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Ralph Macchio rose to fame in 1984 when he starred in the film The Karate Kid alongside the Japanese-born actor, Pat Morita. Currently, he is the star of Cobra Kai, a series derived from the original franchise, where he reprized the role of Daniel LaRusso, but more than 30 years later.
Cobra Kai is the famous series of Netflix which brought back to the screens the original saga of films from the 80s and 90s, The Karate Kid. The series, which first started on YouTube Red and was later acquired by Netflixis a real gift for fans of the original films, since it has the participation of the actors Ralph Macchio and William Zabkareprising the roles that made them stars of Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrenceold enemies who meet again thirty-four years after the original events.
One of the curious facts of both The Karate Kidlike Cobra Kaithe thing is Ralph Macchio and william zabka have real knowledge of karate fighting techniques, since they were trained in The Karate Kid by Pat Johnson, who taught all the actors, including Pat Morita (Mr. Miyagi), goju-ryu style, classical karate from Okinawa, Japan. william zabkais a specialist and green belt in this same discipline.
Cobra Kai, revolves around the reunion of these two characters, and how little by little they smooth over their rough edges over the years. Furthermore, in Cobra Kai the children of both come into play, also karate students. However, and despite the fact that today’s fans (new and old) of Cobra Kai You can’t imagine the series without the presence of Willian Zabkathe truth is that when the first interviews and approaches of the producers of Cobra Kai, this actor was not very convinced to resume his role, especially because he did not want to play the villain again. But then they convinced him that in this new version, his character from Johnny Lawrence I would correct some mistakes, but I would also make others.
Another tough nut to crack was the main star, Ralph Macchiowhose character Daniel LaRusso or Daniel-San, as he was called by the mr miyagi, is the one that has given him the most international fame and recognition. Therefore, when he was sought to retake it, Ralph Macchio He had his doubts, because he did not want a new production to tarnish the memory of the fans after the three films he starred in. Fortunately for the fans, and after many meetings, Ralph Macchio agreed to sterilize Cobra KaiAnd the rest is history.
Ralph Macchio acted alongside Scarlett Johansson and Anthony Hopkins
Six years before it was released Cobra Kai, Ralph Macchio had a role in a movie called hitchcockwhich was directed by Sacha Gervasi and starred Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johansson and Jessica Biel. The central plot of this feature film revolves around the book “Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho” by Stephen Rebello, which addresses the filming of the film Psycho (1960), one of Alfred Hitchcock’s best-known jewels.
In the film, Ralph Macchio plays the role of Joseph Stefanothe screenwriter world famous for having adapted the novel by Robert Bloch as a screenplay for the film Psycho of Alfred Hitchcock. In the film, Ralph Macchio he totally divests from his Cobra Kai karate fighter appearance, and assumes the image of a serious man from the sixtieswearing dark linen suits and with a side hairstyle, typical of the time.
