David Mendenhall is an American actor and former child actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the films Space Raiders, Over the Top, The Transformers: The Movie

The Transformers: The Movie

The Transformers: The Movie is a 1986 animated feature film based on the animated series of the same name. It was released in North America on August 8, 1986 and in the UK on December 5, 1986....

and They Still Call Me Bruce

They Still Call Me Bruce

They Still Call Me Bruce is a 1987 comedy action film starring Johnny Yune. The film is a sequel to the 1982 film They Call Me Bruce?.- Synopsis :...

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Biography

David Mendenhall was born in Oceanside, California

Oceanside, California

-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Oceanside had a population of 167,086. The population density was 3,961.8 people per square mile...

. He performed voice acting

Voice acting

Voice acting is the art of providing voices for animated characters and radio and audio dramas and comedy, as well as doing voice-overs in radio and television commercials, audio dramas, dubbed foreign language films, video games, puppet shows, and amusement rides.Performers are called...

 in animated movies and TV series, like Rainbow Brite

Rainbow Brite

Rainbow Brite was a character franchise introduced by Hallmark Cards in 1983, with the animated television series starting the following year....

, The Berenstain Bears, and most notably The Transformers: The Movie

The Transformers: The Movie

The Transformers: The Movie is a 1986 animated feature film based on the animated series of the same name. It was released in North America on August 8, 1986 and in the UK on December 5, 1986....

. He did an award-winning role from 1979-1986 as young Mike Webber in General Hospital

General Hospital

General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....

. At age 15, Mendenhall got a role with Sylvester Stallone

Sylvester Stallone

Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone , commonly known as Sylvester Stallone, and nicknamed Sly Stallone, is an American actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, film director and occasional painter. Stallone is known for his machismo and Hollywood action roles. Two of the notable characters he has portrayed...

 in Over the Top, about a long haul truck driver who tries to win back his alienated son while becoming a champion arm wrestler. He also appeared in the 1990 movie Streets

Streets (film)

Streets is an American dramatic film starring Christina Applegate and David Mendenhall and directed by Katt Shea.-Plot:Dawn, a drug-addicted teen prostitute living on the streets of Los Angeles, and Sy, a teenager with dreams of becoming a rock star, become friends after Sy rescues Dawn from a...

with Christina Applegate

Christina Applegate

Christina Applegate is an American actress. She is best known for playing Kelly Bundy on the Fox sitcom Married... with Children. Since then, she has established a film and television career, winning a Primetime Emmy and earning Tony and Golden Globe nominations...

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Mendenhall has a degree in law. His sister Marissa has also been an actress since childhood.

Awards

• 1984 Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Youth Actor in a Daytime Soap Opera for General Hospital
  General Hospital
  General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....
  
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• 1984 Young Artist Award
  Young Artist Award
  The Young Artist Award is an accolade bestowed by the Young Artist Foundation, a non-profit organization founded in 1978 to recognize and award excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young artists who may be physically and/or financially challenged.The Young Artist...
  
   Best Young Actor in Daytime Soap for General Hospital
  General Hospital
  General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....
  
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• 1985 Young Artist Award
  Young Artist Award
  The Young Artist Award is an accolade bestowed by the Young Artist Foundation, a non-profit organization founded in 1978 to recognize and award excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young artists who may be physically and/or financially challenged.The Young Artist...
  
   Best Young Actor in a Daytime or Nighttime Television Series for General Hospital
  General Hospital
  General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....
  
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• 1986 Young Artist Award
  Young Artist Award
  The Young Artist Award is an accolade bestowed by the Young Artist Foundation, a non-profit organization founded in 1978 to recognize and award excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young artists who may be physically and/or financially challenged.The Young Artist...
  
   Outstanding Young Actor - Animation Voice Over for The Berenstain Bears.
• 1987 Young Artist Award
  Young Artist Award
  The Young Artist Award is an accolade bestowed by the Young Artist Foundation, a non-profit organization founded in 1978 to recognize and award excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young artists who may be physically and/or financially challenged.The Young Artist...
  
   Exceptional Young Actors in Animation - Series, Specials or Feature Film for Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer
  Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer
  Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer is an animated film released on November 15, 1985 by Warner Bros., and produced by DiC Entertainment and Hallmark Cards...
  
  . He was also nominated in the same category for The Transformers: The Movie
  The Transformers: The Movie
  The Transformers: The Movie is a 1986 animated feature film based on the animated series of the same name. It was released in North America on August 8, 1986 and in the UK on December 5, 1986....
  
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Selected filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1980 1980 in film - Events :* May 21 - Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back is released and is the biggest grosser of the year ....	The Last Song The Last Song (film) The Last Song is a 2010 American coming of age drama film developed alongside Nicholas Sparks novel by the same name. The film was directed by Julie Anne Robinson in her feature film directorial debut and co-written by Sparks and Jeff Van Wie...	Bobby Pierce	TV movie
1981 1981 in film -Events:*January 19 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. UA was humiliated by the astronomical losses on the $40,000,000 movie Heaven's Gate, a major factor in the decision of owner Transamerica to sell it....	The Magic of David Copperfield IV: The Vanishing Airplane	Young David Copperfield	TV movie
1982	Puff and the Incredible Mr. Nobody	Terry	voice
	The Smurfs Christmas Special	William	voice
	Taxi Taxi (TV series) Taxi was an American sitcom that originally aired from 1978 to 1982 on ABC and from 1982 to 1983 on NBC. The series, which won 18 Emmy Awards, including three for "Outstanding Comedy Series", focuses on the everyday lives of a handful of New York City taxi drivers and their abusive dispatcher...	Jason
1983 1983 in film -Events:*February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Let's Spend the Night Together opens in New York*May 25 - Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, the final film in the original Star Wars trilogy, is released. Like the previous films, it goes on to become the top grossing picture of...	Space Raiders	Peter
1979–1986	General Hospital General Hospital General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....	Mike Webber
1983	Goodnight, Beantown Goodnight, Beantown Goodnight, Beantown is an American sitcom that aired on CBS for two brief seasons in 1983 and 1984.-Synopsis:The series starred Bill Bixby as Matt Cassidy and Mariette Hartley as Jennifer Barnes, two news anchors at a fictional Boston, Massachusetts television station...	Alex
	Diff'rent Strokes Diff'rent Strokes Diff'rent Strokes is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC from November 3, 1978 to May 4, 1985, and on ABC from September 27, 1985 to March 7, 1986...	Sidney
1984	Saturday Supercade Saturday Supercade Saturday Supercade is an animated television series produced for Saturday mornings by Ruby-Spears Productions. It ran for two seasons on CBS beginning in 1983...	Joey	(Kangaroo segment)
	Cabbage Patch Kids: First Christmas	Cannon	voice
1985	The New Twilight Zone The New Twilight Zone The Twilight Zone is the first of two revivals of Rod Serling's acclaimed 1950/60s television series of the same name. It ran for two seasons on CBS before producing a final season for syndication.-Series history:...	Richard "Dickie" Jordan Jr.	Examination Day Examination Day Examination Day is the first segment of the sixth episode from the first season of the television series The Twilight Zone.-Synopsis:...
	Rainbow Brite Rainbow Brite Rainbow Brite was a character franchise introduced by Hallmark Cards in 1983, with the animated television series starting the following year....	Krys	voice
	Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer is an animated film released on November 15, 1985 by Warner Bros., and produced by DiC Entertainment and Hallmark Cards...	Krys	voice
	Galtar and the Golden Lance Galtar and the Golden Lance Galtar and the Golden Lance is an animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera.-Premise:The series is about the mythical adventures of three companions: Galtar, Princess Goleeta, and her younger mind controlling brother, Zorn...	Zorn	voice
	The Berenstain Bears The Berenstain Bears (1985 TV series) The Berenstain Bears is an Australian-American co-produced animated television series based on Stan and Jan Berenstain's Berenstain Bears children's book series, produced by Hanna-Barbera and Southern Star Productions....	Brother Bear	voice
	G.I. Joe	Fairmont Boy	voice
	CBS Storybreak CBS Storybreak CBS Storybreak is a Saturday morning anthology television series that originally aired on the CBS network during the 1985 season. Hosted by Captain Kangaroo's Bob Keeshan , the episodes are half-hour animated adaptations of some of the most beloved children's books published at the time of airing,...	Henry Green	Chocolate Fever
	It's Punky Brewster!	Additional Voices	voice
1986 1986 in film -Events:*April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Go's Belinda Carlisle.*April 26 - Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries television journalist Maria Shriver.*May - Actress Heather Locklear marries Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee....	Witchfire	Hunter's Son
	The Transformers: The Movie The Transformers: The Movie The Transformers: The Movie is a 1986 animated feature film based on the animated series of the same name. It was released in North America on August 8, 1986 and in the UK on December 5, 1986....	Daniel Witwicky	voice
	The Transformers The Transformers (TV series) The Transformers is an animated television series depicting a war among giant robots who could transform into vehicles, other objects and animal-like forms. Written and recorded in America, the series was animated in Japan and South Korea... season 3 and 4	Daniel Witwicky	voice
	Potato Head Kids Potato Head Kids Potato Head Kids was a TV show that aired in 1985. It was made to pair with a show called My Little Pony 'n Friends. An episode of My Little Pony was played for 15 minutes, and then an episode of Potato Head Kids, MoonDreamers, or Glo Friends was played.-Premise:Potato Head Kids was an outgrowth of...	Big Chip	voice
	The Centurions The Centurions (TV series) The Centurions is a syndicated 30 minute American science fiction animated television series produced by Ruby-Spears and animated in Japan by Sunrise. Comic book legends Jack Kirby and Gil Kane contributed to the design and concepts of the show....	Randy Chang	voice
	Our House	J.R. Dutton
1987 1987 in film -Events:*January 31 - The Cure for Insomnia premieres at The School of the Art Institute in Chicago, Illinois, to officially become the world's longest film according to Guinness World Records....	Over the Top	Michael Cutler / Michael Hawk / Michael Hawks
	Going Bananas	Ben
	They Still Call Me Bruce They Still Call Me Bruce They Still Call Me Bruce is a 1987 comedy action film starring Johnny Yune. The film is a sequel to the 1982 film They Call Me Bruce?.- Synopsis :...	Billy White
	Pound Puppies Pound Puppies Pound Puppies is a toyline sold by Tonka in the 1980s. It later inspired an animated TV special, an animated TV series, and a feature film. Shipments of the toys over five years generated sales of $300 million in 35 countries....	Additional Voices	voice
1988	Family Medical Center	Guest Star	unknown episodes
	A Pup Named Scooby-Doo A Pup Named Scooby-Doo A Pup Named Scooby-Doo is the eighth incarnation of the Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning cartoon Scooby-Doo. This spin-off of the original show was created by Tom Ruegger and premiered on September 10, 1988 and ran for three seasons on ABC as a half-hour program, until August 17, 1991...	Additional Voices	voice
	The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible is a direct-to-video series produced by Hanna-Barbera that tells of three young adventurers—Derek, Margo, and 'their nomad friend' Moki—who travel back in time to watch biblical events take place first-hand.-Overview:Foreign exchange...	Additional Voices	The Creation
1989 1989 in film -Events:* Batman is released on June 23, and goes on to gross over $410 million worldwide.* Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton, Georgia, for $20 million...	The Secret of the Ice Cave	Alex Ostrow
1990 1990 in film The year 1990 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* CGI technique is expanded with motion capture for CGI characters, used in Total Recall .* The first digitally-manipulated matte painting is used, in Die Hard 2....	Streets Streets (film) Streets is an American dramatic film starring Christina Applegate and David Mendenhall and directed by Katt Shea.-Plot:Dawn, a drug-addicted teen prostitute living on the streets of Los Angeles, and Sy, a teenager with dreams of becoming a rock star, become friends after Sy rescues Dawn from a...	Sy
1997	Roseanne Roseanne (TV series) Roseanne is an American sitcom broadcast on ABC from October 18, 1988 to May 20, 1997. Starring Roseanne Barr, the show revolved around the Conners, an Illinois working class family...	Clerk	uncredited
2008	My Own Worst Enemy My Own Worst Enemy "My Own Worst Enemy" is a song by the American punk rock band Lit, issued as the lead single from their second album, A Place in the Sun, released in 1999. One of the most enduring rock songs that season, it spent 11 weeks at #1 on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart and went on to become a staple in...	Paul Wallace
2009	The Forgotten The Forgotten (TV series) The Forgotten is a television series which premiered on September 22, 2009 on ABC. On November 9, 2009, ABC ordered five additional episodes of the series, bringing the first season's total to eighteen episodes...	Stan

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