Courteney Cox

Courteney Bass Cox

June 15, 1964 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Height: 5' 5" (1,65 m)

Courteney Cox was born on June 15th, 1964 into an affluent Southern family. Her father Richard L Cox (1930-2001) was a business man married to her mother Courteney. She was the baby of the family with two older sisters (Virginia and Dottie) and an older brother Richard Jnr. She was raised in an exclusive society town, Mountain Brook, Alabama. Courteney was the archetypal Daddy's girl, and therefore was understandably devastated when, in 1974 her parents divorced, and her father moved to Florida.

Trivia
Originally offered the role of Rachel but she preferred Monica on "Friends" (1994).

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.

She can play the piano and drums.

Daughter, Coco Riley Arquette (Coco Arquette), born Sunday, 13 June, 2004 in Los Angeles, California, the baby weighed in at 8 lbs 6 oz. Her "Friends" (1994) co-star Jennifer Aniston is the godmother of her daughter Coco. Jennifer is also the best friend of Courteney.

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."

Personal Quotes
"Honesty is the key to a relationship. If you can fake that, you're in."

"I get so bored! I had a treadmill... I gave it to my mom. I had a stairmaster... gone. I had a recumbent bike...I dont know where that is. So I hate exercise except for Pilates."