Ralph Macchio is 63-year-old. He debuted in Karate Kid as Daniel LaRusso twenty-two years ago.
Over time, in his involvement, many things changed. His character’s arc and his acting chops. However, what remained the same was his appearance.
Responding to this, in an interview with Rolling Stone while promoting Karate Kid: Legends, he said, “It’s mainly genes, but I am healthy, and I do live well. I don’t smoke. I’m not a drug user, besides alcohol when I want to have a drink or some wine. I’m a big fan of great wine. So, it’s my parents’ fault. I blame them.”
He continued, “They screwed it up. They made this happen. But it’s getting tough. I like being a little bit further away from the camera these days.”
“When they send in pictures and they say, “This is the shot we’d like to use. We’ll clean up Ralph’s neck. We’ll take those lines out in that droopy part” — that’s all new now.”
“That’s happening more, but I guess we call it the Macchio curve. I get to wait a little bit longer before that stuff happens.”
Ralph’s Karate Kid: Legends is running in theatres.
