‘Karate Kid’ Actor Robert Garrison Dead at 59
Robert Garrison, who played Cobra Kai member Tommy in The Karate Kid and The Karate Kid Part II, has died at the age 59.
Per TMZ, Garrison had been hospitalized for a month with kidney and liver issues before his death Friday (September 27) morning. He died in a specialty hospital in Pennsylvania after receiving initial treatment from a hospital in West Virginia.
Garrison famously uttered the “Get him a body bag!” line during The Karate Kid. He also reprised the role of Tommy in the YouTube series Cobra Kai, a reboot starring Ralph Macchio and William Zabka.
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