Waxing On: The Karate Kid and Me

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So seeing this book come out and talk about Ralph's time in Karate Kid? Whee. Let me at this book! I read it all in one sitting.

Goldberg, Lesley (August 4, 2017). " 'Karate Kid' TV Sequel, Starring Ralph Macchio and William Zabka, a Go at YouTube Red". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on June 28, 2019 . Retrieved February 9, 2018. Your book was exactly what I wanted. As you said, it was the behind-the-scenes stories of The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai. It was really perfect. I'd like to thank Edelweiss and the publisher for allowing me a chance to read this book before it drops. Macchio began tap dancing lessons at the age of three and was discovered by a talent agent when he was 16 years old. [1] Career [ edit ] Early roles [ edit ]I learned some stuff about the movies and movie making and that was cool. I wanted to know more about him and the world he’s lived in. The humor was wry and self-deprecating—which to me is often the best kind. I could not help but realize that this is a really level-headed guy working in a very tough business. I reached the conclusion where I kept thinking, wow, his friends and family are fortunate. Seems like a good guy to go get a pint with or catch a baseball game. Reading is my favorite hobby. I honestly don’t watch much TV these days and there is only one show I would watch over reading a book - Cobra Kai. So when I learned Ralph Macchio had a book coming out, I was beyond excited! I got an Advanced Listening Copy (narrated by Ralph himself) from Penguin Randomhouse and needless to say, I finished listening in less than a day. American Gypsies: Q&A With Executive Producer Ralph Macchio". National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on October 3, 2013 . Retrieved October 4, 2013. Actually, I have a little Greek in the bloodstream as well (my Dad is half Greek). Bubbeo, Daniel (February 9, 2018). "Ralph Macchio to guest star on 'Kevin Can Wait' ". Newsday. Archived from the original on April 18, 2018 . Retrieved April 17, 2018. Macchio will guest star on two episodes ... Macchio will play 'Alviti,' the head of a company turning Long Island properties into parking lots

In 2013, he appeared in How I Met Your Mother. One of the main characters, Barney Stinson, asserts that Macchio's character, Daniel LaRusso, in The Karate Kid is not the real karate kid; instead, it's Johnny Lawrence, Daniel's nemesis in the film. [23] Macchio was cast as Jeremy Andretti for a season in the television series Eight Is Enough. [1] He next won the role of Johnny Cade in the 1983 film The Outsiders. [1] Karate Kid films [ edit ] Ralph Macchio: Why not? I mean, that would be... (laughs) It just goes to show you how Daniel LaRusso, in every chapter of The Karate Kid universe, had a fantastic, wonderful girl that he couldn't hold on to. (laughs) They finally all come together, and they could all share stories about him. Sure, I think would be wonderful. These guys, Jon, Josh, and Hayden, if anyone could do it, they're the ones. A fun-filled memoir by the Karate Kid and Cobra Kai actor that's equal parts nostalgia and contemporary relevance, based on both the classic movies and his current show, which is Netflix's #1 hit and gaining legions of new fans from every generation. I mean, listen, fighting, Thomas Ian Griffith at 6'5" or 6'6", not the easiest day at the office. But I will say this much: He is a true martial artist. His control and his attention to detail makes it [so that] if that wasn't the case, I would probably be carried out on a stretcher. But yeah, it was so nice to be in control of those moments and, and give the fans and the story the justice that it deserved. So I'm glad. I'm glad it worked.I love my fellow “Greaser’, Ralph. But if I’m being completely honest, I’ve never gotten over the existential pain of The Karate Kid’s ongoing success and relevance. What does that movie have that Youngblood doesn’t?! Well, after reading Ralph’s fun and insightful recounting, I now totally get it. Long live The Karate Kid!”— Rob Lowe, New York Times bestselling author of Stories I Only Tell My Friends Non-fiction is not normally my jam. I usually find it sooo boring and with an agenda, preachy, etc. Memoirs… even less my jam. They’re about as far away from my normal literary tastes as you can get. But the Waxing On audiobook was probably the best five hours spent on the written word that I’ve had in quite a while. I wanted it to go on forever. Somebody else can listen to all the other audiobooks. In truth, I had a pretty good idea I was going to like this. I’m a rabid Cobra Kai fan. And the Karate Kid movies? I’ve lost count how many times I’ve seen those. Ralph Macchio just seems like a really NICE guy. He is the narrator for the book, which I always think adds a nice little bit of extra that they are reading their own words, so they can put the inflection and expression on what they feel the most strongly about. All that is to say, I've been in a big "Karate Kid" mood lately. When I saw that Ralph Macchio had written a recent memoir, reading it was a no brainer. So there’s a parallel-universe Ralph Macchio out there, with an Oscar and 10 seasons of Friends or ER under his belt – and a more distant relationship with his children? Macchio nods: sure. “Parenting is not seasonal, man.” His daughter Julia is now an actor and a dancer. His son Daniel works in data analysis. One of the more satisfying aspects of this recent turnaround as an actor, Macchio says, is that Julia and Daniel have seen it and shared in it. “They’re involved in Cobra Kai. They champion it.”