Ralph Macchio
Date of birth: 1961-11-04
Place of birth: Huntington, Long Island, New York, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Ralph George Macchio
Biography
Ralph George Macchio (born November 4, 1961) is a European-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 Is Enough. He competed on the twelfth season of Dancing with the Stars.
Movie Credits
The Outsiders
1983-03-25
In 1960s Tulsa, class divisions ignite a violent rivalry between the working-class Greasers and the
The Karate Kid
1984-06-22
New Jersey teen Daniel LaRusso moves to Los Angeles with his mother, and soon strikes up a relations
My Cousin Vinny
1992-03-13
Two carefree pals from Brooklyn traveling through rural Alabama on their way back to college are mis
The Karate Kid Part III
1989-06-16
Despondent over the closing of his karate school, Cobra Kai teacher John Kreese joins a ruthless bus
Naked in New York
1993-11-10
Naked in New York begins in the car of grown up Jake, he is talking to us about his girlfriend, Joan
Teachers
1984-10-05
A teacher reconnects with an old student who is now an attorney representing a family who is suing t
The Karate Kid Part II
1986-06-18
Summoned by his dying father, Miyagi returns to his homeland of Okinawa, with Daniel, after a 40-yea
Up the Academy
1980-06-06
Four boys are sent, for different reasons, to a Military Academy. The life of discipline asks a lot
Beer League
2006-09-15
An unemployed slacker inspires his softball teammates to improve their game to avoid getting kicked
Crossroads
1986-03-14
A wanna-be blues guitar virtuoso seeks a long-lost song by legendary musician, Robert Johnson.
High Powder
1982-06-29
Joe, who has been pushing drugs at his high school, expands his business to include the ski team. Ri
His Way
2011-03-04
A look at the professional, political and personal life of legendary movie producer Jerry Weintraub
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead
2009-01-19
Julian Marsh is an out of work ladies' man who lands a job directing a bizarre adaptation of Hamlet.
Hitchcock
2012-11-22
Following his great success with "North by Northwest," director Alfred Hitchcock makes a daring choi
He's Way More Famous Than You
2013-05-10
When once-up-and-coming indie film starlet Halley Feiffer loses her boyfriend, her agent and her car
Distant Thunder
1988-11-11
A troubled Vietnam war vet deserts his wife and child shortly after he returns from the war. He retu
Karate Kid: Legends
2025-05-08
After a family tragedy, kung fu prodigy Li Fong is uprooted from his home in Beijing and forced to m
Too Much Sun
1991-01-25
A multimillionaire, whose son is gay and daughter a lesbian, leaves a will with one clause: His chil
Steve Vai - His First 30 Years: The Documentary
2022-09-07
This is the first documentary covering Steve Vai's life from 1960 to 1990. (Co-written by Steve Vai.
The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue
1998-12-22
The rats and mice, made intellectually superior in the original Secret of N.I.M.H., return to Thorn
A Little Game
2014-04-26
Ostracized at her posh new uptown school and shaken by the death of her beloved grandmother, a 10-ye
The Three Wishes of Billy Grier
1984-10-31
A teenager must cope with a disease that causes himself to age at an astronomical rate.
The Last P.O.W.? The Bobby Garwood Story
1993-06-28
Marine Private First Class Robert Garwood spent fourteen harrowing years as a Vietnam P.O.W. only to
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
2017-08-01
An examination of the Oscar-winning director who brought to life some of cinema's most beloved motio
The Ballad Of Danko Jones
2012-10-13
The Ballad Of Danko Jones is a short intriguing story of Canadian rock band Danko Jones trying to sa
Can't Be Heaven
2000-12-05
Everyone eventually meets the love of their lives. Sometimes, like Danny and Julia, that person come
Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe
2016-09-05
It's Rob Lowe's turn to step in to the celebrity hot seat for the latest installment of The Comedy C
Lost Cat Corona
2017-02-24
A play-it-safe guy must search for his wife's missing cat, bringing him face-to-face with the colorf
Across Grace Alley
2013-09-05
A young boy struggling with his parents' divorce seeks solace in his infatuation with a captivating
A Good Night to Die
2003-05-03
One day in the life of a hit man, Ronnie, who spends it trying to save the life of fellow hit man, A
Holiday Spin
2012-11-19
A former dance champion sidelined years by an injury enlists the help of his estranged son to prepar
Psych: The Movie
2017-12-07
The ambitious friends come together during the holidays after a mystery assailant targets one of the
A Dog and Pony Show
2018-01-23
A renowned circus dog is the only one left behind after her traveling show leaves town. In a stroke
The Real Miyagi
2015-02-20
The life of Fumio Demura, the greatest karate master of a generation.
Dangerous Company
1982-02-09
The true story of Ray Johnson, a convict who spent most of his life in and out of prison until he fi
The Way of The Karate Kid
2005-02-01
Retrospective documentary on the making of The Karate Kid (1984).
Wax On, Fuck Off
2010-06-25
Ralph Macchio, once a former teen idol, once on top the world in the 80s. Now he is a family man wit
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
2021-02-01
The Oscar nominated actor best known for his role of Mr. Miyagi, left behind a painfully revealing a
Sweep the Leg
2007-03-16
Sweep the Leg incorpoarates elements of the 1984 film The Karate Kid and features appearances by nea
Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson
2024-11-15
The Problem Child, Jake 'El Gallo' Paul, goes up against the Baddest Man on the Planet, Mike Tyson,
Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders'
2005-09-20
Join director Francis Coppola and his remarkable cast as they reminisce about their experiences shoo
The Girl in the River
A seasoned criminologist and a young female psychologist are lured to a remote Mississippi town to i