How old was Ralph Macchio in his first movie: Up the Academy?
Ralph Macchio was 17 in Up the Academy when he played the character 'Chooch Bombalazzi'.
That was over 44 years ago in 1980.
This was his first recorded movie acting credit (although may not technically be his first actual acting role).
Today he is 62, and has starred in 37 movies in total, 36 of those since Up the Academy was released.
How old do you think he looks in the movie?
In Up the Academy, I think Ralph Macchio looks:
Did you know?
- Director Robert Downey Sr. has worked with Ralph Macchio a total of 2 times in his career.
- Ralph Macchio's first movie was as 'Chooch Bombalazzi' in Up the Academy, released in 1980 when he was 17
- Up the Academy scores 5 out of 10 on TMDB.
