'Cobra Kai' star Sean Kanan nearly died while filming 'Karate Kid'

“Waxing On: The Karate Kid and Me.”“I saw it in the newspaper,” Macchio continues. “They went with a different writer, a different director and a different actor for the protagonist.”Actress Hilary Swank, making her first appearance in a starring role, portrayed Julie Pierce, replacing Macchio as LaRusso.

Waxing On: The Karate Kid and Me.”The franchise, which included sequels in 1986 and 1989, is now enjoying an extended second act with the series “Cobra Kai” on Netflix, but Macchio wasn’t always on board with the original title about a teen who uses martial arts to confront his bullies.“And the title of the script they were sending me was: ‘The Karate Kid,’” writes Macchio, now 60. “What? Seriously? Was this a cartoon? An after-school special? All I kept thinking was, What a silly, lame-ass title. It must be a placeholder.”It wasn’t — but his character’s original name in the movie, Danny Webber, was later changed, making the “ethically Italian” Macchio more comfortable and send “everything into high gear.” Here are five other secrets Macchio reveals in his memoir:Macchio bumped into actor Charlie Sheen as he left a casting session for the first film — and later learned the “Red Dawn” star had been a “candidate” for the role.

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In the latest fantasy streaming battle, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power retained a slim lead over House of the Dragon on Nielsen’s weekly streaming chart for September 12 to 18.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer “Cobra Kai” closed in on nearly 2 billion minutes viewed on Netflix in the first full week after its Season 5 launch on Sept. 9, as the streaming audience for Amazon’s “Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” and HBO’s “House of the Dragon” dipped, according to Nielsen’s newly released streaming rankings for the month-ago period. From Sept. 12-18, the first four episodes of “The Rings of Power” hit 988 million minutes viewed on Prime Video, while the first five of “House of the Dragon” landed 960 million minutes viewed on HBO Max. Meanwhile, “Cobra Kai” — which currently has five seasons and 50 episodes available for streaming on Netflix — was watched for 1.9 million minutes when counting viewership across the entire series, per Nielsen.

Sean Kanan "nearly died" on the set of 'Karate Kid III'. The 55-year-old actor - who starred as antagonist Mike Barnes in 'The Karate Kid Part III' and 'Cobra Kai' - suffered internal bleeding when filming a fight scene in the third instalment of the franchise and recalled the incident as the "scariest moment" of his life. He said: "I passed out in the Dunes Casino and it turned out that the pain in my leg was internal bleeding and it was the blood dripping down on my femoral artery.

Taylor Kinney has been keeping television fans entertained as firefighter Kelly Severide on hit drama Chicago Fire for almost a decade now. MORE: Chicago Fire star Taylor Kinney's partner made a cameo in season 11 premiere - did you spot her?But how much do you know about the actor when the cameras are off? Find out all you need to know about Taylor's love life here …WATCH: Chicago Fire teases heartbreaking news for Stella Kidd and Kelly SeverideWhile the 40-year-old star has never been married, he was previously engaged to pop star Lady Gaga. The pair met in 2011 on the set of her music video for her song You and I and dated for five years and got engaged on Valentine's Day 2015.

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“House of the Dragon” unsurprisingly led the Acquired streaming list, just reaching the billion minutes viewed mark. The “Game of Thrones” prequel came in fifth on the Overall list, right after “Rings of Power.” Keep in mind that this number does not take into consideration HBO’s linear viewing numbers, nor does it completely capture the total viewing that likely took place on streaming for Episode 4 (which premiered on HBO Max on Sept.

Selome Hailu “Cobra Kai” had an explosive debut on Nielsen’s weekly streaming rankings, racking up 1.7 billion minutes viewed between its Netflix premiere on Sept. 9 and the end of the viewing window on Sept. 11. It’s a significant feat not only because of the series’ ample bump past the one billion mark, but because it achieved that number in what ultimately became a historic week streaming. Nielsen’s Sept. 5-11 viewing window marked the first time four different streaming platforms have crossed 1 billion minutes viewed. In second place was the streaming debut of “Thor: Love and Thunder,” which was watched for 1.5 billion minutes upon arriving on Disney+ on Sept. 8, two months after its theatrical premiere. Netflix’s “Devil in Ohio” followed in third place with 1.4 billion minutes viewed after debuting as No. 5 last week.

Cobra Kai topped the Nielsen streaming chart for the week of September 5 to 11, as titles from four competing streaming services surpassed 1 billion minutes of viewing for the first time.