How old was William Zabka in his first movie: The Karate Kid?
William Zabka was 17 in The Karate Kid when he played the character 'Johnny Lawrence'.
That was over 40 years ago in 1984.
This was his first recorded movie acting credit (although may not technically be his first actual acting role).
Today he is 58, and has starred in 34 movies in total, 34 of those since The Karate Kid was released.
How old do you think he looks in the movie?
In The Karate Kid, I think William Zabka looks:
Did you know?
- Director John G. Avildsen has worked with William Zabka a total of 2 times in his career.
- William Zabka's first movie was as 'Johnny Lawrence' in The Karate Kid, released in 1984 when he was 17
- The Karate Kid scores 7.17 out of 10 on TMDB.
