sumiregusa

~*~WELCOME TO THE 1st A.J. COOK APPRECIATION THREAD~*~

This thread is dedicated to the fandom of the beautiful and talented actress, A.J. Cook, star of Higher Ground, Tru Calling, Out Cold, and Final Destination 2.


**INTRODUCTION**


Hey all! My name's Janine, and this is my A.J. Cook Appreciation Thread. I've loved A.J. from the moment I saw her on Higher Ground in 2000, and I've continued to love her just as much if not more since then -- hence, the reason I started this thread. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

I hope you all enjoy your visit, and come back often -- A.J.'s fanbase must continue to grow.

Enjoy! [img]smilies/cool.gif[/img]

















**BIOGRAPHY**


Name: Andrea Joy Cook

Nickname(s): Dre, Dree

D.O.B: July 22, 1978

Birthplace: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

Hair: Blonde

Eyes: Blue

Height: 5'6�"

Vital Stats: Married (Nathan Anderson; September 2001-present); she met her husband at the college she attended in Utah. Her father, Mike, is a teacher and her mother, Sandra, works for a psychiatrist. She has 3 siblings, Nathan, Paul and Angie.

Background: Andrea Joy Cook grew up in Toronto and started taking jazz, tap and ballet lessons at the age of four. She danced competitively for years before at the age of 17 deciding that she wanted to try acting. In high school, She pretty much kept to herself. She wasn't a big partier and didn't drink. That's because Cook, the second youngest of four children, was raised a devout Mormon, and still takes her strong religious beliefs into consideration when choosing roles.


**FILMOGRAPHY**


Her first job was in a McDonald's commercial, and by 1997, she began landing acting roles including a guest role on the television series Goosebumps and two television movies: In His Father's Shoes and Elvis Meets Nixon. Her feature film debut came in The Virgin Suicides(1999). The film was not a big hit in the box office, but had a lot of hype surrounding it, due to the fact that it was Sofia Coppola's fist film.

She is best known for playing opposite fellow Canadians Hayden Christensen and Jewel Staite in the once popular Vancouver-shot U.S. cable-TV series Higher Ground. In the series, she starred as troubled adolescent Shelby Merrick. Although Higher Ground was cancelled in 2000, A.J. stayed in the Vancouver area doing a variety of projects, such as the TV movie The Spiral Staircase (2000), the horror film Ripper: Letter From Hell (2001), and the snowboarder comedy Out Cold (2001).

A.J.'s more recent entertainment endeavors include Final Destination 2 (2003) and Tru Calling, airing on Fox, Thursdays at 9/8c.

A.J. is about to begin production on a new movie called Living Neon Dreams, set for release later this year. She describes it as "a contemporary whacked-out mix of Alice In Wonderland meets suicide and drug overdose."

For more info, visit A.J. Cook @ IMDb.com
















**LINKS**


[img]smilies/star.gif[/img] Unofficial Andrea Joy Cook Fansite
[img]smilies/star.gif[/img] Andrea Joy Cook Club
[img]smilies/star.gif[/img] A.J. Cook Message Board
[img]smilies/star.gif[/img] FanForum's A.J. Cook Request Thread


**A.J. QUOTES**


"I will not do nudity. I will not do a sex scene. There are just certain things I will not do."

"People have compared me to Uma Thurman. I don't see it. But like in '(The) Virgin Suicides,' I looked a lot like her, I guess. I wish. I think she's gorgeous."

"I grew up in Canada so I grew up with the cold but not so much mountains because I grew up in Toronto. I lived in Vancouver for a couple of years and got into (the snow scene) out there a little bit. I knew how to snowboard a little bit but nothing too crazy. It was horrible hanging out with cute guys all day. No, it was fun. They are all so funny. One day we were shooting a scene where I'm waiting for Rick (Jason London) at this restaurant and they put a fart machine under my table and I had no idea where it was coming from. It's actually in the blooper reel. People are going to wonder what I'm doing. Hey, it's really not me."

On Final Destination 2: "My biggest fear is that people are going to show up at this movie and be like, 'Who's this chick? What happened to Devon? I want to see Devon. He's hot. Who's this chick?'"

"It's like people look at me like they recognize me, but they're not sure how. I'm one of those."

On her husband, Nathan: "It was one of those love-at-first-sight things, as cheesy as that sounds...(My parents) didn't really know him because he was in the States. So my parents were a little weary, I would say."

"I am a really good wife. That's the most important role in my life. I have really gotten into cooking, which is hilarious because I used to be the worst cook on the planet."

"I am just your everyday, average girl. I live by the beach. I wear flip-flops. I don't wear make-up. I go to the gym. My husband and I are just really laid back people. My biggest goal in life is to start a family. But I'll give it a couple more years. We're young. There's no rush."

~Credit to the Unofficial Andrea Joy Cook Fansite for the bio, filmography info, and quotes~

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Alright A.J. fans -- start posting! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

[ 02-28-2004: Message edited .:NiennaValandil:. ]

Tery

[img]smilies/wave.gif[/img] Hi!!

I only saw A.J. in Higher Ground and I loved both her and her character, Shelby. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] She had great chemistry with Hayden IMO! [img]smilies/love.gif[/img]

sumiregusa

That's great Tery! So good to see a fellow Deppster here. [img]smilies/hug.gif[/img]

A fan of Scott/Shelby you say??? Check out my Scott & Shelby Appreciation Thread. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

Thanks so much for posting! A.J. rocks the casbah... [img]smilies/cool.gif[/img]

The Daywalker

No nudity? damn. She is hot, screw devon, who's devon? This girl is hot. heh.

I've only really seen her in FD2, where yeah, i thought she was hot. Too bad she's married.

Tery

[img]smilies/wave.gif[/img] Hi!! Thanks for the welcome! [img]smilies/hug.gif[/img]

I don't usually post on the Couples board, but... I'm there! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

General Jiang Wei, she's definately hot! [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] I was surprised to find out she's married... I was even more surprised when I found out how old she was! She looks younger than 26! [img]smilies/eek.gif[/img] Don't you think?

.one.ray.of.sunlight.

I liked her on FD2 and hopes she gets more screentime in Tru Calling.

Tery

Is she a part of the core cast in Tru Calling? Unfortunately, we don't get that show. [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img]

sumiregusa

Tery: Unfortunately, you're not missing much. She plays "Lindsay", Tru's friend, but she gets no face time and the show bores me to sobs. [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]

The Daywalker

yeah, i thought like 20. Same with Jessica Boerh from Eurotrip, she is 24 and damn hot.

I agree with the TC take, it's Eliza's show and AJ barely gets a notice.

sumiregusa

We should just give A.J. her own show... [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

deeta

Wow, [img]smilies/eek.gif[/img] she's Shelby? Wow. I couldn't recognize her anymore. Still looks good as usual, though. But wow, I was like 'A.J Cook, um, the name sounds a bit familiar.' But at the top pictures, the Shelby was absolutely unrecognizable. And I mentioned wow for like three times.

cliffy spuffy dreamer

Yay, I'm glad to see this, AJ rocks

*t a r a*

Yay! I'm glad AJ's back on TV in Tru Calling. I loved her as Shelby.

Tery

It's good to see more fans popping up! Welcome!

The Daywalker

Hopefully things will pick up so there is more to talk about.