Busy Philipps: How She Picked the Names 'Birdie' and 'Cricket' for Her Kids

Ali Wentworth

Busy Philipps plays the fun-loving Laurie Keller on the TBS show "Cougar Town," but offscreen, her main role is being a mom. The actress has two daughters, 5-year-old Birdie and 8-month-old Cricket, with husband, Marc Silverstein.

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Where did the unusual names come from? "Lady Bird Johnson was the inspiration behind Birdie's name," Busy says. As for Cricket, nearly a week went by before Busy finally settled on the name, which was her husband's suggestion. "I was just calling her 'Baby,'" she says. "The hospital called me and said, 'You have to name your baby!' So I named her Cricket Pearl."

As a mom in the spotlight, Busy is a passionate supporter of the No Kids Policy, a celebrity movement to prevent paparazzi from seeking out and photographing their children. "There are no laws protecting anybody from paparazzi," Busy says. "It's really traumatizing to these kids." Busy recalled a time when she sent her kids to summer camp, only to discover nearly 15 photographers hiding out in trees in the park. "Isn't it weird that just because of what their parents do, men are allowed to follow them around?"

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To find out which "Cougar Town" castmember she would call in case of an emergency (and who she would sleep with), check out this episode of "Daily Shot"!