“Sweep the Leg,” a music video for the band No More Kings, was directed and starred in by William Zabka in 2007. In the video, Zabka was portrayed as a parody of himself who resided in a trailer in the desert and was fixated on his performance in The Karate Kid.
Martin Kove and Ralph Macchio, as well as other members of The Karate Kid’s original cast, made brief appearances. Rascal Flatts’ 2010 single “Why Wait” had a music video directed by Zabka, as did their 2017 smash “Yours If You Want It.” In addition, he had a cameo in the 2010 comedy movie Hot Tub Time Machine.
In 2013, Zabka and Macchio appeared as special guests in How I Met Your Mother’s eighth season episode titled “The Bro Mitzvah.”
The ninth season of the sitcom had many appearances by Zabka as well. In addition, Zabka directed advertisements for Verizon and Little Tikes at Heresy in Venice, California.
On August 4, 2017, it was revealed that Zabka would play Johnny Lawrence once more in Cobra Kai, a ten-episode revival of The Karate Kid created for YouTube Red.
Along with Ralph Macchio, Zabka also collaborates on the series’ executive production. Cobra Kai centers on an unfortunate Johnny who reopens the Cobra Kai dojo 33 years after the events of the first movie.
Is William Zabka Russian?
No, William Zabka is an American actor.
What language does William Zabka speak?
His last name (pronounced “zhuh-b-kuh”) translates to “little frog” in Czech. His paternal grandmother was born in Nebraska to Czech parents, while his paternal grandfather was from the Czech Republic. The mother of William is of German descent. He speaks English too.