Danny Cooksey

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Danny Cooksey
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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
Spouse
Amber Cooksey
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(m. 1998)​
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]

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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]

Since 1998, Cooksey has been married to a woman named 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

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 credits or other reliable sources of information.
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