By now you probably know that A.J. Cook stars in the second biggest movie of the week, the new teen thriller “Final Destination 2.” But here’s a few things you might not know about the Whitby, Ontario native: she’s 24, married her college sweetheart in September, 2001, and is a devout Mormon. So religious, in fact that Cook, who recently moved to a small beach community south of Los Angeles, refuses to take any roles that go against her faith.
“I will not do nudity and I will not do a sex scene,” she tells us. “There are just certain things I will not do. I have certain morals.” Otherwise, Cook says, “I am just your everyday, average girl. I live by the beach. I wear flip-flops. I don’t wear makeup. My husband (college student Nathan Anderson) and I are just really laid back people. We hang out on the beach and go to the gym. It’s like me and my husband are in our little world.”
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on February 7, 2003. Read the original PDF.