Daniel was born in New Jersey on December 18, 1966, to Lucille and Mr. LaRusso. He spent much of his life in Newark, New Jersey. Daniel attended a summer camp at the insistence of his mother and made three friends. One of which was a girl named Judy, who was his first girlfriend. Daniel also was a member of the Newark YMCA, where he took a beginner's course in karate. a b "Cobra Kai's Xolo Maridueña Shares His "Firsts" ". Archived from the original on October 2, 2022 . Retrieved October 2, 2022. At a country club, Terry confronts Daniel and says if he continues what he's doing, he will face consequences. When Daniel is in the sauna, Terry plays his message to his attorney and confronts him. He tells him that he will be seeing him a lot more and tells him that he should've not played with fire. Learning of his alliance with Mike Barnes, he burns his furniture store. Blue Beetle' Star Xolo Maridueña Reflects on His DC Superhero Journey: 'It's Taken My Whole Life to Prepare for This Moment' ". Variety.

Xolo Maridueña - Actor". TV Insider. Archived from the original on February 15, 2023 . Retrieved April 6, 2023. On its release, Roger Ebert called the film one of the year's best, gave it four stars out of four, and described it as an exciting, sweet-tempered, heart-warming story with interesting friendships in the film. [37] Janet Maslin of The New York Times also gave a positive review. [38] The Karate Kid ranked #40 on Entertainment Weekly 's list of the 50 Best High School Movies. [39] Rowles, Dustin (February 1, 2021). "Ralph Macchio Opens up About the A-Listers He Beat Out for the Role of 'The Karate Kid' ". Uproxx . Retrieved January 6, 2022.Daniel, angry over what he had just witnessed, returned to Mr. Miyagi's home, where he found him drunk, remembering his late wife and son, who died while being interned in the Manzanar Internment Camp while Mr. Miyagi was overseas with US Army in the Europe theater of operations during World War II. Daniel helps Mr. Miyagi to bed and sees his Congressional Medal of Honor. A new Karate Kid film is in development by Sony Pictures, described as the return to the original franchise. [71] Book [ edit ] a b Emberwing, Amelia (December 27, 2021). "Cobra Kai: Season 4 Review". IGN. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021 . Retrieved December 30, 2021. A number of actors were considered for the part of Daniel, including Sean Penn, [12] Robert Downey Jr., Charlie Sheen, Jon Cryer, [13] Emilio Estevez, Nicolas Cage, Anthony Edwards, C. Thomas Howell, Tom Cruise, Eric Stoltz and D. B. Sweeney. [5] Ralph Macchio was ultimately cast on the strength of his performance as Johnny Cade in The Outsiders (1983). [5] Macchio has stated that his performance as Johnny influenced the development of Daniel LaRusso in The Karate Kid. [14] [15]

Swift, Andy (October 2, 2020). "Cobra Kai Renewed for Season 4 at Netflix — Watch Teaser for Season 3". TVLine. Archived from the original on December 30, 2021 . Retrieved December 30, 2021. Aside from the film series, an animated series based on the film, also called The Karate Kid, aired on NBC in the fall of 1989. [59] Consisting of thirteen episodes, [60] the series abandoned the karate tournament motif and followed Daniel and Miyagi, voiced by Joey Dedio and Robert Ito, respectively, in an adventure/quest setting. [61] Moylan, Brian (December 31, 2021). "The Complete History of New 'Cobra Kai' Villain Terry Silver". Men's Health . Retrieved March 8, 2022. Currently, both he, Hawk, Robby can be considered the best and strongest fighters among all the teenage fighters on the show. Having gained newfound respect for his nemesis, Johnny presents the trophy to Daniel himself, as an enthusiastic crowd carries Daniel while Miyagi looks on proudly.The Karate Kid". Salty Popcorn. Archived from the original on February 4, 2021 . Retrieved December 31, 2020. Petski, Denise (February 26, 2021). " 'Cobra Kai': Vanessa Rubio & Peyton List Upped To Series Regulars For Season 4; Two Cast As Recurring". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 22, 2021 . Retrieved December 30, 2021. Nemiroff, Perri (June 2, 2021). " 'Cobra Kai's William Zabka Teases Interest in Directing an Episode, Revisits Working on 'How I Met Your Mother' and More". Collider . Retrieved February 22, 2022.