The Hollywood Walk of Fame welcomed a new friend on Monday: friends Superstar Courteney Cox.
The 58-year-old actress, producer, director, and entrepreneur was immortalized with a star in the star-studded event that featured her loving tribute. friends Co-stars Jennifer Aniston And Lisa Kudrow And a longtime friend Laura Dern. In the end, Cox, joined by boyfriend Johnny McDaid and daughter Coco, chokes as she recalls how she never gave up on her Hollywood dreams even though she was working financially.
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This honor comes ahead of the debut of another batch of Scream The franchise for which she reprized her fan-favorite role as Gale Weathers and another season of her own Starz series shining fall. Dern began the tribute by calling Cox a friend, sister and “the most extraordinary person possible”. She detailed a trip to Disneyland when she first saw the “pure delight and excitement” in people’s eyes as they got to know Cox. Dern noted that some fans gave up their place in line to say hello because they loved her more than they loved Space Mountain. “God bless them.”
She met Cox on a plane, and by the time it landed, “we knew we’d found a sister” in each other. “If you’re lucky enough to know her, you’ll learn that she can’t help herself. She has to be honest about who she is, how she sees the world, and honestly, about what she sees in us. It’s not always easy but she makes you better by knowing her and working with her and if you’re really lucky, you have to.” to love her.”
Next came Aniston and Kudrow, and the two said so as they got their gigs friendswere nervous to meet Cox who was, at the time, the most popular cast member, thanks to credits such as a Bruce Springsteen video, Family Ties, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective And The misfits of scienceamong others.
“I was really nervous to meet her because I was such a huge fan,” Aniston explained of the Homecourt founder. “I remember seeing her at Flowering Tree, which is a yogurt shop we used to go to. I panicked, I was sweating, not knowing what it was going to be like when we got our job.”
Because of Cox’s experience and influence, Kudrow has said he had a profound influence on him friends ejaculate. “It really made us one of the closest, most loving and supportive actors in, I would say, the history of television.” Aniston and Kudrow then complimented Cox’s side hustle of flipping houses with the latter saying, “I remember Kourtney saying, ‘Look, I made more money from houses than acting.'” “Yes, that has changed.”
Aniston praised Cox’s attention to detail, calling it “extremely intense”.
“You really want to hope you don’t have any kind of like a stain or stain on the wall or a pillow out of place or hair or anything that needs plucking,” Aniston explained about Cox, who said. Monica Geller was equally obsessive about detail. “I just say thank God that star is straight.”
On a more serious note, Kudrow offered, “Kourtney, we just want to say we’re deeply proud to know you. You are the definition of a truly beautiful and talented human being, and most importantly, a truly kind and generous human being. Thank you for personally enriching our lives.”
Aniston added, “As fans, we want to thank you for making us laugh. Watching you on screen and in life in general, you are one of the funniest people on the planet. Nothing makes me happier than Courteney’s joke and you always make us smile, and thank you for enriching our lives with your work. We are so proud of you.” We love you. You are sisters from another master, and we love you.”
Upon accepting the honor, Cox admitted that she hates and is afraid of public speaking, “which is why I don’t show up unless I’m literally holding out for Lisa and Jennifer.” She thanked Aniston, Dern, and Kudrow for appearing before her “in public, as she often does in private.”
Cox, who said she values consistency and long-term relationships, then included a group in her life, including creative collaborators and close members of her team. Among those who have heard their names include “The Amazing” publicist Melissa Cates, Paramount, Spyglass, Warner Bros. Television, Channing Dungey, Jeff Hirsch Stars, friends Team of Marta Kauffman, David Crane, and Kevin S. Cougar Town bill lawrence, Scream Insiders Kevin Williamson and “the late great” Wes Craven, manager Cynthia Pete Dante, WME agents Gabe Morgerman and Richard Weitz, her “honest” manager for over 30 years, Rick Sheppard and her “amazing” assistant Tracy Reese “It may not get me jobs, but it sure does.” Help me keep it.
Cox turned her attention to her “longer and more important” projects – boyfriend McDaid and daughter Coco. “Thank you for teaching me to be a better person,” she said of McDaid, someone she described as an amazing and talented person. “Thank you, Coco, for reminding me every day that I’m not,” she jokes.
the friends The alum was brought to tears at the end while relaying a story about the early days of her acting career when she received a call from her father. With about two weeks left before her money was completely depleted, her father, who loved all things TV, movies, and everything entertainment-related, suggested that she move home to Alabama and put her sales skills to work by selling swimming pools.
I got it the next day family tiesShe said. “This will make me cry because I love my dad, but I just want to say that I know he’s really proud of me, and it seems like I’m here to stay.” With that, she pointed to her star that will be forever planted on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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