Courteney Cox ‘Hurt’ Being The Only ‘Friends’ Star Not Nominated For An Emmy
When Courteney Cox landed the role of Monica Geller on Friends, she became an instant international sensation.
The native of Alabama saw a dramatic transformation as a result of her sudden rise to fame and wealth.
With the Friends gig, Courteney Cox’s star was already on the ascent. The now-57-year-old was one of the featured performers in a now-iconic music video.
I’m curious as to how Courteney Cox felt about playing Monica. What is she doing at this moment, by the way? Detailed information on her is provided below.
Getting your big break must feel amazing for all artists and actresses, marking the beginning of a long and fruitful career.
Some people get their big break while they’re young, while others have to work hard for a long time and finally succeed when they’re in their 30s or 40s.
Courteney Cox – ‘Friends’ superstar
However, once that major improvement occurs, things tend to continue to improve. Certainly, it was the case with Courteney Cox.
Beginning with Bruce Springsteen’s “Dancing in the Dark” music video, the Alabama native made her way to Hollywood.
Her life was irrevocably altered when she was cast as Monica Geller on the groundbreaking television series Friends.
Courteney Cox has been busy with a number of different ventures as of late, and she has also built a beautiful family and welcomed children into it throughout the years.
She has also spoken out strongly against cosmetic procedures like facelifts, a position she has since reversed.
So that’s Courteney “Monica Geller” Cox in a nutshell!
On June 15, 1964, Courteney Cox entered the world. She was born in Birmingham, Alabama.
Courteney and Richard Lewis Cox’s youngest of four children. She had to endure years of bullying because of her family name when she was little.
“I hated my last name, but then when my dad passed away I thought, ‘I’m going to own this and keep this going,’ because there [was no one else] in the family to keep it alive,” she told Howard Stern.
It was when she was 10 that her parents split up. Courteney Cox moved in with her mother and then her stepfather, but she never got over her parents’ divorce.
Bruce Springsteen’s music video
Cox mentioned the split of her parents as one of her earliest (if not the earliest) memories in an interview with The Guardian. Moreover, she stated, “my mum wasn’t a go-getter so I am thankful that I was able to witness that and be completely the opposite.”
Courteney Cox didn’t grow up thinking she’d be an actress.
She preferred the idea of studying architecture. She first enrolled at Mount Vernon College with the intent of studying architecture, but ultimately decided to leave school and pursue a career in fashion modeling in New York City. At the same time, she was employed by a music management company.
Courteney’s career as a model didn’t last long, but it wasn’t due to her lack of talent. She quickly shifted her focus to the stage.
Courteney Cox’s major break came not in a film or a modeling job when she was 21 years old but in a music video.
Director Brian De Palma was hired to produce and helm the music video for Bruce Springsteen’s top-charting single “Dancing In The Dark.”
Cox got her big break when Brian De Palma cast her in the music video for “Dancing in the Dark.” Filmed on June 29, 1984, at the St. Paul Civic Center in Minnesota, Courteney Cox plays a die-hard Springsteen fan at the concert.
At the end of the clip, “The Boss” reportedly summoned Courteney up on stage, not realizing that Cox was a “fake” fan all along. They got up and danced to the great saxophone solo by the great Clarence Clemons.
