Johnny Lawrence

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fictional character film character television character

Johnny Lawrence is a central character in The Karate Kid franchise and the Cobra Kai series, portrayed as a former teenage bully turned flawed but sympathetic karate sensei seeking redemption.

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Label	Occurrences
Johnny Lawrence canonical	3
Johnny Lawrence – William Zabka	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ television character ⓘ
affiliation	Cobra Kai dojo NERFINISHED ⓘ Eagle Fang Karate NERFINISHED ⓘ Miyagi-Do Karate (allied) NERFINISHED ⓘ
appearsIn	Cobra Kai NERFINISHED ⓘ The Karate Kid NERFINISHED ⓘ The Karate Kid Part II NERFINISHED ⓘ The Karate Kid Part III (flashback footage) NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn	antagonist role from The Karate Kid (1984) ⓘ
characterArc	former teenage bully seeking redemption ⓘ
child	Robby Keene NERFINISHED ⓘ
createdBy	Robert Mark Kamen NERFINISHED ⓘ
enemy	John Kreese NERFINISHED ⓘ Terry Silver NERFINISHED ⓘ
fictionalUniverse	The Karate Kid / Cobra Kai universe NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstAppearance	The Karate Kid (1984) NERFINISHED ⓘ
formerStatus	high school karate champion ⓘ teenage bully ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
loveInterest	Ali Mills NERFINISHED ⓘ Carmen Diaz NERFINISHED ⓘ
martialArt	karate ⓘ
nationality	American ⓘ
notableEvent	founder of Eagle Fang Karate ⓘ loses All Valley Karate Tournament final to Daniel LaRusso in 1984 ⓘ reopens Cobra Kai dojo as an adult ⓘ
notableTrait	hot-headed ⓘ loyal ⓘ rough but caring mentor ⓘ
occupation	auto repairman ⓘ karate sensei ⓘ
originalPlatform	YouTube Premium (Cobra Kai seasons 1–2) NERFINISHED ⓘ
portrayedBy	William Zabka NERFINISHED ⓘ
rival	Daniel LaRusso NERFINISHED ⓘ
setting	Reseda, Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ
streamingPlatform	Netflix (Cobra Kai) NERFINISHED ⓘ
studentOf	John Kreese NERFINISHED ⓘ Terry Silver NERFINISHED ⓘ
style	Cobra Kai karate NERFINISHED ⓘ hybrid Eagle Fang / Miyagi-Do approach ⓘ
teacherOf	Hawk (Eli Moskowitz) NERFINISHED ⓘ Miguel Diaz NERFINISHED ⓘ Robby Keene NERFINISHED ⓘ various Cobra Kai students (Cobra Kai series) ⓘ
theme	redemption ⓘ second chances ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Karate Kid franchise → featuresCharacter → Johnny Lawrence ⓘ

subject surface form: Cobra Kai

The Karate Kid franchise → notableCharacter → Johnny Lawrence ⓘ

The Karate Kid → mainCharacter → Johnny Lawrence ⓘ

The Karate Kid → characterPortrayedBy → Johnny Lawrence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Johnny Lawrence – William Zabka