Known by all as “Monica of Friends”, Courtney Cox has become a symbol of the TV comedy series. Let’s find out the story of his career that reached the peak of success with the most iconic sitcom ever.
Who is Courteney Cox
Courteney Bass Cox (Birmingham, June 15, 1964) is an American actress.
It grows in the state of Alabama together with the wealthy family made up of the father, a great businessman, mother, sisters and brother. Despite the separation of the parents in 1973, love in the family never fails, especially in the maternal nucleus where it remains. Once the time has come to choose what to do with his future, he decides to enroll in the faculty of architecture and interior design at Mount Vernon College.
However, he soon realizes that this is not the path he wants to follow and so after a year drop out of studies to become part of the entertainment world. The first important moment is recorded in 1984 when, at the age of twenty, he participates in the video clip of “Dancing in the Dark” by the great Bruce Springsteen.
He later gets one a small part in an episode of the series “The lady in yellow” and “The Keaton family” with which, however, the debut ends. After years of stalemate he manages to get a part alongside Jim Carrey in “Ace Ventura, the animal catcher”.
Courteney Cox and TV career
It will be 1994 that will make them achieve great success. In this year in fact “Friends” opens one of the most iconic sitcoms ever, lasting 10 years. Here she plays the role of Monica Geller, a fulfilled woman with paranoid and manic traits, but who unfounded hopes to find someone with whom to discover love. With this series manages to make itself known to the general public and establish deep and lasting friendships with the cast members.
After this project she plays the role of the editor of a newspaper, Lucy Spiller, in the TV series “Dirt”. He then gets a role in the well-known TV series “Scrubs” and finally from 2009 to 2015 he plays the role of Jules Cobb in “Cugar Town”. This part allows her to receive a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
In addition to these more well-known parts, Cox has participated in numerous projects on the small and big screen both as an actress and as director and producer. In “Cugar Town”, in fact, as well as being the protagonist is also a participant in the realization of some episodes.
Courteney Cox’s private life
As for his private life, is known its history with Ian Copeland, rock promoter replaced by actor Michael Keaton and later by Adam Duritz. After these stories he knows though David Arquette, colleague on the set of “Scream”, with whom she decides to get married in June 1999. Several years later Coco, their little girl, whose godmother Jennifer Aniston, is born.
The love between the two ends, however, in 2010 and so they decide to separate, but still remain on good terms. Courtney then begins dating the member of Snow Patrol, Johnny McDaid in 2013, officially announcing the engagement the following year. The event is actually canceled although the couple have decided to continue the romance.