From her role on the daytime soap, “As The World Turns,” to when she co-starred in “Scream” – Access’ Maria Menounos met up with Courteney Cox in Hawaii where she was filming the season finale of “Cougar Town” to chat about her amazing career over the years.
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Access Spotlight: Courteney Cox’s Career Over The Years
Friday, Mar 18, 2011
Cougar Town Actors Face Off Against Writers on Vulture
Wednesday, Feb 16, 2011
Much like the Parks and Recreation crew during their downtime, the Cougar Town cast and crew are going to be keeping busy on Vulture during their two-month hiatus. Creators Bill Lawrence and Kevin Biegel have kindly agreed to put their downtime to good use by settling a series of long-simmering disputes between the show’s actors and writers right here on Vulture. Each week, a different cast member will help air out a rift between him or herself and the scribes — and then settle said grievance once and for all. This week, we kick off with Dan Byrd, who plays Courteney Cox’s long-suffering son, Travis. Turns out his Bieber-simple hairstyle is the subject of much scorn on the show’s set, and the time has come for an intervention. Click the video to see what happens, then come back to Vulture every Wednesday for a new grudge match.?
Courteney Cox: No More Friends!
Thursday, Jan 20, 2011
The TV interviews for the RTÉ Guide and TEN began with a visit to the ‘Cougar Town’ set at The Culver Studios yesterday, where Courtney Cox insisted that no more Friends’ stars will guest on the show.
Although some distance from Hollywood, Culver City is where the original MGM studios were based and many classic movies were filmed there, including ‘The Wizard of Oz’, ‘Citizen Kane’ and ‘Grease’.
Culver Studios was where ‘Gone With the Wind’ was shot, while in more recent times it has been home to popular TV shows such as ‘Lassie’ and ‘Batman’. Of the current crop, ‘Cougar Town’ is one of its most successful productions.
Getting behind the scenes is part of the fun on press trips, and wandering through the set of ‘Cougar Town’ was no different. It’s amazing how unrealistic such sets are to the naked eye – but that’s part of the magic of showbiz.
Sitting outside the office of Jules Cobb’s real estate business, the cast were brought out in three stages: Ian Gomez and Christa Miller, who play husband and wife Andy and Ellie; Josh Hopkins (Grayson), Brian Van Holt (Bobby) and Busy Philipps (Laurie); and finally, Dan Byrd (Travis) and Courtney Cox (Jules).
For Courtney Cox, tone of the big moments in the second season – starting soon on RTÉ Two – was having pal and fellow former Friends’ star Jennifer Aniston guesting on the show, as a therapist. “It was amazing and fun, and everything about it was fantastic,” she recalls. “I’m so glad that it happened.” And as for Aniston playing a therapist? “We wanted something that was kooky and fun and just right for us,” she says.
Fans may recall that another Friends’ cast member, Lisa Kudrow, appeared in season one, but Cox feels that there will be no more Central Perk heads appearing on Cougar Town. “They’re all too busy,” she insists.
Scream 4 Update: Courteney Cox confirms plan for future sequels – but will she live to see them?
Friday, Jan 14, 2011
Popsugar visited the set of Cougar Town on Wednesday and was treated to a conversation with Courteney Cox. The actress, who will be reprising her role as tabloid reporter-turned-author Gale Weathers, had this to say about her on-set experience:
How was it stepping back into the Scream franchise?
CC: That character is really over the top, and I just realized that was 10 years ago; all of the actors on the set, the new group, they’re very subdued, kind of quiet. And I stick out like a sore thumb; I was like “Gail Weathers is back!” Like, are they going to talk any louder at all? They are very cool, and I’m older, and not as cool. But I stepped into my character; we’ll see what happens. Dewey was Dewey! But then, you know, people have changed. People are cooler than me.
And then there was talk of future sequels…
Is it true that there will be more Scream films after this one?
CC: There is going to be a Scream 4, 5, and 6. [But] I don’t know anything.
So there you have it: Further confirmation that Scream 4, if received well, will usher in a new trilogy. (Lucy Hale said as much earlier in the week.) But will Cox’s character live long enough to die another day?
Courteney Cox on Coco and Cougar Town as Her Saving Grace
Friday, Jan 14, 2011
From whether the former Monica Geller lets real life daughter Coco, age 6, watch her sometimes racy show to how it’s been helping her while she endures a separation with David Arquette, who is currently in rehab, Breezy Mama got the scoop.
Do you let your daughter watch the show?
[Pauses]… If I say yes, am I a bad mom?
[Laughs] Noooo…
I do but I tell her to close her eyes when it’s inappropriate and she does. She really thinks Dan Byrd [my son on the show] is her brother. This is her family… she’s supposed to be down here any minute.
Has this been a good escape for you with all that’s going on personally?
Oh yeah! Thank God for the show. There have been times when [Executive Producer] Bill [Lawrence] has said, “Are you all right? Do you need to take a break?” And I’m like, “Are you kidding? This is my saving grace.”
Are you used to all the scrutiny and attention of fame after being in this business for a while?
I think I’m kind of used to it, but as I get older, I’m getting more sensitive. So, it might be harder in some ways and because I love the show so much… I do take it personally anything that involves the show. Obviously my life is kind of crazy right now so… I think it’s harder than it used to be.
Is Coco creative?
She just wrote a book about Candy Land and how the Queen said no more candy and you have to eat vegetables. It was a whole story.
So does she eat sweets?
She is a nightmare when she eats sweets. I mean, I let her have them, but I say, “Do you see the difference in your personality? Can you tell how much of a monster you are right now?” And she’ll say [kids voice], “Yes.”
What do you think when people say to you: I grew up watching you?
I think it’s all right… I guess… I mean, I have a few years before I feel bad.
When [Friends Co-Star] Jennifer [Aniston] came on Cougar Town was it like old times?
It felt like… fun. And it didn’t feel like Monica and Rachel at all, which is great – the characters are so different. It just felt natural and we had a ball.
Is she coming back?
I doubt it. She has four movies this year.
Are there other people from the past you’d like to see come on?
Yeah, I loved working with Lisa [Kudrow, a.k.a. Phoebe from Friends], that was really fun… Johnny Depp maybe. I haven’t worked with Johnny but I would like to [smiles].
Have you seen episodes of Matthew Perry’s new show, Mr. Sunshine?
No, I haven’t, but I can’t wait. I just saw his face on a bus and he looked so cute. I will be watching it.
Were you nervous about the Jules [your Cougar Town character] and Grayson story line – them getting together so soon?
I was nervous at first. But I just love Bill’s take on them. It’s not going to be an on and off again thing, which is what I’m used to seeing with [Friends characters] Rachel and Ross… not so much me and Chandler… once we were together we stayed together.
How was working on Scream again?
It’s been 10 years and there’s a new group of actors and they all were subdued and quiet. I was thinking I’m going to stand out like a sore thumb. I was like: GAIL WEATHERS IS BACK!
