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Cobra Kai (season 2)
The second season of ''Cobra Kai'', stylized as ''COBRA KAII'', was released on YouTube Premium on April 24, 2019, and consisted of 10 episodes. The series is a direct sequel to the original four films in ''The Karate Kid'' franchise, focusing on the characters of Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence over 30 years after the original film. This is the final season to be originally released on YouTube's streaming service as Netflix would acquire the streaming rights to ''Cobra Kai'' following YouTube's decision not to renew the series past a third season. Picking up immediately where the previous season left off, the season follows Johnny after his victory at the All-Valley as his success with Cobra Kai is juxtaposed against two new threats: a new karate dojo started by Daniel known as Miyagi-Do, as well as the return of Cobra Kai founder John Kreese. The season had nine starring roles, six of which returned from the first season and the other three consisting of previously recu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Macchio
Ralph George Macchio Jr. ( ; born November 4, 1961) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Daniel LaRusso in three ''Karate Kid'' films and in ''Cobra Kai'', a sequel television series. He also played Johnny Cade in '' The Outsiders'', Jeremy Andretti in ''Eight Is Enough,'' Bill Gambini in ''My Cousin Vinny'', Eugene Martone in ''Crossroads'', and Archie Rodriguez in ''Ugly Betty'', and had a recurring role as Officer Haddix in '' The Deuce''. Early life Macchio was born in Huntington, New York. He is the son of Rosalie (née DeSantis) and Ralph George Macchio Sr., who owned a few laundromats and a wastewater disposal company. Ralph has a younger brother Steven. His father is of half Italian and half Greek descent, and his mother is of Italian ancestry. In a 1980 screen test, Macchio said his family was from Naples. In 1979, Macchio graduated from Half Hollow Hills Central School District in New York. Macchio began tap dancing lessons at the age of three and was dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Kreese
John Kreese is a fictional character and the main antagonist in ''The Karate Kid'' media franchise. Portrayed by Martin Kove, he appears as an antagonist in the films ''The Karate Kid'' (1984), ''The Karate Kid Part II'' (1986), ''The Karate Kid Part III'' (1989), and the sequel television series ''Cobra Kai''. Roles He serves as the main antagonist of ''The Karate Kid'' (1984), the opening antagonist of ''The Karate Kid Part II'' (1986), the overarching antagonist of ''The Karate Kid Part III'' (1989) and the main antagonist of the sequel television series ''Cobra Kai'', serving as the overarching antagonist of Season 1, the main antagonist of Season 2 and Season 3, one of the two main antagonists (alongside Terry Silver) of Season 4 and the overarching antagonist/anti-hero in Season 5. Overview Kreese was born on October 2, 1946. When he was young, he was troubled, as his father left him and his mentally unstable mother committed suicide and was picked on by other kids. D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Hurwitz
Jonathan Benjamin Hurwitz (born November 15, 1977) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer best known for his work on ''Cobra Kai'' (with Hayden Schlossberg and Josh Heald), the ''Harold & Kumar'' films, and ''American Reunion'' (with Schlossberg). Early life Hurwitz was born in Byram, New Jersey, to Jewish parents. and lived there for two years. He then moved to Roxbury for 5 years, although following that he grew up mostly in Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania and Randolph, New Jersey. He met Hayden Schlossberg when they both attended Randolph High School. Hurwitz was studying finance at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, with Josh Heald who lived in the same dorm with him during freshman year. As Schlossberg (who was in college at The University of Chicago) frequently came to visit, he got to know Heald as well. Career Hurwitz was studying finance at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, while Schlossberg was a history major at the Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randee Heller
Randee Heller (born Randee Antzis; June 10, 1947) is an American television and film actress known for playing Alice in the 1970s sitcom ''Soap'' – one of television's first lesbian characters – as well as for portraying Lucille LaRusso in the films ''The Karate Kid'' and ''The Karate Kid Part III'', and in the streaming series ''Cobra Kai''; and Bert Cooper's and Don Draper's elderly secretary Ida Blankenship in a recurring role on the series ''Mad Men''. Early life Heller was born in Brooklyn, New York City, and grew up in West Hempstead, New York, on Long Island, of Russian Jewish heritage.Hochberg, Mina"Q&A with Randee Heller", AMCtv.com, 19 September 2010. After initially attending Emerson College in Boston, she returned to Long Island to graduate in 1969 from Adelphi University, where she studied theater. Career The summer after graduation, she was cast in an Off-Broadway production of ''Godspell''. She went on to do the Broadway musical '' Grease'', playing Rizzo.J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony O'Dell
Tony O’Dell (born January 30, 1960) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Cobra Kai member Jimmy in the 1984 film ''The Karate Kid,'' and the second season of its spinoff ''Cobra Kai'' (the 2018 YouTube web series based on the adult lives of the ''Karate Kid'' characters), and as preppy Alan Pinkard on the ABC sitcom ''Head of the Class'' (1986–91). Early life and career O'Dell was born Anthony Dell'Aquila in Pasadena, California, and graduated from St. Francis High School. His first television appearance was a 1978 episode of the NBC television series ''CHiPs'', titled "Trick or Treat." He later appeared in the short lived 1985 CBS science fiction series ''Otherworld'', as Trace Sterling. One of his longest roles was of high school student Alan Pinkard on the ABC sitcom ''Head of the Class'' (1986–91). He later appeared in ''Suddenly Susan'', ''The George Lopez Show'', and ''K.C. Undercover''. In 1984, he portrayed Cobra Kai member Jimmy, in the first t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of The Karate Kid And Cobra Kai Characters
This list of ''The Karate Kid'' and ''Cobra Kai'' characters reflects fictional characters from ''The Karate Kid'' franchise. Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg define the following works as part of the Miyagi-Verse: ''The Karate Kid'' (1984), ''The Karate Kid Part II'' (1986), ''The Karate Kid Part III'' (1989), ''The Next Karate Kid'' (1994), and the ''Cobra Kai'' television series (2018–present). A 2010 remake however exists in an alternate universe. In addition, Jon Hurwitz clarified that the ''Karate Kid'' series is not canon, but an Easter Egg from it appears in Season 3, in response to the question about ''The Karate Kid'' animated series official status within ''The Karate Kid'' universe. Overview Miyagi-Verse * An indicates an appearance through pre-recorded material. * An indicates a performer stood in as a character's body-double for fight sequences. * A indicates an actor or actress portrayed a younger version of their character. Miyagi- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Garrison
Robert Scott Garrison (January 23, 1960 – September 27, 2019) was an American actor known for his role as Tommy in the 1984 film ''The Karate Kid'' and the second season of its spinoff ''Cobra Kai''. Garrison started his acting career in the 1970s and continued steadily over the 1980s and 1990s. He acted in ''Brubaker'' (1980), ''The Karate Kid'' (1984), ''The Karate Kid Part II'' (1986), and ''Iron Eagle'' (1986). He also had roles in the television shows ''Coach'', '' St. Elsewhere'', ''MacGyver,'' and '' Kung Fu: The Legend Continues''. Biography Garrison was born on January 23, 1960, and raised in Wheeling, West Virginia. He first became involved in acting at Wheeling Park High School and also had a small role in ''Starship Invasions'' (1977) before graduating in 1978. He then studied theater at Ohio University on a full scholarship, and received a small role as a convict in Robert Redford's prison film ''Brubaker'' (1980). After graduating from Ohio University in 1982, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Fields
Kim Victoria Fields-Morgan ( Fields, formerly Freeman; born May 12, 1969) is an American actress and director. Fields is best known for her roles as Dorothy "Tootie" Ramsey on the NBC sitcom '' The Facts of Life'' (1979–1988), and as Regine Hunter on the Fox sitcom ''Living Single'' (1993–1998). She currently stars in the ''Netflix'' original series ''The Upshaws''. Early life Fields is the daughter of actress/director Chip Fields-Hurd, and the older sister of actress Alexis Fields, best known for her roles on ''Kenan & Kel'', '' Moesha'' and '' Sister, Sister'' as well as '' Roc''. Career Before appearing on ''The Facts of Life'', Fields co-starred in a short-lived sitcom called ''Baby, I'm Back'' with Demond Wilson and Denise Nicholas, and she appeared in a television commercial for Mrs. Butterworth's syrup. She later appeared on two episodes of '' Good Times'' as a friend of Penny Gordon Woods, played by Janet Jackson. Fields' episodes on '' Good Times'' were "The Sno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Davitian
Kenneth Davitian ( hy, Քենեթ Դավիթյան; born June 19, 1953) is an American actor, best known for his role as Borat's producer Azamat Bagatov in the 2006 comedy film ''Borat''. Early life and education Kenneth Davitian was born in Los Angeles on June 19, 1953 to an Armenian American family from Montebello, California. His maternal grandparents were survivors of the Armenian genocide. His father, a Red Army soldier during World War II, was captured by ''Wehrmacht'' forces and placed at an Armenian Legion camp in Stuttgart. After the end of the war, he immigrated to the United States through the efforts of George Mardikian. Davitian worked in his father's waste management company. He graduated from Garfield High School in East Los Angeles and Whittier College. His teenage idol was Burt Reynolds, who greatly influenced his choice of becoming an actor. Davitian would go on to perform in the film ''Pocket Listing'', which also featured Reynolds. Davitian is fluent i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diora Baird
Diora Lynn Baird (born April 6, 1983)Baird at Maxim.com Retrieved on 2011-07-26. is an American actress and former model for '''' who has appeared in films such as '''' (2005), '''' (2006), '' The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning'' (2006), '' |
Peyton List (actress, Born 1998)
Peyton Roi List (born April 6, 1998) is an American actress and model. List began her career as a child model, modeling for tween magazines and companies, before transitioning to child actress. She made her acting debut with the film ''27 Dresses'' (2008), and soon became recognized for playing Holly Hills in the ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' film series (2011–2012). List rose to international attention for portraying Emma on the Disney Channel series '' Jessie'' (2011–2015), a role which she reprised in the spinoff series ''Bunk'd'' (2015–2018, 2021). She has since portrayed Laina Michaels in the YouTube Premium films ''The Thinning'' (2016) and '' The Thinning: New World Order'' (2018), Olivia Richmond on the Hulu web series ''Light as a Feather'' (2018), and Tory Nichols in the Netflix (previously YouTube Premium) series ''Cobra Kai'' (2019–present). List's other works in film include starring in ''Remember Me'' (2010), ''The Sorcerer's Apprentice'' (2010), ''Berea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Walter Hauser
Paul Walter Hauser (born October 15, 1986) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his supporting roles in the films '' Cruella'', ''I, Tonya'', '' Late Night'', ''BlacKkKlansman'', and ''Da 5 Bloods''. In 2019, Hauser had his breakout performance as the title character in the film ''Richard Jewell'', leading the National Board of Review to award him for best Breakthrough Performance. He starred as suspected serial killer Larry Hall in the 2022 miniseries ''Black Bird'', and was also seen in the TV show ''Kingdom''. For his role in the former, he was nominated for a Critics' Choice Television Award and a Golden Globe Award. Life and career Hauser was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and raised in Saginaw, Michigan. His parents are Deborah and The Rev. Paul Hauser, a Lutheran minister. He attended Valley Lutheran High School, a private parochial school in Saginaw. Hauser portrayed Shawn Eckhardt in the 2017 film ''I, Tonya'', Dale in the 2010 film ''Virginia'', and Ke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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