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?
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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.
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 The Arnold Fans.com.
"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.
"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!"
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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.
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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.
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