A couple of these faces should look very familiar.
Whether you grew up watching “The Karate Kid” movies and find yourself randomly quoting it (“Wax on, wax off”) or have never even heard of the franchise before, YouTube Red’s new continuation series, “Cobra Kai,” has something for everyone.
All 10 episodes of the show’s first season are now available on the platform and feature returning characters, as well as a few new ones. Let’s meet the cast members of “Cobra Kai” and who they’re all playing.
Ralph Macchio (Daniel LaRusso)
After playing the original karate kid in the 80s, Macchio continued his acting career working on movies and shows like “My Cousin Vinny,” “Beer League,” “Ugly Betty,” “The Deuce” and “Kevin Can Wait.”
What his character’s up to in the show: “The former Karate Kid is now living his best life as a family man and proud owner of the number one car dealership in the Valley – until Johnny Lawrence comes back into his life and awakens a rivalry he thought he’d left behind years ago.”
Ralph Macchio and William Zabka reprise their roles in YouTube Red’s “Karate Kid” series, “Cobra Kai.” Photo: YouTube Red
William Zabka (Johnny Lawrence)
Aside from starring in “The Karate Kid” movies as Daniel’s bully, Zabka also worked on the 80s TV show “The Equalizer” as Scott McCall. He had quite a few projects later on, including “Shootfighter” and its sequel, “Hot Tub Time Machine,” “ How I Met Your Mother ” as a fictionalized version of himself and, recently, the mini-series “To Appomattox.
