It’s been nearly 40 years since Daniel LaRusso crane-kicked his way into our hearts in The Karate Kid, and this franchise still packs a punch. With Netflix’s Cobra Kai keeping the dojo alive ...

Ralph Macchio might be saying goodbye to Cobra Kai, but he's ready for the next era of the Karate Kid franchise. "Throughout the Cobra Kai series, there have been those mentor moments, those ...

Even wise Mr. Miyagi couldn’t have seen the surprising path taken by “The Karate Kid” stars Ralph Macchio and William Zabka. The first day of filming the 1984 movie found Macchio face down ...

The Karate Kid’s Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) is the quintessential ’80s villain. You didn’t attend high school with thee Johnny Lawrence, but everyone knows a Johnny Lawrence.

It’s been a long journey for Ralph Macchio since he was first introduced to the world as the original Karate Kid in 1984. More than 40 years ago, the actor made his debut and soared to global ...

“They figured out a way to do that that is organic to a scene in Karate Kid 2 that people on the internet are starting to figure out,” Macchio says, “which explains that karate comes from ...

(“Rocky” has had its misfires but overall a much better track record.) “The Karate Kid II” gave us the payoff we wanted from the original, with Pat Morita’s Mr. Miyagi putting the ...

The third season saw the return of Tamlyn Tomita and Yuji Okumoto to reprise their “Karate Kid 2” roles as Kumiko and Chozen, respectively. Once a love interest to Karate Kid lead Daniel ...

Few actors are so fortunate to lead franchises, much less return to them with as much vigor as Ralph Macchio has done with The Karate Kid. While the actor initially moved on from the films after ...