Ralph Macchio became a household name in 1984 when The Karate Kid debuted as one of the most popular films of the year. Since then, he has kept himself busy appearing in popular movies and TV shows (My cousin Vinny, Betty Ugly). But in 2018, he found a major resurgence in his career when he reprized his role as Daniel LaRusso in the new hit show, Cobra Kai (seasons 1-3 are now on Netflix, and Netflix confirmed in October 2020 that there will be a fourth season). Macchio’s Hollywood career spans four decades, and a part of his life that has remained consistent throughout is his relationship with his 33-year-old wife, Phyllis Fierro.
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Believe it or not, Macchio and Fierro, who is currently a nurse and worked on the front line at COVID-19, met when they were teenagers. The two started talking in their grandmother’s basement during her cousin’s birthday party. “I was 15 … and we met at my cousin’s Sweet Sixteen … and we met and got along, and we’re still in love, and it’s amazing,” said Macchio during an episode of To live! With Kelly and Ryan in 2019.
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The two were married 12 years later, on April 5, 1987. In 1992, they welcomed their first child, a daughter named Julia, and in 1996 they had their son, Daniel. Julia and Daniel followed in their father’s footsteps. Julia is a dancer and actress (Probably girl, on Stella’s last weekend), and Daniel (yes, he is named after the karate Kid character) is a composer and actor (From the Heart of the Crowd).
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Macchio and Fierro will celebrate their 34th wedding anniversary this year, and the actor recently opened up to People about what he thinks is the key to his successful marriage. “It is the belief during the easy times, during the difficult times, whatever we encounter, that we should be together.”
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