"Parade" magazine is a weekly color supplementary publication that appears in Sunday editions of some American newspapers that cover large cities.

Each week, there is a column where people write questions about certain celebrities or people-in-the-news.

Recently, there was one letter about Ralph Macchio, so I'm going to reprint it for you here.

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QUESTION: What is Ralph Macchio of Karate Kid fame doing these days? - Jennifer Krockenberger, Terre Haute, Indiana.

ANSWER: Trying to make a comeback. He hasn't had a memorable role since "My Cousin Vinny" in 1992, but Macchio, now 40, still auditions for parts. While waiting for his next big break, he lives with his wife Phyllis, a nurse, and two children on Long Island, N.Y. Macchio also stepped behind the camera to write and direct "Love Thy Brother", a 9-minute comedy that was screened at this year's Sundance Film Festival.

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Macchio will turn 41 in November.

For more info on that "Love Thy Brother" short subject movie, click here:

http://us.imdb.com/Details?0290731