RALPH MACCHIO
Name: Ralph George Macchio
Born: 4 November 1961 Huntington (CDP), New York U.S.
Ralph George Macchio (born November 4, 1961) is an American actor with
Italian ancestry. He is best remembered for his role as Daniel LaRusso in the
Karate Kid series. Macchio and his family currently reside in Miller Place, New
York.
Born in Huntington, Long Island, New York, Macchio attended Half Hollow Hills
High School West.
Macchio began his acting career during the mid 1970s, as star of television
commercials for products like Bubble Yum and Dr Pepper. His first big role was
playing Jeremy in the television series Eight Is Enough. In 1983, he starred
alongside many young actors who had yet to become major stars such as C. Thomas
Howell, Tom Cruise, Patrick Swayze and Matt Dillon in The Outsiders. It was not
until 1984, however, that he became an international teen idol, after the
release of the first Karate Kid movie, where he starred alongside Pat Morita and
Elisabeth Shue. With his boyish looks, Macchio became one of the most famous
teen idols of the mid-1980s, his face appearing on the cover of many teen "bubble
gum" magazines such as Tiger Beat, 16, and Teen Beat.
Macchio participated in the first three Karate Kid movies, which came out in
1984, 1986 and 1989.
In 1992, he starred opposite Joe Pesci and Marisa Tomei in the hit comedy My
Cousin Vinny, playing the part of a big city boy wrongly accused of murder while
passing through a small southern town. Also of note is his appearance in the
1986 film Crossroads. He played music student Eugene Martone, who battles Jack
Butler (played by guitarist Steve Vai), a protege of the Devil. Since the mid
1990s Macchio's film appearances have been occasional cameo or supporting roles,
notably and recently A Good Night to Die (2003) and Beer League (2006).
In 2005, Macchio played himself in HBO's Entourage.
On May 1, 2007 Macchio played himself in an episode of the Starz series Head
Case with Alexandra Wentworth and Liz Phair.
Name: Ralph George Macchio
Born: 4 November 1961 Huntington (CDP), New York U.S.
Ralph George Macchio (born November 4, 1961) is an American actor with
Italian ancestry. He is best remembered for his role as Daniel LaRusso in the
Karate Kid series. Macchio and his family currently reside in Miller Place, New
York.
Born in Huntington, Long Island, New York, Macchio attended Half Hollow Hills
High School West.
Macchio began his acting career during the mid 1970s, as star of television
commercials for products like Bubble Yum and Dr Pepper. His first big role was
playing Jeremy in the television series Eight Is Enough. In 1983, he starred
alongside many young actors who had yet to become major stars such as C. Thomas
Howell, Tom Cruise, Patrick Swayze and Matt Dillon in The Outsiders. It was not
until 1984, however, that he became an international teen idol, after the
release of the first Karate Kid movie, where he starred alongside Pat Morita and
Elisabeth Shue. With his boyish looks, Macchio became one of the most famous
teen idols of the mid-1980s, his face appearing on the cover of many teen "bubble
gum" magazines such as Tiger Beat, 16, and Teen Beat.
Macchio participated in the first three Karate Kid movies, which came out in
1984, 1986 and 1989.
In 1992, he starred opposite Joe Pesci and Marisa Tomei in the hit comedy My
Cousin Vinny, playing the part of a big city boy wrongly accused of murder while
passing through a small southern town. Also of note is his appearance in the
1986 film Crossroads. He played music student Eugene Martone, who battles Jack
Butler (played by guitarist Steve Vai), a protege of the Devil. Since the mid
1990s Macchio's film appearances have been occasional cameo or supporting roles,
notably and recently A Good Night to Die (2003) and Beer League (2006).
In 2005, Macchio played himself in HBO's Entourage.
On May 1, 2007 Macchio played himself in an episode of the Starz series Head
Case with Alexandra Wentworth and Liz Phair.