Most stars of the 1984 classic have shown up on “Cobra Kai.”
But what else has the cast been doing all these years later?
He also had running stints on popular shows likeUgly BettyandPsych.
Pat Morita And Ralph Macchio in ‘The Karate Kid’.Credit: Columbia Pictures/Getty Images
Oh, and he also placed fourth onDancing With the Starsin 2011 with multiple scores of 30.
We wonder what histraining processwas like?
In 2022, Macchio published his memoir,Waxing On: The Karate Kid and Me.
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I felt it was a unique story to tell."
Macchio married his wife, Phyllis Fierro, in 1987.
They have two children.
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I don’t want a comic actor for this role.
This is a heavyweight part.
I want an actor.'"
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Moritadied in 2005 at age 73due to kidney failure.
Though Morita is not onCobra Kai, Mr. Miyagi’s defense-based training methods live on.
We were all so jealous that he had a manager like whoa, he’s so important.
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[Laughs] We were all beginners.
Shue made a guest appearance in the third season ofCobra Kai.
Shue has been married to Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Davis Guggenheim since 1994.
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Heller spoke withVulturein 2010about her correspondence with her former movie son.
“Weve been hooking up over emails and texting each other ever since theKarate Kidremake.
No, I didnt see it.
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But its always, ‘Hi, mom!’
He calls me mom.”
She also appeared in 2017’sA Crooked SomebodyalongsideEd HarrisandJoanne Froggatt.
Heller has popped up in multiple seasons ofCobra Kai.
Heller is in a relationship with TV writer-producer Robert Griffard and has two daughters.
“‘He’s a black belt; I didn’t know karate.
He’s a motorcycle gang leader; I don’t know how to ride a motorcycle.
He’s mean the last thing I did was a milk commercial, maybean M&Ms commercial.
They’re never gonna see me as this gang karate guy.'”
Zabka and his wife, Stacie, have two children.
After a season 1 guest appearance onCobra Kai, Kove became a main cast member on the series.
