Just like Sam LaRusso, Julia Macchio discovered that she shared the same passion as her father. Julia launched an acting career of her own and worked with some big names when she landed her first movie role in the 2012 comedy “Girl Most Likely” including Kristen Wiig, Annette Bening, Matt Dillon, and Natasha Lyonne. A handful of other roles followed, and almost a decade after her big-screen debut, she got to appear alongside her dad, Ralph Macchio, in “Cobra Kai.”
The family resemblance made Julia a perfect fit for the role of Daniel LaRusso’s cousin Vanessa. Julia has the same big brown eyes, warm smile, and dark hair as her dad. However, while preparing to play the college student studying to be a child psychologist, Julia told the “Cobra Kai Kompanion” podcast that her acting inspiration was actually Marissa Tomei in “My Cousin Vinny.” (Vanessa even gets compared to Tomei on the show.)
According to Julia, she and her dad share a special bond. While some kids might find it awkward or annoying to work with a parent, she revealed that her close-knit relationship with Ralph made her job easier on the “Cobra Kai” set. “We have that comfort level there where we can really play around,” she said in an interview with “Cobra Kai Nation.” As for how Ralph felt about Julia’s performance, he told People, “She knocked it out of the park. I was the proud father on set that day.”
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