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To say things have changed for Netflix's Cobra Kai star William Zabka would be an understatement Prior to the series' revival initially on YouTube Red, the actor's character of Johnny Lawrence wasn't as endearing with his appearances in the first two Karate Kid films since the franchise focused on rival Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) and[...]

To say Johnny Lawrence is a once-in-a-lifetime kind of role for Cobra Kai star William Zabka, would be an understatement The actor reflected on how he started with the franchise with Entertainment Weekly on their Awardist podcast on what led to his original casting for the teenage rival Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) in the martial[...]

Following that, series star William Zabka (Johnny Lawrence) took to social media to officially announce that filming on the fourth season had wrapped Now, Zabka's co-star Ralph Macchio (Daniel LaRusso) and Hurwitz (on behalf of Heald and Schlossberg) are checking in with viewers to share their thoughts on what it feels like to have another season[...]

When we last left things, Daniel LaRusso's (Ralph Macchio) Miyagi-Do and Johnny Lawrence's (William Zabka) Eagle Fang dojos were putting aside their drama and looking to go Avengers: Endgame to take down Kreese- thanks to a returning Ali Mills Schwarber (Elisabeth Shue) smoothing things over with the older folks and Sam (Mary Mouser) rallying the high[...]

"I grew up seeing Johnny [Lawrence] (William Zabka) and Daniel [LaRusso] (Ralph Macchio) battle each other out and all the other characters in the subsequent sequels into the series It was such a part of my youth When I got the opportunity to be on it, I was like, 'Yes, absolutely! I'd love to do[...]

Jesse said the bond from its stars with his father, Ralph Macchio (Daniel LaRusso), and William Zabka (Johnny Lawrence) extends to himself as well "My dad is very close with Ralph and Billy," he said "I talked to Ralph many times over the years through my dad Billy's become a good friend, and he's known[...]

COURTESY OF NETFLIX © 2020 When it came to working with the actors, Koda said the seasoned veterans like Ralph Macchio and William Zabka, who played Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence, respectively, are as quick studies as the younger cast "They all have their own process on how they time and remember the choreography," he said[...]

Aside from the training and filming of scenes on set, it turned out star William Zabka shares some characteristics with Johnny Lawrence in real life and Martin Kove (John Kreese) is equally as reflective "They're really cool and outgoing and stuff," he said "William will make like funny voices and tell jokes on set He's[...]

I think Ralph and William Zabka do a great job." William Zabka in More Than Miyagi (2021) Image courtesy of Love Project Films Toward the end of the film, Derek tackled Morita's personal demons and battle with alcoholism, including an incident regarding his Happy Days castmates during a reunion "When it comes to anyone in any family,[...]

T and Tina and the drama Ohara, but both failed miserably. More Than Miyagi poster courtesy of Love Project Films More Than Miyagi obviously also explores his most signature role as Nariyoshi Miyagi with interviews from most of the major cast and crew from the four Karate Kid films, including stars Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, and Martin[...]

Ever since Cobra Kai reintroduced The Karate Kid fans to Johnny Lawrence, played by William Zabka, the franchise's popularity surged beyond their creators' wildest dreams Not too far removed from the epic season three that finally saw the one-time prized students of Miyagi-do and Cobra Kai putting aside their rivalry to battle their greatest threat[...]

Over the course of three seasons, Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg's Cobra Kai has offered viewers a number of familiar faces from the "Karate Kid" film franchise- and as Johnny (William Zabka) and Daniel (Ralph Macchio) head for a stand-off with Kreese (Martin Kove) at the upcoming All-Valley karate tournament, it's safe to say[...]

As the title suggests, the documentary covers far more than just his career that includes archive interviews with the actor himself and co-stars like Ralph Macchio (Daniel LaRusso), William Zabka (Johnny Lawrence), and Martin Kove (John Kreese), who continue TKK legacy on the Netflix series Cobra Kai as well as from Happy Days in Marion[...]

She helped set the story in motion stuck in the love triangle between Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) As Ali was seeing Johnny earlier in the film, a then-star pupil of Cobra Kai took exception to Daniel's advances Taking exception to Johnny's bullying ways, Ali breaks up with him and ends[...]

CURTIS BONDS BAKER/NETFLIX © 2020 The episode finds The Karate Kid (1984) love triangle between Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio), Ali Mills (Elizabeth Shue), and Johnny Laurence (William Zabka) all reunited at a gala Ali's shock to learn that another ex in Daniel is a member of the same club her parents are and meets with him[...]

For the series' main character Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka), things feel like they come full circle, but he also has a difficult decision to make We also have an obvious change in dynamic within the youth dojo war between Cobra Kai, Eagle Fang, and Miyagi-do This is your spoilers warning for the episode. Cr COURTESY OF[...]

CURTIS BONDS BAKER/NETFLIX © 2020 The episode begins with both Daniel (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny (William Zabka) back into full training for their respective dojos in Miyagi-do and Eagle Fang, respectively Both meet with Robby (Tanner Buchanan), who completed his stint in juvie, but wants nothing to do with either of them In a coincidental turn[...]

This also starts a new major chapter for Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) As always, this is your minor spoiler warning for the episode. Cr TINA ROWDEN/NETFLIX © 2020 Sam LaRusso's PTSD & Cobra Kai Student Tory Nichols At the heart of Sam's PTSD is Tory Nichols (Peyton List), who left both physical and mental scarring from their confrontation[...]

TINA ROWDEN/NETFLIX © 2020 The conclusion of season two teased the return of Ali Mills, the one-time high school sweetheart of Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) During the events of the 1984 film, the two had a falling out and she fell in love with Daniel, which sparked his and Johnny's rivalry It wasn't known at the[...]

After all, Cobra Kai was originally his before his one-time prized student Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) revived at the beginning of the series Upon seeing a familiar face among the recruits, it doesn't sit well with one of its senior members As always, this is your minor spoiler warning for the episode. Cr CURTIS BONDS BAKER/NETFLIX[...]

CURTIS BONDS BAKER/NETFLIX © 2020 Meanwhile, Robby's (Tanner Buchanan) finally learning how to survive in juvie, and Johnny (William Zabka) and Miguel (Xolo Maridueña) take their next major step to the latter's rehab Directed by Steven Tsuchida and written by Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, Joe Piarulli, and Luan Thomas, "Miyagi-Do" continues to remind us[...]

There's an obvious major spoiler warning for the recent season along with some Star Wars references along the way, so consider our "MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD!" sign officially on and in play after the spoiler image buffer. Cobra Kai released its season 3 trailer (Image: Netflix screencap) With Hawk/Eli (Jacob Bertrand) going Darth Vader during the epic battle[...]

As much as The Karate Kid franchise is often associated with its stars in Pat Morita, Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, and Martin Kove, its sequel series has done a wonderful job reuniting the bulk of the cast back into the fold from the featured films Naturally, Morita's 2005 passing was written into the narrative as[...]

Back in the States, Johnny (William Zabka) and Miguel (Xolo Maridueña) reconnect as sensei-student once again This time, Johnny instead of teaching his prized pupil martial arts is trying to get him to rehab his legs following the surgery While the situation is certainly different, they pick up where they left off in the kind[...]

Upon hearing this, Johnny (William Zabka), the students of Miyagi-Do, and Cobra Kai try to devise ways to come up to fundraise for the surgery As established early on in the series, Johnny is far from loaded and searches far and wide to try to help, but is rebuffed at every turn as if we[...]

Much to Johnny's (William Zabka) chagrin, Miguel remains bitter at him Meanwhile, Daniel (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny look for Robby (Tanner Buchanan), who since fled the scene following the brawl at the high school Naturally, the surrogate (Daniel) and biological father (Johnny) clash with their personality as they always do The metaphor of the old[...]

Heading into the third season of Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg's Cobra Kai, viewers knew that something had to give in the long-running rivalry between Johnny (William Zabka) and Daniel (Ralph Macchio) stories Picking up the pieces of a pretty rough second-season finale and facing the very dangerous threat posed by Kreese (Martin Kove),[...]

While there's tons of ground to cover, the episode focuses on how Daniel, Amanda (Courtney Henggeler), Johnny (William Zabka), Samantha (Mary Mouser), and Miguel (Xolo Maridueña) are coping with the events since. Cr COURTESY OF NETFLIX © 2020 Cobra Kai Post-School Brawl Events Directed by Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg and co-written by Josh Heald, the creators certainly[...]

COURTESY OF NETFLIX © 2020 In the following featurette, William Zabka, Ralph Macchio, Xolo Maridueña, Mary Mouser, Tanner Buchanan, and more take you a (sometimes not too objective) tour of what you need to know about the first two seasons to get you up-to-speed when Cobra Kai returns on New Year's Day: In August, Hurwitz revealed that[...]

With only forty-eight hours to go until Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg's Cobra Kai makes its third season return and its Netflix debut on New Year's Day, viewers are getting another preview of the next chapter in Johnny (William Zabka) and Daniel's (Ralph Macchio) stories Picking up the pieces of a pretty rough second-season[...]