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William Zabka

Acting
Known For

59 Years Old

William Michael "Billy" Zabka (born October 20, 1965) is an American actor, martial artist, screenwriter, and film producer. Zabka is best known for his role of Johnny Lawrence in The Karate Kid (1984), The Karate Kid Part II (1986), and decades later reprises the role of Johnny in the Netflix series Cobra Kai (2018-), along with Ralph Macchio as Daniel. During the 1980s, Zabka appeared in the comedy movies Just One of the Guys (1985) and Back to School (1986). Zabka also co-starred on the CBS television series The Equalizer as the son of the title character (1986–89). He also played Jack, Audrey's jock boyfriend, in National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985). During the 1990s and 2000s, he acted mostly in independent films while studying to be a filmmaker. In 2003, he wrote and produced the short film Most, shot on location in the Czech Republic and Poland. Most (aka The Bridge) had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival 2003 and won numerous awards at prestigious film festivals, including Best of Festival at the Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films in 2003. In 2004, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Most in the Live Action Short Film category.

Born

New York City, New York, USA on 20th October 1965

All Credits

Karate Kid: Legends Image
Karate Kid: Legends
Johnny Lawrence
How I Met Your Mother Image
How I Met Your Mother
William Zabka
Cobra Kai Image
Cobra Kai
Johnny Lawrence
Psych Image
Psych
Coach Baggs
The Equalizer Image
The Equalizer
Scott McCall
MTV Movie & TV Awards Image
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self
E/R Image
E/R
The Karate Kid Image
The Karate Kid
Johnny Lawrence
The Netflix Afterparty Image
The Netflix Afterparty
Self
The Karate Kid Part II Image
The Karate Kid Part II
Johnny Lawrence
Reunited Apart Image
Reunited Apart
Self
Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson Image
Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson
Self
Hot Tub Time Machine Image
Hot Tub Time Machine
Rick
Cobra Kai: Inside the Dojo Image
Cobra Kai: Inside the Dojo
Self
National Lampoon's European Vacation Image
National Lampoon's European Vacation
Jack
Back to School Image
Back to School
Chas
Just One of the Guys Image
Just One of the Guys
Greg
Where Hope Grows Image
Where Hope Grows
Milton Malcolm
Smiley Face Image
Smiley Face
Prison Guard
Python Image
Python
Greg Larsen
The Man in the Silo Image
The Man in the Silo
Kevin
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story Image
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
Self
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs Image
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
Self
Shootfighter II Image
Shootfighter II
Ruben
Cross Image
Cross
Saw
Hyper Sonic Image
Hyper Sonic
The Executive
Landspeed Image
Landspeed
Bob Bailey
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High Voltage
Bulldog
Shootfighter: Fight to the Death Image
Shootfighter: Fight to the Death
Ruben
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Ablaze
Curt Peters
Python 2 Image
Python 2
Greg Larson
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Epoch
Rover Driver Joe
The Dog Who Saved Summer Image
The Dog Who Saved Summer
Officer Johnny/Apollo
Project: Human Weapon Image
Project: Human Weapon
Rojack
Gale Force Image
Gale Force
Rance
To the Ends of Time Image
To the Ends of Time
Alexander
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Falcon Down
John - Security Guard
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Antibody
Otto Emmerick
The Power Within Image
The Power Within
Raymond Vonn
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The Way of The Karate Kid
Self / Johnny
Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story Image
Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story
Kim Fisher
Dark Descent Image
Dark Descent
Marty
Wild Roomies Image
Wild Roomies
Slick Salesman
Interceptors Image
Interceptors
Dave
Sweep the Leg Image
Sweep the Leg
Johnny Lawrence/Hilmself
Cake: A Wedding Story Image
Cake: A Wedding Story
Sam
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A Tiger's Tale
Randy
No Image
Contract for Life: The S.A.D.D. Story
Rick Peterson
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Unlawful Passage
Howie
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Protect and Surf
Russell Cooper