Tony Cox
Tony Cox was born in Uniontown, Alabama, United States on March 31st, 1958 and is the Movie Actor. At the age of 66, Tony Cox biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, and networth are available.
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Joseph Anthony Cox (born March 31, 1958) is an American actor known for his appearances in Bad Santa, Me, Myself & Irene, Date Movie, Epic Movie, and Disaster Movie.
He is also known for his appearances in George Lucas' Willow as an Ewok and as The Preacher in Tim Burton's Beetlejuice.
Cox has appeared in several music videos.
Early life
Cox was born in Uniontown, Alabama, son of Henrietta Cox-Penn and Joe Cox. He and his grandmother and grandfather, Lottie and Henry Jones, spent their childhood in Uniontown, Monttown. Rudolph (Rudy) Penn, his mother and his stepfather live in College Park, Georgia. He became a devoted drummer by the age of ten. During high school, he met Otelia, his future wife. They were married in 1981, when Cox was 23 years old.
After graduating from high school, Cox enrolled at the Alabama State University and originally planned to study music. "I played by ear" in a 2003 interview with Jet magazine, Cox said. It was exactly like in Drumline. I competed against some of the school's drummers, but they didn't have any information about me. "I just couldn't listen to music."
Career
After watching Billy Barty, a little guy who was both an actor and also the founder of the group Little People of America, Cox decided to pursue acting. He migrated to Los Angeles at the age of 18. He was inspired by family and friends. With scriptwriter De De Tillman, he started teaching at the Merrick Studio School of Acting and soon began working in commercials, film, and television. He is best known for his appearances in Bad Santa, the brains of a safe cracking pair, and Date Movie, where he played a parody of Dr. Hitch from Hitch. Billy Bob Thornton's role in Bad Santa was a rare occurrence for a young person actor in a leading role. In Bad Santa 2, Cox reprised his role as Marcus, which was released in 2016.
In the first season of Martin, Cox played Bennie, and he helps his friend Trey, played by Bushwick Bill, beat up Tommy played by Thomas Mikal Ford over allegedly "stealing" his ex-girlfriend.
In the Farley Brothers' film Me, Myself & Irene, Cox appears as a Mensa International limousine chauffeur who robs Jim Cary's wife.