William Zabka

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.

Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1965-10-20
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As: Billy Zabka

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Movies List of William Zabka

The Karate Kid (1984)

Epoch (2001)

National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985)

Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)

Wild Roomies (2004)

Just One of the Guys (1985)

The Karate Kid Part II (1986)

Smiley Face (2007)

Antibody (2002)

Python 2 (2002)

Back to School (1986)

Shootfighter II (1996)

Shootfighter: Fight to the Death (1993)

Cross (2011)

Hyper Sonic (2002)

Gale Force (2002)

High Voltage (1997)

Cake: A Wedding Story (2007)

Interceptors (1999)

Project: Human Weapon (2001)

Python (2000)

Where Hope Grows (2014)

John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs (2017)

Ablaze (2002)

The Power Within (1995)

A Tiger's Tale (1988)

Protect and Surf (1989)

Unlawful Passage (1994)

Falcon Down (2001)

The Way of The Karate Kid (2005)

More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story (2021)

To the Ends of Time (1996)

Sweep the Leg (2007)

Dark Descent (2002)

The Man in the Silo (2016)

Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story (1986)