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 William Zabka was born on October 20, 1965 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Karate Kid (1984), Back to School (1986) and Hot Tub Time Machine (2010). He has been married to Stacie Zabka since 2008. They have two children.
Bio:
William Zabka was born on October 20, 1965 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Karate Kid (1984), Back to School (1986) and Hot Tub Time Machine (2010). He has been married to Stacie Zabka since 2008. They have two children.
Tivia:
He was not at all experienced in martial arts prior to the filming of The Karate Kid (1984). He was actually an accomplished wrestler. However, in the years since, he has earned a black belt in Tang Soo Do.Speaks Czech fluently. The Czech translation of his surname (pronounced "zhuh-b-kuh") is "little frog".His paternal grandfather was Czech, while his paternal grandmother was born in Nebraska to Czech parents. William's mother is of German ancestry.His parents are: Stanley William Zabka, a director/writer/composer whose credits include the Chuck Norris movie Forced Vengeance (1982); and Nancy Heimert, a business-liaison/producer/PA. William grew up with two siblings: brother Guy; and sister Judy. Both siblings are accomplished singers, musicians and songwriters...as is WZ himself, who plays guitar and piano.Best known by the public for his role as Johnny Lawrence, the main villain of John G. Avildsen's classic The Karate Kid (1984) and the web television series Cobra Kai (2018).Him and Diora Baird played husband and wife in Hot Tub Time Machine (2010), and eight years later, they played ex-husband and wife and parents to Tanner Buchanan's character in Cobra Kai (2018).In Just One Of The Guys, his character's girlfriend goes after a guy (actually a girl dressed as a guy) that she says looks like "The Karate Kid" (aka Ralph Macchio) who was William's foe in The Karate Kid.Viewed acting as a hobby until the age of 14, when he first viewed it as a potential career.Made his screen debut at the age of five: his father Stanley, then an associate director of 'The Tonight Show'" and a staff director at NBC, directed a documentary which focused on Vietnam soldiers...and which WZ briefly appeared in. |
| Name: |
William Zabka |
Type: |
Actor,Producer,Director (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
Platform: |
IMDB |
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Business scope: |
Actor,Producer,Director |
| Products for sale: |
Actor,Producer,Director |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 05:07:18 |
| Height: |
6' 0?' (1.84 m) |
| Biography: |
William Zabka was born on October 20, 1965 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Karate Kid (1984), Back to School (1986) and Hot Tub Time Machine (2010). He has been married to Stacie Zabka since 2008. They have |
| Trivia: |
He was not at all experienced in martial arts prior to the filming of The Karate Kid (1984). He was actually an accomplished wrestler. However, in the years since, he has earned a black belt in Tang Soo Do.Speaks Czech fluently. The Czech translation of his surname (pronounced "zhuh-b-kuh") is "little frog".His paternal grandfather was Czech, while his paternal grandmother was born in Nebraska to Czech parents. William's mother is of German ancestry.His parents are: Stanley William Zabka, a director/writer/composer whose credits include the Chuck Norris movie Forced Vengeance (1982); and Nancy Heimert, a business-liaison/producer/PA. William grew up with two siblings: brother Guy; and sister Judy. Both siblings are accomplished singers, musicians and songwriters...as is WZ himself, who plays guitar and piano.Best known by the public for his role as Johnny Lawrence, the main villain of John G. Avildsen's classic The Karate Kid (1984) and the web television series Cobra Kai (2018).Him and Diora Baird played husband and wife in Hot Tub Time Machine (2010), and eight years later, they played ex-husband and wife and parents to Tanner Buchanan's character in Cobra Kai (2018).In Just One Of The Guys, his character's girlfriend goes after a guy (actually a girl dressed as a guy) that she says looks like "The Karate Kid" (aka Ralph Macchio) who was William's foe in The Karate Kid.Viewed acting as a hobby until the age of 14, when he first viewed it as a potential career.Made his screen debut at the age of five: his father Stanley, then an associate director of 'The Tonight Show'" and a staff director at NBC, directed a documentary which focused on Vietnam soldiers...and which WZ briefly appeared in. |
| Trademarks: |
Has essayed the "class bully" role in several memorable teen-oriented films
Entitled Rich Kids (as a teenager)
Cool Guy Who Loses Girl to Humble Underdog |
| Quotes: |
My training in martial arts was kind of a crash course in how to look like a black belt. I know the moves of a black belt - my kicks, and my stretches, and my punches and all that.
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Prior to The Karate Kid (1984), I did commercials - Kool-Aid, Pepsi, milk - and I had always been cast as the all-American nice guy.
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Back when I was maybe 19, guys would go, "I can kick your butt!" So I had a few showdowns. To my advantage, I learned martial arts, and what you really learn is not to fight.
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Sometimes you become a character, and sometimes the character becomes you.
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Strangely, when I was a kid, my first acting job, at 5 years old, was a performance of "The Three Little Pigs". They cast me as the Big Bad Wolf. |
| Salaries: |
Cobra Kai (2018) - $100,000 /episode seasons 1&2 |
| Job title: |
Actor,Producer,Director |
| Others works: |
(2006) Directed and acted in the music video of the song "Sweep the Leg" by the band No More Kings, which is sung from the point of view William Zabka's character of Johnny in The Karate Kid (1984). The music video was filmed August 24 - 25 |
| Spouse: |
Stacie Zabka (2008 - present) (2 children) |
| Children: |
Child |
| Parents: |
Stanley William Zabka
Nancy Heimert |
| Relatives: |
Guy Zabka (Sibling)
Judy Zabka (Sibling) |
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