Ralph Macchio
Ralph Macchio George (* November 4, 1961 in Huntington on Long Iceland, New York in the United States ) is an Italian- American actor and teen star of the 1980s.
Ralph Macchios acting career began with a commitment in the U.S. television series " Eight is Enough ". His first film role in Francis Ford Coppola's film The Outsiders in 1983, in which he played the role of the Greaser Johnny Cade.
A wide audience Macchio made famous by the character Daniel LaRusso, which he embodied in the trilogy about Karate Kid. The role of Daniel LaRusso, which made him a teen star of the 1980s, has so far remained his greatest success.
In 2011, he was part of the twelfth season of the television show Dancing with the Stars, the U.S. equivalent of Let's Dance.
In April 2012 he took over the role of psycho - screenwriters Joe Stefano in the biopic Hitchcock.
Macchio has been married since 1987 and has two children.