Anthony LaRusso is a major recurring character in the Netflix series, Cobra Kai. Anthony is portrayed by Griffin Santopietro. He is the son of Daniel and Amanda LaRusso, and the younger brother of Samantha LaRusso. Unlike his sister, Samantha, Anthony was never a karate person and grew up spoiled. Anthony bullied Kenny Payne in middle school, which prompted Kenny to become a Cobra Kai student in order to defend himself and get revenge. After getting beaten up by Kenny and some other Cobra Kais, Anthony joins Miyagi-Do Karate to learn self-defense. With Robby Keene as his mentor, Anthony eventually changes his bullying ways and redeems himself.