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 ...

The Karate Kid’s Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) is the quintessential ’80s villain. You didn’t attend high school with thee Johnny Lawrence, but everyone knows a Johnny Lawrence.

Cobra Kai's trio of showrunners, producers, writers, and directors, Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg, have been thinking about their series finale for years. "Even before we wrote ...

Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) met his bully, Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) on the mats at the All-Valley Karate Tournament, and took him out with a legendary crane kick.

William Zabka as Johnny Lawrence, Xolo Maridueña as Miguel Diaz, Mary Mouser as Samantha LaRusso, Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso, Tanner Buchanan as Robby Keene in Cobra Kai.

Cobra Kai explored whatever happened to Karate Kid bully Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka). Johnny is still a little stuck in the ‘80s. He still loves hair metal bands, and reminisces about his ...

Zabka, 58, and Cobra Kai costar Ralph Macchio, 62, spoke to PEOPLE about how they stay fit off-screen, four decades after they debuted their characters in 1984’s The Karate Kid.

William Zabka first portrayed karate bad boy Johnny Lawrence in 1984’s The Karate Kid. 39 years later, he’s 58 years old and can still pull those same moves for Cobra Kai.

William Zabka (Johnny Lawrence in the original 1984 The Karate Kid movie and star of COBRA KAI) stopped by the production. Check out photos and video! The world premiere, pre-Broadway engagement ...

William Zabka (Johnny Lawrence in the original 1984 The Karate Kid movie and star of COBRA KAI) stopped by the production. Check out photos and video! The world premiere, pre-Broadway engagement ...

William Zabka on the ‘Cobra Kai’ Ending and Redemption of Johnny Lawrence The original 'Karate Kid' star looks back on the show taking a leap with YouTube and becoming a cultural phenomenon on ...