John G.Avildsen: Last News

Netflix just announced the return of The Karate Kid Part III 'bad boy' Mike Barnes (Sean Kanan) to the fifth season of Cobra Kai, which premieres September 9 on Netflix.'So excited to finally announce that Mike Barnes will be a part of season 5!' 55-year-old Sean gushed on Instagram on Tuesday.'[Creators Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg] wrote me an awesome story. Can't wait for you all to see it!' Premieres September 9 on Netflix! Netflix just announced the return of The Karate Kid Part III 'bad boy' Mike Barnes (Sean Kanan) to the fifth season of Cobra KaiIt's unclear if the skilled and vicious karate fighter will remain loyal to his Cobra Kai roots or if he'll unexpectedly join sides with the Eagle Fang/Miyagi-Do Karate dojo.Barnes was mentioned in the Cobra Kai episode 'All Valley' due to his unsportsmanlike behavior previously getting the dojo banned from participating in the All-Valley Karate Tournament.

Michaela Zee Shannon Wilcox, a character actor who appeared in 1984’s “Songwriter” alongside Willie Nelson and in five episodes of “Dallas,” died Sept. 2 in Los Angeles. She was 80.

Adele is seemingly a huge Rocky fan and when she recently made an offer to buy Sylvester Stallone’s mansion, she made it contingent that she keep the poolside statue of the fictional boxer.

Joe Clark, the inspiration for John G. Avildsen’s 1989 film Lean On Me has died.

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