Daniel Ray Allen Cooksey Jr. (born November 2, 1975) is an American actor and musician. He is best known for his roles in television shows, such as ''

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'' (during the final three seasons), '' The Cavanaughs'', ''

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'', and '' Salute Your Shorts'', for providing the voice of Montana "Monty" Max in ''

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'', and for his role as a friend to the young

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in '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day''.

Career

Acting

When Cooksey was eight years old, his mother moved to Los Angeles with the intention of pursuing a career in

country music Country (also called country and western) is a popular music, music genre originating in the southern regions of the United States, both the American South and American southwest, the Southwest. First produced in the 1920s, country music is p ...

. He auditioned successfully for ''

'', being cast as Sam McKinney, a role he played for the last three seasons. He also played Kevin Cavanaugh in '' The Cavanaughs'', Bobby Budnick in '' Salute Your Shorts'',

's friend Tim in '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'', the title character in '' The Further Adventures of SuperTed'', Montana Max in ''

'', Milo Kamalani on ''

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'', Jack Spicer in ''

'', and the title character in '' Dave the Barbarian''. He also lent his voice to the

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animated series '' Static Shock'' as Francis Stone/Hotstreak. In 1996, Cooksey provided the voice of Stoop Kid from ''

Hey Arnold! ''Hey Arnold!'' is an American animated sitcom created by Craig Bartlett for Nickelodeon. It originally aired from October 7, 1996, to June 8, 2004. The show centers on fourth grader Arnold Shortman, who lives with his grandparents in an inner ...

Music

Cooksey was the lead singer in the band Bad4Good. They released one CD, ''

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'', for

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in 1992. He was also a member of Lucy's Milk in 1996, He is the most prominent member of the band Arbuckle (2004–2013). 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.

Personal life

Cooksey was born in

Moore, Oklahoma Moore is a city in Cleveland County, Oklahoma, United States, and is part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. The population was 62,793 at the 2020 census, making Moore the seventh-largest city in the state of Oklahoma. Located between Okl ...

, the son of Melody Ann (

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Wagoner) and Daniel Ray Allen Cooksey. Since 1998, Cooksey has been married to a woman named Amber, who has

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. They have a daughter named Zöe.

Filmography

References

External links

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Arbuckle (current band) MySpace
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