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A.J. Cook
August 14th, 2009 by Lynn DeVries

A.J. Cook: Plays FBI Special Agent Jennifer "JJ" Jareau

Full Name: Andrea Joy Cook
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[Photo: Monty Brinton/CBS
©2009 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved]
Birth Date: July 22, 1978  
Astrological Sign: Leo
Birth Place: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada 
Spouse:
  • Nathan Anderson (2001–present)
   
Fast Facts:
  • Height: 5′ 6½” (1.69 m)
  • AJ and her husband, Nathan Anderson, welcomed baby boy, Mekhai Allan Anderson, September 13, 2008. He weighed 7 lbs, 10 oz and was 20 inches long.
  • Her father, Mike, is a teacher and her mother, Sandra, works for a psychiatrist.
  • She has three siblings, Nathan, Paul, and Angela.
  • Cook is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. As a devout Mormon, she accepts only roles that do not conflict with her faith.
  • At four years of age, Cook began taking jazz, tap and ballet lessons. She danced competitively for many years, before deciding at the age of 17 that she wanted to try acting.
  • Her first acting job was in a McDonald’s commercial in 1997
  • Is good friends with fellow “Higher Ground” (2000) cast mate, Jewel Staite.
Quotes:
  • “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.”
  • “I have some amazing fans! They’re just so dedicated and so nice and so sweet. I’m like no one and I’m just starting out and these people appreciate your work and it’s nice to hear that.” – on her fans
  • It’s challenging in the way that it’s a lot of work, I’m very busy. It’s challenging in a way that it’s a sequel and I feel I got big shoes to fill. I wasn’t at all affiliated with the first one and it was very successful and I’m just kind of afraid that people will get to the theatre and say: “Who’s this girl? She wasn’t in the first one!” So that pressure is there and in that sense…it has been difficult. (On her role in Final Destination)
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