Posts with tag "Ralph Macchio"

Which Star Won't Compete in the 'DWTS' Finale? (Video)

Posted May 18th 2011 at 05:30 AM by AOL TV Editors

With just one week before the season finale of 'Dancing with the Stars' and nobody wants to go home. Perhaps more than anyone else, Ralph Macchio was sweating it out. America came through and saved him last week, but after the lowest marks of the night this week, he was going to need their help again. Making the hurdle even more difficult was Hines Ward, who had two perfect scores on the ...

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Video: Ralph Macchio Dances Through an Injury on 'Dancing with the Stars'

Posted May 10th 2011 at 01:00 AM by AOL TV Editors

The top five couples took to the stage on 'Dancing with the Stars' this week, but one of the celebrities didn't get the practice time he was used to. "At this point in a normal week, Ralph and I would have at least put in 40 hours of rehearsal already," said Ralph Macchio's partner Karina Smirnoff. "We've only done nine because of Ralph's leg injury." Macchio had a cyst rupture behind his ...

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Ralph Macchio Battling 'Serious Pain' Due to Ruptured Cyst

Posted May 9th 2011 at 03:42 PM by Kiki Von Glinow

It looks like Ralph Macchio may have to head back to grammar school and park it on the bleachers in lieu of tonight's 'Dancing with the Stars' performance. The original karate kid, 49, is suffering from a ruptured cyst that may prevent him from putting on his dancing shoes. "Have missed days of rehearsal this week," Macchio tweeted. "Had a ruptured cyst on the back of my knee causing acute ...

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Video: Karina Smirnoff Trips Over Ralph Macchio's Costume on 'Dancing'

Posted Apr 26th 2011 at 02:45 AM by AOL TV Editors

A new week means a new fall on 'Dancing with the Stars'. But this time Kirstie Alley was nowhere near the incident. In fact, it was front-runner Ralph Macchio's professional partner Karina Smirnoff who fell and fell hard, but it looked more like a wardrobe incident than a dancing error. Macchio was sporting a long jacket with a flared bottom that cascaded across the floor when he got low, ...

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Ralph Macchio Loves His Whip-Cracking 'Dancing' Partner, Waxes Poetic on 'Karate Kid' Days

Posted Mar 25th 2011 at 11:35 AM by Nicki Gostin

Ralph Macchio earned some of the highest scores of the night on the season debut of 'Dancing With the Stars' on Monday. Rocking the fox trot, the ageless 'Karate Kid,' who's no-joke closing in on 50, wowed the judges (score: 24) and had the audience in the palm of his hands. He also won lots of fans at home with his self-effacing demeanor. In between grueling rehearsals with his partner Karina ...

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Video: Ralph Macchio's Fox Trot Steals the Show on 'Dancing With the Stars'

Posted Mar 22nd 2011 at 12:45 AM by AOL TV Editors

'Karate Kid' Ralph Macchio was expected to do well, and he didn't disappoint in the premiere of 'Dancing with the Stars.' All that waxing on and off must have helped the youthful-looking star, as he gave a graceful and commanding performance of the fox trot. Paired with professional dancer Karina Smirnoff, the couple earned the highest marks of the week with 24 points. "That was just an ...

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Will Smith's Son Jaden Kicking It in 'Karate Kid' Remake

Posted Nov 30th 2009 at 10:43 AM by Dino Sossi

We keep forgetting. Was that "Wax on"? Or "Wax off"? Either way, Jaden Smith, son of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, will enter Hollywood lore as the lead in the 'The Karate Kid' sequel reports People. "I trained every day for four months with Master Wu [the film's fight coordinator]," Jaden explained. ...