Tony O'Dell

Tony O'Dell (born Anthony Dell'Aquila; January 30, 1960) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Jimmy, a member of the Cobra Kai, in the 1984 film The Karate Kid and The Karate Kid Part II (cameo), as well as in the second season of its spin-off Cobra Kai, and for playing the preppy Alan Pinkard on ABC’s Head of the Class (1986–91).

O'Dell was born Anthony Dell'Aquila in Pasadena, California, and grew up in Altadena, California. He graduated from St. Francis High School. 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 that of high school student Alan Pinkard in the ABC comedy Head of the Class (1986–91). He later appeared in Suddenly Susan, George Lopez, and K.C. Undercover. In 1984, he portrayed the 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. O'Dell reprised the role of Jimmy during the 2019 Season 2 YouTube web series Cobra Kai.

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Category:1960 births
Category:American movie actors