Josh Heald (born December 12, 1977) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer best known for his work on Cobra Kai and Hot Tub Time Machine.
[2] Heald was studying finance at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, with Jon Hurwitz who lived in the same dorm with him during freshman year.
[3] As Hurwitz's high school friend Hayden Schlossberg (who was in college at The University of Chicago) frequently came to visit, Heald also got to know him as well.
[3] During his time at Wharton, Heald was the editor-in-chief of 34th Street magazine, and he briefly considered a career in journalism.
[3][4] Heald currently works on Cobra Kai, a continuation of The Karate Kid franchise with Hurwitz & Schlossberg.