Tony Cox is an American movie actor. Best known to the general public for her roles in the comedy films Bad Santa and Me, I, and Iren. It is a dwarf - the growth of the actor is only 107 centimeters. Over his nearly forty-year career in cinema, he has appeared in hundreds of films, series and music videos.
Childhood and youth
Tony Cox was born March 31, 1958 in New York. He was brought up by his grandparents in the city of Uniontown, Alabama. From childhood, he was interested in music, and by the age of ten he was already masterly playing drums.
After graduating from high school, he entered the University of Alabama and planned to devote himself to the study of music. However, according to the actor, despite the fact that he played much better than other applicants for admission, the lack of musical literacy played a cruel joke with him, and the selection committee rejected Cox.
At the age of 18, Tony Cox moved to Los Angeles in order to begin his acting career. Inspired by Billy Barty, the famous dwarf actor and founder of America's Little People Society.
Movie roles
Tony Cox began his acting career in commercials and television shows. In the early eighties, he played in several comedy films and in 1983, like many Hollywood dwarf actors, appeared in the sixth episode of Star Wars as an ewok. In 1985, he returned to shoot in the spin-off of the film "Ewoks: The Battle of Endor."
Over the next fifteen years, the actor appeared in small roles in major Hollywood projects such as The Beetlejuice, Cosmic Eggs and Friday, as well as in low-budget comedies. A real breakthrough in the career of Tony Cox is the film "Me, Me and Irene Again" directed by the Farrelli brothers. The actor played a memorable role and appeared on the screen with such world stars as Jim Carrey and Renee Zellweger.
However, the most famous project in the career of an actor was released three years later. Black comedy "Bad Santa" has become a hit rental and to this day is a cult classic among Christmas films. Tony Cox co-starred with the Academy Award nominee, Billy Bob Thornton.
After Bad Santa, Cox got real fame. He participated in the parody comedy "A Very Epic Movie" and "Unrealistic Blockbuster", and also appeared as a guest star in the detective series "Clairvoyant." In 2016, the sequel to Bad Santa was released, Tony Cox, like many other actors in the original, repeated his famous role. The second part was not a hit rental and received mixed reviews from critics.
In addition to filming a movie, the actor often appears in music videos. He has worked with such famous performers as Tupac Shakur, Snoop Dogg and Eminem.
Personal life
Even while studying at school, Tony Cox met his future wife - Hotel. In 1983, the couple officially registered their union. Tony Cox's wife is of ordinary height. However, this does not interfere with their relationship. Spouses are still together. Now the couple lives in New York.
The couple has one child. Tony Cox is trying to keep his personal life secret in every possible way. Over the past years, journalists could not find out either the name of the child, or even his gender.