<Tr> <Th> Occupation </Th> <Td> Actor, voice actor </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Years active </Th> <Td> 1980--1990 2007--present </Td> </Tr> <P> David Mendenhall (born June 13, 1971) 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 and They Still Call Me Bruce . </P> <P> 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 performed an award - winning role from 1979 to 1986 as young Mike Webber in General Hospital . At age 15, Mendenhall got a role with Sylvester Stallone 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 with Christina Applegate . </P>

Who plays the kid in over the top