The latest installment in the Karate Kid universe, Karate Kid: Legends, hit theaters on May 30 It has been decades since Macchio first played Daniel in 1984's The Karate Kid. Although his character ...

On June 22, 1984, audiences were first introduced to Los Angeles' new kid, Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio), who learned both karate skills and lasting life lessons from the insightful Mr. Miyagi ...

The first three films follow Daniel LaRusso, who learns to use karate for good under the eccentric mentorship of a janitor named Mr. Miyagi. In the fourth and final installment of the original series, ...

“On this day, June 22, 1984, the world met Daniel LaRusso. Happy 40th Anniversary to The Karate Kid. Looking ahead to one of the most exciting years yet! Just wrapped @CobraKaiSeries and the new ...

It was a rivalry that started 30 years ago, back in 1984's original The Karate Kid, in the final bout of the All-Valley Karate Tournament that saw Ralph Macchio's Daniel LaRusso of Miyagi-Do Karate ...

Karate Kid: Legends is bringing together Ralph Macchio and Jackie Chan, but this creates a complicated plot hole. While it's certainly exciting that these iconic martial arts figures will be brought ...

Cobra Kai has challenged The Karate Kid movies' presentation of morality since day one, and Mr. Miyagi is now getting the same treatment as Daniel LaRusso. These two were the definitive good guys of ...

As a kid, the summer never seemed long enough. Still, the days were long and hot. It was a perfect time to be outside. Sometimes, you wished it lasted forever. For one summer though, sitting inside a ...

Karate Kid star Ralph Macchio, 64, has hardly aged a day since the height of his fame, as seen in photos from a rare red ...

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More than 40 years later, Ralph Macchio is still crane-kicking it as Daniel LaRusso, his character from The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai. In Karate Kid: Legends, Macchio's latest martial-arts movie, the ...