No one was more surprised that Johnny Lawrence would end Cobra Kai as a world karate champion than William Zabka, the actor who's played him since 1984. "I'm not used to playing the character that ...

For the movies' original bad boy and archenemy to Daniel, Johnny Lawrence, played by William Zabka, Cobra Kai overall was a cautionary tale about the lifelong impact on a child if care and ...

Ralph Macchio and William Zabka reflected on three decades of The ... and reprise their roles as Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence, respectively, in Cobra Kai. "For Billy and I, the depth and ...

William Zabka swept the Karate Kid’s leg to great ... I think the end of the movie, where Johnny hands Daniel the trophy and has a moment of redemption, saved me from a lot of that.

"If you asked me 15 years ago if William Zabka and I would be doing 65 episodes ... Macchio's teen underdog character Daniel LaRusso beat the arrogant rich kid Johnny Lawrence played by Zabka at a ...

Ralph Macchio and William Zabka were among the actors to attend the Los Angeles premiere of Cobra Kai Season 6, Part 3 on Wednesday. Macchio, 63, and Zabka, 59, who starred in the original Karate Kid ...