David Mendenhall
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| David Mendenhall | |
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| Born | June 13, 1971 Oceanside, California, USA |
| Years active | 1980 ─ 1990 |
David Mendenhall (born June 13, 1971) was an American child actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the films Space Raiders, Over the Top, and The Transformers: The Movie.
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[edit] Biography
David Mendenhall was born in Oceanside, California. He performed voice acting in animated movies and TV series, like Rainbow Brite, The Berenstain Bears, and most notably The Transformers: The Movie. He did an award-winning role as Mike Webber in General Hospital. At age 15, Mendenhall got a role with Sylvester Stallone in Over the Top. He also appeared in the movie Streets (1990) with Christina Applegate.
Mendenhall has a degree in law and is living in California. His sister Marissa has also been an actress since childhood.
[edit] Awards
- 1984 Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Youth Actor in a Daytime Soap Opera for General Hospital.
- 1984 Young Artist Award Best Young Actor in Daytime Soap for General Hospital.
- 1985 Young Artist Award Best Young Actor in a Daytime or Nighttime Television Series for General Hospital.
- 1986 Young Artist Award Outstanding Young Actor - Animation Voice Over for The Berenstain Bears.
- 1987 Young Artist Award Exceptional Young Actors in Animation - Series, Specials or Feature Film for Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer. He was also nominated in the same category for The Transformers: The Movie.
- 1987 Golden Raspberry Award Worst Supporting Actor for Over the Top. He also won the Worst New Actor Category for his role of Michael Cutler.
[edit] Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1980 | The Last Song | Bobby Pierce | TV movie |
| Early 1980s | Taxi | Jason | |
| 1983 | Space Raiders | Peter | |
| 1979-1986 | General Hospital | Mike Webber | |
| 1985 | The New Twilight Zone | Richard "Dickie" Jordan Jr. | Examination Day |
| Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer | Krys | voice | |
| 1986 | Witchfire | Hunter's Son | |
| The Transformers: The Movie | Daniel Witwicky | voice | |
| The Transformers season 3 and 4 | Daniel Witwicky | voice | |
| 1987 | Over the Top | Michael Cutler / Michael Hawk | |
| Going Bananas | Ben | ||
| 1989 | The Secret of the Ice Cave | Alex Ostrow | |
| 1990 | Streets | Sy |
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| NAME | Mendenhall, David |
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| DATE OF BIRTH | 1971-6-13 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oceanside, California, United States |
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