William Zabka Bio | Wiki
William Zabka is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Johnny Lawrence in The Karate Kid in 1984.
William also appeared in The Karate Kid Part II in 1986 and in the TV series Cobra Kai. In 2004, he was nominated for an Academy Award for co-writing and producing the short film Most.
William Zabka Age
William was born on October 20, 1965, in New York, New York, United States. He is 57 years old.
William Zabka Height
He is a man of tall stature and stands at a height of 6 ft 2 in (Approx. 1.84 m).
William Zabka Family
He was born in New York City, to his parents Nancy and Stan Zabka. William’s mother is a business liaison, producer, and production assistant and his father is a director, writer, and composer. He has a brother and a sister.
William’s father was born in Des Moines, Iowa of Czech descent, he was assistant director of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson during the first two years of Carson’s tenure. He also worked as a production manager on a number of motion pictures, including the Chuck Norris film Forced Vengeance (1982).
William Zabka Wife
William is married to his beautiful wife Stacie. The couple celebrated their wedding in 2008. Together, they have two children. William speaks Czech fluently. The Czech translation of his surname (pronounced “zhuh-b-kuh”) is “little frog”.
William Zabka Education
In 1983, he graduated from El Camino Real Charter High School in Los Angeles before briefly attending California State University, Northridge, and majoring in film.
William Zabka Hot Tub Time Machine
In 2010, he made a cameo appearance in the comedy movie Hot Tub Time Machine, a 2010 American science-fiction comedy film directed by Steve Pink and starring John Cusack, Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson, Clark Duke, Crispin Glover, Lizzy Caplan, and Chevy Chase.
The film was released on March 26, 2010. It follows four men who travel back in time to 1986 via a hot tub and must find a way to return to 2010. A sequel, Hot Tub Time Machine 2, was released on February 20, 2015.
William Zabka How I Met Your Mother
In 2013, William, along with Macchio, guest starred in the season 8 episode of How I Met Your Mother, “The Bro Mitzvah”. HIMYM is an American sitcom, created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays for CBS.
The series, which aired from September 19, 2005, to March 31, 2014, follows the main character, Ted Mosby, and his group of friends in New York City’s Manhattan. As a framing device, Ted, in 2030, recounts to his son, Luke, and daughter, Penny, the events from September 2005 to May 2013 that led him to meet their mother.
William Zabka Ralph Macchio
William played Johnny Lawrence, the main antagonist to the title character and protagonist played by Ralph Macchio. The two also appeared in the music video Sweep the Leg for the band No More Kings. In 2013, William and Ralph guest starred in the season 8 episode of How I Met Your Mother, “The Bro Mitzvah”. The two co-executed the series, Cobra Kai.
William Zabka Cobra Kai
On August 4, 2017, it was announced that William would reprise his role as Johnny Lawrence in a 10-episode Karate Kid revival series for YouTube Red titled Cobra Kai that debuted in 2018. He also co-executive produces the series with Ralph Macchio.
The series begins 33 years after the events of the first film and revolves around a down-and-out Johnny who, seeking to rebuild his life, reopens the Cobra Kai dojo. It reignites his rivalry with a now-successful Daniel LaRusso (Macchio), who has been struggling to maintain balance in his life without the guidance of his now-deceased mentor, Mr. Miyagi.
William Zabka Martial Arts
His participation in the Karate Kid inspired him to learn the martial art of Tang Soo Do and he later earned a second-degree green belt.
William Zabka Just One Of The Guys
During the 1980s, William appeared as Greg Tolan in the comedy movie Just One of the Guys, a 1985 American teen comedy film directed by Lisa Gottlieb and co-written by Dennis Feldman and Jeff Franklin, although according to Gottlieb, she also co-wrote the screenplay together with her writing partner Mitch Giannunzio but then was supposedly denied writing credit by the producers.
William Zabka Net Worth
He earns his wealth from his career, therefore, he has amassed a fortune over the years. William’s estimated net worth is $3 million.
Does William Zabka Know Karate
His participation in the Karate Kid inspired him to learn the martial art of Tang Soo Do and he later earned a second-degree green belt.
Is William Zabka Married
Yes. William is married to his beautiful wife Stacie. The couple celebrated their wedding in 2008. Together, they have two children.