The fictional "Karate Kid" hero Danial LaRusso lived the first 15 years of his life in Newark. Ralph Macchio actually grew up on Long Island. Close enough to New Jersey I guess until a few years ago when Macchio updated the Karate Kid story on Netflix with the series Cobra Kai. Season 4 of the series starts this Friday. One thing most of you probably didn't know was that the actress who plays grown up Danial LaRusso's wife was born in Phillipsburg, New Jersey. Courtney Henggeler has payed Amanda LaRusso through the entire series. She's 43 years old and says she was a big fan of the Karate Kid movies when she was growing up.
Source: Asbury Park Press
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