Ralph Macchio Bio | Wiki
Ralph Macchio is an American actor. He is best known for playing Daniel LaRusso in three Karate Kid films and in Cobra Kai, a sequel television series.
Ralph also played Johnny Cade in The Outsiders, Jeremy Andretti in Eight Is Enough, Bill Gambini in My Cousin Vinny, Eugene Martone in Crossroads, and Archie Rodriguez in Ugly Betty. He also had a recurring role as Officer Haddix in The Deuce.
Ralph Macchio Age
Ralph was born on November 4, 1961, in Huntington, New York, United States. He is 61 years old.
Ralph Macchio Height
He is a man of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 8¾ in (Approx. 1.75 m).
Ralph Macchio Family
He was born in Huntington, New York, to his parents, Rosalie and Ralph George Macchio Sr. Ralph’s father owned a few laundromats and a wastewater disposal company. He has a younger brother Steven. His father is of half-Italian and half-Greek descent, and his mother is of Italian ancestry. In a 1980 screen test, Macchio said his family was from Naples.
Ralph Macchio Wife
Ralph was introduced to his future wife, Phyllis Fierro, by his grandmother when he was 15. The couple married on April 5, 1987, and have two children, Julia and Daniel. Fierro is a nurse practitioner.
Ralph Macchio Education
In 1979, he graduated from Half Hollow Hills Central School District in New York. Ralph began to tap dancing lessons at the age of three and was discovered by a talent agent when he was 16 years old.
Ralph Macchio Movies And Tv Shows
2016 Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe
2017–2019 The Deuce
2017 Whose Line Is It Anyway?
2018 Kevin Can Wait
2018 Conan
2018–present Cobra Kai
2010 Wax On, F*ck Off
2012 Hitchcock
2012 Holiday Spin
2013 He’s Way More Famous Than You
2014 A Little Game
2015 Lost Cat Corona
2017 Psych: The Movie
2018 A Dog and Pony Show
Ralph Macchio The Outsiders
Ralph won the role of Johnny Cade in the 1983 film The Outsiders. His work on The Outsiders helped him to win the role of Daniel LaRusso in the blockbuster 1984 film The Karate Kid. He continued to portray the character in two of its sequels, The Karate Kid Part II (1986) and The Karate Kid Part III (1989).
In The Karate Kid, he portrayed a “high school weakling turned bully buster” who learns karate from his friend and mentor, Mr. Miyagi (portrayed by Pat Morita). Ralph’s work in the Karate Kid series made him “stratospherically famous”.
Ralph Macchio Crossroads
He appeared in the 1986 film Crossroads, portraying music student Eugene Martone. Crossroads is a 1986 American musical drama film inspired by the legend of blues musician Robert Johnson.
It Starring Ralph, Joe Seneca, and Jami Gertz. The film was written by John Fusco and directed by Walter Hill and features an original score by Ry Cooder featuring classical guitar by William Kanengiser and harmonica by Sonny Terry. Steve Vai appears in the film as the devil’s virtuosic guitar player in the climactic guitar duel.
Ralph Macchio My Cousin Vinny
In 1992, Ralph 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.
My Cousin Vinny is a 1992 American comedy film directed by Jonathan Lynn and written by Dale Launer, who also produced with Paul Schiff. The film stars Joe Pesci, Ralph, Marisa Tomei, Mitchell Whitfield, Lane Smith, Bruce McGill, and Fred Gwynne. The film was distributed by 20th Century Fox and released on March 13, 1992.
Ralph Macchio Cobra Kai
Starting in 2018, Ralph reprised his role as Daniel LaRusso in Cobra Kai, an action comedy-drama series that began on YouTube Red and later moved to Netflix. Cobra Kai begins in the fall of 2017, 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. Along with William Zabka, he is also a co-executive producer of the series.
Ralph Macchio Net Worth
He earns his wealth from his career, therefore, he has amassed a fortune over the years. ralph’s estimated net worth is $8 million.
Ralph Macchio How Old
He is 61 years old. Ralph was born on November 4, 1961, in Huntington, New York, United States.
Does Ralph Macchio Know Karate
Back in 1983, before beginning production on The Karate Kid, the movie’s two young leads, Ralph and William Zabka, entered a five-week karate boot camp with Tang Soo Do master black belt Pat E. Johnson.