Monica Geller she remains best known. "Us Weekly" believes that Cox "made television history during her 10 year stint playing Monica". Meanwhile, Steve Weinstein of the "Los Angeles Times" credits Cox's comedic performance with helping disprove the stereotype that "Pretty women aren't supposed to be funny". In 1995, one year after "Friends" premiered, Cox appeared on the cover of "People's" "50 Most Beautiful People". According to "Alabama Biographical Dictionary" author Jan Onofrio, Monica helped "put [Cox] in the television spotlight and provided offers for more desirable roles." The "Daily News" referred to Cox as "one of the more successful 'Friends' since the
Ross Geller in basketball" to become a paleontologist, and claims to have had the idea for "Jurassic Park" and "Die Hard" stolen from him. He also had major interest in music when he used to play keyboard for hours in the basement of their house in Long Island. Ross had a pet in the earlier seasons of the show; a White-headed capuchin monkey named "Marcel". Over the course of the show, Ross dates a considerable number of women. He married three times and is divorced three times. His proclivity to marry and divorce is a running gag within the series. Rachel is