{"id":77086,"date":"2026-09-03T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.facts.be\/?post_type=guest&#038;p=77086"},"modified":"2026-09-03T09:12:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T07:12:49","slug":"william-zabka","status":"publish","type":"guest","link":"https:\/\/www.facts.be\/en\/speaker\/william-zabka\/","title":{"rendered":"William Zabka"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Best known as<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Johnny Lawrence in <strong>The Karate Kid \/ Cobra Kai<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rick in <strong>Hot Tub Time Machine<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jack in <strong>National Lampoon&#8217;s European Vacation<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chas Osborne in <strong>Back to School<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Billy Zabka in <strong>How I Met Your Mother<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scott McCall in <strong>The Equalizer<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>And much more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>DID YOU KNOW?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zabka will be accompanied by his Karate Kid colleague <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facts.be\/en\/speaker\/martin-kove\/\" data-type=\"guest\" data-id=\"75615\">Martin Kove, aka Cobra Kai sensei John Kreese.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SHORT BIOGRAPHY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>William Zabka is an American actor best known for playing Johnny Lawrence, the iconic antagonist in <strong>The Karate Kid<\/strong> (1984) and <strong>The Karate Kid Part II<\/strong> (1986).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also appeared in 1980s favorites including<em> <\/em><strong>Just One of the Guys, National Lampoon\u2019s European Vacation, <\/strong>and <strong>Back to School.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zabka later reprised his signature role in the hit series <strong>Cobra Kai<\/strong> (2018\u20132025), earning a new generation of fans while also serving as an executive producer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond acting, he wrote and produced the short film <strong>Most<\/strong>, which earned an Academy Award nomination in 2004.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Johnny Teaches Bullies a Lesson | Cobra Kai (William Zabka, Xolo Maridue\u00f1a)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AtJbPGV_16M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><em>The Karate Kid<\/em> &amp; <em>Cobra Kai<\/em> star William Zabka rose to fame as Johnny Lawrence, and became both the old and new face of the unforgiving dojo thanks to Netflix&#8217; recent continuation of the Karate Kid universe. 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