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5 wrz 2024 · Macchio took a 32-year break from playing the Karate Kid franchise protagonist. Cobra Kai season 1 is set in 2017, so Daniel is meant to be 52 years old (the same age Mr. Miyagi was in The Karate Kid). A lot happened to the character since he was last seen in The Karate Kid Part III.
7 lut 2023 · During the production of the 1989 movie The Karate Kid Part III, Macchio was in his mid-20s. His character, however, was still a teenager.
He is best known for playing Daniel LaRusso in three Karate Kid films (the 1984 film The Karate Kid and its sequels, The Karate Kid Part II in 1986, and The Karate Kid Part III in 1989), as well as in Cobra Kai (2018–present), a sequel television series on YouTube Premium and Netflix.
4 lip 2023 · Macchio was born on Nov. 4, 1961, meaning he was 22 years old when the first Karate Kid movie came out, turning 23 later that year. Fast forward 35 years, and Macchio was 56 when the...
9 wrz 2020 · The first Karate Kid film premiered in 1984, when Macchio wasn’t really a “kid.” Although he was playing a 17-year-old at the time, the actor was actually 23 years old.
31 gru 2021 · While Daniel LaRusso is 17-years-old throughout most of “The Karate Kid,” Ralph Macchio was in his early 20s when he first portrayed him.
3 wrz 2023 · Ralph Macchio was 22 years old when he starred in the first Karate Kid movie in 1984. He is now 61 and still looks young, thanks to his genes and healthy lifestyle.