I love that song,” she gushed to Stern.Īnd really, if dancing like a dork with Bruce Springsteen as your first acting gig is one of your more embarrassing moments, then I’d say you’re still doing pretty good. Courteney Cox recalls her audition to be the girl that hops on stage with Bruce Springsteen in his Dancing in the Dark music video.more. “Bruce Springsteen-I mean, my god, he’s just incredible. 194K views 1 year ago HowardStern SternShow. Indeed, this distant memory might still make Cox cringe with embarrassment, but that didn’t dampen her love for the Boss. I’m not a bad dancer, but that was horrible. Courteney Cox Remembers Her Audition for Bruce Springsteens SpletBruce Springsteen and the E Street Band performed the song twice during that show to allow. “I get a little embarrassed because I do feel like when I watch the video, when I see it, I mean, god-did you see my dance? It was pathetic. I think that’s what they wanted-a fan who just couldn’t believe it.” ‘It Was Pathetic’ (Bruce Springsteen/Youtube) He put on music and said, ‘will you dance?” And I thought, ‘right now, here in front of you, just the two of us?’ It was so embarrassing. “So, I went into Brian de Palma’s office. I was like, I don’t know what they’re doing, but I can’t even bend my leg.” Dancing in the Dark (one fan held up a sign asking, 'Can I be your Courteney Cox'), and Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out.
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When she walked in and saw professional dancers warming up, “I thought I was in the wrong place. BRUCE Springsteen once let it be known - to President Obama.
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A lot of actors star in several commercials before they manage to land a TV or small film role. Sure, it’s an awkward Carlton-from- Fresh-Prince type of dance, but they’re dancing!Ĭox recalled going into the audition with little to no dance experience on a recent episode of the Howard Stern Show. Courteney Cox danced with Bruce Springsteen in 'Dancing in the Dark' YouTube. In the video, Cox lives out the dream of every red-blooded woman alive in 1984: to be pulled onstage by a singing, open-shirt Springsteen.Īs the saxophonist cuts a solo, Springsteen and Cox dance together on stage. A Star-Studded Start To A Long Career (Bruce Springsteen/Youtube)Ĭox’s brief feature in Springsteen’s music video was her first highly public role. The now-58-year-old Cox recently spoke with Howard Stern about her first film appearance, and she did not mince her words.
Despite an impressive list of accolades since then, this soft glam glow memory still makes Cox cringe. The then-20-year-old actress is virtually unrecognizable with her cropped hair and a muscle tee and denim combo that screams 1984. In case you forgot, Courteney Cox was once so unknown that she was cast as an unnamed fan in Bruce Springsteen’s “Dancing in the Dark” music video. Bruce Springsteen and Courteney Cox filming the video for Dancing In The Dark in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1984.
Before there was Scream, Friends, or Cougar Town, there was Springsteen.
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