Ralph Macchio has had an incredible journey as Daniel LaRusso. The Karate Kid franchise started in 1984 when he was in his 20s, and now he's 63 years old.But Karate Kid: Legends may not be the ...

More than four decades after “The Karate Kid” debuted, actor Ralph Macchio is once again stepping into the role of Daniel LaRusso, this time with a deeper sense of purpose. (For the full ...

In Jonathan Entwistle’s legacy sequel, Macchio’s Daniel LaRusso is paid a visit by Jackie Chan ’s Mr. Han from 2010’s The Karate Kid, folding the former stand-alone reboot into the ...

Ralph Macchio on Decision to Return to ‘Karate Kid’ Films and Future of the Franchise 40 Years In Just months after the end of 'Cobra Kai,' Macchio is bringing Daniel LaRusso back to the big ...

Karate Kid: Legends serves as a continuation of Daniel LaRusso’s (Ralph Macchio) story that began in 1984 when Mr. Miyagi taught him karate and has continued for decades into the recently ...

Ralph Macchio reprises his role as Daniel LaRusso in the movie Karate Kid: Legends, which premiered on May 29, 2025. In the sixth installment of the Karate Kid franchise, Macchio’s character ...

Ralph Macchio believes the latest instalment in The Karate Kid franchise is filled with “next level martial arts”. The 63-year-old actor, best known for originating the role of Daniel LaRusso ...

More than 40 years later, Ralph Macchio is still crane-kicking it as Daniel LaRusso, his character from The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai.

About Ralph Macchio 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. He also played Johnny Cade in ...

Macchio went out on a limb and predicted what he thinks Daniel LaRusso would be doing now, three decades later. "I think LaRusso would be a family man," he said.

Ralph Macchio has been playing the unmistakable Daniel LaRusso in some form or another since the highly-regarded Karate Kid debuted in theaters way back in 1984. After some relatively quick follow ...