Courteney Cox Fun Facts

"I'm Monica, I'm disgusting. I stalk guys and keep their underpants!"

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Full Name: Courteney Bass Cox Arquette
Character Name: Monica Geller
D.O.B: June 15, 1964 - Gemini
Place of Birth: Birmingham, Alabama
Weight: About 100 105lbs. (subject to change)
Height: 5'5" - 5'6"
Husband: David Arquette
Siblings: 1 brother (Richard), 2 sisters (Virginia and Dottie) Children: 1 daughter (Coco Riley Arquette)

Interesting Facts:

• She was in Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Dancing in The Dark’ video in 1984.
• She has two dogs, Rags and Mac.
• She was the first person to say the word "period" on national television for a Tamp commercial.
• She originally auditioned for the part of Rachel.
• Dated Michael Keaton for over 4 years.
• Plays the drums.
• Studied architecture for one year.
• Did commercials for Noxzema, Diet Coke, New York Telephone Co. and Maybelline.
• She writes a household hints column for JANE magazine.
• She has restored 4 houses in 11 years, living in them during renovating then reselling them.
• Courteney's nickname is CeCe.
• The first thing Courteney bought with her Friends money was a brand new Porsche.
• 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]
• 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.
• When she announced in September, 1999 that her new legal and professional surname would become Courteney Cox Arquette, 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.
• Has three dogs: Ella, Rags and Mr. McBarker (Mac for short). The latter is, rather unfortunately, a female. (ok in our site we have the information that she only haves 3 doogs...so I don't know, just update the number)
• 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.
• In the mid eighties she hosted a TV show called "This Week's Music"
• She can play the piano and drums. (in our information it only says drums)
• Drives a Jaguar and a silver Porsche Carrera.
• Has her own lipstick called "Cece" by Cargo.
• 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."
• Announced she and husband David Arquette are expecting their first child. [January 6, 2004]
• 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].
• 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 Courteney 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.
• Shares a birthday with Neil Patrick Harris, Helen Hunt, Shane Stanley, Jake Busey, Leah Remini, and Ice Cube.
• 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 Halloway investigation, having attended the same high school as Natalie.
• Member of the Delta Zeta Sorority.
• Her husband David, played "Malcolm" in a "Friends" episode on October 3, 1996. He played a stalker and mistakenly stalked fellow friend Phoebe. This was the first time Courteney 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." The Carlton Dance was a parody of her dance during the Bruce Springsteen music video "Dancing in the Dark."

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