Ali Mills is a fictional character portrayed by Elisabeth Shue in The Karate Kid franchise, appearing in the original film The Karate Kid (1984), and a minor character in the third season of its sequel series Cobra Kai (2021).
What happened to Daniel's girlfriend in Karate Kid 1?
But the lovey-dovey couple broke up on prom night, as Daniel relayed to Mr. Miyagi in The Karate Kid Part II. Daniel explained in his periwinkle tuxedo that Ali not only crashed the car Mr. Miyagi gave him but also cheated on him with a UCLA football player.
Shue made her feature film debut in 1984, when she co-starred opposite Ralph Macchio in The Karate Kid as Ali Mills, a high school cheerleader and the love interest of Macchio's main character.
Kumiko was Daniel-san's summer 1985 romance. He met her when he accompanied his sensei, Mr. Miyagi (Noriyuki "Pat" Morita), to his hometown in Okinawa in The Karate Kid Part II. Conveniently, Kumiko was the same age as Daniel and she was the niece of Yukie (Nobu McCarthy), Miyagi's lost love he reunited with.
The Karate Kid (1984 vs 2023) Cast: Then and Now [39 Years After]
Who is Daniel LaRusso's girlfriend?
Season 1. 34 years after the first film, Daniel is happily married to his wife Amanda Steiner, and has two children, Samantha (born 2002) and Anthony (born 2005). He and his wife own the LaRusso Auto Group, a chain of car dealerships in the San Fernando Valley.
Jessica was originally intended to be Daniel's love interest but their relationship was made platonic due to the age difference between Robyn Lively and Ralph Macchio, who were 16 and 27, respectively.
Amanda LaRusso (née Steiner) is a main character in Cobra Kai. She is the wife of Daniel LaRusso and the mother of Samantha and Anthony LaRusso. She is a devoted wife and mother, and the voice of reason after Daniel's rivalry with Johnny Lawrence is reignited.
After Robyn Lively was cast as Jessica Andrews in The Karate Kid Part III in 1988, producers were forced to modify her role of protagonist Daniel LaRusso's new love interest because Lively was only 16 at the time of filming and still a minor, while Ralph Macchio was 27 (although his character Daniel is 17).
Kumiko is the only love interest in the films whose life is threatened. Kumiko and Daniel would have remained a couple if it weren't for the fact that he wanted her to follow her dreams back in Japan. Kumiko and Daniel were the only relationship that parted on good terms.
Both Daniel and Johnny had their fair share of vengeful tendencies, lest fans forget when Daniel joined Cobra Kai in the third Karate Kid. Neither Johnny nor Daniel are the real bullies in The Karate Kid franchise, for they are both at fault, and neither are innocent victims.
Following Daniel's victory of the tournament, Ali and Daniel continued their relationship for six months until their high school graduation. According to Daniel, Ali wrecked his car and left him for a football player at UCLA right after the senior prom.
Work causes a single mother to move to China with her young son; in his new home, the boy embraces kung fu, taught to him by a master. Work causes a single mother to move to China with her young son; in his new home, the boy embraces kung fu, taught to him by a master.
Daniel and Jessica were never actually romantically involved in The Karate Kid Part III (because Ralph Macchio was a decade older than Robyn Lively when they shot the film), but Andrews and LaRusso evidently stayed in touch over the years. Thanks to Jessica introducing Daniel to her cousin, he met his wife.
The Next Karate Kid is a 1994 American martial arts drama film directed by Christopher Cain, produced by Jerry Weintraub, and written by Mark Lee. It serves as the fourth installment in the Karate Kid franchise, following The Karate Kid Part III (1989).
Mr. Miyagi died November 15, 2011, as depicted by his gravestone in Cobra Kai, meaning that he was 86 years old at the time of his passing. Cobra Kai began in 2018, where the continuation of the "Miyagi-verse" splits the focus between Daniel and Johnny.
After two months, she meets Daniel LaRusso (as Mr. Miyagi's Bonsai shop was across the street), and as she had recently broken up with her boyfriend, they planned to go out on a date. Later on the same day, she made up with her boyfriend, and she and Daniel decided to just be friends.
Robyn Lively was ready to catch up with her character from Karate Kid: Part III and knew it was just a matter of time before she would get the chance in Cobra Kai.
