Courteney Cox Arquette - Biography

Last Editor: kazhobbs				Courteney Cox Arquette Biography -   Name : Courteney Cox Arquette Profession : Actress, Film Producer, Model Birth Details : born Courteney Bass Cox on June 15, 1964 Years active : 1984–present Spouse(s) : David Arquette (1999-present)

Courteney Cox Arquette Trivia -

Underwent laser eye surgery to correct her vision from 20/400. [1999] Dated singer Adam Duritz. Duritz wrote the song "Monkey" for Courteney (from the Counting Crows album "Recovering the Satellites"). [1997] Had a six-year relationship with actor Michael Keaton [1989-1995] Originally offered the role of Rachel but she preferred Monica on "Friends" (1994). Named one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People of 1995 and appeared on the cover. Parents divorced when she was 10, both remarried. Studied architecture at Mount Vernon College for a year. Was voted Best Dressed Female Television Star [1997] In 1984 she worked at F.B.I. (Frontier Booking International) a concert booking agency in New York run by Ian Copeland (brother of Stewart Copeland of the Police) and a relative of hers. Was the first person to ever say "period" on American TV, in a Tampax commercial. Announced in September, 1999 that her new legal and professional surname would be Courteney Cox Arquette. As a result the cast and producers of her "Friends" (1994) TV show also added "Arquette" to their own names in the opening credits of the 1999 season's premiere episode. Following the death of her father Richard Cox in 2001 she returned to her maiden name professionally. Has two older sisters and one older brother: Dottie Pickett (née Cox), Virginia and Richard. Has three dogs: Ella, Rags and Mr. McBarker (Mac for short). The latter is, rather unfortunately, a female. Sister-in-law of Rosanna Arquette, Richmond Arquette, Patricia Arquette and Alexis Arquette, daughter-in-law of Lewis Arquette, granddaughter-in-law of Cliff Arquette. Big fan of the Foo Fighters. In the mid eighties she hosted a TV show called "This Week's Music" She can play the piano and drums. Was voted "9th sexiest woman in the world" by readers of FHM in 1997 and 1998. Was named the "Hottest Babe" by Playboy magazine (1995) Voted the 18th "Sexiest Woman in the World" by Stuff magazine (2002) Drives a Jaguar and a silver Porsche Carrera. Has her own lipstick called "Cece" by Cargo. She likes to buy houses, renovate them, and then sell them off for profit. [This is also know as "flipping" houses, and is the subject of a number of home-improvement television shows.]. She was paid $350 for her part as the "surprised" girl pulled from the crowd to dance with Bruce Springsteen in his 1984 video "Dancing in the Dark." On "Friends" (1994), she plays a character whose last name is Geller, and her husband played Robert Geller in Never Been Kissed (1999). Daughter, Coco Riley Arquette, born Sunday, 13 June, 2004 in Los Angeles, California, the baby weighed in at 8 lbs 6 oz. Went into labor on her 5 year wedding anniversary, June 12, 2004, and gave birth to her daughter the next day, two days before her 40th birthday. Announced she and husband David Arquette are launching a production company called Coquette [June 25, 2004]. Ranked #18 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World" (2002). Is the only central member of the "Friends" (1994) cast to have received an actual acting Razzie nomination. She was nominated for Worst Supporting Actress for the film 3000 Miles to Graceland (2001). The other cast members (except for Matthew Perry) have received nominations in categories such as Worst Screen Couple and Worst New Star. Her daughter's name Coco came from a compromise between her and husband David Arquette. Because of her Southern roots she wanted to name her daughter Courteney Cox, as her mom is Courteney Cox and so is she. However, David is half Jewish and it is against Jewish tradition to name a child after a living person. So the name came from the nickname Courteney's friends had for her mother while Courtney was growing up. They called her Mama Coco. She is one of five actors - along with David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Jamie Kennedy and Liev Schreiber - to appear in all three "Scream" films. In March 2005, it was announced that she would become the first spokesperson for Kinerase Skin Care Products. Her "Friends" (1994) co-star Jennifer Aniston is the godmother of her daughter Coco. Jennifer is also the best friend of Courteney Ranked #41 on Forbes Celebrity 100 list in 2003. She is the only regular cast member to not receive an Emmy nomination for their work on "Friends" (1994). Hosted the MTV Movie Awards in 1995 along with Jon Lovitz Helped donate reward money to the "Natalie Holloway" investigation, having attended the same high school as Natalie. Member of the Delta Zeta Sorority. Her husband, David Arquette, played "Malcolm" in a "Friends" (1994) episode on October 3, 1996. He played a stalker and mistakenly stalked fellow friend Phoebe. This was the first time Courtney and David were seen together on television, even though they weren't a couple at the time. She was the inspiration to the running gag of the "Carlton Dance" on "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" (1990). "The Carlton Dance" was a parody of her dance during the Bruce Springsteen music video "Dancing in the Dark." Has a cousin named Jennifer Kristin Cox, who is also an actress. Her hosting of the 1995 airing of "SNL" began with a re-enactment of her "Dancing in the Dark" video appearance, with Adam Sandler copying Bruce Springsteen. Good friends with Laura Dern. Good friends with Ellen DeGeneres. Was once considered for the role of Marisa Coulter in The Golden Compass (2007). Best known by the public for her starring role as Monica Geller-Bing on "Friends" (1994). Participated in the 3rd Munchkin's Project Pink annual breast cancer awareness campaign to raise money for breast cancer research. The project consists of the donation of celebrity-decorated and autographed bath ducks, put up for auction. [October 2008] After the birth of her first child, started to train in Karate. As of 2009, she holds a brown belt.

Courteney Cox Arquette Detailed Biography -

Courteney Cox Arquette (born Courteney Bass Cox on June 15, 1964) is an American actress, best known for her role in the long-running television series Friends. Cox was born in Birmingham, Alabama to an affluent Southern family; her late father, Richard L. Cox, was a businessman and her mother, also named Courteney, was a housewife. Cox has two older sisters (Dottie Pickett and Virginia Cox), one older brother (Richard, Jr.) and nine half-brothers and half-sisters. Her parents divorced in 1974, and her father moved to Florida, while Cox grew up with her mother and her stepfather, New York businessman Hunter Copeland. Cox was raised in an exclusive society town, Mountain Brook, Alabama. She attended Mountain Brook High School, where she was a cheerleader, tennis player and swimmer. Upon graduation, Cox went to study architecture and interior design at Mount Vernon College. She dropped out after one year to a pursue a modeling career, after being signed by the Ford modeling agency in New York City. While modeling, she also took acting classes, and lost her Southern accent. Cox was the first person to use the word "period" on US television in its physiological sense, in a 1985 advertising campaign for Tampax brand tampons. After coming to prominence in the 1984 music video for Bruce Springsteen's "Dancing in the Dark" (in which she danced onstage with Springsteen), she appeared in several theatrical films, including Masters of the Universe (1987) and Cocoon: The Return (1988). Cox had a starring role in the short-lived television series, Misfits of Science (1985) and later had a recurring role (1987 - 1989) on the television series Family Ties. Cox is best known for playing "Monica Geller Bing" on the hit TV series Friends (1994 - 2004). She became the only principal member of the show's cast not to be nominated for an Emmy Award. After the show became successful, Cox appeared in several high-profile Hollywood films, including Scream (1996), Scream 2 (1997), Scream 3 (2000) and 3000 Miles to Graceland (2001). In late 2003, Cox hosted her own television series, entitled Mix It Up. It was taped at her home and focused on dealing with a partner moving in and interior decoration. The show received low ratings and was not renewed for a second season. In 2005, Cox starred in the independent film November, which had only a limited theatrical release, and appeared in the big budget remake of The Longest Yard, although she was uncredited.