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William Zabka

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1965-10-20

Birth Place

New York City, New York, USA

Movies and TV shows :

A Tiger's Tale

A Tiger's Tale

1988

4.7

Movie
Ablaze

Ablaze

2002

3.9

Movie
Antibody

Antibody

2002

4.3

Movie
Back to School

Back to School

1986

6.3

Movie
Cake: A Wedding Story

Cake: A Wedding Story

2007

0.0

Movie
poster

Cobra Kai

2018

8.2

TV
poster

Cobra Kai: Inside the Dojo

2024

8.5

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

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

1984

0.0

Movie
Cross

Cross

2011

4.2

Movie
Dark Descent

Dark Descent

2002

3.8

Movie
Dreams of Gold

Dreams of Gold

1986

0.0

Movie
Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story

Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story

1986

6.7

Movie
poster

E/R

1984

5.2

TV
Epoch

Epoch

2001

4.6

Movie
Falcon Down

Falcon Down

2001

5.0

Movie
Gale Force

Gale Force

2002

5.5

Movie
High Voltage

High Voltage

1997

5.2

Movie
Hot Tub Time Machine

Hot Tub Time Machine

2010

6.0

Movie
poster

How I Met Your Mother

2005

8.2

TV
Hyper Sonic

Hyper Sonic

2002

5.2

Movie
Interceptors

Interceptors

1999

4.9

Movie
Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson

Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson

2024

6.2

Movie
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

2017

6.8

Movie
Just One of the Guys

Just One of the Guys

1985

6.5

Movie
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

2021

7.1

Movie
poster

MTV Movie & TV Awards

1992

7.7

TV
National Lampoon's European Vacation

National Lampoon's European Vacation

1985

6.2

Movie
Project: Human Weapon

Project: Human Weapon

2001

2.3

Movie
Protect and Surf

Protect and Surf

1989

0.0

Movie
poster

Psych

2006

7.9

TV
Python

Python

2000

5.2

Movie
Python 2

Python 2

2002

5.5

Movie
poster

Reunited Apart

2020

5.5

TV
Shootfighter II

Shootfighter II

1996

5.5

Movie
Shootfighter: Fight to the Death

Shootfighter: Fight to the Death

1993

6.2

Movie
Smiley Face

Smiley Face

2007

6.0

Movie
Sweep the Leg

Sweep the Leg

2007

0.0

Movie
poster

The Equalizer

1985

7.1

TV
The Karate Kid

The Karate Kid

1984

7.2

Movie
The Karate Kid Part II

The Karate Kid Part II

1986

6.3

Movie
The Man in the Silo

The Man in the Silo

2016

0.0

Movie
poster

The Netflix Afterparty

2021

6.0

TV
The Power Within

The Power Within

1995

5.5

Movie
The Way of The Karate Kid

The Way of The Karate Kid

2005

0.0

Movie
To the Ends of Time

To the Ends of Time

1996

5.3

Movie
Unlawful Passage

Unlawful Passage

1994

2.0

Movie
Where Hope Grows

Where Hope Grows

2014

6.8

Movie
Wild Roomies

Wild Roomies

2004

4.3

Movie