Danny Cooksey

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]

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 active	1983–present
Spouse	Amber Cooksey ​ (m. 2005)​
Children	1

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 role 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

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
1997–2001	Pepper Ann	Milo Kamalani	Voice, 65 episodes (106 segments)
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