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Louie LaRusso Sr. (born 1915), better know as Uncle Louie is a character who was mentioned in The Karate Kid and seen in The Karate Kid Part III. He is the granduncle of Samantha and Anthony LaRusso.
Biography[]
Uncle Louie lived in Parsippany, New Jersey. He was first talked about in the first film, when a woman who lived in the South Seas apartment complex said to Daniel LaRusso she was a fellow New Jersey native from Parsippany. However, she did not know Uncle Louie as the "Louie" she spoke of was an unrelated man named Louis Fortini.
He was seen onscreen in the third film when he is bedridden from emphysema. Lucille LaRusso has returned to New Jersey to help care for her late husband's brother, and speaking on the phone thanked Mr. Miyagi for allowing Daniel to stay with him. Uncle Louie rang a bell, and Lucille said she needed to tend to him. Mr. Miyagi ended the conversation saying it was his pleasure and asked her to take good care of Uncle Louie.
The only time Daniel mentioned having an aunt was a woman named Tessie. It may have been possible she had been married to Uncle Louie, and passed away prior to the events of the first film.
Although mentioned in Cobra Kai, it was strongly implied Uncle Louie was killed by emphysema prior to the debut of the show.
It's possible that he was married to Tessie LaRusso, who was briefly mentioned in The Karate Kid and mentioned again in Strike First.