Courtney Cox
She recreates her dance with Bruce Springsteen
Courteney Cox appeared in a Bruce Springsteen music video 40 years ago – it was her big step into the spotlight.
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Instead of dancing in a disco, Courteney Cox danced in Bruce Springsteen’s music video in the 80s. She now reminded us of that in a funny way.
Courteney Cox jokes about her 80s appearance
In recent weeks, TikTokers have been asking their mothers how they danced in the 1980s and then posting videos of it. This trend has now reached Hollywood star Cox, who began her career in 1984 with the music video for Bruce Springsteen’s “Dancing in the Dark”. Before that, she had only appeared in one episode of the soap “Young and Passionate – How Life Plays”. An appearance that will probably remain well in her memory. “Dancing in the 1980s… in the dark,” she titled her video about the TikTok trend. In it, she initially moves quite well to the song “Smalltown Boy” before shaking her head after a few seconds, taking off her jacket and revealing the same Bruce Springsteen T-shirt that she wore in the video for “Dancing in the Dark”.
Then her dance moves become more upbeat and rock-oriented – and the footage fades to the 1984 gig where Cox dances on stage with Springsteen. It would prove to be a breakthrough for the actress, who became a global star with the “Scream” films and, of course, the cult series “Friends”.
Prominent colleagues applaud
For her video, Cox received encouragement not only from many fans, but also from celebrity friends: “Friends” colleague Jennifer Aniston (55) sent clapping and laughing smileys, Julianne Moore (63) also gave digital applause and Jennifer Garner (52) said: “You win.”