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<\/p>\nCourteney Cox turned into a worldwide superstar overnight when she got part of Monica Geller on Friends. The Alabama native\u2019s life changed drastically, as she not only became very famous but also extremely rich.<\/p>\n
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Courteney Cox\u2019s career was on the rise when she got the Friends job. The now 57-year-old was one of the stars in a music video that turned legendary years earlier.<\/p>\n
So how did Courteney Cox like the role of Monica? And what is she doing now? Here\u2019s all you need to know about her.<\/p>\n
For all actors and actresses, getting your big break must be such a kick, knowing that you are on your way to something big. For some, this happens during their childhood days, while others have to struggle and fight for years before getting their break in their 30s or 40s.<\/p>\n
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\nHowever, once that big breakthrough arrives, things usually just go upwards. And for Courteney Cox, one can easily say that was the case.<\/p>\n
The Alabama native was cast in Bruce Springsteen\u2019s music video for \u201cDancing in the Dark,\u201d which was the start of her career in Hollywood. Soon after, she got the role of Monica Geller on the legendary sitcom Friends, and her life changed forever.<\/p>\n
Lately, Courteney Cox has worked on several other projects, and over the years, she created a wonderful family and welcomed her children.<\/p>\n
At the same time, she\u2019s also been very outspoken on plastic surgery and facelifts, a subject which she now has made a complete U-turn on.<\/p>\n
This is all you need to know about Courteney \u201cMonica Geller\u201d Cox!<\/p>\n
Courteney Cox was born on June 15, 1964, in Birmingham, Alabama. The youngest of four children to parents Courteney and Richard Lewis Cox. When she was young, she was taunted at school for her last name.<\/p>\n
\u201cI hated my last name, but then when my dad passed away I thought, \u2018I\u2019m going to own this and keep this going,\u2019 because there [was no one else] in the family to keep it alive,\u201d she told Howard Stern.<\/p>\n
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When she was 10 years old, her parents divorced. Courteney Cox went on to live with her mother and later stepfather, however, the divorce had stayed with her.<\/p>\n
In an interview with The Guardian, Cox explained that one of her earlier \u2013 or the earliest \u2013 memories she has was when her parents divorced. And regarding what she feels she owed to her parents, she said, \u201cmy mum wasn\u2019t a go-getter so I am thankful that I was able to witness that and be completely the opposite.\u201d<\/p>\n
Courteney Cox didn\u2019t have a career in acting in her mind from a young age. Instead, she wanted to become an architect. She went to Mount Vernon College to study architecture but decided to drop out and instead move to New York City, where she started modeling for a living. Simultaneously, she also worked at a music agency.<\/p>\n
Courteney\u2019s modeling career didn\u2019t last long, but not because she wasn\u2019t good at it. She soon transferred her skills into acting.<\/p>\n
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In 1985, at the age of 21, Courteney Cox got her big breakthrough, but it wasn\u2019t in a film or a modeling job, it was in a music video.<\/p>\n
Director Brian De Palma had gotten the gig of producing and directing Bruce Springsteen\u2019s music video to the smash hit \u201cDancing In The Dark.\u201c<\/p>\n
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Cox\u2019s big break came when she was cast by Brian De Palma in the video for \u201cDancing in the Dark.\u201d It was filmed during Springsteen\u2019s concert at the St. Paul Civic Center in Minnesota on June 29, 1984, and Courteney Cox got the role of an adoring fan in the front row.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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