William Zabka was an icon of 80’s movies. After The Karate Kid, he also starred in Just One of the Guys, European Vacation and Back to School.Yet, it wasn’t until Cobra Kai that Zabka felt he ...

Ralph Macchio and William Zabka reflected on three decades of The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai while speaking with PEOPLE at PaleyFest Scott Huver is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. He has been writing ...

Fans of “The Karate Kid” might be shocked to learn that Ralph Macchio, who played bullied new kid Daniel LaRusso in the 1984 classic, is real-life pals with William Zabka, his on-screen ...

Macchio and Zabka played enemies in the original Karate Kid movie in 1984 — and according to the former, their off-screen relationship was much like their on-screen one.

T hanks to his performance as Johnny Lawrence in "The Karate Kid," William "Billy" Zabka's appearance exemplifies the archetype of all 1980s movie bullies. Suppose you close your eyes and think of ...

William Zabka, who reprises his role as Johnny Lawrence in “Cobra Kai,” tells Page Six he wasn’t a “player” during his teen idol days and “Karate Kid” fame.

William Zabka notoriously "swept the leg" as teen bully Johnny Lawrence in 1984's Karate Kid — and for more than three decades, fans didn't let him forget it.

The newest movie in the “Karate Kid” franchise, “Karate Kid: Legends,” initially seemed like it was leaving Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) by the wayside. However, by the end of the movie ...