the Leg|Sweep the Leg]]" by [[No More Kings]] as a caricature of himself and Daniel LaRusso from ''The Karate Kid.''<ref name="starred">{{cite magazine |last=Anagnoson |first=Alex |url=https://heavy.com/entertainment/cobra-kai/karate-kid-cast-2007-music-video/ |title=WATCH: 'Cobra Kai' Cast Starred in a 2007 Music Video |magazine=[[Heavy (website)|Heavy]] |date=December 14, 2021 |accessdate=October 20, 2022 |archive-date=October 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030153947/https://heavy.com/entertainment/cobra-kai/karate-kid-cast-2007-music-video/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="officialnomorekings">{{YouTube|r3iYmgDJ4FE|No More Kings "Sweep the Leg" (No More Kings Official YouTube Page)}}</ref>


In June 2010, Macchio appeared in [[Funny or Die]]'s online short, "Wax On, F*ck Off", in which his loved ones stage an intervention to turn the former child star from a well-adjusted family man into an addict besieged with tabloid scandal in order to help his career, with frequent references to ''The Karate Kid''.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAtd2r49wFw "Wax On, F*ck Off with Ralph Macchio"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030153158/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAtd2r49wFw |date=October 30, 2022 }} [[Funny or Die]]; 2010</ref> A recurring joke in the sketch is that Macchio is confused for an adolescent. The short was lauded by ''[[TV Guide]]'''s Bruce Fretts, who referred to the video as "sidesplitting" and "comic gold."<ref>Fretts, Bruce. "Cheers & Jeers"; ''[[TV Guide]]''; July 5, 2010; Page 92</ref>
At a celebration of the 30th anniversary of ''The Karate Kid'' at the [[Japanese American National Museum]] in 2014, Macchio said that the yellow 1947 Ford convertible his character Daniel receives from Miyagi in the first film was sitting in his garage.<ref name=grown>{{cite magazine |url=http://people.com/archive/the-karate-kid-all-grown-up-vol-71-no-21/ |title='The Karate Kid' All Grown Up |magazine=People |first=Paul |last=Chi |date=June 1, 2009 |access-date=May 4, 2018 }}</ref>


In 2013, Macchio appeared in ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]''. One of the main characters, [[Barney Stinson]], asserts that Macchio's character, Daniel LaRusso, in ''[[The Karate Kid]]'' is not the real karate kid; instead, it is [[Johnny Lawrence (character)|Johnny Lawrence]], Daniel's nemesis in the film.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2013/04/29/how-i-met-your-mother-recap-william-zabka|title='How I Met Your Mother' recap: The Barney|first=Sandra|last=Gonzalez|newspaper=Entertainment Weekly|date=April 29, 2013|access-date=October 27, 2015|archive-date=March 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302235243/http://www.ew.com/article/2013/04/29/how-i-met-your-mother-recap-william-zabka|url-status=live}}</ref>
Macchio is a fan of the [[New York Islanders]] hockey team and was featured as the team's celebrity captain in the 1991 Pro Set Platinum trading card series.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://puckjunk.com/2016/11/04/ralph-macchio-karate-kid-celebrity-hockey-captain/ |title=Ralph Macchio: Celebrity Hockey Captain |date=November 4, 2016 |website=Puck Junk |first=Sal |last=Barry |access-date=January 6, 2021 }}</ref> A 2016 bobblehead promotion saw his likeness in the team's uniform donning the iconic 'crane kick' pose from ''The Karate Kid''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/karate-kid-gets-islanders-bobblehead/c-283081072 |title=Ralph Macchio gets kicking Islanders bobblehead |date=October 25, 2016 |website=NHL.com |access-date=March 3, 2021 }}</ref>

During a celebration of the 30th anniversary of ''The Karate Kid'' at the [[Japanese American National Museum]] in 2014, Macchio said that the yellow 1947 Ford convertible that his character Daniel receives from Mr. Miyagi in the first film was sitting in his garage.<ref name=grown>{{cite magazine |url=http://people.com/archive/the-karate-kid-all-grown-up-vol-71-no-21/ |title='The Karate Kid' All Grown Up |magazine=People |first=Paul |last=Chi |date=June 1, 2009 |access-date=May 4, 2018 |archive-date=May 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180519074300/http://people.com/archive/the-karate-kid-all-grown-up-vol-71-no-21/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

On August 4, 2017, it was announced that Macchio would reprise his role as Daniel LaRusso in a 10-episode Karate Kid revival series for YouTube Red titled ''[[Cobra Kai]]'' that debuted in 2018. Macchio also co-executive produces the series with [[William Zabka]].<ref name="biocom" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Goldberg |first=Lesley |date=August 4, 2017 |title='Karate Kid' TV Sequel, Starring Ralph Macchio and William Zabka, a Go at YouTube Red |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/karate-kid-tv-sequel-starring-ralph-macchio-william-zabka-a-go-at-youtube-red-1014453 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190628092655/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/karate-kid-tv-sequel-starring-ralph-macchio-william-zabka-a-go-at-youtube-red-1014453 |archive-date=June 28, 2019 |access-date=February 9, 2018 |work=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> The series begins 33 years after the events of the first film, and re-examines the "[[Mr. Miyagi|Miyagi-Verse]]" narrative from Johnny's point of view, beginning with his decision to reopen the Cobra Kai [[karate]] [[dojo]], and the rekindling of his old rivalry with Daniel, who has been struggling to maintain balance in his life without the guidance of his now deceased mentor, [[Mr. Miyagi]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Goldberg |first1=Lesley |date=August 4, 2017 |title='Karate Kid' TV Sequel, Starring Ralph Macchio and William Zabka, a Go at YouTube Red |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/karate-kid-tv-sequel-starring-ralph-macchio-and-william-zabka-a-go-at-youtube-red-exclusive/ar-AAppo5s |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322204440/https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/karate-kid-tv-sequel-starring-ralph-macchio-and-william-zabka-a-go-at-youtube-red-exclusive/ar-AAppo5s |archive-date=March 22, 2018 |access-date=March 22, 2018 |website=MSN |publisher=Microsoft }}</ref><ref name="reunion">{{cite web |last=Topel |first=Fred |date=April 27, 2019 |title='Cobra Kai' Season 2: About That 'Karate Kid' Reunion in Episode 6… |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/cobra-kai-reunion-episode/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512005543/https://www.slashfilm.com/cobra-kai-reunion-episode/ |archive-date=May 12, 2021 |access-date=October 21, 2019 |publisher=[[/Film]]}}</ref><ref name=mat>{{cite web |url=https://www.publicbooks.org/masculinity-on-the-mat/ |title=Masculinity on the Mat |access-date=October 19, 2019 |last=Haddad |first=Vincent |date=February 11, 2019 |publisher=[[Public Books]] |archive-date=September 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922142843/https://www.publicbooks.org/masculinity-on-the-mat/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2022, Macchio published the memoir ''Waxing On: The Karate Kid and Me'' ([[E. P. Dutton|Dutton]]), in which he reflects upon the legacy of the ''Karate Kid'' films and ''Cobra Kai''.<ref name="HR1022">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/ralph-macchio-karate-kid-memoir-waxing-on-cobra-kai-1235238353/|title=Ralph Macchio on How He Survived Lean Years in His Career: "I Still Live Fairly Modestly"|newspaper=[[Hollywood Reporter]]|date=October 30, 2022|author=Gardner, Chris|access-date=October 30, 2022|archive-date=October 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030151049/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/ralph-macchio-karate-kid-memoir-waxing-on-cobra-kai-1235238353/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Macchio was introduced to his future wife, Phyllis Fierro, by his grandmother when he was 15. They got married on April 5, 1987, and have two children, a daughter named Julia (b. 1992) and a son named Daniel (b. 1996, named after Ralph's character Daniel LaRusso).<ref name="big50" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Ralph Macchio's 2 Kids: All About Julia and Daniel |url=https://people.com/all-about-ralph-macchio-kids-7502038#:~:text=Julia%20has%20followed%20Macchio's%20footsteps,all%20the%20time%22%20about%20parenting. |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=People.com |language=en}}</ref> Fierro is a nurse practitioner.<ref name="big50">{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/04/ralph-macchio-karate-kid-birthday_n_1074940.html|title=Ralph Macchio's 50th Birthday: From Karate Kid To Dancing Star|date=January 4, 2012|newspaper=[[Huffington Post]]|access-date=March 29, 2015|page=slide 6|no-pp=y|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402202846/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/04/ralph-macchio-karate-kid-birthday_n_1074940.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite news|url=http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view/20100625-277523/Whatever-happened-to-Ralph-Macchio|title=Whatever happened to Ralph Macchio?|last=Valle|first=Jocelyn|date=June 25, 2010|newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20100628031949/http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view/20100625-277523/Whatever-happened-to-Ralph-Macchio|archive-date=June 28, 2010|access-date=December 5, 2010}}</ref><ref name=grown /> Julia appeared in seasons 4 and 5 of ''Cobra Kai'', portraying her father's character's cousin named [[List of The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai characters|Vanessa LaRusso]].<ref name=":1" />

Macchio is a fan of the [[New York Islanders]] hockey team and was featured as the team's celebrity captain in the 1991 Pro Set Platinum trading card series.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://puckjunk.com/2016/11/04/ralph-macchio-karate-kid-celebrity-hockey-captain/ |title=Ralph Macchio: Celebrity Hockey Captain |date=November 4, 2016 |website=Puck Junk |first=Sal |last=Barry |access-date=January 6, 2021 |archive-date=January 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105061547/https://puckjunk.com/2016/11/04/ralph-macchio-karate-kid-celebrity-hockey-captain/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> A 2016 bobblehead promotion saw his likeness in the team's uniform donning the iconic 'crane kick' pose from ''The Karate Kid''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/karate-kid-gets-islanders-bobblehead/c-283081072 |title=Ralph Macchio gets kicking Islanders bobblehead |date=October 25, 2016 |website=NHL.com |access-date=March 3, 2021 |archive-date=June 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210620025808/https://www.nhl.com/news/karate-kid-gets-islanders-bobblehead/c-283081072 |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Filmography==
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|data-sort-value="Karate Kid Part I The"|''[[The Karate Kid]]''
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|[[Daniel LaRusso]]
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|''[[Teachers (film)|Teachers]]''
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|data-sort-value="Three Wishes of Billy Grier The"|''[[The Three Wishes of Billy Grier]]''
|data-sort-value="Three Wishes of Billy Grier The"|''[[The Three Wishes of Billy Grier]]''
|Billy Grier
|Billy Grier
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|Television film
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|1986
|rowspan="2"|1986
|''[[Crossroads (1986 film)|Crossroads]]''
|''[[Crossroads (1986 film)|Crossroads]]''
|Eugene Martone
|Eugene Martone
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|data-sort-value="Karate Kid Part II The"|''[[The Karate Kid Part II]]''
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|1989
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|data-sort-value="Last P.O.W.: The Bobby Garwood Story The"|''The Last P.O.W.: The Bobby Garwood Story''
|[[Bobby Garwood|Robert Garwood]]
|[[Bobby Garwood|Robert Garwood]]
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|''[[My Cousin Vinny]]''
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|data-sort-value="Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue The"|''[[The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue]]''
|data-sort-value="Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue The"|''[[The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue]]''
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|''[[Can't Be Heaven]]''
|Hubbie Darling
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|2000
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|2000
|''[[Can't Be Heaven]]''
|Hubbie Darling
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|2001
|2001
|''Popcorn Shrimp''
|''Popcorn Shrimp''
|Cop #2
|Cop #2
|Short film
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|2003
|2003
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|2010
|2010
|Wax On, F*ck Off<ref>{{cite news |url=https://ew.com/article/2010/06/11/ralph-macchio-wax-on-fck-off/ |title=Ralph Macchio Q&A: The story behind 'Wax On, F*ck Off' |newspaper=Entertainment Weekly |first=Mandi |last=Bierly |date=June 11, 2010 |access-date=April 23, 2018 }}</ref>
|''Wax On, F*ck Off''<ref>{{cite news |url=https://ew.com/article/2010/06/11/ralph-macchio-wax-on-fck-off/ |title=Ralph Macchio Q&A: The story behind 'Wax On, F*ck Off' |newspaper=Entertainment Weekly |first=Mandi |last=Bierly |date=June 11, 2010 |access-date=April 23, 2018 |archive-date=April 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424071335/http://ew.com/article/2010/06/11/ralph-macchio-wax-on-fck-off/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|Himself, concept writer
|Himself, concept writer
|Short film
|Short film
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|-
|2012
|rowspan="2"|2012
|''[[Hitchcock (film)|Hitchcock]]''
|''[[Hitchcock (film)|Hitchcock]]''
|[[Joseph Stefano]]
|[[Joseph Stefano]]
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|2012
|''Holiday Spin''
|''Holiday Spin''
|Ruben
|Ruben
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|Television film
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|-
|2018
|TBA
|data-sort-value="Dog and Pony Show A"|''A Dog and Pony Show''
|data-sort-value="Dog and Pony Show A"|''A Dog and Pony Show''
|Aaron
|Aaron
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|Post-production
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|2025
|''[[Karate Kid: Legends]]''
|[[Daniel LaRusso]]
|Post-production<br>Also executive producer
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|Episode: "[[The Other Side (The Outer Limits)|The Other Side]]"
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|2000
|rowspan="2"|2000
|''Chicken Soup for the Soul''
|''Chicken Soup for the Soul''
|Max
|Max
|Episode: "Letters to Suzie"
|Episode: "Letters to Suzie"
|-
|-
|2000
|''[[Twice in a Lifetime (TV series)|Twice in a Lifetime]]''
|''[[Twice in a Lifetime (TV series)|Twice in a Lifetime]]''
|Officer Dan Payello/Phillip Barbosa
|Officer Dan Payello/Phillip Barbosa
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|2005
|''[[Entourage (U.S. TV series)|Entourage]]''
|''[[Entourage (U.S. TV series)|Entourage]]''
|Himself
|rowspan="2"|Himself
|Episode: "Aquamansion"
|Episode: "Aquamansion"
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|-
|2007
|2007
|''[[Head Case]]''
|''[[Head Case]]''
|Himself
|Episode: "Ralph Macchio and Liz Phair"
|Episode: "Ralph Macchio and Liz Phair"
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|Recurring role (11 episodes)
|Recurring role (11 episodes)
|-
|-
|2010
|rowspan="2"|2010
|''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]''
|''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]''
|Louis Marciano
|Louis Marciano
|Episode: "[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent (season 9)#ep15|Inhumane Society]]"
|Episode: "[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent season 9#ep186|Inhumane Society]]"
|-
|-
|2010
|''[[Psych]]''
|''[[Psych]]''
|Nick Conforth
|Nick Conforth
|Episode: "[[We'd Like to Thank the Academy]]"
|Episode: "[[We'd Like to Thank the Academy]]"
|-
|-
|2011
|rowspan="2"|2011
|data-sort-value="Whole Truth The"|''[[The Whole Truth (TV series)|The Whole Truth]]''
|data-sort-value="Whole Truth The"|''[[The Whole Truth (TV series)|The Whole Truth]]''
| Frankie Berlito
|Frankie Berlito
|Episode: "Lost in Translation"
|Episode: "Lost in Translation"
|-
|-
|2011
|''[[Dancing with the Stars (American season 12)|Dancing with the Stars]]''
|''[[Dancing with the Stars (American season 12)|Dancing with the Stars]]''
|Himself (contestant)
|Himself (contestant)
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|Episodes: "Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place" (Parts 1 & 2)
|Episodes: "Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place" (Parts 1 & 2)
|-
|-
|2013
|rowspan="2"|2013
|''[[Robot Chicken]]''
|''[[Robot Chicken]]''
|Daniel LaRusso, Colonel Steven Shay, Janitor (voice)
|Daniel LaRusso, Colonel Steven Shay, Janitor
|Episode: "Caffeine-Induced Aneurysm"
|Voice, episode: "Caffeine-Induced Aneurysm"
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|-
|2013
|''[[How I Met Your Mother]]''
|''[[How I Met Your Mother]]''
|Himself
|Himself
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|[[Whose Line Is It Anyway? (U.S. TV series)|''Whose Line Is It Anyway?'']]
|Himself
|Himself
|Special Guest (Season 10, Episode 8)
|Special Guest (Season 13, Episode 8)
|-
|-
|2018
|rowspan="2"|2018
|''[[Kevin Can Wait]]''
|''[[Kevin Can Wait]]''
|Alviti<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/ralph-macchio-kevin-can-wait-1.16650041 |title=Ralph Macchio to guest star on 'Kevin Can Wait' |newspaper=Newsday |access-date=April 17, 2018 |date=February 9, 2018 |first=Daniel |last=Bubbeo |quote=Macchio will guest star on two episodes ... Macchio will play 'Alviti,' the head of a company turning Long Island properties into parking lots }}</ref>
|Alviti<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/ralph-macchio-kevin-can-wait-1.16650041 |title=Ralph Macchio to guest star on 'Kevin Can Wait' |newspaper=Newsday |access-date=April 17, 2018 |date=February 9, 2018 |first=Daniel |last=Bubbeo |quote=Macchio will guest star on two episodes ... Macchio will play 'Alviti,' the head of a company turning Long Island properties into parking lots |archive-date=April 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418032019/https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/ralph-macchio-kevin-can-wait-1.16650041 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|2 episodes: "The Smoking Bun" and "Phat Monkey"
|2 episodes: "The Smoking Bun" and "Phat Monkey"
|-
|-
|2018
|''[[Conan (talk show)|Conan]]''
|''[[Conan (talk show)|Conan]]''
|Himself
|Himself
|Episode: "Conan Without Borders: Japan"; pre-recorded video clip<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/conan-japan-jordan-schlansky-ralph-macchio-karate-kid-part-ii/ |title=Watch 'Conan' Producer Jordan Schlansky Get Totally Owned by Childhood Hero Ralph Macchio (Video) |website=The Wrap |first=Tony |last=Maglio |date=November 30, 2018 |access-date=December 2, 2018 }}</ref>
|Episode: "Conan Without Borders: Japan"; pre-recorded video clip<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/conan-japan-jordan-schlansky-ralph-macchio-karate-kid-part-ii/ |title=Watch 'Conan' Producer Jordan Schlansky Get Totally Owned by Childhood Hero Ralph Macchio (Video) |website=The Wrap |first=Tony |last=Maglio |date=November 30, 2018 |access-date=December 2, 2018 |archive-date=December 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181201121832/https://www.thewrap.com/conan-japan-jordan-schlansky-ralph-macchio-karate-kid-part-ii/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|-
|2018–present
|2018–2019,<br>2021–present
|data-sort-value="Cobra Kai"|''[[Cobra Kai]]''
|data-sort-value="Cobra Kai"|''[[Cobra Kai]]''
|[[Daniel LaRusso]]
|[[Daniel LaRusso]]
|Main role<br>Continuation of ''The Karate Kid'' film series
|Main role, also directed "Sleeper"<br>Continuation of ''The Karate Kid'' film series
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| 1986
| 1986
| ''[[Cuba and His Teddy Bear]]''
| ''Cuba and his Teddy Bear''
| Teddy
| Teddy
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| [[The Public Theater]]
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|''[[How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (musical)|How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying]]''
|J. Pierrepont Finch
|J. Pierrepont Finch
|US national tour<ref>{{cite news |last=Rousuck |first=J. Wynn |url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1996-05-31/features/1996152118_1_ralph-macchio-finch-rosemary |title=A cheery revival for 'How to Succeed' Review: Grown-up Ralph Macchio charms as this updated '61 Pulitzer Prize musical opens a national tour here' |newspaper=The Baltimore Sun |date=May 31, 1996 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Berson |first=Misha |url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19961010&slug=2353460 |title='How To Succeed' In Show Business... – Since His 'Karate Kid' Days, Ralph Macchio Has Matured – In Age And Talent |newspaper=The Seattle Times |date=October 10, 1996 }}</ref>
|US national tour<ref>{{cite news |last=Rousuck |first=J. Wynn |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1996/05/31/a-cheery-revival-for-how-to-succeed-review-grown-up-ralph-macchio-charms-as-this-updated-61-pulitzer-prize-musical-opens-a-national-tour-here/ |title=A cheery revival for 'How to Succeed' Review: Grown-up Ralph Macchio charms as this updated '61 Pulitzer Prize musical opens a national tour here' |newspaper=The Baltimore Sun |date=May 31, 1996 |access-date=March 22, 2011 |archive-date=September 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922084255/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1996-05-31/features/1996152118_1_ralph-macchio-finch-rosemary |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Berson |first=Misha |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19961010/2353460/how-to-succeed-in-show-business |title='How To Succeed' In Show Business... – Since His 'Karate Kid' Days, Ralph Macchio Has Matured – In Age And Talent |newspaper=The Seattle Times |date=October 10, 1996 |access-date=July 31, 2020 |archive-date=October 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002075755/http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19961010&slug=2353460 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|''[[No More Kings#Sweep the Leg|Sweep the Leg]]''
|''[[No More Kings#Sweep the Leg|Sweep the Leg]]''
|[[No More Kings]]
|[[No More Kings]]
|Himself
|Himself / Daniel LaRusso
|-
|-
|2010
|2010
|"Had Enough"
|"Had Enough"
|[[Danko Jones]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Danko Jones]]
|Dr. Lee Dorian
|rowspan="3"|Dr. Lee Dorian
|-
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|2011
|2011
|"I Think Bad Thoughts"
|"I Think Bad Thoughts"
|Danko Jones
|Dr. Lee Dorian
|-
|-
|2012
|2012
|data-sort-value=""Ballad of Danko Jones The""|"The Ballad of Danko Jones"
|data-sort-value=""Ballad of Danko Jones The""|"The Ballad of Danko Jones"
|-
|Danko Jones
|2024
|Dr. Lee Dorian
|"The Karate Kid"
|[[Coldplay]]
|Busker
|}
|}


==Video game==
==Video games==
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|2020
|''[[Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues]]''
|''[[Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues]]''
|Daniel LaRusso (voice)
|rowspan="2"|Daniel LaRusso
|-
|2022
|''Cobra Kai 2: Dojos Rising''
|}
|}

==Book==
* {{Cite book|title=Waxing On: The Karate Kid and Me|last=Macchio|first=Ralph|publisher=[[E. P. Dutton|Dutton]] |year=2022|isbn=978-0593185834|pages=}}<ref name="HR1022"/>


==References==
==References==
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* {{Twitter}}
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4rLoe4ekFg Ralph Macchio & Yuji Okumoto Present Best Fighting Game at The Game Awards 2020] – [[The Game Awards]], December 2020.
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4rLoe4ekFg Ralph Macchio & Yuji Okumoto Present Best Fighting Game at The Game Awards 2020] – [[The Game Awards]], December 2020.
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEU_MF66VtQ Ralph Macchio of "Cobra Kai" on Memoir "Waxing On: The Karate Kid and Me"] – [[The View (talk show)|The View]], October 18, 2022.


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Latest revision as of 22:44, 8 January 2025

For the editor, see Ralph Macchio (editor).

Ralph Macchio
Macchio in 2019
Born
Ralph George Macchio Jr.

(1961-11-04) November 4, 1961 (age 63)[1]
Huntington, New York, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1979–present
Spouse
Phyllis Fierro
​
(m. 1987)​
Children2

Ralph George Macchio Jr. (/ˈmɑːtʃioʊ/ MAH-chee-oh, Italian: [ˈmakkjo]; born November 4, 1961) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Daniel LaRusso in four Karate Kid films (the 1984 film The Karate Kid and its sequels, The Karate Kid Part II in 1986, The Karate Kid Part III in 1989, and the upcoming Karate Kid: Legends in 2025), as well as in Cobra Kai (2018–present), a sequel television series on YouTube Premium and Netflix. Macchio also played Johnny Cade in The Outsiders (1983), Jeremy Andretti in the television series Eight Is Enough, William Gambini in My Cousin Vinny (1992), Eugene Martone in Crossroads (1986), and Archie Rodriguez in the television series Ugly Betty. He also had a recurring role as Officer Haddix in the television series The Deuce.

Macchio received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2024, next to that of his Karate Kid co-star Pat Morita.[2]

Early life

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Macchio was born in Huntington, New York in 1961.[1] He is the son of Rosalie (née DeSantis) and Ralph George Macchio Sr., who owned a few laundromats and a wastewater disposal company. Macchio has a younger brother named Steven.[3] His father is of half Italian and half Greek[4] descent, and his mother is of Italian ancestry.[5] In a 1980 screen test, Macchio said his family was from Naples.[6] In 1979, Macchio graduated from Half Hollow Hills High School West in Dix Hills, New York.[7]

Macchio began tap dancing lessons at the age of three and was discovered by a talent agent at the age of 16.[1] He also had minimal training in martial arts, as he learned little karate and jiujitsu when he was in elementary school, long before getting the role of Daniel LaRusso in The Karate Kid film franchise.[8]

Career

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Early roles

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Macchio was cast as Jeremy Andretti for a season in the television series Eight Is Enough.[1] He next won the role of Johnny Cade in the 1983 film The Outsiders.[1]

Karate Kid films

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Macchio's work on The Outsiders helped him win the role of Daniel LaRusso in the 1984 blockbuster film The Karate Kid. Macchio continued to portray the character in two of its sequels, The Karate Kid Part II (1986) and The Karate Kid Part III (1989).[1][9] In The Karate Kid, Macchio portrayed a "high school weakling turned bullybuster"[10] who learns karate from his friend and mentor, Mr. Miyagi (portrayed by Pat Morita).[11] Macchio's work in the Karate Kid series made him "stratospherically famous."[9]

Later roles

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Macchio appeared in the 1986 film Crossroads, portraying music student Eugene Martone. That same year, Macchio starred in Cuba and His Teddy Bear on Broadway, alongside Robert De Niro.[1][12] In 1992, Macchio starred opposite Joe Pesci and Marisa Tomei in the hit comedy film My Cousin Vinny, playing Billy Gambini, who was wrongfully accused of murder while passing through a small Alabama town.[1] In 1996, Macchio performed the lead role of J. Pierrepont Finch in the U.S. tour revival of the 1962 Tony Award-winning musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and received positive reviews. Referring to his performance as a chorister in a high school production of the same musical, Macchio said, "I was known as the 'Dancing Kid,' not that I was all that great. But I had been dancing since the age of three, taking lessons at the June Claire School of Dance in Babylon, Long Island."[13][14]

In 2005, Macchio played himself in the HBO series Entourage.[1] Beginning in October 2008, Macchio appeared in several episodes of the ABC Network television series Ugly Betty as Archie Rodriguez, a local politician who is Hilda's love interest.[15] As of November 2008, Macchio was ranked No. 80 among VH1's 100 Greatest Teen Stars.[16]

On September 20, 2010, Macchio played the adult Carl Morelli in a staged reading of the Charles Messina play A Room of My Own presented by the Bleecker Street Theater Company.[17] In February 2011, it was announced that Macchio would compete on ABC's Dancing with the Stars. He was eliminated during the semi-finals, placing fourth in the overall competition.[18] Macchio appeared in Canadian band Danko Jones' music videos for "Had Enough" and "I Think Bad Thoughts."[19]

In April 2012, Macchio was cast in the film Hitchcock, based on the non-fiction book Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho. He portrayed Psycho screenwriter Joseph Stefano.[20]

Post-Karate Kid and Cobra Kai

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Macchio in 2017

Macchio appeared in the 2007 music video for the song "Sweep the Leg" by No More Kings as a caricature of himself and Daniel LaRusso from The Karate Kid.[21][22]

In June 2010, Macchio appeared in Funny or Die's online short, "Wax On, F*ck Off", in which his loved ones stage an intervention to turn the former child star from a well-adjusted family man into an addict besieged with tabloid scandal in order to help his career, with frequent references to The Karate Kid.[23] A recurring joke in the sketch is that Macchio is confused for an adolescent. The short was lauded by TV Guide's Bruce Fretts, who referred to the video as "sidesplitting" and "comic gold."[24]

In 2013, Macchio appeared in How I Met Your Mother. One of the main characters, Barney Stinson, asserts that Macchio's character, Daniel LaRusso, in The Karate Kid is not the real karate kid; instead, it is Johnny Lawrence, Daniel's nemesis in the film.[25]

During a celebration of the 30th anniversary of The Karate Kid at the Japanese American National Museum in 2014, Macchio said that the yellow 1947 Ford convertible that his character Daniel receives from Mr. Miyagi in the first film was sitting in his garage.[26]

On August 4, 2017, it was announced that Macchio would reprise his role as Daniel LaRusso in a 10-episode Karate Kid revival series for YouTube Red titled Cobra Kai that debuted in 2018. Macchio also co-executive produces the series with William Zabka.[1][27] The series begins 33 years after the events of the first film, and re-examines the "Miyagi-Verse" narrative from Johnny's point of view, beginning with his decision to reopen the Cobra Kai karate dojo, and the rekindling of his old rivalry with Daniel, who has been struggling to maintain balance in his life without the guidance of his now deceased mentor, Mr. Miyagi.[28][29][30]

In 2022, Macchio published the memoir Waxing On: The Karate Kid and Me (Dutton), in which he reflects upon the legacy of the Karate Kid films and Cobra Kai.[31]

Personal life

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Macchio was introduced to his future wife, Phyllis Fierro, by his grandmother when he was 15. They got married on April 5, 1987, and have two children, a daughter named Julia (b. 1992) and a son named Daniel (b. 1996, named after Ralph's character Daniel LaRusso).[32][33][34] Fierro is a nurse practitioner.[32][33][26] Julia appeared in seasons 4 and 5 of Cobra Kai, portraying her father's character's cousin named Vanessa LaRusso.[34]

Macchio is a fan of the New York Islanders hockey team and was featured as the team's celebrity captain in the 1991 Pro Set Platinum trading card series.[35] A 2016 bobblehead promotion saw his likeness in the team's uniform donning the iconic 'crane kick' pose from The Karate Kid.[36]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1980 Up the Academy Chooch Bambalazi
1982 High Powder Eddie Television film
Dangerous Company Denny Brody
1983 The Outsiders Johnny Cade
1984 The Karate Kid Daniel LaRusso
Teachers Eddie Pilikian
The Three Wishes of Billy Grier Billy Grier Television film
1986 Crossroads Eugene Martone
The Karate Kid Part II Daniel LaRusso
1988 Distant Thunder Jack Lambert
1989 The Karate Kid Part III Daniel LaRusso
1990 Too Much Sun Frank Jr.
1992 The Last P.O.W.: The Bobby Garwood Story Robert Garwood Television film
My Cousin Vinny Bill Gambini
1993 Naked in New York Chris
1998 Dizzyland N/A Short film
The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue Timmy Brisby Voice, direct-to-video
1999 Can't Be Heaven Hubbie Darling
2000 The Office Party Sean Short film
2001 Popcorn Shrimp Cop #2
2003 A Good Night to Die Donnie
2006 Beer League Maz
2009 Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead Bobby Bianchi
2010 Wax On, F*ck Off[37] Himself, concept writer Short film
2012 Hitchcock Joseph Stefano
Holiday Spin Ruben Television film
2013 He's Way More Famous Than You Himself
2014 A Little Game Tom
2015 Lost Cat Corona Dominic
2017 Psych: The Movie Nick Conforth Television film
2018 A Dog and Pony Show Aaron
2025 Karate Kid: Legends Daniel LaRusso Post-production
Also executive producer

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1980–1981 Eight Is Enough Jeremy Andretti Recurring role (19 episodes)
1982 CBS Afternoon Playhouse Tony Barnett Episode: "Journey to Survival"
1999 The Outer Limits Dr. Neal Eberhardt Episode: "The Other Side"
2000 Chicken Soup for the Soul Max Episode: "Letters to Suzie"
Twice in a Lifetime Officer Dan Payello/Phillip Barbosa Episode: "My Blue Heaven"
2005 Entourage Himself Episode: "Aquamansion"
2007 Head Case Episode: "Ralph Macchio and Liz Phair"
2008–2009 Ugly Betty Archie Rodriguez Recurring role (11 episodes)
2010 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Louis Marciano Episode: "Inhumane Society"
Psych Nick Conforth Episode: "We'd Like to Thank the Academy"
2011 The Whole Truth Frankie Berlito Episode: "Lost in Translation"
Dancing with the Stars Himself (contestant) Placed in fourth (17 episodes)
2012 Happily Divorced Frankie Episodes: "Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place" (Parts 1 & 2)
2013 Robot Chicken Daniel LaRusso, Colonel Steven Shay, Janitor Voice, episode: "Caffeine-Induced Aneurysm"
How I Met Your Mother Himself Episode: "The Bro Mitzvah"
2014 Psych Logan Phelps Episode: "Remake A.K.A. Cloudy... With a Chance of Improvement"
2016 Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe Himself/roaster Television special
2017–2019 The Deuce Officer Haddix Recurring role (17 episodes)
2017 Whose Line Is It Anyway? Himself Special Guest (Season 13, Episode 8)
2018 Kevin Can Wait Alviti[38] 2 episodes: "The Smoking Bun" and "Phat Monkey"
Conan Himself Episode: "Conan Without Borders: Japan"; pre-recorded video clip[39]
2018–present Cobra Kai Daniel LaRusso Main role, also directed "Sleeper"
Continuation of The Karate Kid film series

Theatre

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Year Production Role Theater
1986 Cuba and his Teddy Bear Teddy The Public Theater
1996–1997 How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying J. Pierrepont Finch US national tour[40][41]

Music videos

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Music videos
Year Title Artist Role
2007 Sweep the Leg No More Kings Himself / Daniel LaRusso
2010 "Had Enough" Danko Jones Dr. Lee Dorian
2011 "I Think Bad Thoughts"
2012 "The Ballad of Danko Jones"
2024 "The Karate Kid" Coldplay Busker

Video games

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Year Title Role
2020 Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues Daniel LaRusso
2022 Cobra Kai 2: Dojos Rising

Book

[edit]
  • Macchio, Ralph (2022). Waxing On: The Karate Kid and Me. Dutton. ISBN 978-0593185834.[31]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Ralph Macchio". Biography. August 16, 2019. Archived from the original on April 29, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  2. ^ Mangalindan, JP; Esquibias, Liza (November 20, 2024). "Ralph Macchio Receives Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame as His 'Cobra Kai' Costars Praise His 'Old-Fashioned Class'". People. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  3. ^ "Open Legislation: Resolution J3158-2009: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Macchio upon the occasion of their 50th Anniversary". NY State Senate. September 10, 2009. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013.
  4. ^ "American Gypsies: Q&A With Executive Producer Ralph Macchio". National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on October 3, 2013. Retrieved October 4, 2013. Actually, I have a little Greek in the bloodstream as well (my Dad is half Greek).
  5. ^ Q&A With Executive Producer Ralph Macchio Archived August 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. National Geographic Channel.
  6. ^ "Ralph Macchio and Phil Hartman screen test". Youtube. March 4, 2014. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
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