Tony Cox

Tony Cox

Birth name: Joseph Anthony Cox
Born: March 31, 1958
Age: 64
Birthplace: Uniontown, Alabama, U.S.[citation needed
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Biography

Joseph Anthony Cox (born March 31, 1958) is an American actor known for his roles in Bad Santa, Me, Myself and Irene, Date Movie, Epic Movie and Disaster Movie. He is also known for his role in George Lucas's Willow, as an Ewok in Return of the Jedi and as The Preacher in Tim Burton's Beetlejuice. Cox also appeared in various music videos.[1][2]

Cox was born in Uniontown, Alabama, the son of Henrietta Cox-Penn and Joe Cox. He spent his childhood in Uniontown, with his grandmother and grandfather, Lottie and Henry Jones.[citation needed] His mother and stepfather, Rudolph (Rudy) Penn, live in College Park, Georgia. By the age of 10 he became an avid drummer. He met his future wife, Otelia, during high school. They were eventually married in 1981 when Cox was 23 years old.[citation needed]

After graduation from high school, Cox attended the University of Alabama and originally planned to study music. Cox said in a 2003 interview with Jet magazine, "I played by ear. It was exactly like in Drumline. I played against some of the drummers from the school, and they didn't have anything on me. I just couldn't read music."[citation needed]

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Career

Shortly thereafter, Cox decided to pursue acting after watching Billy Barty, a dwarf who was an actor and also founder of the organization Little People of America. Encouraged by relatives and friends, he moved to Los Angeles at age 18. He began taking classes at the Merrick Studio School of Acting with Scriptwriter De De Tillman and soon began working in commercials, film, and television roles. He is better known for his roles in Bad Santa where he played Marcus, the brains of a safe cracking team, and in Date Movie where he played a parody of Dr. Hitch from Hitch. As second lead to Billy Bob Thornton, Cox's role in Bad Santa in which his character gradually changed from the main character's friend to his adversary. Cox reprised his role as Marcus in Bad Santa 2, released in 2016.

Cox also appeared on the TV show Martin in the first season, playing the character Bennie, in which he helps his friend Trey, played by Bushwick Bill, beat up Tommy played by Thomas Mikal Ford, over Tommy allegedly "stealing" his ex-girlfriend.

Cox also appeared in a pivotal role in the Farrelly Brothers' movie Me, Myself & Irene, playing a Mensa International-member limousine driver who steals Jim Carrey's character's girlfriend.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1983 Return of the Jedi Ewok
1984 Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure Widdle Television film
1985 Ewoks: The Battle for Endor Willy Television film
1986 Invaders from Mars Drone Credited as Joe Anthony Cox
1986 Captain EO Hooter Short
1987 Spaceballs Dink
1988 Beetlejuice Preacher
1988 Willow Vohnkar Warrior
1994 The Silence of the Hams Dwarf Guard
1994 Leprechaun 2 African-American Leprechaun
2003 Bad Santa Marcus
2006 Date Movie Hitch
2007 Epic Movie Bink
2008 Disaster Movie Indiana Jones
2012 Partysaurus Rex Chuck E. Duck Short
Voice
2012 A Fairly Odd Christmas Elmer the Elder Elf Television film
Voice[3]
2013 Oz the Great and Powerful Knuck
2015 Strange Magic Plum Elf Voice[3]
2016 Bad Santa 2 Marcus Skidmore
  • Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype (1980)
  • Nice Dreams (1981)
  • Smokey Bites the Dust (1981)
  • Under the Rainbow (1981)
  • Nice Dreams (1981)
  • Penitentiary 2 (1982)
  • Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again (1982)
  • Faerie Tale Theatre (1984)
  • Midget Fight (1986)
  • Valet Girls (1986)
  • Hollywood Zap! (1986)
  • Retribution (1987)
  • I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)
  • Rented Lips (1988)
  • Bird (1988)
  • Spaced Invaders (1990)
  • Rockula (1990)
  • Hollywood Hot Tubs 2: Educating Crystal (1990)
  • Nerds of a Feather (1990)
  • Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991) (uncredited)
  • The Dark Backward (1991)
  • Mom and Dad Save the World (1992)
  • Blankman (1994)
  • Friday (1995)
  • The Fantasticks (1995)
  • Me, Myself & Irene (2000)
  • The Hebrew Hammer (2003)
  • Back by Midnight (2005)
  • National Lampoon's TV: The Movie (2006)
  • Uncle P (2007)
  • Who's Your Caddy? (2007)
  • The Hustle (2008)
  • The Mail Man (2009)
  • The Warrior's Way (2010)
  • Psych (2010)
  • Meet Monica Velour (2010)
  • The Legend of Awesomest Maximus (2011)
  • Guns, Girls and Gambling (2012)
  • White T (2013)

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