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Ralph George Macchio was born on November 4, 1961 in Huntington, Long Island, New York. He started out in various TV commercials in the late 1970s before appearing in the puerile comedy movie Up the Academy (1980), then a regular role in 1980 on the television series Eight Is Enough (1977) followed by a decent performance as teenager Johhny Cade in the The Outsiders (1983) based on the popular S.E. Hinton novel about troubled youth.
In 1984, Macchio scored the lead role in The Karate Kid (1984) directed by Rocky (1976) director John G. Avildsen. The film was a phenomenal success, being highly popular with adults and children alike. The movie spawned two equally popular sequels The Karate Kid Part II (1986) and The Karate Kid Part III (1989), both again starring Macchio and Pat Morita, and both directed by Avildsen.
Macchio also starred in the blues road movie Crossroads (1986), featured alongside Joe Pesci in My Cousin Vinny (1992) and, looking to toughen up his image, Macchio played a hit man in A Good Night to Die (2003). Arguably, movie audiences still identify Macchio very strongly with his Karate Kid role, but as his features have gained a more weathered, adult edge, he has found opportunities and positive reviews from appearances in stage productions showcasing his acting talent. It would be great to see this versatile actor score some broader and more challenging film roles.- American comic book editor and writer who has held many positions at Marvel, including executive editor and editor of their popular Ultimates Line. Macchio is commonly associated with the Spider-Man comics.
Macchio began his association with Marvel Comics in the 1970s, primarily because of his many letters published in Marvel comic books. Macchio met writer Don McGregor at a comic book convention, who knowing him from his letters, asked Macchio if he wanted a tour of the Marvel offices. During the tour, Macchio was asked by writer Chris Claremont to interview editor-in-chief Roy Thomas for FOOM (Marvel's self-produced fanzine). During the course of doing the interview, Macchio met many more Marvel employees, and eventually was asked by writer/editor John Warner to join the staff and assist Warner with Marvel's black-and-white magazine line. Macchio agreed, and has been at Marvel ever since.
Early on (in 1981 and 1982), Macchio edited the Dazzler comic. From 1984 through 1995, Macchio was the editor for Daredevil. He also spent long stints on Spider-Man, as well as The Avengers, Thor, Master of Kung Fu, Fantastic Four, and Captain America.
Macchio wrote the scripts for the comic book miniseries of The Sword of Solomon Kane, based on Robert E. Howard's Puritan swordsman. He has also written for The Avengers, Marvel Fanfare, and X-Men Adventures, among others.