| William "Billy" Zabka | | Birth name | William Zabka | | Born | October 20, 1965 (age 42)
 New York, New York, U.S. | | Other name(s) | Billy | | Years active | 1983 - present | | | William "Billy" Zabka born in New York City, New York) is an American actor. Zabka is best known for playing "bully" types, such as his role as Johnny Lawrence in 1984's The Karate Kid Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ...
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Zabka's family is of Czechoslovak descent; the Czech translation of "Zabka" is "Little Frog."[citation needed] Czechoslovakia (Czech: Československo, Slovak: Česko-Slovensko/before 1990 Československo) was a country in Central Europe that existed from 1918 until 1992 (except for the World War II period). ...
Film career
Zabka's breakout role came in his first movie, 1984's The Karate Kid. In the movie, Zabka plays the role of Johnny Lawrence, the main antagonist to the title character played by Ralph Macchio. An unused ending to the film later became the beginning of the 1986 film The Karate Kid, Part II, giving Zabka a brief appearance in the sequel. // Events The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name. ...
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The Karate Kid, Part II (1986) is a Hollywood adventure-drama movie and is a sequel to The Karate Kid. ...
During the 1980s Zabka continued to define his "bully" role in the comedy movies Just One of the Guys (1985) and Back to School (1986). Zabka also co-starred on the CBS television series The Equalizer with Edward Woodward (1986-1989) and he played Jack, Audrey's insensitive jock boyfriend, in National Lampoon's European Vacation. DVD case cover for Just One of the Guys Just One of the Guys is a 1985 comedy film, directed by Lisa Gottlieb. ...
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During the 1990s and 2000s, Zabka sporadically acted mostly in independent films while studying to be a screenwriter/ filmmaker.
In 2003 Zabka wrote and produced the short film Most, shot on location in the Czech Republic and Poland. "Most" (aka "The Bridge") had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival 2003 and won numerous awards at prestigious film festivals. In 2004, Zabka was nominated for an Academy Award for "Most" in the Live Action Short Film category. The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. ...
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival in the United States, and ranks alongside the Cannes, France, Venice, Italy, Berlin, Germany, and Toronto, Canada festivals as one of the most prestigious in the world. ...
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Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ...
In 2007 Zabka directed and starred in a music video for the band No More Kings entitled "Sweep the Leg". The video stars Zabka as a caricature of himself, living in a trailer park and obsessed with his role in The Karate Kid. The video includes cameos by several of the original Karate Kid cast members, including Martin Kove and Ralph Macchio. The video received over 80,000 views within its first week of release and became the number one video on YouTube on March 16th, 2007. Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...
No More Kings is a Los Angeles based pop/funk/rock band founded by in the 1990s by Pete Mitchell (singer) (vocals) and Neil DeGraide, who later changed his name to Neil Robins (guitar). ...
“Sweep the Leg†is a music video released in 2007 by Los Angeles-based band No More Kings to support the song of the same name. ...
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At present, he is a creative director for Big Island Music Incorporated[1], a music-publishing firm for television and movies, which is owned by his family.
Selected filmography The Karate Kid is a 1984 John G. Avildsen film starring Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita. ...
DVD case cover for Just One of the Guys Just One of the Guys is a 1985 comedy film, directed by Lisa Gottlieb. ...
National Lampoons European Vacation is a 1985 comedy film, second in the Vacation series, directed by Amy Heckerling and starring Chevy Chase and Beverly DAngelo. ...
Back-to-school, in clothing retailing, is a product season and is characterized by a display of items appropriate to a school wardrobe. ...
The Karate Kid, Part II (1986) is a Hollywood adventure-drama movie and is a sequel to The Karate Kid. ...
Python (2000) is a horror movie directed by Richard Clabaugh. ...
Python II (2002) is a made-for-TV horror movie directed by Lee McConnell. ...
Often critisized for its similarities to Outland, Dark Descent is a 2002 film written and directed by Daniel Knauf. ...
Most is a city in the northwest of the Czech Republic, in Ústà nad Labem Region. ...
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“Sweep the Leg†is a music video released in 2007 by Los Angeles-based band No More Kings to support the song of the same name. ...
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Awards and nominations Academy Awards
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- 2003 - Best Short Film, Live Action, Most (Nominated)
Most (re-titled The Bridge in some countries) is a 2003 Czech film directed by Bobby Garabedian. ...
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