Daniel LaRusso
Daniel LaRusso is a male film character who features in The Karate Kid.
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Karate Kid
Daniel LaRusso was a male human born in Newark, New Jersey on December 18, 1966, to an Italian-American family, his parents were Lucille and Mr. LaRusso. He spent much of his childhood in Newark, New Jersey. Daniel attended a summer camp at the insistence of his mother and made three friends. Daniel also was a member of the Newark YMCA, where he took a beginner's course in karate. Early in his life, Daniel went to Coney Island with his parents which he says was about the best day of his life. There he and his father ate something from every booth on the row and went on the Cyclone five times in a row. They also rode the Wonder Wheel with Lucille, but at around this point, Daniel’s father started getting sick and when Daniel was eight years old, his father died of a terminal illness. Daniel later expressed that one of his strongest memories of his childhood was saying goodbye to Mr. LaRusso and being proud that he could be there for his father in the final moments of his life. As years passed and Daniel matured into a teenager, his mother, Lucille, worked hard as a widow as she worked hard in her job to support her son. Daniel seemed to enjoy his life in Newark, New Jersey. When he moved away from Newark and took a last look at the neighborhood he grew up in, multiple friends from the neighborhood and their parents were there to wish Daniel and his mother best of luck in their new home. Lucille LaRusso got a new job in California. She leased an apartment in the 'South Seas' complex in Reseda, California, and took Daniel along from a cross-country venture across the United States that started in Newark and ended in Reseda.
Upon arriving, Daniel befriends one of his neighbors, Freddy Fernandez, after karate kicking a gate door into Freddy's face, but he does not take offense and invites Daniel to a beach party the following day. Before the beach party, Daniel meets his future mentor, Mr. Miyagi, when Daniel goes to ask him to fix their new apartment's leaky faucet. Daniel then goes to the beach party where he first encounters Ali Mills (Elisabeth Shue) and is instantly infatuated with her. Daniel attempts to teach her how to bounce a soccer ball in the air. As he does this, Ali's ex-boyfriend, Johnny Lawrence, is riding dirt bikes with his friends. They stop to talk, and it is pointed out to him that they can see Ali flirting with Daniel. This leads to Johnny going down to the beach to confront Ali. She is less than receptive, and in his frustration, he breaks her radio. Johnny, the star pupil of the Cobra Kai Dojo, and the winner of the last All-Valley Karate Tournament, beats up Daniel when he tries to insert himself into Ali's private business and attacks Johnny. This leads to Daniel sucker-punching Johnny before being leveled by Johnny's counterattack. Freddy reluctantly abandons Daniel on the beach after being asked by his friends why he brought a loser like him to the party.
Cobra Kai
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Notes
- Daniel LaRusso was created by Robert Mark Kamen with him being portrayed by actor Ralph Macchio where he featured in The Karate Kid universe.
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- The Karate Kid:
- Cobra Kai:
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