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Danny Cooksey (born November 27, 1975 in Moore, Oklahoma) is a musician, actor and voice actor. He has been in show business since he was very young and is remembered for playing Sam McKinney on the last years of the TV show Diff'rent Strokes.

Other famous roles include the voice of Montana Max in the cartoon Tiny Toon Adventures
and as John Connor's friend, Tim, in the movie Terminator 2: Judgment Day
. He is also memorable for his role as Robert "Bobby" Budnick on the Nickelodeon TV show Salute Your Shorts. He continues to pursue acting and voice acting work (for example as the title role in Dave the Barbarian), and Xiaolin Showdown as well as music.

Danny was the lead singer in the band Bad4Good. They released one CD, Refugee, on Interscope Records in 1992.

In 1983, he played an orphan on The Dukes of Hazzard who befriends a lost Basset hound mistaken for Sherriff Rosco's hound Flash.

Biography

Movies and TV

Danny Cooksey was born in Moore, Oklahoma in 1975. In 1980, he and his mother moved to Los Angeles with the intention to pursue a career in country music. When an agent saw his performance, he was invited to audition for Diff'rent Strokes. He spent 3 years as a regular in the show, before moving on to The Cavanaughs, where he stayed for another 3 years.

After that he starred in several TV roles, most notably Nickelodeon's Salute Your Shorts and a brief role in Terminator 2: Judgment Day
. He also lent his voice for Super Ted, Tiny Toon Adventures, Ren & Stimpy, and Disney's 101 Dalmatians TV series.

Music

Cooksey has lent his voice to several musical projects too.

In 1991, he did lead vocals for a band called Roadkill.
In 1992, Cooksey joined a rock/metal band called Bad4Good, formed by guitar virtuoso Steve Vai. The band released only one album, and disbanded shortly thereafter.
In 1996, he went into a band called Lucy's Milk.

Personal life

Cooksey is married to a make-up artist and actress named Amber. They have a daughter named Zoe.

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