The actor also shares his thoughts on Johnny Lawrence's redemption arc, potential spinoffs, and having Ralph Macchio call him a "p---y." ...

William Zabka is back as Johnny Lawrence in the hit show Cobra Kai, a role he first played in the 1984 movie, The Karate Kid. In the original film, Johnny was the main bad guy, but now, with Cobra Kai ...

13 (UPI) --Ralph Macchio and William Zabka were among the actors to attend ... tears and cheers of 1984 back up again, so I'm excited for everyone to see that," Macchio told UPI in an interview.

William Zabka's Johnny Lawrence has an epic redemption arc in Cobra Kai that avoids clichés, but still brings a whole lot of ...

“And throughout the show, they better each other. They bump heads, but they always come back to the middle.” William Zabka finds a 'Wicked' redemption story for his 'Cobra Kai' antihero Zab ...

Forty years later in the series finale episode of “Cobra Kai,” it’s the same mat but a different winner, with Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka ... Around” comes back around when Daniel ...

In its final season, this show, which started with a simple premise of high school karate, grew into a ridiculous yet strangely compelling ... well-meaning guy who used karate to stand up to bullies, ...

William Zabka has long been recognized ... thanks to Kreese’s cigar. High school characters Miguel and Tory had their moments of glory too, becoming tournament champions and leaving their legacies in ...

Zabka gave an affecting performance ... “You threw me away like trash!” he said fighting back waterworks. “Right when I needed you the most.” It didn’t take long for his hurt to boil ...

The original 'Karate Kid' star looks back on the show taking a leap with ... Tanner Buchanan as Robby Keene, William Zabka as Johnny Lawrence, Xolo Maridueña as Miguel Diaz.

"If you asked me 15 years ago if William Zabka and I would be doing 65 episodes ... tears and cheers of 1984 back up again, so I'm excited for everyone to see that." Macchio said he is happy ...