Tony Cox

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birthplace = Uniontown, Alabama

Joseph Anthony "Tony" Cox (born March 31, 1958) is an American actor known for his comedic performances in "Bad Santa", "Me, Myself and Irene", and "Date Movie". He is also known for his work as an Ewok in "." In the two spin-off films that followed, he played "Widdle Warrick."

Cox is a dwarf who was born in New York City in 1958 to Joe and Henrietta Jones Cox. As a child, he and his mother moved to Uniontown, Alabama to live with his grandparents, Henry and Lottie Jones. He spent his childhood in Uniontown and 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.

After graduation from high school, Cox attended the University of Alabama and originally planned to study music. Says Cox 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."

Shortly thereafter, Cox decided to pursue acting after watching Billy Barty, a little person 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 and soon began working in commercials, film, and television roles. He is perhaps, best known for his roles in Date Movie where he played "Dr. Hitch" and in Bad Santa where he played Marcus, the brains of a safe cracking team.

Cox also owns a convert|350|acre|km2|sing=on ranch in Sedona, Arizona. Cox, although a strict vegetarian, does gobble the meat of his horses. "I love these animals and they love me," He said in a April 2008 edition of Parade Magazine, "I see it as a tribute that I think they would want... it certainly beats the glue factory!"

Cox currently plays basketball with the Hollywood Shorties. He is also an accomplished table tennis player and is active in martial arts.

Filmography

*"Laundry Warrior" (2008)
*"Disaster Movie" (2008) as Indiana Jones
*"Who's Your Caddy?" (2007)
*"Epic Movie" (2007)
*"Date Movie" (2006) as Dr. Hitch, a spoof of the Will Smith film, "Hitch "
*"Bad Santa" (2003)
*"Hebrew Hammer" (2003)
*"Back by Midnight" (2002)
*"Frasier" in the episode "The Proposal" (2002)
*"Me, Myself and Irene" (2000)
*"Friday" (1995)
*"Blankman" (1994)
*"The Silence of the Hams" (1994)
*"Leprechaun 2" (1994)
*"I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)
*"Beetlejuice" (1988)
*"Willow" (1988)
*"Spaceballs" (1987)
*"Captain EO" (1986)
*"Midget Fight" (1986)
*"" (1985)
*"The Ewok Adventure" (1984)
*"" (1983)
*"Wild times at midget high" (1976)

External links

*1. imdb name|id=0185272|name=Tony Cox
*2. http://nerfherdersanonymous.blogspot.com/2006/02/black-history-month-part-1.html
*3. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_25_104/ai_111616879

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