Sweep the Leg Johnny

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Biography

Vocalist/saxophonist Steve Sostak and guitarist Chris Daly began executing together within the South Flex, IN, group Check Engine through the summer time of 1993, and played one display before splitting up in Apr of 1994. 2 yrs later on, Sostak and Daly began Sweep the Lower leg Johnny with bassist Matt Alicea and drummer Scott Anna while surviving in Chicago. They made a decision to incorporate a little all their influences, including dissonant rock, intensifying music, jazz, sound and punk. It instantly became apparent in the band’s concert events that their sound was indefinable. By early 1997, the group experienced recorded a break up 7″ using the music group Similarities. Divot Information experienced also released Sweep the Lower leg Johnny’s New Buffalo 7″. The group’s 1st tour was to get New Buffalo, as well as the launch found the music group hitting the street for two weeks. The group adopted the tour by documenting a track for any Zum publication compilation at Chicago’s CRC studios. The track “Welter” made an appearance in the summertime of 1997. Soon thereafter, Divot released the band’s debut full-length, entitled 4.9.21.30. To get the recording, they toured for 57 times. Through the outing, the group thought we would play in as much locations as you possibly can, whether it had been a big town or a little town. The music group was happy with marketing campaign results, because irrespective of where they performed, they averaged offering a CD to 1 from every four people at each display. By the springtime of 1998, Sweep the Lower leg Johnny had completed documenting a split solitary with A Forest for Tree Information’ Post Marked Stamps series. The group spent fourteen days that springtime touring with Spanakorzo, accompanied by a small number of summertime tour schedules. While on tour, the music group had begun to create new material because of its second LP — their initial for Southern Information — entitled Tomorrow WE ARE GOING TO Run Faster. Soon before the documenting sessions started, though, Alicea remaining and was changed by previous Spanakorzo/Swing Children’ bassist John Brady. A month after Brady’s entry into the music group, he began documenting Tomorrow WE ARE GOING TO Run Faster using the group. The record premiered by the springtime of 1999, as well as the music group toured incessantly through the entire remaining year to market the recording. In January of 2000, Daly and Sostak had been busy re-forming Examine Engine with guitarist/vocalist Joe Cannon and previous Big’n drummer Brian Wnukowski. Several weeks later discovered Sweep the Lower leg Johnny reuniting to record their third LP, Sto Cazzo!, within the band’s house. The recording — their second for Southern Information — premiered in the springtime of 2000. Throughout a part of 2001, Sweep the Lower leg Johnny was on hiatus as Examine Engine documented their debut full-length recording. Mastering from the record was completed by Sept 15 and Sweep the Lower leg Johnny reconvened with the help of guitarist Mitch Cheney to try out a fall tour. In the mean time, Check Engine’s Compact disc premiered in January of 2002, just like Sweep the Lower leg Johnny returned using their travels. Never to become outdone, Sweep the Lower leg Johnny were able to launch HEADING DOWN Swinging just a few weeks down the road Southern Information. A break up live launch with San Fransisco’s Rumah Sakit premiered in 2003.

Quick Facts

Full Name Sweep the Leg Johnny

IMDB http://imdb.com/name/nm0951420

Allmusic http://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000042211

Music Songs Walking Home on the Emergency Bed, Feed The World, New Buffalo, Insomnia Pays, Sometimes My Balls Feel Like Tits, Bloodlines, Transit Must Suffer, In the Shade of the House, Only in a Rerun, Columbus Day, The Fine Wrinkles; We Have All of Them, Rest Stop, The Blizzard of 1999, Please Give Me Roses, That Than Which, The Blizzard of '99, J. Daly's Message to Jacob and Sylvia, The One That Goes Boom, The Face Perpendicular to the Shoreline, Walking Home..., Shower Scene, Building Block, The Thought of One's Own Death, Inspection Area, Sandpaper, Welter

Albums Sto Cazzo!, Going Down Swingin', 4 9 21 30

#	Fact
1	His surname pronounced as "ZHAP-kuh". It means "little frog".
2	After 20 years, fans continue to recognize and address him as Johnny Lawrence from The Karate Kid (1984), which he loves... but not as much as he loves being an uncle to his sister Judy's daughter and son.
3	Has a sister, Judy.
4	Is an accomplished singer/musician/songwriter, as is his brother Guy.
5	Speaks Czech fluently.
6	His paternal grandfather was Czech, and his paternal grandmother was born in Nebraska, to Czech parents.
7	He was not at all experienced in martial arts prior to the filming of The Karate Kid (1984). He was actually an accomplished wrestler. However, in the years since, he has earned a black belt in Tang Soo Do.

Actor

Title	Year	Status	Character
The Man in the Silo	2016		Kevin
Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street	2015	TV Series	Sensei Jeff
The Dog Who Saved Summer	2015		Officer Johnny
To Appomattox	2015	TV Mini-Series	John Rawlins
Where Hope Grows	2014		Milton (as Billy Zabka)
How I Met Your Mother	2013-2014	TV Series	Billy Zabka / Clown
Psych	2014	TV Series	Coach Baggs
Robot Chicken	2013	TV Series	Johnny Lawrence Colonel Steven Shay Werewolf
Cross	2011	Video	Griff
Jimmy Kimmel Live!	2011	TV Series	Johnny Lawrence
Mean Parents Suck	2010		Detective Ted Clement (as Billy Zabka)
Hot Tub Time Machine	2010		Rick
Starting from Scratch	2007		Bill Bowman
Cake: A Wedding Story	2007		Sam
Smiley Face	2007		Prison Guard
Wild Roomies	2004/I		Slick Salesman
Antibody	2002	Video	Emmerich
Descent Into Darkness	2002		Marty
Python 2	2002	Video	Greg Larson (as Billy Zabka)
Landspeed	2002		Bob Bailey
Hyper Sonic	2002	Video	The Executive
Gale Force	2002	Video	Rance
Epoch	2001	TV Movie	Rover Driver Joe
Ablaze	2001		Curt Peters
Falcon Down	2001		Security Guard John
18 Wheels of Justice	2001	TV Series	Det. Barron
Mindstorm	2001/II		Rojack
Python	2000	TV Movie	Greg Larsen
Interceptor Force	1999		Dave
High Voltage	1997		Bulldog
To the Ends of Time	1996	TV Movie	Alexander
Shootfighter II	1996		Ruben
The Power Within	1995	Video	Raymond Vonn
Unlawful Passage	1994		Howie
Shootfighter: Fight to the Death	1993		Ruben
For Parents Only	1991		Ted
Protect and Surf	1989	TV Movie	Russell Cooper
The Equalizer	1985-1989	TV Series	Scott McCall
A Tiger's Tale	1987		Randy
Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story	1986	TV Movie	Kim Fisher
The Karate Kid Part II	1986		Johnny
Back to School	1986		Chas
National Lampoon's European Vacation	1985		Jack
Just One of the Guys	1985		Greg Tolan
E/R	1985	TV Series	Philly
CBS Schoolbreak Special	1984	TV Series	Rick Peterson
Gimme a Break!	1984	TV Series	Jeffrey
The Karate Kid	1984		Johnny
The Greatest American Hero	1983	TV Series	Clarence Mortner Jr.

Producer

Title	Year	Status
Never a Neverland	2014	Documentary executive producer
Mzungu (n.) White-Wanderer	2010	Documentary co-producer
Most	2003	Short producer

Writer

Title	Year	Status	Character
Most	2003	Short

Editorial Department

Title	Year	Status	Character
Never a Neverland	2014	Documentary additional editor

Thanks

Title	Year	Status	Character
The Way of the Karate Kid	2005	Video documentary short special thanks - as Billy Zabka

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs	2017	Documentary post-production	Himself
Dish Nation	2014	TV Series
Going to Bed with Terri Ivens	2014	TV Series	Himself - Guest
Actor's Day in LA	2010	TV Series	Himself
The Way of the Karate Kid	2005	Video documentary short	Himself / Johnny

Archive Footage

Title	Year	Status	Character
The Karate Kid Part III	1989		Johnny Lawrence

Nominated awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie	Award shared with
2004	Oscar	Academy Awards, USA	Best Short Film, Live Action	Most (2003)	· Bobby Garabedian
1985	Young Artist Award	Young Artist Awards	Best Young Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Musical, Comedy, Adventure or Drama	The Karate Kid (1984)

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#	Quote
1	You know, all 'The Karate Kid' fans from the original are parents these days. I think it's a cool thing.
2	I didn't set out to be a villain in film. I'm a character actor, and if my first movie was a comedy, I could have played a geek just as well.
3	Strangely, when I was a kid, my first acting job, at 5 years old, was a performance of 'The Three Little Pigs.' They cast me as the Big Bad Wolf.
4	Sometimes you become a character, and sometimes the character becomes you.
5	Back when I was maybe 19, guys would go, 'I can kick your butt!' So I had a few showdowns. To my advantage, I learned martial arts, and what you really learn is not to fight.
6	Prior to 'The Karate Kid', I did commercials - Kool-Aid, Pepsi, milk - and I had always been cast as the all-American nice guy.
7	My training in martial arts was kind of a crash course in how to look like a black belt. I know the moves of a black belt - my kicks, and my stretches, and my punches and all that.