On Jan. 29, 2026, the Library of Congress named "The Karate Kid" – a beloved 1984 tale of a young boy learning important life lessons from his mentor, a martial arts instructor – to the National Film Registry,

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 actor reprises his role from the original Karate Kid ...

It’s a big year for Ralph Macchio and the “Karate Kid” universe, as the martial arts franchise celebrates two major releases in 2025. In February, Macchio’s Daniel LaRusso and former foe Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) swept the leg the final time ...

Forty-eight hours after wrapping Cobra Kai in Atlanta, Ralph Macchio was right back where he started on the Montreal-based set of Karate Kid: Legends. “It was the weirdest feeling. I literally was at somebody else’s house, but I kind of helped build ...

It’s been 41 years since the debut of the original ‘Karate Kid.’ Ralph Macchio has been playing the unmistakable Daniel LaRusso in some form or another since the highly-regarded Karate Kid debuted in theaters way back in 1984. Of course, with the ...

Ralph Macchio was "screaming constantly every day" for his new movie 'Karate Kid: Legends' to be delayed. The movie - which stars Ralph reprising his role as Daniel LaRusso from the 'Karate Kid' franchise - is set three years after the finale of spin-off ...