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William Michael Zabka ( / ˈzæbkə /; born October 20, 1965) [1] [2] is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Johnny Lawrence in The Karate Kid (1984), The Karate Kid Part II (1986) and the TV series Cobra Kai (2018–present). [3] In 2004, he was nominated for an Academy Award for co–writing and producing the short film Most.
Dec 31, 2021 · William “Billy” Zabka was fresh out of high school when he audition for “The Karate Kid.” During an August 2021 appearance at Planet Comicon Kansas City, alongside his “Cobra Kai” co ...
May 6, 2021 · Zabka's first and most famous film role was as the bully Johnny Lawrence in the popular '80s movie "The Karate Kid." Following the success of the martial arts drama, he continued to play Lawrence ...
Jul 5, 2022 · Though the world knows Zabka best as Johnny Lawrence from "The Karate Kid," Zabka has made a name for himself elsewhere, including iconic "bully roles" in films like "National Lampoon's European ...
Jan 11, 2021 · William Zabka notoriously "swept the leg" as teen bully Johnny Lawrence in 1984's Karate Kid — and for more than three decades, fans didn't let him forget it. "For years I had dads dragging ...
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Apr 30, 2019 · William Zabka: “My relationship with karate before Karate Kid was all in my imagination. As a kid growing up, I would just run around and do fake fights, and I’d be in the backyard with sticks, but I had no technique, I had no idea. I took no classes before Karate Kid. I was a wrestler in high school, so I was limber, and I had a lot of ...
William Michael Zabka (born October 20, 1965) is an American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer. He is best known for his roles in several iconic 1980s films, such as his role as Johnny Lawrence in The Karate Kid (1984), a role he reprised in the film's sequel and the Netflix (formerly YouTube Premium) series Cobra Kai (2018). In 2004, he was nominated for an Academy Award for co ...
