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Cobra Kai (season 3)
The third season of ''Cobra Kai'', stylized as ''COBRA KAIII'', was released on Netflix on January 1, 2021, 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 first season to be released on Netflix after YouTube decided to sell the series following the first two seasons. YouTube ordered the season in 2019 and initially set a 2020 release date which was delayed after Netflix's acquisition. There were nine starring roles throughout the season which also featured guest actors returning to the franchise portraying characters from the first and second films. A soundtrack featuring music from the season was also released in January 2021. The season was met with positive reviews from critics. The season also received numerous award nominations including an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Comedy Series. ... [...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] |
Primetime Emmy Award For Outstanding Comedy Series
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series is an annual award given to the best television comedy series of the year. From 1960 to 1964, this category was combined with the Comedy Specials (one time programs) category so that both type of programs competed for the same award during those years. The award goes to the producers of the series. Milestones ''The Flintstones'' and ''Family Guy'' are the only animated sitcoms to be nominated for the award. As of 2020, ''Fleabag'' (United Kingdom) and ''Schitt's Creek'' (Canada) are the only shows from outside the United States to win this award. The Big Three networks (ABC, CBS and NBC) have dominated the category. Only six other networks have won the award: HBO (once with ''Sex and the City'' and three times with ''Veep'') four times, Fox (with '' Ally McBeal'' and ''Arrested Development'') and Apple TV+ (with ''Ted Lasso'') twice, and Amazon Prime Video (with ''The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel''), the BBC (with ''Fleabag''; alth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chozen Toguchi
Chozen Toguchi is a fictional character who appears as the central antagonist in the motion picture ''The Karate Kid Part II'' (1986), and a hero (beginning with Season 3) of the series ''Cobra Kai'' (2021). He is portrayed by Yuji Okumoto, whose performance, particularly in ''Cobra Kai'', has received widespread acclaim. Overview Chozen Toguchi grew up in Tomi Village, in Okinawa Prefecture, and was raised by his Uncle Sato as his father died when he was young. He and Kumiko were also childhood friends who used to play together. He also studied Karate under Sato, who was himself a student of Mr. Miyagi's father. As a child, Chozen would cheat during his Uncle Sato's Karate lessons. As a teenager, Chozen was quick-tempered, had difficulties with Kumiko, and was Daniel's rival (''The Karate Kid Part II''). After his defeat, he was suicidal, but Sato and Kumiko helped him to recover and find purpose. As an adult, Chozen became the Sensei for Miyagi-Do karate in Okinawa (which he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuji Okumoto
is an American actor of Japanese descent. He is best known for his role as Chozen Toguchi in ''The Karate Kid'' franchise. He has also appeared in such films as ''Real Genius'' (1985), '' True Believer'' (1989), ''Contact'' (1997), ''The Truman Show'' (1998), ''Pearl Harbor'' (2001), '' Only the Brave'' (2006), ''Inception'' (2010) and '' Driven'' (2018). Early life Okumoto, a third generation Japanese American (''Sansei''), was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He began karate at age 13, studying under various sensei. By the time of ''The Karate Kid Part II'', the 27-year-old Okumoto held a brown belt in Karate, and had learned basic skills in other martial arts, including Kung Fu and Judo. His Judo Instructor was Hayward Nishioka, his Chitō-ryū Karate Sensei was Yukinori Kugimiya, his Kajukenbo Instructor was Sensei Ron Takaragawa, and his Yau Kung Moon Sifu was Kevin Quock. He graduated from Hollywood High School and Cal State Fullerton, where he studied acting. ... [...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] |
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] |
Ed Asner
Eddie Asner (; November 15, 1929 – August 29, 2021) was an American actor and former president of the Screen Actors Guild. He is best remembered for portraying Lou Grant during the 1970s and early 1980s, on both ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' and its spin-off series ''Lou Grant'', making him one of the few television actors to portray the same character in both a comedy and a drama. Asner is the most honored male performer in the history of the Primetime Emmy Awards, having won seven – five for portraying Lou Grant (three as Supporting Actor in a Comedy Television Series on ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' and two as Lead Actor in a Dramatic Television Series on spin-off ''Lou Grant''. His other Emmys were for performances in two television miniseries: '' Rich Man, Poor Man'' (1976), for which he won the Outstanding Lead Actor for a Single Performance in a television series award, and ''Roots'' (1977), for which he won the Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Shatraw
''Titus'' is an American dark comedy sitcom that debuted on Fox in 2000. The series was created by its star, Christopher Titus, Jack Kenny, and Brian Hargrove. The sitcom is based on Titus's stand-up comedy act, more specifically his one-man show ''Norman Rockwell is Bleeding'' (which itself would be broadcast on television in 2004), which was based loosely upon his real-life family; lines from ''Norman Rockwell is Bleeding'' were spoken by Titus as commentary. Titus plays an outwardly childish adult based on himself, who owns a custom car shop. The show follows him and his dimwitted half-brother Dave, his girlfriend Erin with the "heart of gold", his goody-goody friend Tommy, and his arrogantly lewd, bigoted, heavy smoking and drinking, womanizing, divorced multiple times, father Ken "Papa" Titus. Overview Titus began doing comedy when he was 18. After two years of relatively normal comedy bits, his act soon began to evolve to focus around his family, particularly his father' ... [...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), '' |
Terry Silver
Terrance "Terry" Silver is a fictional character and the secondary antagonist of the ''Karate Kid'' media franchise, portrayed by actor and martial artist Thomas Ian Griffith. He serves as an antagonist in the film ''The Karate Kid Part III'' (1989) and the sequel television series ''Cobra Kai''. Roles He is the unseen overarching antagonist of both ''The Karate Kid'' (1984) and ''The Karate Kid Part II'' (1986), the main antagonist of ''The Karate Kid Part III'' (1989) and the secondary antagonist of the sequel television series ''Cobra Kai'', serving as the unseen overarching antagonist of Season 1, Season 2 and Season 3, one of the two main antagonists (alongside John Kreese) of Season 4 and the main antagonist of Season 5. Overview Born to a wealthy family, Terry Silver joined the US Army sometime before 1968 and was deployed to Vietnam, where he met John Kreese, and the duo became best friends. Silver was given the nickname "Twig" by fellow squadmate Ponytail, because of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entertainment Tonight
''Entertainment Tonight'' (or simply ''ET'') is an American Broadcast syndication, first-run syndicated news broadcasting news magazine, newsmagazine program that is distributed by CBS Media Ventures throughout the United States and owned by Paramount Streaming. ET also airs in Australia on Network 10. Format The format of the program is composed of stories of interest from throughout the entertainment industry, exclusive set visits, first looks at upcoming film and television projects, and one-on-one interviews with actors, musicians and other entertainment personalities and newsmakers. A one-hour weekend edition, ''ET Weekend'' (known as ''Entertainment This Week'' until September 1991), originally offered a recap of the week's entertainment news, with most or all episodes later transitioning to center (either primarily or exclusively) around some sort of special theme; though the weekend edition now utilizes either format depending on the episode, most commonly, the format of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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