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Danny Cooksey

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Danny Cooksey
Cooksey in 2019
Born
Daniel Ray Allen Cooksey Jr.

(1975-11-02) November 2, 1975 (age 49)
Moore, Oklahoma, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • musician
Years active1983–present
SpouseAmber
Children1

Daniel Ray Allen Cooksey Jr. (born November 2, 1975)[1] is an American actor and musician. He is best known for his roles in television shows, such as Diff'rent Strokes (during the final three seasons), The Cavanaughs, Xiaolin Showdown, and Salute Your Shorts, for providing the voice of Montana "Monty" Max in Tiny Toon Adventures, and for his role as a friend to the young John Connor in Terminator 2: Judgment Day.[2]

Career

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Acting

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When Cooksey was eight years old, his mother moved to Los Angeles with the intention of pursuing a career in country music.[3]

He auditioned successfully for Diff'rent Strokes, being cast as Sam McKinney, a part he played for the last three seasons.[2] He also played Kevin Cavanaugh in The Cavanaughs,[2] Bobby Budnick in Salute Your Shorts,[2] John Connor's friend Tim in Terminator 2: Judgment Day,[2] the title character in The Further Adventures of SuperTed, Montana Max in Tiny Toon Adventures, Milo Kamalani on Pepper Ann, Jack Spicer in Xiaolin Showdown,[2] and the title character in Dave the Barbarian.[2] He also lent his voice to the Kids' WB animated series Static Shock as Francis Stone/Hotstreak.[4]In 1996, Cooksey provided the voice of Stoop Kid from Hey Arnold!

Music

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Cooksey was the lead singer in the band Bad4Good.[1] They released one CD, Refugee, for Interscope Records in 1992.[4][1] He was also a member of Lucy's Milk in 1996,[5] He is the most prominent member of the band Arbuckle (2004 - 2013).[3] In 2015, Cooksey worked with the Western band Shelter Dogs, providing guitar and vocals, releasing the album Take Me Home in March 2015, all the tracks being written or co-written by Cooksey.[6]

Personal life

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Cooksey was born in Moore, Oklahoma, the son of Melody Ann (née Wagoner) and Daniel Ray Allen Cooksey.[7]

Since 1998, Danny has been married to a woman named Amber, who has epilepsy. They have a daughter named Zöe.[8]

Filmography

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Film
Year Title Role Notes
1988 Mac and Me Jack Jr.
1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day Tim
1992 Mom and Dad Save the World Alan Nelson
2012 The Lorax Brett, Chett Voice
2017 Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie Stoop Kid Voice, television film[9][10]
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1983 The Dukes of Hazzard Terry Lee Episode: "A Boy's Best Friend"
1984–86 Diff'rent Strokes Sam McKinney 48 episodes
1985 The Twilight Zone Little Boy Episode: "Act Break/The Burning Man/Dealer's Choice"
1986 Mr. Belvedere Tommy Sullivan Episode; "The Play"
1986 Riptide Jordan Bernbaum Episode: "Dead Men Don't Floss"
1986 MacGyver Darin Cooper Episode "Eagles"
1986 A Smoky Mountain Christmas Jasper Television film
1986 Foofur Bogey Voice, episode: "The Last Resort"
1986–87 Pound Puppies Casey, Tiny, Mervin Voice, 3 episodes
1986–89 The Cavanaughs Kevin Cavanaugh 26 episodes
1987 Werewolf Davey Harris Episode: "The Boy Who Cried Werewolf"
1987 Growing Pains New Ben Episode: "This Is Your Life"
1987 Little Clowns of Happytown Big Top 17 episodes
1987 The Little Troll Prince Bu - the Little Troll Prince Voice
1988 The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley Wendell Malone Voice, 13 episodes
1988 Superman George Voice, episode: "Cybron Strikes/The First Day of School"
1989 ABC Weekend Special P.J. Funnybunny Voice, episode: "P.J. Funnybunny"
1989 The Further Adventures of SuperTed SuperTed Voice, English dub
1990 Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures Deacon Logan Voice, episode: "Model 'T' for Ted"
1990–92 Tiny Toon Adventures Montana Max Voice, 20 episodes[10]
1991–92 Salute Your Shorts Robert "Bobby" Budnick 26 episodes
1992 The Idiot Box Jared Huggins, Prank Caller 3 episodes
1992 The Plucky Duck Show Montana Max Voice, 3 episodes
1992, 1994 The Little Mermaid Urchin Voice, 5 episodes
1993–94 The Ren & Stimpy Show Victor Voice, 3 episodes
1994 Are You Afraid of the Dark? Josh Dugan Episode: "The Tale of the Guardian's Curse"
1994; 1996 ABC Afterschool Special Jake / Todd 2 episodes
1996 Hey Arnold! Stoop Kid Voice, episode: "Stoop Kid"[10]
1997–98 101 Dalmatians: The Series Mooch Voice, 15 episodes
1997–2000 Pepper Ann Milo Kamalani Voice, 19 episodes
1998 Oh Yeah! Cartoons Lord Amur Jr., Pogo Voice, episode: "Fat Head"[10]
1999 The Wild Thornberrys Wanuug Voice, episode: "Polar Opposites"[10]
2000–04 Static Shock Francis Stone / Hotstreak Voice, 11 episodes[10]
2001 As Told by Ginger Lifeguard Voice, episode: "The Right Stuff"
2001–03 Invader Zim Keef, Melvin, Dirge, additional voices Voice, 5 episodes[10]
2001; 2006–07 What's with Andy? Peter Lik Voice
2003 Ozzy & Drix Shane Episode: "Puberty Alert"[10]
2003 Rocket Power Production Assistant Voice, episode: "Reggie's Big (Beach) Break"
2003–05 Kim Possible Jake Voice, 2 episodes
2003–06 Xiaolin Showdown Jack Spicer Voice, 52 episodes[10]
2004 Lloyd in Space Zoopy Episode: "Go, Crater Worms"
2004–05 Dave the Barbarian Dave the Barbarian, various voices Voice, main role[10]
2007 El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera Django of the Dead Episode: "The Good, the Bad, and El Tigre"[10]
2008–09 The Secret Saturdays Paul Cheechoo Voice, 3 episodes[10]
2009 Phineas and Ferb Thaddeus Voice, episode: "Thaddeus and Thor"[10]
2010 G.I. Joe: Renegades Snake Eyes Voice, episode: "Return of the Arashikage"[10]
2010 Pound Puppies Joey Wald, additional voices Voice, 7 episodes[10]
2010–12 Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil Brad Buttowski Voice, 43 episodes[10]
2011–12; 2014 Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness Peng, Villager #2, Thug #1 Voice, 3 episodes[10]
2014–15 Regular Show Stan, Yoga Instructor, Officer Glenn, Reggie Voice, 2 episodes[10]
2021 Long Gone Gulch Snag Voice
Video games
Year Title Voice role
2003 Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits Maru[10]
Need for Speed: Underground Additional voices
2005 Medal of Honor: European Assault Additional voices
Quake 4 Anderson
2006 24: The Game Additional voices
Xiaolin Showdown Jack Spicer[10]
2007 Meet the Robinsons Emperor Stanley
Medal of Honor: Airborne Additional voices
2009 MadWorld Leo Fallmont[10]
Stormrise Coop, Ranger Soldier

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Danny Cooksey". discogs.com. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "His career includes popular projects like "Terminator 2," "Diff'rent Strokes," "Dave the Barbarian," and "Xiaolin Showdown." Meet live and in person, actor / singer Danny Cooksey". sidewalkstv.com. February 2, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Britt Hayes (July 2, 2013). "Then + Now: Danny Cooksey from 'Diff'rent Strokes,' 'Salute Your Shorts' + More". starcrush.com.
  4. ^ a b "A Salute to Budnick, One of Nickelodeon's Most Memorable Characters". theringer.com. August 9, 2021.
  5. ^ "Lucy's Milk". Lucy's Milk on facebook.com. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  6. ^ "Take Me Home - Shelter Dogs". discogs.com. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  7. ^ "Danny Cooksey Biography (1975-)". Filmreference.com. November 2, 1975. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
  8. ^ "A Fight it has been - A Letter from Danny Cooksey". sidewalkstv.com. February 2, 2020.
  9. ^ Snierson, Dan (June 13, 2016). "Hey Arnold movie: Nickelodeon [sic] announces title, 19 original actors returning". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Danny Cooksey (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved September 9, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
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