Biography
He first gained stardom as the doomed Johnny Cade in the must-see teen classic, "The Outsiders" (1983) before reaching superstardom as the bullied but ultimately triumphant Daniel LaRussa in "The Karate Kid" (1984) and its two sequels. But like Michael J. Fox, he was hampered by a boyish look that belied his age, causing a career stall by the 1990s. Despite successes like "My Cousin Vinny" (1992), the former leading man-turned-supporting actor …
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Career Milestones
| Appeared in TV commercials from childhood | ||
1980 | Made TV debut as Jeremy Andretti on ABC series "Eight is Enough" | |
1980 | Made feature film debut in "Up the Academy" | |
1982 | Made TV-movie debut in the CBS Afternoon Playhouse special "Journey to Survival" | |
1983 | Cast as Johnny Cade in "The Outsiders" | |
1984 | Had breakthrough film role as Daniel LaRusso in "The Karate Kid" | |
1986 | Made stage debut opposite Robert De Niro in "Cuba and His Teddy Bear" | |
1986 | Reprised starring role in the sequel, "The Karate Kid, Part II" | |
1989 | Once again reprised role of Daniel LaRusso in "The Karate Kid, Part III" | |
1992 | Co-starred in the comedy "My Cousin Vinny" | |
1994 | Portrayed Chris, the sexually confused best friend of Eric Stoltz's character in "Naked in New York" | |
1996 | Starred in national tour of "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" | |
2002 | Made short film "Love Thy Brother"; film was screened at Sundance | |
2005 | Appeared as himself in an episode of the HBO series "Entourage" | |
2005 | Played Raffi Bedrosyan in the ABC TV-movie "The Daron Bedrosyan Story" | |
2006 | Co-starred in the comedy "Artie Lange's Beer League" | |
2008 | Guest starred as politician Archie Rodriguez on "Ugly Betty" (ABC) | |
2010 | Had a small role in the indie comedy horror spoof "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Undead" | |
2011 | Cast as a contestant for the 12th season of ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" | |