![]() Macchio bumped into actor Charlie Sheen as he left a casting session for the first film - and later learned the “Red Dawn” star had been a “candidate” for the role. were both up for the role of Daniel LaRusso, while Clint Eastwood pushed for his son Kyle (right) for the part. It wasn’t - but his character’s original name in the movie, Danny Webber, was later changed, making the “ethically Italian” Macchio more comfortable and send “everything into high gear.” Here are five other secrets Macchio reveals in his memoir: Charlie Sheen could have been the Karate Kid Charlie Sheen and Robert Downey Jr. ![]() “What? Seriously? Was this a cartoon? An after-school special? All I kept thinking was, What a silly, lame-ass title. “And the title of the script they were sending me was: ‘The Karate Kid,’” writes Macchio, now 60. The franchise, which included sequels in 19, is now enjoying an extended second act with the series “ Cobra Kai” on Netflix, but Macchio wasn’t always on board with the original title about a teen who uses martial arts to confront his bullies. ![]() Nearly four decades after wowing audiences as New Jersey underdog Daniel LaRusso in the 1984 classic, Macchio is pulling back the curtain on the iconic movie franchise with a new 256-page memoir, “ Waxing On: The Karate Kid and Me.” Ralph Macchio is ready to send the secrets of “The Karate Kid” to the mat once and for all. Wax on: Peyton List kicks off a new season of ‘Cobra Kai’ Ralph Macchio: No one told me about ‘The Next Karate Kid’ or 2010 remake Ralph Macchio hits back on criticism that ‘The Karate Kid’ was ‘too white’ How UFC karate stylist nearly had bigger role on ‘Cobra Kai’ ![]()
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