When Johnny was very young, he was up late one night, playing with some of his toys. His mother, Laura, returned home and announced that she was going to be marrying Sid Weinberg, and that their lives would be better; Sid was very rich and could take care of them. This triggered Johnny to scream and run to his room in opposition. When Laura followed him to his room to explain things to him, she found a box of items that used to belong to Johnny's father, and the boy had saved them as keepsakes. This infuriated Laura, whom insisted that Johnny's father abandoned them, and that she was going to destroy the box and the items within. He also is dismissive of Eli saying that he might be on the autism spectrum, saying that he doesn't know what that is but he should "get off it pronto".

Johnny uses an air horn to wake the boys from their apartments, shouting at them in his signature " quiet!" shout. Unleashing Sensei Lawrence, he tells the two that he's had enough of their drama and tells them to put their fists where their mouths are. They said any time and any place yesterday, so this is the time and the place. No tournament rules, no pads, just the two of them. They're going to fight until it's all out of their systems. The boys face one another and begin a rather brutal fight. It spills over to the second floor balcony, and Johnny tries to stop the fight by shouting at them from below. They fight around the railing and Johnny hurries up the steps to stop them before they repeat history. By the time he arrives, the boys have reached an understanding and are apologizing for their past mistakes and roles in hurting one another. Johnny is relieved they put it aside, as he couldn't imagine them still fighting when the baby comes. This stuns both boys, and Johnny realizes he's let it slip. He tells them to pretend to be excited when he and Carmen tell them. Miguel screams " holy shit" with glee, and Robby grins as they congratulate Johnny on the news. The trio heads to the Diaz apartment for Olive Garden, and Carmen comes home to find the peaceful dinner. She tells Robby he's always welcome at their house, pleased that Johnny finally got them to friendly terms. In 2020, Johnny was inducted into the Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame, alongside Daniel LaRusso, who was inducted in 2018, and Mr. Miyagi, who was inducted in 2015. Johnny Lawrence is the secondary antagonist of The Karate Kid and one of the main protagonists in the Netflix series Cobra Kai. He is portrayed by William Zabka.According to Johnny, Tommy beat Darryl Vidal in the quarterfinals of the 1983 All Valley Tournament, to which Johnny remarked he had to face Vidal in the semifinals of the 1984 tournament.

Johnny Lawrence's main catchphrase is "QUIET!" whenever he gives his students no more questions or motivating them. His quote is also said by John Kreese and also Daniel LaRusso, who says it when he breaks Anthony's iPad and threatens him to follow his rules or face a worse punishment. Laura married Sid, a TV producer in Beverly Hills. However, he was a highly abusive man who used his financial power to intimidate Laura and Johnny. Johnny became the primary target of Sid's disdain, being verbally and emotionally abused. Johnny learned to distance himself from the fighting by listening to his Walkman. At school, Johnny didn't have any friends and was bullied by the older students. In 1979, Johnny found a karate dojo called Cobra Kai, with John Kreese teaching his students self-defense inside. This inspired Johnny greatly, and he immediately informed his parents about his desire to begin training there. Sid disapproved of the choice as he Johnny had already failed at magic lessons, drum lessons, and other things, but he relented his onslaught when Laura suggested it could help Johnny make friends.

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Johnny grew bitter, resentful, and believed his "glory days" to be the 1980. So much so, that he purposefully surrounded himself with 1980s memorabilia - his car, movies, technological aversions, his apartment decor, and music - in an attempt to ignore the present day and the hardships around him. Most galling of all, however, was Daniel's success. He believed his old rival has succeeded where Johnny failed. His anger and resentment towards Daniel grew, as he was certain that Daniel's arrival in his life was why everything went wrong for him, and why it hadn't improved. It was easier for him to put blame on those around him instead of taking responsibility for his own actions and bad choices. He developed a flippant attitude and general disregard for decent manners and professional expectations of conduct. He developed a sharp wit, brutal sarcasm, and a unique sense of humor. He still hadn't learn to respect the rules, often bantering with shop owners and ignoring laws he didn't like. Johnny also became extremely self-centered and self-oriented. He only intervened in the harassment of Miguel Diaz because the fight was near his beloved car - he had no care for the boy involved. Miguel saw Johnny's martial arts moves and convinced Johnny to train him. The Cobra Kai series continues Daniel’s story — along with his high school rival, Johnny — and interweaves the franchise’s past with modern-day storytelling. He owned a 1991 Pontiac Firebird until it was destroyed by Louie LaRusso and some bikers he had hired. Daniel would replace it with a 2009 Dodge Charger, which Johnny would mod out into a Cobra Kai themed sports car. Johnny would later abandon this vehicle at the beach. He had previously driven a 1983 Avanti Convertible as well as riding a Honda XL 600R motorcycle when he was in high school. Johnny goes to a hospital where he meets former Cobra Kai friends Bobby and Tommy and soon, Jimmy. Tommy has been diagnosed with cancer. Knowing that Tommy does not have much time to live, the four spend the day hanging out so Tommy can spend his final day having good memories. That night, Tommy admits that he had feelings for Ali and encourages Johnny not to give up hope that he can change the course that his life took. Tommy dies in his sleep, which devastates his friends. Upon his return to his dojo, Johnny finds out that Kreese has been poisoning his students' minds and turning them into corrupt and vicious human beings, and angrily forces Kreese to leave the dojo for good. The Skeleton costume made its way into Halloween hall of fame well before that classic scene in Karate Kid where Johnny Lawrence and the boys chase Daniel around at the school dance. In fact, Time wrote a piece on the history of skeletal fascination. There’s a timeline from the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) on the skeleton suit (not at all to be confused with a costume), which sheds a little light on how the skeleton even influenced high fashion.

We know that you think the Cobra Kai dojo stinks. We all do! They're the archetypal bad guys, and in the 80s, it was all about good vs. bad. And of course, Daniel wins at the end, and yadda, yadda, yadda, you know the spiel. BUT. The important lesson here isn't necessarily good vs. bad. It's just how to look cool. No, I... I should've told you a long time ago. It... it's one of the most painful things in my life. But one of the best things... has been teaching you. And I want you to know, no matter what happens, I promise... I'll always be on your side... and I'll always have your best interests at heart." Daniel and Johnny go to prison to visit former Cobra Kai sensei John Kreese. He tells him about a time he and Terry Silver trained with Kim Sun-Yung and the Sekai Taikai tournament. Kreese adds that if Cobra Kai wins the tournament, they will go global.

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Johnny, Daniel and Chozen meet with the Sekai Taikai organizers to explain about their combined skills and tell the committee that their students should qualify. Gunther, the head of the committee, is impressed with their teachings. While having dinner with the LaRusso's, he meets with Miguel, Robby and Eli to talk about who will represent the boys for the boys demonstration. Miguel and Robby tell Johnny that they volunteer Eli to represent them. Despite Eli losing, Sam wins her match and Miyagi-Do and Eagle Fang qualify for the tournament. Johnny is one of the more problematic characters in the franchise, due to his dismissing of Miguel Diaz and other characters medical conditions, as well as, blatantly sexist remarks. Although Johnny didn’t necessarily hate Daniel, he was still jealous of him, as Daniel rose to success as an auto salesman, while Johnny's fall from the riches left him in a dilapidated apartment. In 2017, they were forced together once more when Daniel's teen daughter, Samantha LaRusso, was involved in a hit-and-run with Johnny's classic car. His car was towed to the LaRusso Auto Group. Daniel is kind to him, while Johnny isn't happy to see him, though the pair remained civil. However, their rivalry is reignited when Johnny reopens Cobra Kai. Johnny was in a fight with a group of punk students who were harassing a homeless person, one of which is Kyler, Samantha's than-boyfriend. Kyler lied to Daniel that he was jumped by Johnny for no reason, sparking Daniel to confront Johnny. Johnny defaces one of Daniel's LaRusso Auto billboards in retaliation, pushing Daniel to do everything he can to shut down Cobra Kai, an act that infuriates Johnny. If you don't believe us, just take a gander at this The Karate Kid Skeleton Suit. Yes, it was worn by Johnny Lawrence and all the other stink-heads training under Sensei Kreese, but it's seriously cool. In a bad kind of way. And being the costumeheads that we are, that really speaks to us. So, that's why we went out and designed this signature costume straight from the movie. It's Paramount Studios officially licensed, and we made sure to get all the movie details just right. Johnny lost Cobra Kai to Kreese, which inspired him to open a new dojo, Eagle Fang Karate. When Kreese declared war on Eagle Fang and Miyagi-Do, Johnny was forced to make an alliance with Daniel to dismantle his former Sensei once and for all. As he struggled to earn Daniel's respect, Johnny searched for a way to establish his aggressive style of karate as legitimate. Meanwhile, he tried to sort out his personal struggles with his history of dysfunctional relationships, successfully making a new start with Carmen Diaz and repairing a fractured relationship with Miguel.

Miguel is Johnny's top student at Cobra Kai, and like a son. When Miguel first moves in, Johnny is rude to him. However after beating up Kyler and his gang for harassing Miguel, Miguel requests him to teach karate, which Johnny refuses at first, but soon has a change of heart. Johnny trains him in the newly reopened Cobra Kai dojo. When Miguel is beaten up by Kyler and his gang, Miguel's mom Carmen forbids Johnny from training him. However, Johnny then realizes that Miguel is the one person that still believes in him, he then pleads Carmen to have a second chance with Miguel, which she accepts. With Johnny's training, Miguel becomes a strong and skilled fighter, which allows him to overcome and defeat Kyler and his gang, resulting in several students joining Cobra Kai. Overtime Johnny bonds with Miguel and kind of sees him as a son. In the All Valley tournament, he expresses discomfort when Miguel is fighting dirty against his son Robby. However, when Johnny tells Miguel not to fight dirty, Miguel continues o do so anyway, and defeats Robby to win the title for Cobra Kai. Despite the victory, Johnny feels guilty for turning Miguel into a dirty fighter.Once enrolled, Johnny was taken under Sensei Kreese's wing, where he rapidly advanced in his learning. One day, after Johnny was awarded his blue belt, Kreese found Johnny crying. Johnny explained the problems he was having at home, but Kreese was unsympathetic to Johnny's plight. He told Johnny harshly that the instant tears left his eyes he becomes a loser and that he did not train losers. Kreese forced Johnny to shout that he was a winner, which Johnny did, and in doing so, shed his timid, meek demeanor he had been up to that point. Johnny and the Diaz's join the LaRusso's to take pictures with Miguel and Sam before their prom. When he gets home, Shannon Keene approaches Johnny about how she encountered Silver. She explains that he gave Robby a car and Shannon money. Shannon ends saying that he needs to deal with them. When Johnny goes to Cobra Kai, he answers Silver's call and tells him to stay away from Robby. He threatens to beat him up and Silver tells him to go to a familiar street: Magnolia and Lakershim and tells him he knows it well. Johnny learns that the place is the original Cobra Kai dojo. When he arrives, Silver fights him and defeats him, much to the horror of Kreese who has refused to finish him off due to his reluctant friendship with him. After the fight, Johnny drowns his sorrows in alcohol. When Miguel brings him to his room, Johnny calls him Robby, upsetting him.