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Tom Selleck, 77, reveals he was ‘scared to death’ on Friends

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Tom Selleck, 77, reveals he was ‘scared to death’ when he guest-starred as Monica’s boyfriend on Friends: ‘I hadn’t done a sitcom, I was really nervous’

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Tom Selleck was ‘scared to death’ when he guest-starred on Friends.

The 77-year-old actor, who has played the fearless police commissioner on Blue Bloods since 2010, admitted in an interview on The Kelly Clarkson Show, that he was terrified about taking the role for a series of appearances as Dr Richard Burke, the short-term boyfriend of Courteney Cox’s character Monica Geller. 

The reason, the heartthrob said, was because he had never done a comedy series.

Scared?: Tom Selleck revealed he was ‘scared to death’ when he was hired to play Monica’s boyfriend on the hit sitcom Friends in 1995

New experience:  The TV tough guy told talk show host Kelly Clarkson the Friends experience was initially frightening because he had never worked on a sitcom before

‘The hardest thing is to guest on a show,’ said the actor. 

Referring to his trepidation about joining the troupe, that consisted of not only Courteney, but Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc and Matthew Perry, on the highly rated sitcom in 1995, he explained, ‘I was scared to death. 

‘I had done [an episode of] Taxi a long time before, but I hadn’t done a sitcom. And so, I was really nervous.’

However, the journeyman actor went on to explain that his co-star, Courteney, had been a ‘big help’ in welcoming him onto the set.

Remembering Richard:  The actor played against Courteney Cox as Monica’s much older boyfriend, Dr. Richard Burke in nine episodes from 1995-2000

Fast friends:  Tom credits co-star Courteney Cox with putting him at ease, ‘ That group’s an incredible group of friends…  And it shows. It was a wonderful place to work.’

 ‘Courteney helped a lot. Courteney’s a big help.’

‘But that group’s an incredible group of friends. They obviously became friends in life as well as on the show. And it shows. It was a wonderful place to work.’

Tom was only supposed to guest star on the sitcom for three episodes and although Richard and Monica eventually broke up, he made a total of nine appearances between 1995 and 2000.

Blue Bloods: The 77-year-old actor has starred as Police Commissioner Frank Reagan on the drama Blue Bloods since 2010

The veteran actor said he uses that experience to try to set others at ease. ‘I try to relax the new actors because that’s really hard to come on a show where everybody’s up to speed.’ 

The actor wore a Frank Reagan-esque dark three piece blue suit and tie with a lighter blue shirt for his appearance on the talk show. He also sported a salt and pepper goatee beneath his trademark mustache. 

When asked about his ‘stache, the actor revealed ‘before Magnum, I worked most of the time without it. Maybe that’s why I did six unsold pilots.’ . 

Trademark Mustache:  When asked about his trademark mustache, the former Magnum, PI explained ‘before Magnum, I worked most of the time without it. Maybe that’s why I did six unsold pilots’

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Courteney Cox reveals one shocking Scream murder was ‘scrapped’ by producers

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Courteney Cox has spoken about a proposed Scream murder that almost changed the entire course of the franchise. 

The actress, 57, told Pedestrian TV one of the 1996 horror hit’s stars was set to be killed off in the first movie – before they realised how popular the character would be.

‘There was a time, I think it was in the first Scream, where David’s character Dewey was gonna be killed off,’ explained the Friends star.

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Near miss: Courteney Cox (pictured) has opened up about a proposed Scream murder that almost changed the course of the franchise

‘Then they saw how he came across and people loved him so they scrapped it,’ she added of David, who went on to star in the film’s four subsequent sequels. 

After meeting on the set of the slasher classic, Courteney and David eventually married, before splitting after 14 years of marriage.  

David recently recalled how late director Wes Craven, who died of a brain tumour in 2015, had a ‘real impact’ on his relationship with Courteney . 

David, who stars as Dewey Riley, fell in love onscreen with Courteney, who took on the Gale Weathers role, thanks to Craven carving out a romance for the characters.

Fond memories: David recently recalled how late director Wes Craven, who died of a brain tumour in 2015, had a ‘real impact’ on his relationship with Courteney; seen in 2010

‘Wes had a real impact,’ he told PEOPLE. ‘[He was] like, “David, you know she likes you and you should really get your stuff together.” He gave me a real man-to-man talk and that had an impact on the course of my life.’ 

David and Courteney were married in 1999, nearly two years after the first Scream movie was released and welcomed a daughter, Coco, in 2004.

In October 2010, they announced their separation, and finalised their divorce in 2013. They’re excited to work together again on familiar roles with friends.

RIP: The famed director also created the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise and was known for his slasher films. He died of brain tumor in 2015; seen in 2010

‘Wes had a real impact,’ David told PEOPLE (seen in 1996). ‘[He was] like, “David, you know she likes you and you should really get your stuff together.” He gave me a real man-to-man talk and that had an impact on the course of my life.’

‘I was just really excited to play a character that was really, I guess, bitchy and over the top and yet grounded in some ways,’ Courteney said. ‘Because Monica’s so sweet.’

David remembered being excited to first meet Courteney decades ago when filming began. 

‘I was a fan of hers,’ he admitted before adding of the rest of the cast, ‘everybody was really nice, so it was a great time.’  

He first auditioned for the part of Billy Loomis, but felt better suited for Dewey, who would go on to be sheriff of Westboro, Calif. after Ghostface terrorized the community.

‘I was just really excited to play a character that was really, I guess, bitchy and over the top and yet grounded in some ways,’ Courteney said. ‘Because Monica’s so sweet’

‘I was like, I think I’d be better for Dewey. And I brought that up to Wes and he was like, “Whoa, that’s very interesting,”‘ David said. ‘And thank goodness he had an open mind about it. I love still playing this guy and fans still love him.’ 

Neve Campbell needed a little more reassurance to join the fifth film and told Entertainment Weekly in October that she was hesitant to work without the late director.

‘I genuinely was in two minds,’ she said. ‘The idea of making these films without Wes Craven seemed challenging to me. I loved the man very much. 

‘But Matt (Bettinelli-Olpin) and Tyler (Gillett) wrote me a letter, speaking of their appreciation and great respect for Wes Craven, and speaking of the fact that the very reason that they are directors today was because of these movies and because of Wes, and that meant a great deal to me.’ 

Neve Campbell needed a little more reassurance to join the fifth film and told Entertainment Weekly in October that she was hesitant to work without the late director; seen in Scream 2



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Kristin Davis Reveals She Auditioned For A Major ‘Friends’ Role

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And just like that … Kristin Davis’ career could have taken a different turn.

Talking to “The Late Late Show” host James Corden, Davis said “I don’t think that we could say [I came] quite close” as she was “one of like, 8,000 young ladies who read” for the part that eventually went to Courteney Cox.

Davis and Cox went to the same yoga class and knew each other at the time, she said.

“One day Courteney was like, ‘Do you want to come car shopping with me? I’ve done this pilot and I feel really good about it and I think I’m going to buy a Porsche.’ We were like, ‘Wow, is she for real?’ And it was ‘Friends’ and it did go very well,” Davis recalled.

Davis, meanwhile, landed the role of Charlotte York in “Sex and the City” ― and later came full circle with her guest appearance on “Friends” as Joey Tribbiani’s (played by Matt LeBlanc) date.

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