Martin Kove Biography
Martin Kove is an American actor. He is best known for his role as John Kreese, the main antagonist of the Karate Kid 1984. The actor reprised the role in The Karate Kid Part 2 1986, The Karate Kid part 3 1989 and the television series Cobra Kai 2018 to present. Also he appeared as Nero the Hero in Death Race 2000 and afterwards as Clem in the White Line Fever 1975.
How old is Martin Kove? – Age
Kove is 79 years old as of 2023. He was born in 1945, in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
Martin Kove Height
The star stands at height of 5 feet 11 inches tall.
Who are Martin Kove’s Parents? – Family
According to sources Martin has not yet disclosed his parent’s names, but he is said to have come from a Jewish American family.
Is Martin Kove married? – Wife
Kove was married to New Zealand actress Vivviene Kove from 1981 to 2005. They both shared two children, twins Jesse Morgan and Rachel Olivia. But as of now nothing is known of his current marital status.
Martin Kove Career
He appeared in the main cast of Cagney & Lacey as New York City Detective Victor Isbecki, a supporting role he reprised in subsequent television movies for the series in 1982 to 1988. During the same time, Kove appeared in the 1984 hit film The Karate Kid as Cobra Kai sensei John Kreese, who’s fighting instruction of showing no mercy and to sweep the leg during the films karate tournament entered the American zeitgeist.
Martin appeared in the 2007 music video for the song Sweep the Leg by No More Kings as a caricature of himself and John Kreese from The Karate Kid. In 2018, Kove again returned to the character of Kreese for the YouTube Premium web series, Cobra Kai. The series debuted on May 2, 2018, and was critical success. In June 2020, Netflix purchased the series, producing a third, fourth and fifth season.
In 2019, the American actor parodied his Karate Kid Character in a QuickBooks commercial, in which a kinder, gentler Kreese runs a Koala Kai dojo of preteen students who are encouraged to support the leg and to show more mercy. in September 2021, Kove was announced as one of the celebrities competing on season 30 of Dancing with the Stars. He and his professional dance partner, Britt Stewart, were the first couple to be eliminated.
Martin Kove Net Worth
Kove has a net worth of $2 Million.
Martin Kove Movie
1972 – Savages
1973 – Cops and Robbers
1975 – The Wild Party
1975 – Capone
1977 – The White Buffalo
1982 – Blood Tide
1984 – Karate Kid
1986 – Karate Kid part 2
1991 – White Light
1994 – Frank and Jesse
1998 – Joseph’s Gift
2002 – Curse of the Forty-Niner
2005 – Glass Trap
2006 – Max Havoc: Ring of Fire
2007 – The Dead Sleep Eazy
2011 – Savage
2011 – The Lift Zone
2014 – Tapped one
2015 – The Dog Who Saved Summer
2016 – Jokers Wild
2017 – Bring Me A Dream
2018 – Paint It Red
2019 – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
2020 – Elvis from Outer Space
Martin Kove TV
2001 – Under Heavy Fire
2003 – Barbarian
2009 – War Wolves
2011 – Tosh 0
2013 – Our Wild Hearts
2015 – Criminal Minds
2017 – The Goldbergs
2018-present – Cobra Kai
2021 – Dancing with the Stars
