Betty has been getting all the men these days, but now her sister Hilda is getting a shot at love — with the Karate Kid.
"Archie and Hilda are heating up," says guest star Ralph Macchio, whose character, councilman Archie Rodriguez, had an undeniable chemistry with Ana Ortiz's character earlier this season. "The entire Suarez house is doing everything they can to set Hilda and Archie up, but she's ...
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Now that Will Smith is remaking The Karate Kid, he's seeking out the advice of Mr. Wax On himself, Ralph Macchio.
"I was somewhat expecting a call based on the fact that he's one of the biggest stars on the planet, but one the nicest guys at that power level you'll ever meet," Macchio told TVGuide.com about the phone call he received from Smith a couple weeks back. "We spoke about a bunch of stuff, mainly how he came from the perspective of respect and admiration for the original film, and how he wants to find his own angle in."
But this wasn't the first time the actors' paths had crossed. "It was funny because I remember Will auditioned for ...
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Ralph Macchio will turn to Ugly Betty for some beautifying when he pays Hilda's salon a visit on the Oct. 30 episode of the ABC comedy. The Karate Kid? Beauty salon? Insert your own "Wax on, wax off" joke here.Macchio will be playing a city official named Archie Rodriguez, and could appear in more than one episode. TVGuide.com's Erin Fox spoke to Macchio about his Betty gig Wednesday night at a Showtime soiree. Watch that video here.
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On Thanksgiving 73-year-old Pat Morita — Ralph Macchio's (and later Hilary Swank's) mentor in the Karate Kid movies died of natural causes. The actor was also well known for his brief run on Happy Days as Arnold, the drive-in restaurant owner who freaked out when garbage-can-jumping biker "Fonzie knock over chicken stand."
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Ralph Macchio has inked a deal to develop programming for the N, MTV's teen-targeted cable network, Variety reports. First up is a drama about two runaway girls who are befriended by a sage Asian man who dupes them into washing cars and painting his house. OK, fine, at the very least, it's about two runaway girls.
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