PREVIEW

Officials from the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce presented the actor-director with the star, in recognition of his work on projects such as The Outsiders, My Cousin Vinny, and The Karate Kid franchise. Ralph played Daniel LaRusso in three Karate Kid films in the '80s and reprised the role for Cobra Kai, a sequel TV series that first aired in 2018. Addressing the crowd, the 63-year-old noted he was thrilled that his star was placed next to the one belonging to his Karate Kid castmate, the late Pat Morita. Pat, who portrayed Mr. Miyagi, died at the age of 73 in 2005.