He is also known for his role in George Lucas's Willow, as an Ewok in Return of the Jedi, and as the Preacher in Tim Burton's Beetlejuice.
[4][5] After high school, Cox attended Alabama State University and originally planned to study music.
Cox decided to pursue acting after watching Billy Barty, a little person who was an actor and founder of the organization Little People of America.
Cox also appeared in a pivotal role in the Farrelly Brothers' movie Me, Myself & Irene, playing a Mensa International-member limousine driver who steals Jim Carrey's character's wife.
Cox retired from acting in 2016, confirming in a 2023 interview that he decided to take time off following hip surgery and ultimately stepping away from the spotlight altogether.