Waxing On: The Karate Kid and Me

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Your book was exactly what I wanted. As you said, it was the behind-the-scenes stories of The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai. It was really perfect. Macchio was born in Huntington, New York. [1] He is the son of Rosalie (née DeSantis) and Ralph George Macchio Sr., who owned a few laundromats and a wastewater disposal company. Ralph has a younger brother Steven. [2] His father is of half Italian and half Greek [3] descent, and his mother is of Italian ancestry. [4] In a 1980 screen test, Macchio said his family was from Naples. [5] In 1979, Macchio graduated from Half Hollow Hills High School West in Dix Hills, New York. [6] Second chance: Netflix’s Cobra Kai season five premiere event with Courtney Henggeler and Mary Mouser. Photograph: Allen Berezovsky/FilmMagic

a b c d e f g h i j "Ralph Macchio". Biography (TV program). August 16, 2019. Archived from the original on April 29, 2020 . Retrieved November 13, 2019. Open Legislation: Resolution J3158-2009: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Macchio upon the occasion of their 50th Anniversary". NY State Senate. September 10, 2009. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013. I mean, listen, fighting, Thomas Ian Griffith at 6'5" or 6'6", not the easiest day at the office. But I will say this much: He is a true martial artist. His control and his attention to detail makes it [so that] if that wasn't the case, I would probably be carried out on a stretcher. But yeah, it was so nice to be in control of those moments and, and give the fans and the story the justice that it deserved. So I'm glad. I'm glad it worked. A breezy read that disproves the clanky, “Nice guys finish last,’ cliche, but re-defines it as, ‘Nice guys LAST.’ This memoir will put you in the BEST mood, I promise.”— Patton Oswalt, New York Times bestselling author of Silver Screen Fiend Macchio, star of 1984’s The Karate Kid, produces another feel-good hit with this breezy reflection on his experience making the movie…Macchio writes, ‘The film is a prime example of when Hollywood gets it all right. It teaches and inspires through pure entertainment.’ Fans will find this just as entertaining.”— Publishers Weekly

Macchio was cast as Jeremy Andretti for a season in the television series Eight Is Enough. [1] He next won the role of Johnny Cade in the 1983 film The Outsiders. [1] Karate Kid films [ edit ] If you are a diehard fan of the original Karate Kid movies and current Cobra Kai series, you will enjoy this book. Thank you to Penguin Randomhouse audio and Ralph Macchio for the ALC. I have loved The Karate Kid for my entire life - this was not only entertaining, but very special for me ❤️ You've often said The Karate Kid Part III is not your favorite film. How do you feel about it now after Cobra Kai season 5? The subtitle of this book says it ALL. Almost every other word is TheKarateKid. Or, CobraKai. I would have liked to hear more about the other movies he worked on as well, such as My Cousin Vinny or Crossroads. It would have been interesting to hear about how his baby face affected him more in his life and profession. What he had to say was interesting, but I feel that it could have been broadened a bit more. I'm guessing this was more a laser focus than a broad story about his life in general. Kind of sad, as it comes across that he feels his life only revolved around The Karate Kid and now Cobra Kai. All that is to say, I've been in a big "Karate Kid" mood lately. When I saw that Ralph Macchio had written a recent memoir, reading it was a no brainer.

a b Gardner, Chris (October 30, 2022). "Ralph Macchio on How He Survived Lean Years in His Career: "I Still Live Fairly Modestly" ". Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on October 30, 2022 . Retrieved October 30, 2022.

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Ralph Macchio: Why not? I mean, that would be... (laughs) It just goes to show you how Daniel LaRusso, in every chapter of The Karate Kid universe, had a fantastic, wonderful girl that he couldn't hold on to. (laughs) They finally all come together, and they could all share stories about him. Sure, I think would be wonderful. These guys, Jon, Josh, and Hayden, if anyone could do it, they're the ones. Beginning in 2018, Macchio reprised his role as Daniel LaRusso in Cobra Kai, an action comedy-drama series that began on YouTube Red and later moved to Netflix. Cobra Kai begins in the fall of 2017, and re-examines the " Miyagi-Verse" narrative from Johnny's point of view, beginning with his decision to reopen the Cobra Kai karate dojo, and the rekindling of his old rivalry with Daniel. [25] Along with William Zabka, he is also a co-executive producer of the series. [1] [26] Memoir [ edit ] On that note, Amanda already met Ali in season 3. But could Amanda get together with Ali, Kumiko, and Jessica? Could all of Daniel's exes just get together at some point, and how would he feel about that? He wasn’t kidding about looking young: the man has scarcely a wrinkle and whenever the digital feed turns slightly fuzzy, it occurs to me he could pass for someone half his age. He is sitting in front of a computer in his family home on Long Island in New York, using a room that used to be his study, he says, before he stripped it of movie posters and made it a guest room for his ageing in-laws. He chats with a pleasing, throaty, New York accent, tipping about excitedly in an office chair and making its hinges squeak when he gets into a conversational flow. He wears the T-shirt of a California vineyard, gifted to him by one of his best friends, Stan, who was Macchio’s body double on The Karate Kid all those years ago. The middle school writing drove me INSANE and it just pained me to listen. That hurts me to say it but it’s true.

Ralph Macchio's personable and down to earth narrative makes you completely understand how he won over the producers, the director and the writer. He takes you through his life moments from getting the job and meeting his coworkers. It came off fresh as if it happened yesterday. Macchio writes, crisp, smooth narrative. He keeps a nice pace. He feeds the reader his perspective of behind-the-scene information based on the films and the show. He has a great sense of humor that is highlighted in his writing. Although he must have said "more on this later" or "more about this in the next chapter" so many times, I can't recall now if he covered all of his bases. I am certain his editors made sure he did. That I's got dotted, and T's crossed. I got choked up a time or two as it became evident, and impacting, the relationship --friendship-- that grew between Macchio and Pat Morita. The funeral service for Morita - where Zabka showed, as well. That did me in. In 2013, he appeared in How I Met Your Mother. One of the main characters, Barney Stinson, asserts that Macchio's character, Daniel LaRusso, in The Karate Kid is not the real karate kid; instead, it's Johnny Lawrence, Daniel's nemesis in the film. [23] a b Freeman, Hadley (August 25, 2020). "Karate Kid Ralph Macchio: 'I'm at peace with the choices I made' ". The Guardian. Archived from the original on August 23, 2021 . Retrieved August 23, 2021.There was immediate chemistry between Pat and Ralph. Pat had been in Happy Days and a few other things, but nothing that had given any indication of what he could be. He was a good-time comic with all the frailties that come with that, including depression and bad relationships. In real life, he had none of Mr Miyagi’s wisdom – but when he inhabited the role, he became Mr Miyagi.

My favorite bits are how kindly he talked about Pat Morita. How I had no idea that the studio wanted to cut his entire story of the camps but they all fought to keep it in. I agree with Ralph, it's what probably gave him that nod for an award. I also loved how he explained the bandana and how it became so synonymous with Karate Kid.

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I love my fellow “Greaser’, Ralph. But if I’m being completely honest, I’ve never gotten over the existential pain of The Karate Kid’s ongoing success and relevance. What does that movie have that Youngblood doesn’t?! Well, after reading Ralph’s fun and insightful recounting, I now totally get it. Long live The Karate Kid!”— Rob Lowe, New York Times bestselling author of Stories I Only Tell My Friends Greatest Teen Stars #'s 80-61". vh1devas2000live.com. MTV Networks. Archived from the original on December 6, 2008 . Retrieved November 15, 2008. Being that I am the age demographic for the Karate Kid sequels (not the movie), and I love 80's movies, I didn't grow up with the Karate Kid film. I DID grow up with the Hilary Swank one since it was always on TV. As I got older, I knew that I had to eventually watch the first one, since the only thing on TV was the Part II and III. Never Part 1. Waxing On: The Karate Kid and Me by Ralph Macchio is published on 18 October by Penguin Random House