Ralph Macchio

Trivia

• Ralph appeared alongside Marissa Tomei and Joe Pesci in My Cousin Vinny.
• Ralph plays the saxophone, harmonica, and bass guitar.
• Ralph once saved a beached baby dolphin on the shores of a Malibu beach. Reporters tried to cover the story, but he wished to remain anonymous.
• Ralph earned critical acclaim for his role in the stage production of How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying from 1996-97.
• Ralph starred alongside Robert DeNiro and Burt Young in the Broadway production of Cuba and His Teddy Bear in 1986.
• Ralph headlined in the Off-Broadway play Magic Hads Freddy along with The Sopranos star Michael Rispoli in 2004.
• Ralph looked to toughen up his boy-next-door image, when he took on the role of a hit man in 2003's A Good Night to Die.
• Ralph plays a young blues-loving urban man, who offers to take a forgotten blues legend back home to Mississippi in exchange for some songs, in Crossroads.
• Ralph's role as Daniel LaRusso was such a great success, that two sequels followed, in 1986 and 1989.
• Ralph became a true leading man in 1984, in the role of Daniel LaRusso, an East coast kid moved to the coast of Southern California, in The Karate Kid. He played the film's hero, as he took on the school bullys by mastering karate.

Quotes

• “As the readers will see, we've only scratched the surface of what this crazy cosmos is all about. And Ultimate F.F. is the perfect place to do our exploring. Enjoy!”
• “We intended for the 'Ultimate Spider-Man'—and all the Ultimate Annuals-- to continue the tradition set by their monthly counterparts: Top creators giving the readership solid stories, beautifully illustrated.”
• “From Secret to Extinction, it's a great time to go Ultimate!”
• “My life is all the richer for having known him, ... I will miss his genuine friendship.”
• “Pat Morita was a truly generous actor, a gifted comic, and an even greater friend, ... It was both my honor and privilege to have worked with him and create a bit of cinema magic together.”
• “It was both my honor and privilege to have worked with him and create a bit of cinema magic together. My life is all the richer for having known him. I will miss his genuine friendship.”
• “We knew we were working with one of the biggest filmmakers of our time
• “I have yet to be involved in a casting situation like that before or since,”
• “In this arc we see the appearance of Ultimate Namor for the first time! And, we learn how truly dissimilar he is to the mainstream Sub-Mariner. We'll be digging deep into the mythology of the Ultimate Universe here.”
• “I just love that one and always loved the moment where Daniel bows to Miyagi after he puts him to sleep, ... That was John Avildsen saying, 'Before you leave, just turn and bow to him.' It's just a genuine organic great moment that just sort of came up on the day.”