Known For: American actor (born 1961)
Category: Actors
Occupation: actor, film actor, television actor, film producer
Country: United States of America
City: Huntington
Date of Birth: Saturday, 04 November 1961
Language English
Ralph George Macchio Jr. is an American actor. He is best known for playing Daniel LaRusso in three Karate Kid films, as well as in Cobra Kai, a sequel television series on Netflix. Macchio also played Johnny Cade in The Outsiders (1983), Jeremy Andretti in the television series Eight Is Enough, William Gambini in My Cousin Vinny (1992), Eugene Martone in Crossroads (1986), and Archie Rodriguez in the television series Ugly Betty. He also had a recurring role as Officer Haddix in the television series The Deuce.
| BirthPlace | Huntington |
| Spouses | Phyllis Fierro |
| Children | Julia Macchio |
| Wikipedia | Ralph_Macchio |
| X (Twitter) | ralphmacchio |
Macchio was born in Huntington, New York in 1961. He is the son of Rosalie (née DeSantis) and Ralph George Macchio Sr., who owned a few laundromats and a wastewater disposal company. Macchio has a younger brother named Steven. His father is of half Italian and half Greek descent, and his mother is of Italian ancestry. In a 1980 screen test, Macchio said his family was from Naples. In 1979, Macchio graduated from Half Hollow Hills High School West in Dix Hills, New York. Macchio began tap dancing lessons at the age of three and was discovered by a talent agent at the age of 16.
