William Zabka directed and starred in “Sweep the Leg,” a music video for the band No More Kings, in 2007. Zabka was presented in the video as a parody of himself who lived in a trailer in the desert and was preoccupied with his role in The Karate Kid.
The original cast of The Karate Kid, including Martin Kove, Ralph Macchio, and others, made cameos. Zabka directed the music videos for Rascal Flatts’ 2010 single “Why Wait” and their 2017 hit “Yours If You Want It.” Additionally, he made a brief appearance in the 2010 comedy Hot Tub Time Machine.
In 2013, the eighth season episode of How I Met Your Mother, “The Bro Mitzvah,” featured Zabka and Macchio as special guests.
Zabka made numerous cameos in the sitcom’s ninth season as well. At Heresy in Venice, California, Zabka also directed commercials for Verizon and Little Tikes.
On August 4, 2017, it was confirmed that Zabka would reprise his role as Johnny Lawrence in YouTube Red’s ten-episode Cobra Kai adaptation of The Karate Kid.
Zabka also contributes to the executive producer of the series along with Ralph Macchio. Johnny, a pitiful character in Cobra Kai, reopens the Cobra Kai dojo 33 years after the events of the first film.
Did William Zabka create Cobra Kai?
Sony Pictures Television is the series’ distributor. Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg are its creators.
How much is William Zabka paid for Cobra Kai?
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Zabka grossed over $1 million per season in the first two seasons or $100,000 per episode.