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William Zabka

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.

October 20, 1965 (61 years old) New York City, New York, USA
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Every 'Karate Kid' Movie and TV Show Ranked

'The Karate Kid' franchise is over 40 years old and is just as popular today as it was when it first began! Starting wit...
Movie Review: ‘Karate Kid: Legends’

Movie Review: ‘Karate Kid: Legends’

‘Karate Kid: Legends’ receives 5 out of 10 stars. Opening in theaters on May 30th is ‘Karate Kid: Legends’, which combin...
TV Review: ‘Cobra Kai’ Season 6 Part 3

TV Review: ‘Cobra Kai’ Season 6 Part 3

‘Cobra Kai’ Season 6 Part 1 receives 9 out of 10 stars. Arriving on Netflix on February 13th, ‘Cobra Kai’, which has suc...
TV Review: ‘Cobra Kai’ Season 6 Part 1

TV Review: ‘Cobra Kai’ Season 6 Part 1

Arriving on Netflix on July 18th, ‘Cobra Kai’, which has successfully been running on the streaming service for the last...
‘Cobra Kai’ Renewed for Sixth and Final Season

‘Cobra Kai’ Renewed for Sixth and Final Season

Netflix has announced that the sixth season of hit series ‘Cobra Kai’ will be its last. Much like Daniel LaRusso (Ralph...
Sony Plans New ‘Karate Kid’ Movie

Sony Plans New ‘Karate Kid’ Movie

In amongst a batch of release date announcements, Sony quietly confirmed something that has been rumored for a while now...

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