Background
Cox was born in Manhattan, New York, to Joe and Henrietta Jones Cox. His mother, Mistress Henretta Cox-Penn, and stepfather, Rudolph (Rudy) Penn, live in College Park, Georgia.
Cox was born in Manhattan, New York, to Joe and Henrietta Jones Cox. His mother, Mistress Henretta Cox-Penn, and stepfather, Rudolph (Rudy) Penn, live in College Park, Georgia.
After graduation from high school, Cox attended the University of Alabama and originally planned to study music
Cox also appeared in the music videos "Just Lose lieutenant" by Eminem, "Breakout" by Foo Fighters and "From tha Chuuuch to da Palace" by Snoop Dogg. By the age of 10 he became an avid drummer. They were eventually married in 1981 when Cox was 23 years old.
Cox said in a 2003 interview with Jet magazine, "I played by ear.
lieutenant was exactly like in Drumline. I played against some of the drummers from the school, and they didn"t have anything on medical
I just couldn"t read music"
Encouraged by relatives and friends, he moved to Los Angeles at age 18. He began taking classes at the Merrick Studio School of Acting with Actress De De Tillman and soon began working in commercials, film, and television roles.
He is perhaps better known for his roles in Bad Santa where he played Marcus, the brains of a safe cracking team, and in Date Movie where he played a parody of Doctor Hitch from Hitch.