Danny Cooksey

Last updated

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

(1975-11-02) November 2, 1975 (age 48)
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]

Contents

Career

Acting

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

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

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

Danny has been married for over 15 years to Amber, who has epilepsy. They have a daughter named Zöe. [8]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
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, ChettVoice
2017 Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie Stoop KidVoice, television film [9] [10]
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1983 The Dukes of Hazzard Terry LeeEpisode: "A Boy's Best Friend"
1984–86 Diff'rent Strokes Sam McKinney48 episodes
1985 The Twilight Zone Little BoyEpisode: "Act Break/The Burning Man/Dealer's Choice"
1986 Mr. Belvedere Tommy SullivanEpisode; "The Play"
1986 Riptide Jordan BernbaumEpisode: "Dead Men Don't Floss"
1986 MacGyver Darin CooperEpisode "Eagles"
1986 A Smoky Mountain Christmas JasperTelevision film
1986 Foofur BogeyVoice, episode: "The Last Resort"
1986–87 Pound Puppies Casey, Tiny, MervinVoice, 3 episodes
1986–89 The Cavanaughs Kevin Cavanaugh26 episodes
1987 Werewolf Davey HarrisEpisode: "The Boy Who Cried Werewolf"
1987 Growing Pains New BenEpisode: "This Is Your Life"
1987 Little Clowns of Happytown Big Top17 episodes
1987 The Little Troll Prince Bu - the Little Troll PrinceVoice
1988 The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley Wendell MaloneVoice, 13 episodes
1988 Superman GeorgeVoice, episode: "Cybron Strikes/The First Day of School"
1989 ABC Weekend Special P.J. FunnybunnyVoice, episode: "P.J. Funnybunny"
1989 The Further Adventures of SuperTed SuperTedVoice, English dub
1990 Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures Deacon LoganVoice, episode: "Model 'T' for Ted"
1990–92 Tiny Toon Adventures Montana MaxVoice, 20 episodes [10]
1991–92 Salute Your Shorts Robert "Bobby" Budnick26 episodes
1992 The Idiot Box Jared Huggins, Prank Caller3 episodes
1992 The Plucky Duck Show Montana MaxVoice, 3 episodes
1992, 1994 The Little Mermaid UrchinVoice, 5 episodes
1993–94 The Ren & Stimpy Show VictorVoice, 3 episodes
1994 Are You Afraid of the Dark? Josh DuganEpisode: "The Tale of the Guardian's Curse"
1994; 1996 ABC Afterschool Special Jake / Todd2 episodes
1996 Hey Arnold! Stoop KidVoice, episode: "Stoop Kid" [10]
1997–98 101 Dalmatians: The Series MoochVoice, 15 episodes
1997–2000 Pepper Ann Milo KamalaniVoice, 19 episodes
1998 Oh Yeah! Cartoons Lord Amur Jr., PogoVoice, episode: "Fat Head" [10]
1999 The Wild Thornberrys WanuugVoice, episode: "Polar Opposites" [10]
2000–04 Static Shock Francis Stone / HotstreakVoice, 11 episodes [10]
2001 As Told by Ginger LifeguardVoice, episode: "The Right Stuff"
2001–03 Invader Zim Keef, Melvin, Dirge, additional voicesVoice, 5 episodes [10]
2001; 2006–07 What's with Andy? Peter LikVoice
2003 Ozzy & Drix ShaneEpisode: "Puberty Alert" [10]
2003 Rocket Power Production AssistantVoice, episode: "Reggie's Big (Beach) Break"
2003–05 Kim Possible JakeVoice, 2 episodes
2003–06 Xiaolin Showdown Jack SpicerVoice, 52 episodes [10]
2004 Lloyd in Space ZoopyEpisode: "Go, Crater Worms"
2004–05 Dave the Barbarian Dave the Barbarian, various voicesVoice, main role [10]
2007 El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera Django of the DeadEpisode: "The Good, the Bad, and El Tigre" [10]
2008–09 The Secret Saturdays Paul CheechooVoice, 3 episodes [10]
2009 Phineas and Ferb ThaddeusVoice, 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 voicesVoice, 7 episodes [10]
2010–12 Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil Brad ButtowskiVoice, 43 episodes [10]
2011–12; 2014 Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness Peng, Villager #2, Thug #1Voice, 3 episodes [10]
2014–15 Regular Show Stan, Yoga Instructor, Officer Glenn, ReggieVoice, 2 episodes [10]
2021 Long Gone Gulch SnagVoice
Video games
YearTitleVoice 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

Related Research Articles

<i>House of Mouse</i> American animated television series

Disney's House of Mouse is an American animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation that originally aired on ABC and Toon Disney from January 13, 2001, to October 24, 2003, with 52 episodes and 22 newly produced cartoon shorts made for the series. The show focuses on Mickey Mouse and his friends running a cartoon theater dinner club in the fictional setting of ToonTown, catering to many characters from Disney cartoons and animated movies while showcasing a variety of their cartoon shorts. The series is named after a common nickname or epithet for the Walt Disney Company.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tress MacNeille</span> American voice actress

Teressa Claire MacNeille is an American voice actress, who has contributed to voice over work with credits including voicing Dot Warner on the animated television series Animaniacs and its revival, Babs Bunny on Tiny Toon Adventures, Chip and Gadget Hackwrench on Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, and Daisy Duck in various Disney media since 1999. She has also worked on animated series such as The Simpsons, Futurama, Disenchantment, Rugrats, and Hey Arnold!.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jason Marsden</span> American actor

Jason Christopher Marsden is an American actor, director and producer, who has done numerous voice roles in animated films, as well as various television series and video games. He is best known for his voice roles as the voice of the Disney character Max Goof, since 1995, Prince Haku in the English dub of Spirited Away, Chester McBadbat in The Fairly OddParents, Matt Olsen/Shaygon in W.I.T.C.H., Chase Young in Xiaolin Showdown, Nermal in The Garfield Show and the title character in the Tak and the Power of Juju video game trilogy from 2003 to 2005. He is also known for voicing Thackery Binx in Disney's cult classic film Hocus Pocus (1993).

<i>Xiaolin Showdown</i> Animated television series

Xiaolin Showdown is an American animated television series that aired on Kids' WB and was created by Christy Hui. Set in a world where martial arts battles and Eastern magic are commonplace, the series follows Omi, Raimundo, Kimiko, and Clay, four young Xiaolin warriors in training who, alongside their dragon companion Dojo, battle the Heylin forces of evil, especially series antagonists Jack Spicer, Wuya, and Chase Young. The Xiaolin warriors set to accomplish this by protecting Shen Gong Wu, a set of ancient artifacts that have great magical powers, from villains who could use them to conquer the world. Typical episodes revolve around a specific Shen Gong Wu and the resulting race on both sides to find it. Episodes often climax with one good and one evil character challenging one another to a magical duel called a Xiaolin Showdown for possession of the artifact.

Kath Soucie is an American voice actress, known for voicing Phil, Lil and their mother Betty DeVille in Rugrats, Lola Bunny in the Looney Tunes franchise, Fifi La Fume and Li'l Sneezer in Tiny Toon Adventures, Maddie Fenton in Danny Phantom, Linka in Captain Planet and the Planeteers, Minx in Jem, Bea in Mighty Max, Dexter's Mom in Dexter's Laboratory, Agent K in The Replacements, Princess Sally Acorn in Sonic the Hedgehog, Cadpig and Rolly in 101 Dalmatians: The Series, Kat Harvey in The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper, Morgana Macawber in Darkwing Duck, and Kanga in the Winnie the Pooh franchise. She also voiced Bubbles in What a Cartoon! before Tara Strong permanently took the role, Tuffy Mouse in The Tom and Jerry Show, Perdita in the 101 Dalmatians franchise, since 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure (2003), Ray Ray Lee in The Life and Times of Juniper Lee, Kappei in Ninjala, and Miriam Pataki in Hey Arnold!.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cree Summer</span> American and Canadian actress and singer (born 1969)

Cree Summer Francks is an American-Canadian actress and singer. She is best known for her extensive work in animation, voicing characters such as Susie Carmichael in Rugrats and Elmyra Duff in Tiny Toon Adventures and related media. She is also known for her roles in Inspector Gadget, Batman Beyond, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Codename: Kids Next Door, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Danny Phantom, My Life as a Teenage Robot, Drawn Together, and Puppy Dog Pals.

<i>Salute Your Shorts</i> American television sitcom (1991–1992)

Salute Your Shorts is an American television sitcom created by Steve Slavkin and produced by Propaganda Films, which aired on Nickelodeon from July 4, 1991, to September 12, 1992.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Danny Tamberelli</span> American actor and musician

Danny Tamberelli is an American actor and musician. He is known for his portrayal of Little Pete Wrigley in The Adventures of Pete & Pete from 1989 to 1995 and for his work as a cast member of the Nickelodeon sketch comedy series All That. He is also known for his portrayal of Jimmy De Santa in the 2013 video game Grand Theft Auto V.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rob Paulsen</span> American voice actor (born 1956)

Robert Frederick Paulsen III is an American voice actor and voice director, known for his roles in numerous animated television series and films. He received a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program and three Annie Awards for his role as both Yakko and Pinky in the Animaniacs franchise. His other voice roles include Hadji in The New Adventures of Jonny Quest (1986–1987) and The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (1996–1997); Raphael in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987–1996); P.J. Pete in Goof Troop (1992), A Goofy Movie (1995), and An Extremely Goofy Movie (2000); Jaq in Cinderella II: Dreams Come True (2002) and Cinderella III: A Twist in Time (2007); and Mac in The Looney Tunes Show (2011–2013) and Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run (2015).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Christine Cavanaugh</span> American actress (1963–2014)

Christine Josephine Cavanaugh was an American actress, who had a distinctive speaking style and provided the voice for a large range of cartoon characters. She was the original voice of Chuckie Finster in Nickelodeon's Rugrats and the voices of Gosalyn Mallard in Disney's Darkwing Duck, Bunnie Rabbot from ABC's Sonic the Hedgehog animated series, Oblina in Aaahh!!! Real Monsters and the titular characters of Babe and Cartoon Network's Dexter's Laboratory, respectively.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Charlie Adler</span> American voice actor and director

Charles Michael Adler is an American voice actor and voice director. He is known for his roles as Buster Bunny on Tiny Toon Adventures, the Bigheads on Rocko's Modern Life, Ickis on Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, Doctor Doom, Wrecker, Sabertooth and others in The Super Hero Squad Show, MODOK in various Marvel media, Cobra Commander in GI Joe: Resolute and Renegades, Starscream in the Transformers films, Mr. Whiskers in Brandy & Mr. Whiskers, Cow, Chicken and the Red Guy in Cow and Chicken, Professor Monkey-for-a-Head in Earthworm Jim, I.R. Baboon in I Am Weasel, T-Bone in SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron and Tex Hex in Bravestarr .

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jeff Bennett</span> American voice actor (born 1962)

Jeff Bennett is an American voice actor. He voiced the titular character of Johnny Bravo, Dexter and Dee Dee's Dad in Dexter's Laboratory, Ace, Grubber, and Big Billy in The Powerpuff Girls, Peter Puppy in Earthworm Jim, Brooklyn in Gargoyles, Dr. Jacques von Hämsterviel in Lilo & Stitch: The Series, Clay Bailey in Xiaolin Showdown, Petrie in The Land Before Time franchise and Kowalski in the Penguins of Madagascar series. In 2012, Bennett was awarded an Annie Award for his role in The Penguins of Madagascar and in 2016, he was awarded an Emmy Award for his role in Transformers: Rescue Bots. He has been listed among the top names in the voice-over field.

Candi Milo is an American actress. She has voiced various characters on many animated series including Tiny Toon Adventures, SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron, Dexter's Laboratory, Johnny Bravo, Cow and Chicken, ChalkZone, The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius, ¡Mucha Lucha!, Codename: Kids Next Door, My Life as a Teenage Robot, Loonatics Unleashed, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Maya & Miguel, W.I.T.C.H., The Life and Times of Juniper Lee,The Replacements, and The Adventures of Puss in Boots. She has voiced the Looney Tunes characters Granny and Witch Hazel since 2017 and Petunia Pig since 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jessica DiCicco</span> American actress (born 1980)

Jessica Sonya DiCicco is an American actress. She is known for voicing in animated television series and video games. Her first voice role was the announcer for Nickelodeon's educational channel Noggin. DiCicco has since voiced various other characters for Nickelodeon, including Gwen Wu in The Mighty B!, Selina and Miele in Winx Club, Lucy Loud and Lynn Loud Jr. in The Loud House, and Annie Bramley in It's Pony. Since 2012, she also serves as the announcer for the Nick Jr. Channel.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mary Jo Catlett</span> American actress

Mary Jo Catlett is an American actress. She is a main cast member on the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants, providing the voice of Mrs. Puff. She is also known for originating the role of Ernestina in the 1964 Broadway production of Hello, Dolly! and for playing Pearl Gallagher, the third housekeeper on Diff'rent Strokes.

Mike Milo is an American animator, director, storyboard artist, writer, and producer in the television industry. He is currently directing the new series Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? at Warner Bros. Animation. He was an animation director on Uncle Grandpa as well as Craig of the Creek, both for Cartoon Network. He was also a story artist on Curious George for Universal. In 2012, he worked as a storyboard artist for The Fairly OddParents, and developed a pilot with Butch Hartman. Before that, he directed the animated series Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja at Titmouse, Inc. for Disney XD. He is also known to have designed the characters for the Comedy Central series Brickleberry, although he is uncredited. Before that, he was a story artist on the show Phineas and Ferb for Disney Channel and co-wrote nine episodes for that series. Growing up in Old Tappan, New Jersey, he began his animation career in 1990 animating commercials for Broadcast Arts in New York City. Subsequently, he worked for Sierra On-Line and Warner Bros., again as an animator working on Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs, Tazmania, Pinky and the Brain and Histeria!. He has also worked for Disney Television Animation, Frederator Studios, Film Roman, Hanna-Barbera, Universal Animation Studios, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network Studios, DIC Entertainment, Saban, Mike Young Productions, and other smaller studios.

Susan Silo is an American actress who is known for her work in voice-over roles.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nika Futterman</span> American actress and singer (born 1969)

Nika Futterman is an American actress and singer. She is known for her voices in various animated series, including Asajj Ventress in Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Adam Lyon in My Gym Partner's a Monkey. She has voiced many characters for Nickelodeon, including Chum Chum in Fanboy & Chum Chum, Omnia in the Nickelodeon version of Winx Club, and Luna Loud in The Loud House.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kirk Baily</span> American actor (1963–2022)

Kirk Baily was an American actor.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Danny Cooksey". discogs.com. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "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. 1 2 Britt Hayes (July 2, 2013). "Then + Now: Danny Cooksey from 'Diff'rent Strokes,' 'Salute Your Shorts' + More". starcrush.com.
  4. 1 2 "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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "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 opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.