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The Irish Sun
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
80s child star who co-starred with Arnold Schwarzenegger is now a grandad aged 49 – but can you guess who he is?
THIS 80s child star was lucky enough to star alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger in one his biggest films ever, when he was just a teenager. The star in question is now 49 and is even a grandad - but can you guess who it is? 8 Can you guess who this former child star is? Credit: dannycooksey/Instagram 8 Now 49, this actor is also a grandad, after his daughter had a baby Credit: dannycooksey/Instagram 8 This actor appeared alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger in this HUGE movie Credit: Alamy 8 Dis you guess the actor was Danny Cooksey (right) who starred in terminator 2 The child star we are talking about is Danny Cooksey, who shot to fame when he was just a teenager. After appearing in numerous 80s sitcoms, he got his big break into the movies when he landed a role alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger. Fans of Terminator 2 will recognise him from Arnie's 1991 blockbuster movie. At just 14-year-old, he played Tim, the red head with the mullet that befriends Edward Fulong's character John Connor. More on unrecognizable stars Danny previously revealed he has very fond memories from time he shot the movie in the early 90s. "There are so many. It was such a big production," he told "It was awesome. I actually lived in the area where it was filmed." Recalling how he found out he got the role of a lifetime he said: "So, about a week or so before I started, I was driving to school and my normal route was totally blocked with all sorts of production trucks and what-not. Most read in Celebrity "Knowing what they were, I grumbled to myself about what damn production was causing me to be late, and reroute etc. Charlotte Rae stars as Mrs Garrett alongside Gary Coleman on Diff'rent Strokes "Then I got the call and realized that the damn production was T2. "I could have walked to the location. It was the intersection that they like slingshot the semi into the wall. " I was on set for that huge stunt. very very cool. It was awesome!" 8 Danny was known for his mullet in Terminator 2 Credit: Getty 8 Danny shot to fame in Diff'rent Strokes in the 80s Credit: Getty BECOMING CHILD STAR Before his role in Terminator 2, Danny was already known by fans for being in the hugely successful 1980s sitcom Diff'rent Strokes. On the show, he starred alongside the Gary Coleman and played the late actor's onscreen best friend, Sam. 8 The actor is also known for the 90s Nickelodeon show, Salute Your Shorts, Credit: Nickelodeon In total Danny appeared in 48 episodes of the comedy from 1984 through 1986. After his Terminator 2 fame, he landed the role of Bobby in Nickelodeon's hugely popular teen drama, Salute Your Shorts. His other TV credit include Tiny Toon Adventures, 101 Dalmatians: The Series and Dave The Barbarian. Danny continues to act, although a lot of his jobs include voice work. He voiced the roles of Brett and Chet in The Lorax, which also starred the voices of Danny DeVito, Ed Helms, Zac Efron and Taylor Swift. Away from the limelight, and Danny is also dad to two kids - Zoe, 27, and Jackson, 14 - who he shares with his ex-wife Amber. In fact, he is now a grandad, after his daughter welcomed a child. 8 Danny continues to work as a voice actor Credit: dannycooksey/Instagram
Buzz Feed
29-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
Joey, Matthew, And Andy Lawrence Apparently Haven't Gone By Their Real Name For Decades, And I'm Having A Mini-Meltdown
They call him Joey. They call him Matthew. They call him Andrew. They're the Lawrence brothers, but that's not their name! During the '90s Con panel on March 28, the "Lawrence" brothers took the stage and revealed to People how they came upon the popular moniker and why they wish they could go back to their real name. All this time, the three siblings, who portrayed the fictional Roman brothers in the '90s sitcom Brotherly Love, also went by the fictional last name Lawrence. In a way, it's all the eldest Lawrence brother, Joey's fault. Joey's been acting since the early '80s with guest roles on Diff'rent Strokes, Silver Spoons, and a starring role on the 1983 sitcom Gimme a Break! His career continued into the '90s when he co-starred in the hit TV series Blossom, playing Joey Russo before joining Brotherly Love. Likewise, his little brothers followed him into show business, with Matt being featured in Gimme A Break! in '80s, and starring in Mrs. Doubtfire and Boy Meets World in the '90s. Andy, the youngest of the trio, would appear in Blossom a couple of times before eventually going on to voice T.J. Detweiler in Disney's Recess and star in a few made-for-TV movies. But, for everyone who remembers Joey and the Lawrence brothers's four decadeslong careers, we were living a lie. Lawrence is not their last name. "It was my middle name," Joey said at '90s Con. "So I was named after our dad and our grandfather on our dad's side." Joey's full legal name is Joesph Lawrence Mignogna. When he began acting in the '80s, he was told, "No one can pronounce Mignogna. That's not a name people will say." They used his middle name as his last name, and his brothers followed suit when they joined the business. Now, they wouldn't mind going by their actual last name. "Today, things like that are celebrated," Joey said of Mignogna's pronunciation. "In the '80s, it was like, 'We're going to need to water this down. There are silent Gs.'" Matthew noted that having the "Lawrence" stage name had benefits. "There was an insulation factor," he said. "Some people might check in old school ways, but it would be very, very hard to find us. That was a great thing." Matthew did suggest there were a few downsides to having two names. "Now I'm just stuck with two different names, and I can't travel internationally," he said. "Even for a while there the government only recognized me as Matt Lawrence because I paid taxes from the time I was a toddler to 18 as Matt Lawrence." "But really my name is Matthew William Mignogna," Matt explained. "So when I grew up and used my real name on my passport, there was absolutely no correlation. I didn't exist." And for Andy, his real name is Andrew James Mignogna. The Mignogna* brothers agreed they wish they could just go by their birth names now. "It would have made it easier," Andrew said. "It's really a pain in the butt, honestly, like having two names. You have to prove you're both people." The brothers are still going strong, working on projects together like 2021's Mistletoe Mixup, 2023's Frankie Meets Jack, 2024 Christmas rom-com Marry Christmas, and the podcast they launched in 2023, Brotherly Love. So, whether it's the Roman, Russo, Mignogna, or the Lawrence brothers — we're guaranteed to see a lot more from these guys, and I'm seated.
