Jonathan Avildsen

Jonathan Avildsen is an American actor who has played a handful of minor roles mostly in feature films, with a few appearances in television

Acting career

Jonathan's most notable parts were in The Karate Kid, Part III playing Cobra Kai villain Snake and then in Rocky V as a drug addict. His father, John G. Avildsen directed both films. Avildsen's role as Snake – the cackling sidekick to "Karate's Bad Boy" Mike Barnes – in The Karate Kid, Part III marked the pinnacle of his career.

Graffiti career

Jonathan Avildsen also has an entirely separate career in the streets of New York. Known as JA, he has put his graffiti throughout all boroughs of NY. He started in 1986 and continues until this day.

Filmography

• The Karate Kid, Part III (1989) as Snake
• Videograf Issue 2 (1989) as JA
• Rocky V (1990) as Druggy
• Gone Fishin' (1997) as Parking Lot Valet
• Coyote Moon (1999) (V) as Petey Hogan
• State Your Name (2000) as JA
• Jane Bond (2001) as Operator
• White Boy (2002) as Cole

Television appearances

• ER playing Mr. Bartlet March 23, 2000
• The District playing Boyd Lovett April 6, 2002

External links

• Jonathan Avildsen at the Internet Movie Database
• Jonathan Avildsen at AllRovi
• Jonathan Avildsen on Myspace