Jonathan Avildsen

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

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[edit] Acting career

His 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.

Jonathan's brother Anthony Avildsen is also an actor; he appeared in the prologue of their dad's film Lean On Me. Anthony is relatively easy to spot; Morgan Freeman (as a young Joe Clark) calls him by name.

In The Karate Kid, Part III, he played the cackling flunkie to villain Mike Barnes. He was known for the leather jackets and Chia Pet hairstyle of the character, and the catch phrase, "You know it!", also came from this role.[citation needed]

JA one tag, NYC ca. 1995
JA one tag, NYC ca. 1995 [1]
JA one tag, NYC ca. 1995
JA one tag, NYC ca. 1995 [1]

[edit] Graffiti

Jon has had legal troubles since he was a teenager related to his passion for Graffiti. He is one of New York City's most famous graffiti writers of the post-train era, know as "JA" or "JA ONE", an acronym for his initials. His life as a Graffiti writer was featured in a 1995 Rolling Stone Magazine article by Kevin Heldman.[2] Numerous Graffiti websites contain photos of his work[1][3][4] and he is a major celebrity among members of this subculture. Among his many graffiti film appearances is State Your Name, a documentary on Graffiti writers.[5]He is either one of the best or worst writers known.

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Television appearances

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c JA: A True NYC King - New York, NY : citynoise.org
  2. ^ l o c a t i o n t w e l v e
  3. ^ http://www.kingsofnewyork.net/ja.htm
  4. ^ Robots Will Kill [Graffiti]: Ja
  5. ^ http://stateyourname.com/syn_final.swf

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