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He later tried to step away from playing the class bully character.

He also played Jack, Audrey's jock boyfriend, in National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985).

#MOVIE THE KARATE KID CAST SERIES#

Zabka also co-starred on the CBS television series The Equalizer as the son of the title character (1986вЂ“89).

His participation in the film inspired him to learn the martial art of Tang Soo Do and he later earned a second degree green belt.Дuring the 1980s, Zabka appeared in the comedy movies Just One of the Guys (1985) and Back to School (1986). He had no previous martial arts experience at the time but was an accomplished wrestler. He played Johnny Lawrence, the main antagonist to the title character played by Ralph Macchio. Zabka's breakout acting role came in his first movie, The Karate Kid (1984). His father, Stan Zabka, was assistant director of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson during the first two years of Carson's tenure, and worked as production manager on a number of motion pictures, including the Chuck Norris film Forced Vengeance (1982).В Zabka has been married to his wife Stacie since 2008. Zabka was born in New York City, the son of Nancy (Heimert), a business liaison, producer, and production assistant, and Stanley William Zabka, a director, writer and composer. In 2004, he was nominated for an Academy Award for co-writing and producing the short film Most. He is best known for his roles in several iconic 1980s films, such as his role as Johnny Lawrence in The Karate Kid (1984), a role he reprised in the film's sequel and the Netflix (formerly YouTube Premium) series Cobra Kai (2018). William Michael Zabka (born October 20, 1965) is an American actor, screenwriter, director and producer.

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