ACTOR

William Zabka

1965 - Today

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William Michael Zabka (; born October 20, 1965) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Johnny Lawrence in The Karate Kid (1984), The Karate Kid Part II (1986) and the TV series Cobra Kai (2018–present). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Zabka has received more than 9,876,175 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). William Zabka is the 3,197th most popular actor (down from 1,722nd in 2019), the 4,835th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,892nd in 2019) and the 1,439th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 9.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of William Zabkas by language

Over the past year William Zabka has had the most page views in the with 600,663 views, followed by Spanish (90,405), and German (52,482). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (215.31%), Turkish (28.39%), and Indonesian (27.49%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, William Zabka ranks 3,197 out of 13,578. Before him are Akira Terao, Gorden Kaye, Inger Stevens, Yūjirō Ishihara, Clémence Poésy, and Alice Krige. After him are Mark Addy, Josephine Hull, Tōru Furuya, Friedrich Ludwig Schröder, Rachel Ward, and Justin Theroux.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, William Zabka ranks 142. Before him are Dave Lombardo, Peter Jacobson, Juan Manuel Lillo, Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark, Stefano Domenicali, and Paulina Porizkova. After him are Valérie Trierweiler, Velimir Perasović, Bryan Singer, Mathilda May, Joely Richardson, and Lennie James.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Zabka ranks 4,835 out of 20,380. Before him are Jackie Wilson (1934), Robert Monroe (1915), Greg Mankiw (1958), Richard Petty (1937), Robert N. Bellah (1927), and Blackie Lawless (1956). After him are Oscar Hammerstein II (1895), Oliver North (1943), Rafer Johnson (1935), Josephine Hull (1877), Edwin Austin Abbey (1852), and Dennis Dugan (1946).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, William Zabka ranks 1,439. Before him are Tom Noonan (1951), Jeffrey Katzenberg (1950), Sam Jaffe (1891), William Sanderson (1944), Stephen Collins (1947), and Ed Begley (1901). After him are Josephine Hull (1877), Justin Theroux (1971), Sam Wanamaker (1919), Michael Weatherly (1968), Richard Lynch (1940), and Fay Bainter (1893).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Karate Kid Part II
Johnny Lawrence
After discovering that his father is at death's door, Mr. Miyagi sets out to Japan, to see him with Daniel. Upon arriving, Miyagi must confront an old rival. Meanwhile, Daniel encounters a new love, and some new enemies.
Jun 18o 19866.266 / 10
The Karate Kid
Johnny Lawrence
Daniel, a fatherless teenager, arrives in Los Angeles and becomes the object of bullying by a gang of karate students when he strikes up a relationship with Ali, the gang leader’s ex-girlfriend, so Daniel asks Miyagi, a master of martial arts, to help him learn karate.
Jun 22o 19847.181 / 10
Cobra Kai
Johnny Lawrence
This Karate Kid sequel series picks up 30 years after the events of the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament and finds Johnny Lawrence on the hunt for redemption by reopening the infamous Cobra Kai karate dojo. This reignites his old rivalry with the successful Daniel LaRusso, who has been working to maintain the balance in his life without mentor Mr. Miyagi.
8.217 / 10