1965-10-20 ( 59 years old ) in New York City, New York, USA
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.
Movies
Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson
2024-11-15
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
2021-02-01
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
2017-08-01
The Man in the Silo
2016-01-09
The Dog Who Saved Summer
2015-06-02
Where Hope Grows
2014-04-06
Cross
2011-05-21
Hot Tub Time Machine
2010-03-26
Smiley Face
2007-11-16
Cake: A Wedding Story
2007-10-05
Sweep the Leg
2007-03-16
The Way of The Karate Kid
2005-02-01
Wild Roomies
2004-01-01
Antibody
2002-12-04
Dark Descent
2002-08-06
Python 2
2002-07-17
Ablaze
2002-07-16
Landspeed
2002-06-11
Hyper Sonic
2002-01-22
Gale Force
2002-01-15
Epoch
2001-11-24
Falcon Down
2001-04-17
Project: Human Weapon
2001-01-01
Python
2000-08-09
Interceptors
1999-09-11
High Voltage
1997-01-01
To the Ends of Time
1996-10-21
Shootfighter II
1996-08-27
The Power Within
1995-10-24
Unlawful Passage
1994-01-01
Shootfighter: Fight to the Death
1993-05-05
Protect and Surf
1989-08-06
A Tiger's Tale
1988-02-12
Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story
1986-11-15
The Karate Kid Part II
1986-06-18
Back to School
1986-06-13
National Lampoon's European Vacation
1985-07-25
Just One of the Guys
1985-04-26
Contract for Life: The S.A.D.D. Story
1984-12-11
The Karate Kid
1984-06-22
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