Tony O'Dell
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January 30, 1960
Tony O'Dell | |
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 O'Dell as Jimmy in The Karate Kid (1984) | |
| Born | Anthony Dell'Aquila January 30, 1960 Pasadena, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1978–present |
Tony O'Dell (born Anthony Dell'Aquila; January 30, 1960) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Cobra Kai member Jimmy in the 1984 film The Karate Kid, and the second season of its spinoff Cobra Kai, and as preppy Alan Pinkard on the ABC sitcom Head of the Class (1986–91).
O'Dell was born Anthony Dell'Aquila in Pasadena, California and raised in Altadena. He graduated from St. Francis High School.[1] His first television appearance was the 1978 Halloween episode of the NBC television series CHiPs, titled "Trick or Trick." He later appeared in the short lived 1985 CBS science fiction series Otherworld, as Trace Sterling. One of his longest roles was of high school student Alan Pinkard on the ABC sitcom Head of the Class (1986–91). He later appeared in Suddenly Susan, The George Lopez Show, and K.C. Undercover.
In 1984, he portrayed Cobra Kai member Jimmy, in the first two Karate Kid films, and appeared in the 2007 music video for the song Sweep the Leg by No More Kings as a caricature of himself and Jimmy from The Karate Kid.[2][3] O'Dell reprised the role of Jimmy during the 2019 Season 2 YouTube web series Cobra Kai.[4]
