<P> In 1993, Macchio portrayed Chris, the sexually confused best friend of Eric Stoltz's character, in the indie film Naked in New York, along with such notable actors as Mary - Louise Parker, Jill Clayburgh, Kathleen Turner, and Tony Curtis . In 1996, Macchio performed the lead role of J. Pierrepont Finch in the U.S. tour revival of the 1962 Tony Award - winning musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and received positive reviews . Referring to his performance as a chorister in a high school production of the same musical, Macchio said, "I was known as the' Dancing Kid,' not that I was all that great . But I had been dancing since the age of three, taking lessons at the June Claire School of Dance in Babylon, Long Island ." Since the mid-1990s, Macchio's film appearances have been occasional cameo or supporting roles, notably and recently A Good Night to Die and Beer League . </P> <P> In 2005, Macchio played himself in the HBO series, Entourage . On May 1, 2007, Macchio played himself in an episode of the Starz series, Head Case . In 2008, he appeared in a VitaminWater commercial that featured NASCAR driver Carl Edwards . Macchio was depicted as Edwards' "spiritual advisor" and dressed in his Karate Kid clothes . Since October 2008, he has appeared in several episodes of the ABC Network television series Ugly Betty as Archie Rodriguez, a local politician, with a semi-regular role as Hilda's love interest on the show . As of November 2008, Macchio was ranked No. 80 among VH1's 100 Greatest Teen Stars . </P> <P> In June 2010, Macchio appeared in Funny or Die's online short, "Wax On, F * ck Off", in which his loved ones stage an intervention to turn the former child star from a well - adjusted family man into an addict besieged with tabloid scandal, all in order to help his career . During the video Macchio reacts to seeing a poster for the 2010 Karate Kid remake . A recurring joke in the sketch is that Macchio is confused for an adolescent . The short was lauded by TV Guide's Bruce Fretts, who referred to the video as "sidesplitting" and "comic gold". On September 20, 2010, Macchio played the adult Carl Morelli in a staged reading of the Charles Messina play A Room of My Own presented by the Bleecker Street Theater Company . In February 2011 it was announced he would compete on ABC's Dancing with the Stars . He was eliminated during the semi-finals, placing fourth in the overall competition . Macchio appeared in Canadian band Danko Jones' music videos for "Had Enough" and "I Think Bad Thoughts", also featuring Elijah Wood and Jena Malone . In April 2012, Macchio was cast in the film Hitchcock, based on the non-fiction book Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho, co-starring Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Jessica Biel and Toni Collette, and directed by Sacha Gervasi . Macchio portrays Psycho screenwriter Joseph Stefano . In April 2013, Macchio appeared in the popular sitcom How I Met Your Mother in the episode entitled "The Bro - Mitzvah". From February to March 2016, Macchio co-stars with Mario Cantone in the Off - Broadway production A Room of My Own, after having read the play in 2010 and 2014 . </P> <P> Macchio reprises his role as Daniel LaRusso in Cobra Kai, a television sequel to the movie trilogy, that YouTube Premium released on May 2, 2018, with a ten - episode first season . He is also a co-executive producer of the series, along with William Zabka . The series is set 34 years after the events of the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament and revolves around a down - and - out Johnny Lawrence (Zabka) who--seeking to get his life back on track, and obtain redemption for his defeat in the 1984 tournament--reopens the Cobra Kai dojo . This reignites his rivalry with a now - successful LaRusso, who has been struggling to maintain balance in his life without the guidance of his mentor, Mr. Miyagi, whose death in the series took place seven years before episode 1 . </P>

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