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William Zabka
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William Zabka
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1965-10-20,New York City, New York, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
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.

Filmography

3

Dark Descent
2002-08-06

7.224

The Karate Kid
1984-06-22

4.698

Epoch
2001-11-24

Hot Tub Time Machine

6.045

Hot Tub Time Machine
2010-03-26

National Lampoon's European Vacation

6.175

National Lampoon's European Vacation
1985-07-25

4.05

Wild Roomies
2004-06-04

Just One of the Guys

6.43

Just One of the Guys
1985-04-26

The Karate Kid Part II

6.3

The Karate Kid Part II
1986-06-18

6.015

Smiley Face
2007-11-16

4.347

Antibody
2002-12-04

5.5

Python 2
2002-07-17

6.343

Back to School
1986-06-13

Shootfighter: Fight to the Death

6.518

Shootfighter: Fight to the Death
1993-05-05

Shootfighter II

5.763

Shootfighter II
1996-08-27

4.135

Cross
2011-05-21

Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story

7.4

Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story
1986-11-15

5.938

Hyper Sonic
2002-01-22

5.682

Gale Force
2002-01-15

5.4

High Voltage
1997-11-01

Cake: A Wedding Story

8

Cake: A Wedding Story
2007-10-05

4.875

Interceptors
1999-09-11

Project: Human Weapon

3.2

Project: Human Weapon
2001-01-01

The Man in the Silo

0

The Man in the Silo
2016-01-09

5.1

Python
2000-08-09

Where Hope Grows

7.524

Where Hope Grows
2014-04-06

John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

6.7

John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
2017-08-01

Contract for Life: The S.A.D.D. Story

0

Contract for Life: The S.A.D.D. Story
1984-12-11

The Power Within

5.864

The Power Within
1995-10-24

4

Ablaze
2002-07-16

4.375

A Tiger's Tale
1988-02-12

Protect and Surf

5

Protect and Surf
1989-08-06

Unlawful Passage

3

Unlawful Passage
1994-01-01

5.333

Falcon Down
2001-04-17

The Way of The Karate Kid

7.5

The Way of The Karate Kid
2005-02-01

To the Ends of Time

5.571

To the Ends of Time
1996-10-21

More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

7.1

More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
2021-02-01

0

Sweep the Leg
2007-03-16

Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson

5.556

Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson
2024-11-15

5.333

Landspeed
2002-06-11

The Dog Who Saved Summer

5.75

The Dog Who Saved Summer
2015-06-02

Karate Kid: Legends

6.998

Karate Kid: Legends
2025-05-08

The Cobra Kai Movie

9

The Cobra Kai Movie
2024-11-22

I Hate Christian Laettner

6.9

I Hate Christian Laettner
2015-03-15

Beyond the Bonsai

0

Beyond the Bonsai
2022-08-19

7.136

The Equalizer
1985-09-18

5.556

E/R
1984-09-16

The Netflix Afterparty

5.7

The Netflix Afterparty
2021-01-02

8.206

Cobra Kai
2018-05-02

How I Met Your Mother

8.132

How I Met Your Mother
2005-09-19

7.898

Psych
2006-07-07

5.5

Reunited Apart
2020-04-27

Cobra Kai: Inside the Dojo

8.892

Cobra Kai: Inside the Dojo
2024-07-18

MTV Movie & TV Awards

8.1

MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992-06-10

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

5.849

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014-02-17