Ralph Macchio, the star of KARATE KID, is 60 years old, but he doesn’t appear to be

The actor is most remembered for his role as Daniel LaRusso in the 1984 film

Many fans have commented on how young he STILL appears after 37 years.

The Cobra Kai star recently opened up on how he maintains his youthful appearance.

“Listen – I blame my parents,” Ralph told

“They both look very young for their age and I have a youthful energy about me for some reason.”

He admitted that exercising and eating a well-balanced diet “doesn’t hurt,” but he believes he was born with decent genes.

“I suppose I’ve just gotten lucky in the gene department,” Ralph added.

When the American actor took on the part of martial arts student Daniel, he was only 22 years old.

Mr. Miyagi teaches his alter-ego what he needs to know.