Biography
William Zabka is an American actor born on 20 October 1965 in New York City. He is best known for his role as Johnny Lawrence in the 1984 film The Karate Kid.
During the 1980s he appeared in the films Just One of the Guys (1985), National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985) and Back to School (1986), and co-starred in the television series The Equalizer (1986–89). He wrote and produced the short film Most (2003), which received an Academy Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Film.
Zabka reprised the role of Johnny Lawrence in the series Cobra Kai (2018–2025).
