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| 7 | Ralph George Macchio Jr. (November 4, 1961) is an American actor, producer, and director. |
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| 9 | He is best known for playing Daniel [=LaRusso=] in the ''[[Film/TheKarateKid Karate Kid]]'' film series and ''Series/CobraKai'', as well as his roles as Johnny Cade in ''Film/TheOutsiders'' and Bill Gambini in ''Film/MyCousinVinny''. He is married to Phyllis Macchio and they have two children. |
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| 11 | !!Actor |
| 12 | * ''Film/UpTheAcademy'' as Chooch |
| 13 | * ''Series/EightIsEnough'' as Jeremy Andretti (19 episodes) |
| 14 | * ''Film/TheOutsiders'' as Johnny Cade |
| 15 | * ''Franchise/TheKarateKid'' as [[Characters/TheKarateKidDanielLaRusso Daniel LaRusso]] |
| 16 | ** ''Film/TheKarateKid1984'' |
| 17 | ** ''Film/TheKarateKidPartII'' |
| 18 | ** ''Film/TheKarateKidPartIII'' |
| 19 | ** ''Series/CobraKai'' (50 episodes) |
| 20 | ** ''Karate Kid'' (2024) |
| 21 | * ''Film/Teachers1984'' as Eddie Pilikian |
| 22 | * ''Film/{{Crossroads|1986}}'' as Eugene Martone |
| 23 | * ''Distant Thunder'' as Jack Lambert |
| 24 | * ''Too Much Sun'' as Frank, Jr. |
| 25 | * ''Film/MyCousinVinny'' as Bill Gambini |
| 26 | * ''Naked in New York'' as Chris |
| 27 | * ''Journey Home: The Animals of Farthing Wood'' as Fox |
| 28 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfNIMH2TimmyToTheRescue'' as 17 year old Tim |
| 29 | * ''Series/TheOuterLimits1995'' as Dr. Neal Eberhart (1 episode) |
| 30 | * ''Can't Be Heaven'' as Hubbie |
| 31 | * ''Twice in a Lifetime'' as Officer Dan Payello/Phillip Barbosa (1 episode) |
| 32 | * ''A Good Night to Die'' as Donnie |
| 33 | * ''Series/{{Entourage}}'' as Ralph Macchio (1 episode) |
| 34 | * ''Beer League'' as Maz |
| 35 | * ''Head Case'' as Ralph Macchio (1 episode) |
| 36 | * ''Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Undead'' as Bobby Bianchi |
| 37 | * ''Series/UglyBetty'' as Archie Rodriquez (11 episodes) |
| 38 | * ''Series/LawAndOrderCriminalIntent'' as Louis Marciano (1 episode) |
| 39 | * ''Series/TheWholeTruth'' (1 episode) |
| 40 | * ''Film/{{Hitchcock}}'' as Joseph Stefano |
| 41 | * ''Series/HappilyDivorced'' as Frankie (2 episodes) |
| 42 | * ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'' as Daniel [=LaRusso=]/Gibby/Janitor (1 episode) |
| 43 | * ''He's Way More Famous Than You'' as Ralph Macchio |
| 44 | * ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'' as Ralph Macchio (1 episode) |
| 45 | * ''Series/{{Psych}}'' as Logan Phelps/Nick Conforth (2 episodes) |
| 46 | ** ''Psych The Movie'' as Nick Conforth |
| 47 | * ''A Little Game'' as Tom |
| 48 | * ''Lost Cat Corona'' as Dominic |
| 49 | * ''A Dog and Pony Show'' as Aaron |
| 50 | * ''Series/KevinCanWait'' as Alviti (2 episodes) |
| 51 | * ''Series/TheDeuce'' as Officer Haddix (17 episodes) |
| 52 | |
| 53 | !!Producer |
| 54 | * ''American Gypsies'' |
| 55 | * ''Series/CobraKai'' (2018-present) |
| 56 | |
| 57 | !! Tropes associated with him: |
| 58 | |
| 59 | * AsHimself: In ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'', Macchio played as himself. |
| 60 | * OlderThanTheyLook: Macchio was 22 when ''Film/TheKarateKid1984'' was shot, but easily passes for a high school student. Reportedly, his cast mates thought he was joking when he told them how old he really was. He was 56 when he reprised the role in ''Series/CobraKai'', though he could easily pass for being in his early 40s. This was also particularly apparent in ''Film/TheKarateKidPartIII'' and Seasons 4 and 5 of ''Cobra Kai'', as Macchio is four months older than Creator/ThomasIanGriffith (Terry Silver), when [[UnderageCasting Silver is meant to be at least twenty years older than Daniel]] (having served in Vietnam with Kreese). There's also the time he played a recent high school graduate on his way to college in ''Film/MyCousinVinny'' at 31. It is also apparent in ''Film/TheOutsiders''. Macchio was 21 playing a 16 year old Johnny Cade, who is canonically stated to be mistaken for 14 all the time and definitely looks it. |
| 61 | ** He has claimed in several interviews that this was a detriment to his later career, as his baby face made it hard for him to get age-appropriate roles, and once he could no longer pass for a teenager it was harder to find roles that fit his actual age range. |
| 62 | * VocalEvolution: His voice didn't crack until he was 32. With his youthful sounding voice during ''The Karate Kid'', he easily passed for a 16 year old. |
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