Ralph Macchio
Ralph George Macchio (born November 4, 1961 in Huntington , Long Island , New York ) is an American actor and a teenage star of the 1980s.
life and career
Ralph Macchio's acting career began with an engagement in the American television series Eight is Enough . He got his first film role in Francis Ford Coppola's 1983 film The Outsider , in which he played the role of greaser Johnny Cade .
Macchio became known to a wide audience through the character Daniel LaRusso , who he embodied in the Karate Kid trilogy . The role of Daniel LaRusso , which made him a teenage star in the 1980s, remained his biggest success so far.
In 2011 he was part of the twelfth season of the television show Dancing with the Stars , the American equivalent of Let's Dance .
In April 2012, he assumed the role of psycho - screenwriter Joseph Stefano in the biopic Hitchcock .
In 2018 he slipped back into the role of Daniel LaRusso , from the Karate Kid films, in the series Cobra Kai .
Macchio has been married since 1987 and has two children.
Filmography
- 1980: The Kadeppen Academy (Up the Academy)
- 1981–1982: Eight Is Enough (TV series)
- 1982: High Powder (short film)
- 1982: CBS Afternoon Playhouse (TV series)
- 1983: The Outsiders (The Outsiders)
- 1984: The Karate Kid (The Karate Kid)
- 1984: The Insubordinate (Teachers)
- 1984: The Three Wishes of Billy Grier (TV movie)
- 1986: Crossroads - pact with the devil
- 1986: Karate Kid II - decision in Okinawa (The Karate Kid, Part II)
- 1988: Distant Thunder
- 1989: Karate Kid III - The Final Decision (The Karate Kid, Part III)
- 1990: Too Much Sun - one stitch too many
- 1992: Under Arrest ( The Last POW? The Bobby Garwood Story , Movie made for TV)
- 1992: Mein Vetter Winnie (My Cousin Vinny)
- 1993: Naked in New York (Naked in New York)
- 1998: Dizzyland (short film)
- 1998: Timmy and the Secret of Nimh ( The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue , voice)
- 1999: The Outer Limits - The unknown dimension ( The Outer Limits , TV series)
- 2000: The Office Party (short film)
- 2000: Chicken Soup for the Soul (TV series)
- 2000: Twice in a Lifetime (TV series)
- 2000: And is that supposed to be heaven? (Can't Be Heaven)
- 2001: Popcorn Shrimp (short film)
- 2003: A Good Night to Die
- 2005: Entourage (guest appearance as himself)
- 2006: Beer League
- 2008: Everything Betty! ( Ugly Betty , TV series)
- 2010: Criminal Intent (season 9, episode 15)
- 2011: Dancing with the Stars (TV show)
- 2012: Happily Divorced (Season 2, Episodes 12 and 13)
- 2012: Hitchcock
- 2012: Psych (series, 2 episodes)
- 2013: How I Met Your Mother , (series 8th season, episode 22 (guest starring as himself) )
- 2017: Psych - the movie
- since 2017: The Deuce (series, 12 episodes)
- 2018: Kevin Can Wait (series, second season, episodes 21 & 22)
- 2018: Conan (late night show)
- since 2018: Cobra Kai (series, 2 seasons, 20 episodes)
Music videos
| year | title | artist | role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | "Sweep the Leg" | No more kings | Than himself |
| 2010 | "Had Enough" | Danko Jones | Dr. Lee Dorian |
| 2011 | "I Think Bad Thoughts" | Danko Jones | Dr. Lee Dorian |
| 2012 | "The Ballad of Danko Jones" | Danko Jones | Dr. Lee Dorian |
Web links
- Ralph Macchio in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Ralph Macchio at AllMovie (English)
- Ralph Macchio at Moviepilot
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ralph Macchio Crane Kicks His Way into Hitchcock. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Macchio, Ralph |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Macchio, Ralph George (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th November 1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Huntington , Long Island , New York , United States |