
American actor (born 1961)
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Ralph George Macchio (born November 4, 1961) is an American businessman, entrepreneur, actor, producer, director and author. He is best known for his roles as Daniel LaRusso in the Karate Kid series, Billy Gambini in My Cousin Vinny, and Johnny Cade in The Outsiders. He is also known to American television audiences for his season five recurring role as Jeremy Andretti on the comedy-drama Eight…
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Ralph macchio is an old Hardcore Kaos band from Piteå,Sweden. They released 2 songs: Reverse God & Novembre Members: Tyler, Lars, Johan, David, Marcus, Tommy http://www.myspace.com/ralphmacchioband <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Ralph+Macchio">Read more on Last.fm</a>
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Ralph George Macchio Jr. (/ˈmɑːtʃioʊ/ MAH-chee-oh; Italian: [ˈmakkjo]; born November 4, 1961) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Daniel LaRusso in four Karate Kid films (1984–2025) and in Cobra Kai (2018–2025), a sequel television series. For his work in the latter, Macchio was nominated for two Critics' Choice Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award. He is also known for portraying Johnny Cade in Francis Ford Coppola's ensemble 1983 film, The Outsiders, and Bill Gambini in Joe Pesci's 1992 film My Cousin Vinny. Additional notable performances were in Eight Is Enough (1980–1981), Crossroads (1986), Ugly Betty (2008–2009), and The Deuce (2017–2019). He has also worked as a director and has produced two short films. Macchio received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2024.
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