Ralph Macchio
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Ralph George Macchio (ˈmɑːtʃi.oʊ) (born November 4, 1961) is an American actor, best known for his roles as Daniel LaRusso in the Karate Kid series, Bill 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
.
, was born on November 4, 1961, in Huntington, New York
.
and Dr Pepper
. His on-screen debut was in the 1980 film Up the Academy
, and his first major role was playing Jeremy Andretti in the television series Eight Is Enough
. In 1983, he appeared as Johnny Cade in The Outsiders
alongside many young actors who had yet to become major stars, such as C. Thomas Howell
, Tom Cruise
, Emilio Estevez
, Patrick Swayze
, Rob Lowe
, and Matt Dillon
.
In 1984 Macchio became known internationally following the release of the first Karate Kid movie. Playing high school senior Daniel LaRusso, Macchio was actually in his early twenties when the film was made. He continued this success with the film's sequels, Karate Kid Part II
and III
. In the mid-1980s, Macchio's face began appearing on the covers of many teen "bubble gum
" magazines such as Tiger Beat
, 16
, and Teen Beat
.
Macchio appeared in the 1986 film Crossroads
, portraying music student Eugene Martone. In 1992 he starred opposite Joe Pesci
and Marisa Tomei
in the hit comedy My Cousin Vinny
, playing Billy Gambini, who was wrongly accused of murder while passing through a small Alabama
town. It was the first significant adult role of his career.
In 1993 Macchio portrayed Chris, the sexually confused best friend of Eric Stoltz
's character, in the indie film Naked in New York
, along with such notable actors as Mary Louise Parker, Jill Clayburgh
, Kathleen Turner
, and Tony Curtis
.
In 1996 Macchio performed the lead role of J. Pierrepont Finch in the U.S. tour revival of the 1962 Tony Award winning musical How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying
, and received positive reviews. Referring to his performance as a chorister in a high school production of the same musical, Macchio said, "I was known as the 'Dancing Kid,' not that I was all that great. But I had been dancing since the age of three, taking lessons at the June Claire School of Dance in Babylon, Long Island."
Since the mid-1990s, Macchio's film appearances have been occasional cameo
- or supporting roles, notably and recently A Good Night to Die and Beer League. In 2005 Macchio played himself in the HBO series, Entourage
.
On May 1, 2007, Macchio played himself in an episode of the Starz series, Head Case
. In 2008, he appeared in a VitaminWater commercial that featured NASCAR
driver Carl Edwards
. Macchio was depicted as Edwards' "spiritual advisor" and dressed in his Karate Kid clothes. Since October 2008, he has appeared in several episodes of the ABC Network
television series Ugly Betty
as Archie Rodriguez, a local politician, with a semi-regular role as Hilda's love interest on the show.
As of November 2008, Macchio was ranked #80 among VH1
's 100 Greatest Teen Stars.
In June 2010, Macchio appeared in Funny or Die
's online short, "Wax on, F*ck off," in which his loved ones stage an intervention to turn the former child star from a well-adjusted family man into an addict besieged with tabloid scandal, all in order to help his career. During the video Macchio reacts to seeing a poster for the 2010 Karate Kid remake
. The short was lauded by TV Guide
s Bruce Fretts, who referred to the video as "sidesplitting" and "comic gold."
On September 20, 2010, Macchio played the adult Carl Morelli in a staged reading of the Charles Messina
play A Room of My Own presented by the Bleeker Street Theater Company.
In February 2011 it was announced that he will compete on ABC's Dancing With the Stars
. He was eliminated during the semi-finals, placing fourth in the overall competition.
Macchio appears and acts in the new music video of Danko Jones
's "I Think Bad Thoughts," also featuring Elijah Wood
and Jena Malone
.
released a song on his MySpace
called "The Ralph Macchio Memoirs." Poetry slam artist Big Poppa E
references Ralph Macchio in his performance The Wussy Boy Manifesto. Nerdcore
artist MC Frontalot
mentions him in his song, "Braggadocio". Macchio was featured in a brief cameo at the end of the No More Kings
video for "Sweep the Leg".
The Bat for Lashes
' song "Daniel
" is inspired by Macchio's character in the Karate Kid movies. The front cover of the single shows singer Natasha Khan with Daniel LaRusso's face painted on her back.
In the Family Guy
episode "Lethal Weapons", Peter responds to Lois's sensei in Taijutsu
, who wants to move her up instead of letting her quit, "Hey, Ralph Macchio!"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
|rowspan="2"|1980
|Up the Academy
|Chooch Bambalazi
|
|-
|Eight is Enough
|Jeremy Andretti
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|1982
|Dangerous Company
|Denny Brody
|
|-
|High Powder
|Eddie
|
|-
|1983
|The Outsiders
|Johnny Cade
|
|-
|rowspan="3"|1984
|The Karate Kid
|Daniel LaRusso
|
|-
|Teachers
|Eddie Pilikian
|
|-
|The Three Wishes of Billy Grier
|Billy Grier
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|1986
|Crossroads
|Eugene Martone
|
|-
|The Karate Kid, Part II
|Daniel LaRusso
|
|-
|1988
|Distant Thunder
|Jack Lambert
|
|-
|1989
|The Karate Kid, Part III
|Daniel LaRusso
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|1991
|Too Much Sun
|Frank Jr.
|
|-
|The Last POW: The Bobby Garwood Story
|Robert Garwood
|
|-
|1992
|My Cousin Vinny
|Billy Gambini
|
|-
|1993
|Naked in New York
|Chris
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|1998
|The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue
|Tim
|Video (voice)
|-
|Dizzyland
|
|
|-
|rowspan=3|1999
|The Other Side (The Outer Limits)
|Dr. Eberhardt
|
|-
|Can't Be Heaven (Forever Together)
|Hubbie Darling
|
|-
|The Office Party
|Sean
|
|-
|2001
|"Popcorn Shrimp
"
|Cop #2
|Film short
|-
|2003
|A Good Night to Die
|Donnie
|
|-
|2005
|Entourage
|Himself
|
|-
|2006
|Beer League
|Maz
|
|-
|2007
|Head Case
|Himself
|TV series, episode five
|-
|2008–2009
| Ugly Betty
|Archie Rodriguez
|
|-
|2009
|Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead
|Bobby Bianchi
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2010
|Law & Order: Criminal Intent
| Louis Marciano
| Episode "Inhumane Society"
|-
| Psych
||Nick Conforth ||Episode "We'd Like to Thank the Academy"
|-
|2011
|Dancing with the Stars
|Himself
| Finished 4th place. (semi-finalist)
|}
My Cousin Vinny
My Cousin Vinny is a 1992 American comedy film written and produced by Dale Launer, directed by Jonathan Lynn and starring Joe Pesci, Ralph Macchio, Marisa Tomei, Mitchell Whitfield, Lane Smith, Bruce McGill and Fred Gwynne...
, and Johnny Cade in The Outsiders
The Outsiders (film)
The Outsiders is a 1983 American drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, an adaptation of the novel The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton. The film was released in March 1983...
. He is also known to American television audiences for his season five recurring role as Jeremy Andretti on the comedy-drama Eight Is Enough
Eight Is Enough
Eight Is Enough is an American television comedy-drama series which ran on ABC from March 15, 1977 until August 29, 1981. The show was modeled after syndicated newspaper columnist Thomas Braden, a real-life parent with eight children, who wrote a book with the same name...
. He competed on the twelfth season of Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 12)
Dancing with the Stars returned for its twelfth season on March 21, 2011. Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli, and Len Goodman returned to the show as judges, while Tom Bergeron and Brooke Burke returned as hosts....
.
Early life
Macchio, an Italian AmericanItalian American
An Italian American , is an American of Italian ancestry. The designation may also refer to someone possessing Italian and American dual citizenship...
, was born on November 4, 1961, in Huntington, New York
Huntington, New York
The Town of Huntington is one of ten towns in Suffolk County, New York, USA. Founded in 1653, it is located on the north shore of Long Island in northwestern Suffolk County, with Long Island Sound to its north and Nassau County adjacent to the west. Huntington is part of the New York metropolitan...
.
Career
Macchio first appeared on American television commercials for products such as Bubble YumBubble Yum
Bubble Yum is a brand of bubble gum marketed by The Hershey Company.Introduced in 1975 by LifeSavers, the bubble gum was the first soft bubble gum created....
and Dr Pepper
Dr Pepper
Dr Pepper is a soft drink, marketed as having a unique flavor. The drink was created in the 1880s by Charles Alderton of Waco, Texas and first served around 1885. Dr Pepper was first nationally marketed in the United States in 1904 and is now also sold in Europe, Asia, Canada, Mexico, Australia ...
. His on-screen debut was in the 1980 film Up the Academy
Up the Academy
MAD Magazine Presents Up the Academy is an American teen comedy film released in 1980, with a plot about the outrageous antics of a group of misfits at a military school.-Production:...
, and his first major role was playing Jeremy Andretti in the television series Eight Is Enough
Eight Is Enough
Eight Is Enough is an American television comedy-drama series which ran on ABC from March 15, 1977 until August 29, 1981. The show was modeled after syndicated newspaper columnist Thomas Braden, a real-life parent with eight children, who wrote a book with the same name...
. In 1983, he appeared as Johnny Cade in The Outsiders
The Outsiders (film)
The Outsiders is a 1983 American drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, an adaptation of the novel The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton. The film was released in March 1983...
alongside many young actors who had yet to become major stars, such as C. Thomas Howell
C. Thomas Howell
Christopher Thomas "Tommy" Howell , known by his stage name C. Thomas Howell, is an American actor and film director. He starred in the films The Outsiders as Ponyboy Curtis and in The Hitcher as Jim Halsey. He has appeared in The Da Vinci Treasure,Soul Man, Red Dawn, Secret Admirer, Gettysburg, H. G...
, Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise
Thomas Cruise Mapother IV , better known as Tom Cruise, is an American film actor and producer. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and he has won three Golden Globe Awards....
, Emilio Estevez
Emilio Estevez
Emilio Estevez is an American actor, film director, and writer. He started his career as an actor and is well-known for being a member of the acting Brat Pack of the 1980s, starring in The Breakfast Club and St. Elmo's Fire...
, Patrick Swayze
Patrick Swayze
Patrick Wayne Swayze was an American actor, dancer and singer-songwriter. He was best known for his tough-guy roles, as romantic leading men in the hit films Dirty Dancing and Ghost, and as Orry Main in the North and South television miniseries. He was named by People magazine as its "Sexiest...
, Rob Lowe
Rob Lowe
Robert Hepler "Rob" Lowe is an American actor. Lowe came to prominence after appearing in films such as The Outsiders, Oxford Blues, About Last Night..., St. Elmo's Fire, and Wayne's World. On television, Lowe is known for his role as Sam Seaborn on The West Wing and his role as Senator Robert...
, and Matt Dillon
Matt Dillon
Matthew Raymond "Matt" Dillon is an American actor and film director. He began acting in the late 1970s, gaining fame as a teenage idol during the 1980s.- Early life :...
.
In 1984 Macchio became known internationally following the release of the first Karate Kid movie. Playing high school senior Daniel LaRusso, Macchio was actually in his early twenties when the film was made. He continued this success with the film's sequels, Karate Kid Part II
The Karate Kid, Part II
The Karate Kid, Part II is a 1986 American martial arts film and is a sequel to 1984's The Karate Kid. Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita reprise their roles as Daniel LaRusso and Mr. Miyagi, respectively. The original music score was composed by Bill Conti...
and III
The Karate Kid, Part III
The Karate Kid, Part III is a 1989 martial arts film, and the second sequel to the hit motion picture The Karate Kid . The film stars Ralph Macchio, Noriyuki "Pat" Morita, Thomas Ian Griffith, Robyn Lively, and Martin Kove. Like the first two films, it was directed by John G. Avildsen and written...
. In the mid-1980s, Macchio's face began appearing on the covers of many teen "bubble gum
Teen magazine
Teen magazines are magazines aimed at female teenage readers. They usually consist of gossip, news, fashion tips and interviews and may include posters, stickers, small samples of cosmetics or other products and inserts. Magazines targeting teenage boys are not often called teen...
" magazines such as Tiger Beat
Tiger Beat
Tiger Beat is an American fan magazine marketed primarily to adolescent girls. It is currently published by Laufer Media, Inc. of Los Angeles, California, which also produces its sister publication, Bop....
, 16
16 magazine
16 Magazine was a fan magazine based out of New York City. It was the first magazine marketed to adolescents that focused exclusively on celebrities...
, and Teen Beat
Teen Beat
Teen Beat was an American magazine geared towards teenaged readers.First published in August 1976, the magazine was preceded by sister publications 16 Magazine, published in 1956, and Tiger Beat, which was first published in 1965...
.
Macchio appeared in the 1986 film Crossroads
Crossroads (1986 film)
Crossroads is a 1986 film starring Ralph Macchio, Joe Seneca and Jami Gertz, inspired by the legend of blues musician Robert Johnson.The film was written by John Fusco and directed by Walter Hill and featured an original score featuring Ry Cooder and Steve Vai on the soundtrack's guitar, and...
, portraying music student Eugene Martone. In 1992 he starred opposite Joe Pesci
Joe Pesci
Joseph Frank "Joe" Pesci is an American actor, comedian, and musician.He is known for playing a variety of different roles, from violent mobsters to comedic leads to quirky sidekicks...
and Marisa Tomei
Marisa Tomei
Marisa Tomei is an American stage, film and television actress. Following her work on As The World Turns, Tomei came to prominence as a supporting cast member on The Cosby Show spinoff A Different World in 1987...
in the hit comedy My Cousin Vinny
My Cousin Vinny
My Cousin Vinny is a 1992 American comedy film written and produced by Dale Launer, directed by Jonathan Lynn and starring Joe Pesci, Ralph Macchio, Marisa Tomei, Mitchell Whitfield, Lane Smith, Bruce McGill and Fred Gwynne...
, playing Billy Gambini, who was wrongly accused of murder while passing through a small Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
town. It was the first significant adult role of his career.
In 1993 Macchio portrayed Chris, the sexually confused best friend of Eric Stoltz
Eric Stoltz
Eric Hamilton Stoltz is an American actor, director and producer. He is widely known for playing the role of Rocky Dennis in the biographical drama film Mask, which earned him the nomination for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture...
's character, in the indie film Naked in New York
Naked in New York
Naked in New York is a 1993 romantic drama film starring Eric Stoltz, Mary Louise Parker, Ralph Macchio, Jill Clayburgh, Tony Curtis, Timothy Dalton, and Kathleen Turner, and featuring multiple celebrity cameos, including William Styron listing all of his authored, penned and film work, Whoopi...
, along with such notable actors as Mary Louise Parker, Jill Clayburgh
Jill Clayburgh
Jill Clayburgh was an American actress. She received Academy Award nominations for her roles in An Unmarried Woman and Starting Over.-Personal life:...
, Kathleen Turner
Kathleen Turner
Mary Kathleen Turner is an American actress. She came to fame during the 1980s, after roles in the Hollywood films Body Heat, Peggy Sue Got Married, Romancing the Stone, The War of the Roses, Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Prizzi's Honor...
, and Tony Curtis
Tony Curtis
Tony Curtis was an American film actor whose career spanned six decades, but had his greatest popularity during the 1950s and early 1960s. He acted in over 100 films in roles covering a wide range of genres, from light comedy to serious drama...
.
In 1996 Macchio performed the lead role of J. Pierrepont Finch in the U.S. tour revival of the 1962 Tony Award winning musical How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying is a musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock, and Willie Gilbert, based on Shepherd Mead's 1952 book of the same name....
, and received positive reviews. Referring to his performance as a chorister in a high school production of the same musical, Macchio said, "I was known as the 'Dancing Kid,' not that I was all that great. But I had been dancing since the age of three, taking lessons at the June Claire School of Dance in Babylon, Long Island."
Since the mid-1990s, Macchio's film appearances have been occasional cameo
Cameo appearance
A cameo role or cameo appearance is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the performing arts, such as plays, films, video games and television...
- or supporting roles, notably and recently A Good Night to Die and Beer League. In 2005 Macchio played himself in the HBO series, Entourage
Entourage (TV series)
Entourage is an American comedy-drama television series that premiered on HBO on July 18, 2004 and concluded on September 11, 2011, after eight seasons...
.
On May 1, 2007, Macchio played himself in an episode of the Starz series, Head Case
Head Case (TV series)
Head Case is a comedy starring Alexandra Wentworth as Dr. Elizabeth Goode, a therapist who treats Hollywood stars. Celebrities appear on the show as themselves. The show ran for three series, airing on the Starz TV Network, Wednesdays, at 10 p.m., EST....
. In 2008, he appeared in a VitaminWater commercial that featured NASCAR
NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
driver Carl Edwards
Carl Edwards
Carl Michael Edwards, II is a NASCAR driver. He currently drives the #99 Fastenal/Aflac Ford Fusion in the Sprint Cup Series and the #60 Ford in the Nationwide Series for Roush Fenway Racing...
. Macchio was depicted as Edwards' "spiritual advisor" and dressed in his Karate Kid clothes. Since October 2008, he has appeared in several episodes of the ABC Network
ABC Network
ABC Network may refer to any of the following:*American Broadcasting Company, a private television network in the United States.*Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, regional radio and television broadcaster in Japan....
television series Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which premiered on ABC on September 28, 2006, and ended on April 14, 2010. The series revolves around the character Betty Suarez and is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian telenovela soap opera Yo soy Betty, la fea...
as Archie Rodriguez, a local politician, with a semi-regular role as Hilda's love interest on the show.
As of November 2008, Macchio was ranked #80 among VH1
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
's 100 Greatest Teen Stars.
In June 2010, Macchio appeared in Funny or Die
Funny or Die
Funny or Die is a comedy video website founded by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay's production company, Gary Sanchez Productions with original and user-generated content. Funny or Die contains exclusive material from a number of famous contributors and also has its own Funny or Die Team, which creates...
's online short, "Wax on, F*ck off," in which his loved ones stage an intervention to turn the former child star from a well-adjusted family man into an addict besieged with tabloid scandal, all in order to help his career. During the video Macchio reacts to seeing a poster for the 2010 Karate Kid remake
The Karate Kid (2010 film)
The Karate Kid is a 2010 American martial arts film and remake of the 1984 film of the same name. Directed by Harald Zwart, produced by Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, the film stars Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan...
. The short was lauded by TV Guide
TV Guide
TV Guide is a weekly American magazine with listings of TV shows.In addition to TV listings, the publication features television-related news, celebrity interviews, gossip and film reviews and crossword puzzles...
s Bruce Fretts, who referred to the video as "sidesplitting" and "comic gold."
On September 20, 2010, Macchio played the adult Carl Morelli in a staged reading of the Charles Messina
Charles Messina
Charles Messina is an American playwright, screenwriter and director.Messina was born in Greenwich Village, of Italian-American descent...
play A Room of My Own presented by the Bleeker Street Theater Company.
In February 2011 it was announced that he will compete on ABC's Dancing With the Stars
Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 12)
Dancing with the Stars returned for its twelfth season on March 21, 2011. Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli, and Len Goodman returned to the show as judges, while Tom Bergeron and Brooke Burke returned as hosts....
. He was eliminated during the semi-finals, placing fourth in the overall competition.
Macchio appears and acts in the new music video of Danko Jones
Danko Jones
Danko Jones is a Canadian rock band from Toronto, Ontario. The band consists of Danko Jones and JC...
's "I Think Bad Thoughts," also featuring Elijah Wood
Elijah Wood
Elijah Jordan Wood is an American actor. He made his film debut with a minor part in Back to the Future Part II , then landed a succession of larger roles that made him a critically acclaimed child actor by age 9. He is best known for his high-profile role as Frodo Baggins in Peter Jackson's...
and Jena Malone
Jena Malone
Jena Malone is an American actress and musician who has appeared on television, in films, and on Broadway. She made her movie debut with the film Bastard Out of Carolina , and has appeared in films including Contact , Stepmom , Donnie Darko , Saved! , Into the Wild , and Sucker Punch .Malone is...
.
Personal life
Macchio met his wife, Phyllis Fierro, a nurse practitioner, through his grandmother when he was 15. They married in 1987 and have two children, Julia and Daniel.In popular culture
DJ Q-Ball of the Bloodhound GangBloodhound Gang
Bloodhound Gang is a Collegeville, Pennsylvania-based American comedy band, although it began as a rap group and gradually changed its genre throughout the years...
released a song on his MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
called "The Ralph Macchio Memoirs." Poetry slam artist Big Poppa E
Big Poppa E
Big Poppa E is a performer of slam poetry. His live performances combine poetry, stand-up comedy, and dramatic monologue in high-energy rants about relationships, pop culture, and hot button issues of the day. He has appeared on three seasons of HBO's Def Poetry series and is a National Poetry Slam...
references Ralph Macchio in his performance The Wussy Boy Manifesto. Nerdcore
Nerdcore hip hop
Nerdcore hip hop, is a sub-genre of hip hop music characterized by themes and subject matter considered to be of general interest to nerds, though it can appeal to others as well. Self-described nerdcore musician MC Frontalot has the earliest known recorded use of the term in the 2000 song...
artist MC Frontalot
MC Frontalot
Damian Hess , better known by stage name MC Frontalot, is a Brooklyn-based hip hop musician and self-proclaimed "world's 579th greatest rapper". He is best known in nerdcore hip hop and video game culture, for naming the nerdcore subgenre, and performing at Penny Arcades annual Penny Arcade Expo...
mentions him in his song, "Braggadocio". Macchio was featured in a brief cameo at the end of the No More Kings
No More Kings
No More Kings are a Los Angeles-based rock band fronted by lead singer Pete Mitchell . No More Kings' music is known for its frequent references to figures in pop culture,...
video for "Sweep the Leg".
The Bat for Lashes
Bat for Lashes
Natasha Khan , also known by her stage name Bat for Lashes, is an English musician. She sings and plays the piano, bass, guitar, harpsichord and the autoharp....
' song "Daniel
Daniel (Bat for Lashes song)
"Daniel" is the first single from Bat for Lashes' second album Two Suns. It is her best selling single to date, selling over 46,000 copies worldwide. The song was announced as the lead single from Two Suns in January 2009, then released as a digital download single on 1 March 2009, and as a 7"...
" is inspired by Macchio's character in the Karate Kid movies. The front cover of the single shows singer Natasha Khan with Daniel LaRusso's face painted on her back.
In the Family Guy
Family Guy
Family Guy is an American animated television series created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series centers on the Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter and Lois; their children Meg, Chris, and Stewie; and their anthropomorphic pet dog Brian...
episode "Lethal Weapons", Peter responds to Lois's sensei in Taijutsu
Taijutsu
is a Japanese blanket term for any combat skill, technique or system of martial art using body movements that are described as an empty-hand combat skill or system. The term is commonly used when referring to a traditional Japanese martial art but has also been used in the naming of modern martial...
, who wants to move her up instead of letting her quit, "Hey, Ralph Macchio!"
Filmography
{| class="wikitable"! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
|rowspan="2"|1980
|Up the Academy
Up the Academy
MAD Magazine Presents Up the Academy is an American teen comedy film released in 1980, with a plot about the outrageous antics of a group of misfits at a military school.-Production:...
|Chooch Bambalazi
|
|-
|Eight is Enough
Eight Is Enough
Eight Is Enough is an American television comedy-drama series which ran on ABC from March 15, 1977 until August 29, 1981. The show was modeled after syndicated newspaper columnist Thomas Braden, a real-life parent with eight children, who wrote a book with the same name...
|Jeremy Andretti
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|1982
|Dangerous Company
Dangerous Company
Dangerous Company: The Consulting Powerhouses and the Businesses They Save and Ruin is a book written by James O'Shea and Charles Madigan. It is one of several business books that are critical of the functioning and importance of Management Consulting as an industry...
|Denny Brody
|
|-
|High Powder
|Eddie
|
|-
|1983
|The Outsiders
The Outsiders (film)
The Outsiders is a 1983 American drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, an adaptation of the novel The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton. The film was released in March 1983...
|Johnny Cade
|
|-
|rowspan="3"|1984
|The Karate Kid
|Daniel LaRusso
|
|-
|Teachers
Teachers (film)
# "Teacher, Teacher" - 38 Special# "Cheap Sunglasses" - ZZ Top# "Foolin' Around" - Freddie Mercury# "I Can't Stop the Fire" - Eric Martin# "Edge of a Dream" - Joe Cocker# " Teacher" - Ian Hunter# "One Foot Back in Your Door" - Roman Holliday...
|Eddie Pilikian
|
|-
|The Three Wishes of Billy Grier
The Three Wishes of Billy Grier
The Three Wishes of Billy Grier is a 1984 made-for-TV feature-length drama, starring Ralph Macchio. It first aired November 1, 1984.While this movie is a fictional work, it is prefaced by a note accounting that a condition such as the main character's does exist, and that the film imagines the...
|Billy Grier
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|1986
|Crossroads
Crossroads (1986 film)
Crossroads is a 1986 film starring Ralph Macchio, Joe Seneca and Jami Gertz, inspired by the legend of blues musician Robert Johnson.The film was written by John Fusco and directed by Walter Hill and featured an original score featuring Ry Cooder and Steve Vai on the soundtrack's guitar, and...
|Eugene Martone
|
|-
|The Karate Kid, Part II
The Karate Kid, Part II
The Karate Kid, Part II is a 1986 American martial arts film and is a sequel to 1984's The Karate Kid. Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita reprise their roles as Daniel LaRusso and Mr. Miyagi, respectively. The original music score was composed by Bill Conti...
|Daniel LaRusso
|
|-
|1988
|Distant Thunder
|Jack Lambert
|
|-
|1989
|The Karate Kid, Part III
The Karate Kid, Part III
The Karate Kid, Part III is a 1989 martial arts film, and the second sequel to the hit motion picture The Karate Kid . The film stars Ralph Macchio, Noriyuki "Pat" Morita, Thomas Ian Griffith, Robyn Lively, and Martin Kove. Like the first two films, it was directed by John G. Avildsen and written...
|Daniel LaRusso
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|1991
|Too Much Sun
Too Much Sun
Too Much Sun is a 1990 film directed by Robert Downey Sr.. It was filmed in Beverly Hills, California, USA and Los Angeles, California, USA,.-Availability:...
|Frank Jr.
|
|-
|The Last POW: The Bobby Garwood Story
|Robert Garwood
|
|-
|1992
|My Cousin Vinny
My Cousin Vinny
My Cousin Vinny is a 1992 American comedy film written and produced by Dale Launer, directed by Jonathan Lynn and starring Joe Pesci, Ralph Macchio, Marisa Tomei, Mitchell Whitfield, Lane Smith, Bruce McGill and Fred Gwynne...
|Billy Gambini
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|1993
|Naked in New York
Naked in New York
Naked in New York is a 1993 romantic drama film starring Eric Stoltz, Mary Louise Parker, Ralph Macchio, Jill Clayburgh, Tony Curtis, Timothy Dalton, and Kathleen Turner, and featuring multiple celebrity cameos, including William Styron listing all of his authored, penned and film work, Whoopi...
|Chris
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|rowspan="2"|1998
|The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue
The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue
The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue is a 1998 American direct-to-video animated film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation and the sequel to the 1982 animated film The Secret of NIMH. In the film, Timothy Brisby, the youngest son of Jonathan and Mrs. Brisby, goes to Thorn Valley wanting...
|Tim
|Video (voice)
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|Dizzyland
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|rowspan=3|1999
|The Other Side (The Outer Limits)
The Other Side (The Outer Limits)
"The Other Side" is an episode of The Outer Limits. Its first United States airdate was 18 October 1999.-Opening narration:-Plot:Dr. Neal Eberhardt , a former boy genius gone bitterly to seed, studies brain-damaged and comatose patients hoping to learn how the brain reroutes itself...
|Dr. Eberhardt
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|Can't Be Heaven (Forever Together)
|Hubbie Darling
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|The Office Party
|Sean
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|2001
|"Popcorn Shrimp
Popcorn Shrimp
Popcorn Shrimp is a 2001 short five minute film directed by American actor, Christopher Walken.-Cast:*David Bailey*Laurel Holloman – Cop #1*Ralph Macchio – Cop # 2*Malachy McCourt – Doorman*Master P – Crip*J.D. Williams – Bubba...
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|Cop #2
|Film short
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|2003
|A Good Night to Die
|Donnie
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|2005
|Entourage
Entourage (TV series)
Entourage is an American comedy-drama television series that premiered on HBO on July 18, 2004 and concluded on September 11, 2011, after eight seasons...
|Himself
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|2006
|Beer League
|Maz
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|2007
|Head Case
Head Case (TV series)
Head Case is a comedy starring Alexandra Wentworth as Dr. Elizabeth Goode, a therapist who treats Hollywood stars. Celebrities appear on the show as themselves. The show ran for three series, airing on the Starz TV Network, Wednesdays, at 10 p.m., EST....
|Himself
|TV series, episode five
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|2008–2009
| Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which premiered on ABC on September 28, 2006, and ended on April 14, 2010. The series revolves around the character Betty Suarez and is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian telenovela soap opera Yo soy Betty, la fea...
|Archie Rodriguez
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|2009
|Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead is a 2009 American independent film written and directed by Jordan Galland. The film's title refers to a fictitious play-within-the-movie, which is a comic reinterpretation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet and its aftermath and whose title is a reference to the play...
|Bobby Bianchi
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|rowspan=2|2010
|Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it was also primarily produced. Created and produced by Dick Wolf and René Balcer, the series premiered on September 30, 2001, as the second spin-off of Wolf's successful crime drama...
| Louis Marciano
| Episode "Inhumane Society"
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| Psych
Psych
Psych is an American detective comedy-drama television series created by Steve Franks and broadcast on USA Network. It stars James Roday as Shawn Spencer, a young crime consultant for the Santa Barbara Police Department whose "heightened observational skills" and impressive detective instincts...
||Nick Conforth ||Episode "We'd Like to Thank the Academy"
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|2011
|Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 12)
Dancing with the Stars returned for its twelfth season on March 21, 2011. Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli, and Len Goodman returned to the show as judges, while Tom Bergeron and Brooke Burke returned as hosts....
|Himself
| Finished 4th place. (semi-finalist)
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