It’s time to tighten your headbands, get ready for your ’80s montage, and cue up Joe Esposito’s “You’re The Best” because Ralph Macchio – aka Daniel LaRusso from The Karate Kid franchise – is set to reprise his role in season 5 of Cobra Kai, set for September 9, 2022. But who has been in Ralph’s corner for more than three decades? It’s been his wife, Phyllis Fierro, so here’s the scoop on Ralph’s long-term spouse.
Who Is Ralph Macchio’s Wife?
Ralph’s wife is Phyllis Fierro, a nurse practitioner who was on the front line during the COVID-19 pandemic.
‘It’s tough, um, a lot of what she does is dealing with the families and, uh, palliative medicine,” said Ralph during a Jan. 2021 stop on The View. “She’s a nurse practitioner and dealing with, um, that — that end-of-life scenario or how to manage, um, you know being apart and go through this. It is — it is hero work, and I am so proud of her and — but she’s doing well. And we are — we are hanging in there.”
Ralph echoed these sentiments when he spoke on The Drew Barrymore Show (h/t Heavy), saying that his wife is “one of the heroes of the family. That’s for sure… In her line of work, which is often dealing with the families of the patients that are — as well as the patients themselves, you know, it’s — that she bridges that gap of helping manage those very difficult decisions, you know. So it is, it’s hero work, you know, it really is.
When Did Ralph Macchio Meet Phyllis Fierro?
For over thirty years, Ralph has proven that “love at first sight” is real. He revealed that he met Phyllis when they were both young.
“Really, really young. I was fifteen,” Ralph said during a 2019 interview on Live with Kelly and Ryan. During the segment, the show put up a photo of Ralph and Phyllis together, with the Karate Kid star rocking a groovy leisure suit. “This is not long after [when we first met],” said Ralph. “This was an early date to see Bob Fosse’s Dancin’ at the Broadhurst Theatre, and then we went to Mama Leone’s for dinner.”
“We met at my cousin’s sweet sixteen birthday party,” Ralph explained. “We met and hit it off, and we’re still in love, and it’s awesome.”
