Teen actor Dallas Dupree Young chatted about being a part of the upcoming “Cobra Kai” Season 5 on Netflix.
“My experience on ‘Cobra Kai’ was incredible, to say the least,” he said. “Having the opportunity to work with legends in the business is unbelievable. The ‘Cobra Kai’ family truly welcomed me with open arms, and I will never forget that.”
He was drawn to his character, Kenny Payne, for several reasons. “What I loved most about Kenny was the art of portraying different sides of him. He went from being a sweet kid who struggled with bullying to a kid who is a bully himself. The versatility of Kenny was fun to show,” he explained.
Regarding his daily motivations as an actor, he said, “What motivates me every day as an actor is my will to be the best version of Dallas as possible. I want to keep striving, keep improving, and get a better understanding of my career!”
For young and aspiring actors, he said, “My advice would be to always dream big, put the work in, and never take any lesson learned for granted.”
He shared some of his dream collaboration partners in the entertainment scene. “In the future, I would like to work with Leonardo DiCaprio, and Denzel Washington, and although not an actor, I would love to work with director Steven Spielberg,” he said.
On his definition of success, he said, “To me, success means you are in the middle of accomplishing – or have accomplished – any goal you set your mind to.”
Young concluded about “Cobra Kai,” “It is such a special series that captivates any viewer’s attention with the cohesive mixture of the older generation of Karate Kid actors along with the new generation of ‘Cobra Kai’ actors. Our show teaches you a lot of life lessons that I believe can be useful in the real world and are vastly important.”
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