EXCLUSIVE: Forward of subsequent month’s launch of Karate Child: Legends, actor, filmmaker and New York Instances bestselling creator Ralph Macchio has signed with Gersh for illustration in all areas.
Macchio is in fact finest identified for his main position of Daniel LaRusso within the Karate Child franchise, which he’s now performed in 4 characteristic movies and one hit TV collection. LaRusso is first launched in 1984 basic The Karate Child, as a bullied teenager new to California who’s taken underneath the wing of Mr. Miyagi (Pat Morita), a handyman who teaches him karate as a method of self-defense and a lifestyle. Macchio reprised the half throughout one other two movies spanning the remainder of the Eighties, amd then put it apart till 2018, when he got here on to guide Cobra Kai, a collection from Sony Footage Tv that started its life on YouTube earlier than discovering vital acclaim and a big following on Netflix, garnering nominations on the Emmys, the SAG Awards, and elsewhere.
Macchio was additionally an government producer on Cobra Kai, a sequel collection to the Karate Child movies, operating six seasons, which picks up many years later to chronicle a reignited rivalry between LaRusso and former karate competitor Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka). Slated for launch by way of Sony on Could 30, new movie Karate Child: Legends sees LaRusso mentoring a younger kung fu prodigy Li Fong (Ben Wang), transplanted from Beijing to New York, alongside Mr. Han (Jackie Chan).
Macchio can also be identified for his roles within the basic movies The Outsiders, Crossroads, and My Cousin Vinny. Different notable credit embrace ABC’s Ugly Betty, The Deuce, Hitchcock, and Misplaced Cat Corona. Macchio has additionally appeared in quite a few stage productions, making each his Broadway and off-Broadway debuts in an acclaimed manufacturing of Cuba and His Teddy Bear.
In 2022, Macchio launched the memoir Waxing On: The Karate Child and Me, which turned an immediate New York Instances bestseller. He continues to be represented by Untitled Leisure, Jill Fritzo PR, and Don Steele at Hansen Jacobson.
