Courteney Cox playing Sexy Mom in “Cougar Town”
Courteney COx
ABC has ordered a comedy pilot in which the former “Friends” star will play an attractive newly single 40-year-old mom with a 17-year-old son. It comes from “Scrubs” creator Bill Lawrence.
“Forty-year-old women on TV are so beautiful and perfect and wrinkle-free,” said Lawrence, who first worked with Cox when he was a writer on “Friends.” “People don’t do the reality of it, and there is a real comedy area about a woman who is talking about Botox, about having sex with the lights on and how her body is changing.”
Lawrence and co-writer Kevin Biegel, also a “Scrubs” veteran, had the idea for the show for a while, and Lawrence felt that Cox, whom he describes as “comedically fearless,” would be perfect for the lead. After the actress guest-starred on the opening three episodes of the upcoming season of “Scrubs,” he approached her.
Cox, who is 44 in real life, said she was “a huge fan of Bill Lawrence and his comedic sensibilities.”
Lawrence drew some of the inspiration for the show from his wife, actress Christa Miller, who is a few weeks older than Cox. Miller has been recurring on “Scrubs” and also might appear on “Cougar Town.”
Production is slated to begin in early January for a possible midseason launch.
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