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Irish Examiner
2 days ago
- Irish Examiner
Julie Jay: Give parents a break and let them take children on holiday in term time
Parents taking their children out of school to go on holiday is an issue again. Irish primary schools are reporting an astonishing 360,000 school days being used for this purpose. I can categorically say I won't be taking my children out of school for holidays anytime soon. This is less to do with missing term time and more to do with the fact I have sworn not to go abroad until the baby is older, having learned that hotels with toddlers are not exactly the relaxation the travel-agency brochures would have you believe. The truth is, I have no issue with parents taking children out of school for an annual holiday, although this hasn't always been my stance. When I first started teaching, I inwardly tut-tutted that doing so somehow diminished the importance of education. But now I know better, because I've come to realise that school isn't the be-all and end-all, and that missing a couple of weeks at primary level isn't going to cost them the points for medicine in the Leaving Cert. If the pandemic taught us anything, it is that school is not the only educator when bringing up children and helping them make sense of the world. Many young people missed huge chunks of term time, and, guess what — they are fine. They are taking the courses and pursuing careers that they would have pursued anyway. It turns out that children will learn with or without a classroom setting, and learning certainly doesn't stop and start at the school gates. I have no issue with parents taking children out of school for an annual holiday As regular readers of this column will know, I like to moonlight as a teacher during the week, just to while away the time and most certainly not motivated by my lacklustre comedy income. Just these last few weeks, I had started to fret about one of my students, whose 'H' status on the roll book I presumed indicated a prolonged hospital stay. I consulted their class teacher, who informed me, to my great relief, that this child was, in fact, on holiday. I delighted on hearing that this child was off availing of a break with her family, because as important as school is, it is hard to justify the near 100% increase in holiday costs (I am pulling this percentage out of the air, but I'm sure it's there or thereabouts) that come once summer holidays officially get under way. As the daughter of a teacher, going on holidays during term time was never an option. That said, I remember quite a few years when my mother would give me the day after the Oscars off, so I could stay up late and watch the awards live. I couldn't tell you what I learned in school on the day of the 1993 Academy Awards, but I can tell you about my glee in seeing Marisa Tomei win best supporting actress for My Cousin Vinny. This was a film I had watched with my auntie and adored, so much so that re-enacting Tomei's foot-stomping about her biological clock had become my nine-year-old's party piece at family get-togethers. My point is that holidays, days off, and time spent with family will always be more important than times tables and spelling tests. Nobody looks back on life and says, 'My biggest regret is that I didn't get to do indoor hockey in PE that day.' Children summering in Spain in May probably shouldn't also be skiing in Andorra in January Of course, there are limits to this, like anything else. Should I become minister for education in the morning (and given my inability to locate my school rollbook at any given time, the odds of this are very slim), I would allow parents the discretion to remove their children from school for two weeks to facilitate a holiday. That being said, I do think a bit of common sense has to be applied: Children summering in Spain in May, for example, probably shouldn't also be skiing in Andorra in January, if for no other reason than the number of broken arms and legs around south county Dublin in the latter weeks of the month is a clear indicator that Irish people shouldn't be going downhill on snowboards. And if they do, they shouldn't be expecting to emerge with their vitamin D-deficient bones intact. Equally, I once taught a child who was often absent due to attending Anfield to watch soccer, which was particularly worrying, given that Liverpool were performing very poorly at the time. You could nearly understand the child's regular absence if his team had been having a good run, but reliving the horror of a loss week after week was rubbing salt into a Man Utd-shaped wound. Most parents know their children and their families, and they know what is best for them. There is only a tiny window of opportunity when children are happy to join their parents on holiday, and it would be a shame to miss it. And if you can't have a holiday, perhaps just let your children snowboard down the stairs — it's probably safer than skiing.
Miami Herald
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
Ralph Macchio's net worth: The ‘Karate Kid: Legends' star's wealth & income
Ralph Macchio reprises his role as Daniel LaRusso in the movie Karate Kid: Legends, which premiered on May 29, 2025. In the sixth installment of the Karate Kid franchise, Macchio's character joins forces with Jackie Chan's Mr. Han - from the 2010 remake - to help mentor a young kung fu prodigy. Macchio has had significant roles in major movies such as My Cousin Vinny and The Outsiders, but he is best known for playing a martial arts student in 1984's The Karate Kid and its two sequels later in the 1980s. It's a role he reprised more than 30 years later on the small screen for the Cobra Kai TV series, and that has revived his career and popularity among Karate Kid fans. Don't miss the move: Subscribe to TheStreet's free daily newsletter Here's how much Ralph Macchio is worth now and how he has built his isn't as wealthy as his Legends co-star Jackie Chan, but his revival as Daniel LaRusso in the Karate Kid franchise for Cobra Kai has boosted his net worth. Macchio probably has a net worth of around $10 million or more, largely based on his recent earnings and property. Related: Jackie Chan's net worth: The 'Karate Kid: Legends' star's wealth & income Macchio's acting career has been on and off over the past few decades since the end of his last starring role as Daniel LaRusso in Karate Kid Part III in 1989. The Cobra Kai series, which ran from 2018 to 2025, has provided him with a steady income in recent years. Macchio reportedly earned $100,000 an episode for the first two seasons it aired on YouTube's subscription services. After that 20-episode run, Cobra Kai was picked up by Netflix (NFLX), and Macchio reportedly started making $200,000 an episode for the third season. Based on those pay figures, Macchio likely earned at least $11 million on the 65-episode series. Macchio and co-star William Zabka, who played his nemesis in the original Karate Kid film, served as co-executive producers on Cobra Kai, further adding to Macchio's earnings. Endorsements and speaking engagements are another source of income. Macchio is represented by the MN2S agency, and he is available for commercial work and private bookings. AAE Speakers, another talent agency, lists his speaking fee for a live event at between $30,000 and $50, salary from Legends isn't known, but he shares credit as an executive producer for the movie. With a budget reportedly around $45 million, Macchio and co-star Chan may have been paid at scale actor rates in exchange for a share of the box-office profits. Legends is forecast to make $25 million to $30 million in its opening weekend. The Karate Kid films have been good to Macchio. The first three films, in which he had the starring role, earned a collective $700 million, adjusted for inflation in 2025 dollars. The first sequel alone, which aired in 1986, took in more than $330 million in 2025-adjusted dollars. The following are global gross box-office revenues for the five Karate Kid films and selected movies in which Macchio had a role, based on figures compiled by Box Office Mojo, which tracks movie theater receipts. More on actors' net worth: Kelsey Grammer's net worth: The 'Cheers' star's wealth at 70Val Kilmer's net worth: Building a fortune through triumph and tragedyWill Ferrell's net worth: How much money does the 'SNL' star have in 2025? Macchio isn't known to be a lavish spender. According to the YouTube channel House of Celebs, Macchio lives in a three-bedroom, three-bathroom house valued at $4 million in Montauk, New York, which is the easternmost point of Long Island and New York State. Ralph George Macchio Jr. was born in Huntington, New York, on November 4, 1961. His early acting roles were onTV shows, such as Eight Is Enough, and before long, he transitioned into acting in feature films. Macchio's IMDb profile lists 57 credits for acting roles, including movies, TV shows, and video games. He has also appeared in theatrical productions. In 2022, Random House published Waxing On: The Karate Kid and Me, which is Macchio's memoir about his acting career, the Karate Kid franchise, and working with co-stars Pat Morita (who played his mentor Mr. Miyagi), Elisabeth Shue, and William Zabka. In 2025, Macchio finally received a black belt in karate - more than 40 years after he first played the black belt Daniel LaRusso in the original Karate Kid film. Related: Miley Cyrus' net worth: A look at her wealth as 'Something Beautiful' drops The Arena Media Brands, LLC THESTREET is a registered trademark of TheStreet, Inc.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
No wonder Trump keeps hiring bit actors like Jeanine Pirro for real jobs
'Matlock' got renewed for a second season, making Kathy Bates unavailable to be appointed by Donald Trump as the interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. He had to scour the TV landscape for other candidates. Trump probably knew from having watched 'Law & Order' that prosecutor Jack McCoy (Sam Waterston) would not take the job. And he'd have no luck convincing a spicy Vincent Gambini (Joe Pesci) from 'My Cousin Vinny' to accept the appointment, either Not even Jackie Chiles (Phil Morris) from 'Seinfeld' would be willing to work for him. For Trump, looking to hire a TV performer, just about the only choice left was Fox News host Jeanine Pirro. Her executive producer once described Pirro as a 'reckless maniac' who is 'nuts,' promotes 'conspiracy theories' and 'should never be on live television.' In other words, perfect for the Trump administration. So, as Trump has done with more than 20 Fox personalities, Pirro will leave her offensively innocuous on-air position for a job in which she can do real harm. Just like Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino, border czar Tom Homan and many others. Trump doesn't seem to think of his job as putting together a government, but as auditioning actors to play bit parts in the televised extravaganza of which he is the star. A cult film. Pirro is the truest of the true cultists. She has been described as 'the loudest pro-Trump voice in whatever room she happens to find herself in' and that her 'advocacy for the president is so aggressive that it often borders on insane.' She once had ambitions to be New York's attorney general, but that fell apart when she was recorded planning to bug her then-husband's boat to catch him in an affair. Opinion: Not even Trump's goons can intimidate this Arizona senator To you and me, making such a person the chief federal law enforcement officer in D.C. actually does seem a little insane. Or a lot. That isn't the case for Trump, however, who has been said to spend about four hours a day — sometimes more — in front of a TV. Television isn't an entertainment medium for him. It's an employment agency, from which he hires bad actors to play real-life roles. Back in the 1980s, there was a well-known TV commercial for cough syrup that featured an actor from the daytime medical soap opera 'General Hospital.' The commercial began with the actor, Peter Bergman, saying, 'I'm not a doctor, but I play one on TV.' If that commercial was running these days, and Trump saw it, that guy would have Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s job. And — without a doubt — he'd be way better at it. Reach Montini at Like this column? Get more opinions in your email inbox by signing up for our free opinions newsletter, which publishes Monday through Friday. This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Jeanine Pirro is Trump's perfect choice for US attorney | Opinion
Daily Mail
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Rachel Zegler prepares for comeback with first movie since Snow White flop as fans share mixed reactions
is set to star in her first movie since Snow White bombed in the box office. Though the Disney remake has been widely considered a flop, the 23-year-old actress has already lined up her comeback and will be starring opposite Marisa Tomei, 60, of My Cousin Vinny fame in her next movie role. In the upcoming comedy-drama titled She Gets It From Me, Zegler will play the daughter of the Oscar-winning actress's wild, unruly and free-spirited character, according to the synopsis reported by Variety on Wednesday. Meanwhile, her onscreen adversary Gal Gadot, who played the Evil Queen in Snow White, is also moving on from the controversies as she was seen filming for her new thriller film over the weekend. She Gets It From Me 'follows Nicky (Zegler), whose engagement celebration turns into a search for her pill-popping, ex-punk rocker birth mother Charlotte (Tomei)', per the outlet. 'Together, the two embark on an anarchic mother-and-daughter journey to reconnect after being estranged.' The synopsis reads: 'YouTube is packed with tearful family reunions, but nobody films the messy aftermath.' The forthcoming film, directed by Julia von Heinz, is based on a true story. Since the reporting, many fans have reacted to Zegler's new project following her portrayal of the famed princess in the live-action remake of Disney's Snow White. The movie, which saw Zegler star opposite Gal Gadot's Evil Queen, continues to tank at the box office and has been branded as the worst-performing film in Disney's history. Many of Zegler's fans showed their support for the actress as they praised her for staying 'booked and busy.' The Snow White remake was heavily hyped up until its release, however, it has faced a string of controversies after Zegler's controversial comments about the original cartoon film. In 2022, she called the original movie dated and 'weird' and compared the prince to a 'stalker.' Zegler has also come under fire for her political comments, which fans speculated had sparked a real-life feud between her and her co-star Gadot as they did not do interviews together amid the limited press tour. The movie, which saw Zegler star opposite Gal Gadot's Evil Queen, continues to tank at the box office and has been branded as the worst-performing film in Disney's history; pictured September 2022 in Anaheim, California Since then, they have not directly addressed the controversies but the film was still panned by critics and fans, with poor office performance worldwide. As Zegler and her co-stars prepare to move on past the drama and controversies, many fans are skeptical about whether or not their forthcoming projects will do well. After news of Zegler's new movie project was revealed, social media was alight with both fans and trolls sharing their mixed reactions to the casting. About Zegler and her future co-star Tomei's mother-daughter comedy drama, one person tweeted on X, formerly Twitter, and wrote: 'That actually sounds like it could be fun.' However, there were also many people were not as faithful after how badly Snow White was panned by critics and fans alike. An X user tweeted that they were 'waiting for the flop lol.' 'She still getting roles after Snow White is insane lol,' another person wrote about Zegler. 'There's no way someone hired Rachel Zegler,' one person wrote in agreement. 'I just don't believe it.' About Zegler and her future co-star Tomei's mother-daughter comedy drama, one person tweeted on X, formerly Twitter, and wrote: 'That actually sounds like it could be fun' 'Honestly sounds like a good pairing,' another added. 'It'll be interesting to see how people will react with Zegler involved' 'Engagements, lost moms, and punk-rock chaos? Zegler and Tomei are about to give us emotional wreckage with eyeliner. I'm so in,' one fan tweeted Other fans praised Zegler for continuing to be 'booked and busy' despite the Snow White controversies and poor box office performance However, there were also many people were not as faithful after how badly Snow White was panned by critics and fans alike. An X user tweeted that they were 'waiting for the flop lol.' 'She still getting roles after Snow White is insane lol,' another person wrote about Zegler 'There's no way someone hired Rachel Zegler,' one person wrote in agreement. 'I just don't believe it' A social media user claimed the Golden Globe-winning actress was 'failing upwards I guess' 'Rachel Zegler is enough to not watch it,' more people tweeted in reaction to the news 'Hard pass,' one person wrote A social media user claimed the Golden Globe-winning actress was 'failing upwards I guess.' 'Rachel Zegler is enough to not watch it,' more people tweeted in reaction to the news. 'Hard pass,' one person wrote. Meanwhile, another added: 'Wow looking forward to never watching this.' Others showed support for the Broadway star as one fan tweeted: 'Honestly sounds like a good pairing. It'll be interesting to see how people will react with Zegler involved.' 'Engagements, lost moms, and punk-rock chaos? Zegler and Tomei are about to give us emotional wreckage with eyeliner. I'm so in,' one fan tweeted.
Buzz Feed
21-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
23 Actors People Thought Were "Too Old" For The Part, But Nobody Ended Up Caring Because They Killllllllllled It
Recently, Reddit user sKullsHavezzz asked the question, "Which actor was too old for the part but nobody cared because they were so awesome?" The good people of r/moviecritic swiftly responded with some A+++ answers. Here's what they thought: 1. Joe Pesci in Goodfellas (1990) — Age: 46, Playing a 17-year-old through to a 28-year-old "Other than being much older than his character Tommy DeSimone ("Tommy DeVito" in the movie) was in real life, the real Tommy was also a hulk of a guy, like 6'4", 250lbs. Pesci had to come up with an amazing performance to make himself as menacing and terrifying as he could. He nailed it, too. He's scary as fuck in this movie." — doctor-rumack Joe Pesci won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1991 for his role as Tommy DeVito in Goodfellas. His acceptance speech was famously short with only five words: "It's my privilege. Thank you.". 2. Joe Pesci in My Cousin Vinny (1992) — Age: 48, Playing a 35-year-old "Marisa was 28, and he was 49 (probably 48 while filming), but throw on a hairpiece, and he looks like a cute person in his thirties. We never find out how old Vinny actually is, but based on his background in the movie, he would be around 35 to 40 years old." — RyzenRaider 3. Shirley Henderson in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) — Age: 37, Playing a 14-year-old Warner Bros. "She played Moaning Myrtle, a teenage ghost who haunted the bathroom in the Harry Potter films when she was almost 40 years old." — Anaisli 4. Alan Rickman in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) — Age: 54, Playing a 31-year-old "Alan Rickman was more than 20 years older than Snape should've been." — Enge712 5. Robin Williams in Patch Adams (1998) — Age: 47, Playing a 24-year-old 6. Emma Thompson in Sense and Sensibility (1995) — Age: 36, Playing a 19-year-old "She wrote the script and did so beautifully as Elinor. There could have been no one else, but she was 17 years older than her character." — AllynWA1 7. Stockard Channing in Grease (1978) — Age: 33, Playing a 17- or 18-year-old "Yeah literally everyone in G rease. They are way too old but I couldn't imagine anyone else in the roles." — PixalmasterStudios24 In case you're wondering, while making Grease, John Travolta (Danny) was 23, Olivia Newton-John (Sandy) was 28-29, and Jeff Conaway (Kenickie) was 27, and the rest of the cast was all at least in their 20s, if not, 30s. 8. Alan Ruck in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) — Age: 29, Playing a 17- or 18-year-old "Ruck being older probably helped in his performance. You don't get that dead inside look without life beating it out of you at some point." — Decantus In case you're wondering, Matthew Broderick (Ferris) was 23, Mia Sara (Sloane) was 18, Jennifer Grey (Jeanie) was 25, and Jeffrey Jones (Principal Rooney) was 39. 9. Stacey Dash in Clueless (1995) — Age: 28, playing a 16- or 17-year-old — Xanatos2076 In case you're wondering, Alicia Silverstone (Cher Horowitz) was 18 years old, Brittany Murphy (Tai Frasier) was 17 years old, and Paul Rudd (Josh Lucas) was 25 years old. 10. Bing Crosby in White Christmas (1954) — Age: 51, Playing a 30- to 40-year-old Courtesy Everett Collection "It's a classic holiday movie, but honestly, he was too old in real life to portray his character in that timeline. He would have been nearly 40 if he got drafted into WWII and was older than the General in real life…yet they treated the General like a father figure to him and Danny Kaye. LoL" — CosmicOutfield In case you're wondering, Danny Kaye (Phil Davis) was 43 years old, Rosemary Clooney (Betty Haynes) was 26 years old, and Vera-Ellen (Judy Haynes) was 33 years old. 11. Malcolm McDowell in A Clockwork Orange (1971) — Age: 27, Playing a 15- to 18-year-old Warner Bros. / Courtesy of Everett "In the book, his character, Alex, was 15 years old." — deviltrombone "I'm lead character in that book is 15 years old!? Good god." — heardThereWasFood 12. Dustin Hoffman in The Graduate (1967) — Age: 29, Playing a 21-year-old Courtesy Everett Collection "Also, he and Anne Bancroft, who played Mrs. Robinson, are only 6 years apart." — Appropriate_Error589 In case you're wondering, Bancroft was 35 years old while making The Graduate. 13. Sissy Spacek in Carrie (1976) — Age: 26, Playing a 16- or 17-year-old 14. Parminder Nagra in Bend It Like Beckham (2002) — Age: 27, Playing a 17-year-old "For comparison, Keira Knightley was 16. But Parminder crushed that role, and that movie is influential to young POC soccer players today. Plus, she did her own soccer stunts (aside from a few)." — VivaLaCon88 15. Rachel McAdams in Mean Girls (2004) — Age: 25, Playing a 17- or 18-year-old "She's 8 years older than Lindsay Lohan and only 7 years younger than Amy Poehler, who played her mother." — Sic39 In case you're wondering, Lindsay Lohan (Cady) was 17, Amanda Seyfried (Karen) was 18, Lacey Chabert (Gretchen) and Lizzy Caplan (Janice) were 21, Tina Fey (Ms. Norbury) was 33, and Amy Poehler was 32. 16. Skeet Ulrich and Matthew Lillard in Scream (1996) — Ages: 25, Playing 17- or 18-year-olds "Too old to be high school kids, but they both nailed it." — SpreadElectronic1232 In case you're wondering, Neve Campbell (Sidney Prescott) was 22, Rose McGowan (Tatum Riley) was 22, Jamie Kennedy (Randy Meeks) was 25, David Arquette (Dewey Riley) was 24, Courtney Cox (Gale Weathers), was 31, and Drew Barrymore (Casey Becker) was 21. 17. Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future (1985) — Age: 23, Playing a 17-year-old — Admirable-Present510 In case you're wondering, Christopher Lloyd (Dr. Emmett Brown) was 46 years old, Lea Thompson (Lorraine Baines) was 23 years old, Crispin Glover (George McFly) was 20 years old, and Thomas F. Wilson (Biff Tannen) was 25 years old. Also... Michael J. Fox was 27 in Back to the Future Part II and 28 in Part III (playing Marty, who was still 17 in those films). 18. Toby Maguire in Spider-Man (2002) — Age: 26, Playing a 17- or 18-year-old — MarqMarw In case you're wondering, Kirsten Dunst (Mary Jane Watson) was 19 years old, Kirsten Dunst (Mary Jane Watson) was 19 years old, and Willem Dafoe (Norman Osborn/Green Goblin) was 46 years old. 19. James Spader in Pretty in Pink (1986) — Age: 25, Playing a 17- to 18-year-old "He looks 30, and he's playing as a high school senior. He's great but a little too self-assured for a high school kid." — hiro111 20. Tom Cruise in Jack Reacher (2012) — Age: 50, Playing a 36-year-old "He was 50 and 54 in those two movies. The character in the book is in his 30s and 6'5', 235lbs." — BCJay_ 21. Ralph Macchio in The Karate Kid (1984) — Age: 22, Playing a 17-year-old 22. Cary Grant in Charade (1963) — Age: 58 Courtesy Everett Collection "He was 58 to Audrey Hepburn's 33." — RulerofHoth Apparently, Grant actually requested script changes to make their romantic dynamic more age-appropriate and humorous (like having her pursue him instead of the other way around). 23. And finally, Cary Grant (again!!) in Father Goose (1964) — Age: 59 Courtesy Everett Collection "He was almost 60 and romancing Leslie Caron, who was 33. It's still a great film and it works, but it was the last time Cary Grant played the romantic lead. He only made one more movie, Walk, Don't Run before retiring." — CalagaxT What do you think? Do you agree that these actors crushed their roles despite being "too old?" Are there other actors you think fall into the same category? Tell us in the comments below! Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.
