In the same movie, his co-star, Thomas Ian Griffith, was playing Terry Silver, a character much older than his real age at that time of 28. So, although Terry Silver may appear to be many years Daniel LaRusso's senior in the world of Karate Kid and Cobra Kai, in reality, Macchio is older than Griffith.
What's even more surprising is that Macchio is actually five months older than actor Thomas Ian Griffith, who played Terry Silver in the third Karate Kid movie, and reprises his role in Cobra Kai. That said, Daniel LaRusso is 53 years old in the show, and Macchio is 61.
Daniel was still 18 in The Karate Kid Part III; the 1985 All-Valley Karate tournament presumably took place in December once again but Daniel wasn't shown celebrating another birthday so it's not clear if he was still 18 or if he was already 19 when he defeated Mike Barnes.
The Karate Kid Part III. By 1985, Silver is the head of a toxic waste disposal company called Dynatox Industries, which illegally dumps waste in the environment. He has also become a master of karate, even surpassing Kreese in skill. He has also become extremely erratic, owing to a cocaine addiction.
This means that Macchio would have just celebrated his 27th birthday when he returned yet again to play the now 19-year-old character—the biggest age difference between the actor and character until Cobra Kai season 5.
So in a way, Johnny Lawrence's role in The Karate Kid Part II was more about Kreese, Daniel, and Mr. Miyagi than it was about Johnny. The Karate Kid trilogy was essentially done with Johnny after he was defeated by Daniel in the first movie, and there was no need for him to come back into the story.
Terry Silver tormented Daniel LaRusso in The Karate Kid Part III. The multimillionaire insanely devoted his time and money to hounding the teenage Daniel, and he manipulated LaRusso into breaking with his mentor, Mr. Miyagi (Noriyuki "Pat" Morita), and joining Cobra Kai.
He was rich back then too, the CEO of the shady toxic waste disposal company DynaTox Industries, which he got by inheritance not his own hard work. He plotted to use Mike Barnes (Sean Kanan) to destroy Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio).
Yes the character Terry Silver was skilled in Karate (looks like kenpo) but also a former Green Beret. So yes, he'd most likely have been stronger and faster than Miyagi.
Bill Conti, the composer of the previous films, returned to score the fourth. It is the first film in the series not to feature Ralph Macchio in the lead role as Daniel LaRusso.
Personal life. Macchio was introduced to his future wife, Phyllis Fierro, by his grandmother when he was 15. They got married on April 5, 1987, and have two children. Fierro is a nurse practitioner.
Ralph's voice is just way different today. He was in his 20's back then when making the Karate Kid movies, so you'd think he would still sound like that today. In the 80's he had more of a Jersey accent too, but his voice just sounded different than it does today overall. It's softer now that it was back then.
He is best known for portraying Terry Silver in the 1989 film The Karate Kid Part III, a role he reprised in the fourth and fifth seasons of the television series Cobra Kai.
He used Silver's "Quick Silver" method and attacked his opponent's legs, lungs and eyes. Then, he finished him off with the trademark Crane Kick. Thus, Daniel won the fight because he had to. Cobra Kai Season 5 is streaming now on Netflix.
Terry is also considerably taller than Kreese with far better range. He also seems faster and less predictable in his movements than Kreese: So overall Terry should be a cut above Kreese.
John Kreese: Kreese joined the army at 1965, he had probably 18 years in order to be able to join the army, so he is 71 years old at his first apparition on Cobra Kai and during season 2, and 72 at season 4. And he was 37 years old at the events of Karate Kid 1.
How Terry Silver Cheated So Cobra Kai Could Win The All Valley. Terry Silver paid off All Valley's referee to score the tournament in Cobra Kai's favor. The direct beneficiary of Silver's cheating was Tory Nichols (Peyton List).
On the day of the tournament, Silver reveals his plan to re-establish Cobra Kai as a business franchise. In the finals, Silver has Barnes torture Daniel by alternately scoring points and spending them via illegal strikes. The match ends in a draw, necessitating sudden death overtime.
Silver finally becomes the Karate Kid franchise's greatest villain by betraying its former greatest antagonist in Kreese, framing him for assaulting Stingray and getting him sent to prison in the season 4 finale. Introducing a menacing villain like Terry Silver was one of the greatest surprises of the Karate Kid saga.
Originally Answered: Why didn't Ralph Macchio return as LaRusso in Karate Kid 4? He didn't want to be like Sylvester Stallone, doing Rocky or Rambo for 25 years. He wanted to do other projects, not just be tied to one thing.
According to Screen Rant, Shue did not reprise her role as Ali in The Karate Kid Part II due to her academic commitment as a student at Harvard University. Shue wasn't sure that The Karate Kid fans would even care if she returned as Ali in Cobra Kai, but she eventually agreed to reprise her role.
Years after his initial training, Daniel married Amanda Steiner and they had two children, Samantha and Anthony. The LaRussos opened an auto-dealership called LaRusso Auto Group. Daniel also retired from karate and used martial arts as a gimmick to promote his business.
