TORONTO -- Exes David Arquette and Courteney Cox seem to have hit a sweet spot in their personal and professional relationships.

Working together as parents, actors and business partners with Coquette Productions, which recently launched "Celebrity Name Game" on GameTV in Canada, Arquette says they've "hit such a stride" where they "just really help each other."

"First and foremost, we are friends and we love each other," Arquette said in a telephone interview. "We're incredible co-parents, she's a wonderful mother, we love our daughter and we just want a healthy relationship for that, in general.

"But as far as Coquette goes, we've been developing this production company for over 10 years, so it's something we've invested a lot of time and energy in. It's something we get a lot of joy out of. So to just throw it away is a waste -- on top of the fact that we really work together really well."

Arquette and Cox announced their split in 2010 and finalized their divorce in May 2013 after nearly 14 years of marriage. They have a 10-year-old daughter named Coco and have appeared onscreen together in projects including the "Scream" horror films.

Through Coquette Productions, they've also developed projects including the series "Cougar Town" and "Dirt" and the upcoming film "Just Before I Go," which Cox directed. The company also has a development deal at ABC Studios.

"We respect each other. We enhance each other's skill sets," said Arquette, 43. "We seldom ever have any kind of conflict. ... The greatest part is that when we get on a set that's a really fun set, that our daughter is there and she sees her parents interacting and caring for each other and having fun and being productive and creative.

"It's just a good lesson all around."

Airing nightly at 7:30 p.m. ET, "Celebrity Name Game" is a half-hour series that pairs well-known personalities with contestants in order to identify famous names based on improvised clues. Craig Ferguson hosts the comical show, which unfolds over four rounds and offers contestants the chance to win $20,000.

Celebrity guest stars include Cox, Arquette, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Sheryl Crow, Mario Lopez, Tom Arnold, Lisa Kudrow and Kevin McHale.

"It's hard," said Arquette. "When you get in front of the audience and there's a ticking clock, you'd be surprised at how your brain just goes blank sometimes."

Game shows and board games have been a big part of Arquette's life.

As a child, he didn't live near his grandfather, actor-comedian Cliff Arquette, so he watched him on the game show "Hollywood Squares" in order to feel connected.

"We lived across the country and I was really young, but it was one of the ways I got to know him," he said. "I was only three or four or something and I'd be able to watch him on television, and I loved the show and I loved the humour and I loved the entertainment element.

"So it had always been something we loved, and my father was an improvisational actor, so we did a lot of improv games, like 'Charades' or 'Freeze."'

Arquette said he and Cox also loved playing board games with Coco when they were married.

"We'd play 'Pictionary' or 'Celebrity' ... and it was just a way of, 'How can we bring these fun sort of game nights to an audience and make it feel as though you're invited to a celebrity's house and you're part of the fun game night that they'll have at their house?"'

"Fun" seems to be a motto in Arquette's varied life.

From his wrestling days in the early 2000s to his stints as a graffiti artist and a breakdancer, he said he likes "just having fun, going out there and being silly."

Hence his recent decision to get gold caps put on his two front teeth.

Arquette said he made the move after he had gum surgery and one of the white caps on his front teeth broke and the dentist told him he would need temporary replacements for a couple of months.

"I said, 'Well, if they were gold, would they last longer?' and he said, 'Yeah, they're a lot stronger; they wouldn't break at all.' I was going to Art Basel in Miami, and it's Christmastime and I just thought, 'Well, get some gold teeth and then I can run around singing All I want for Christmas is my big front teeth, my big front teeth,"' he said, busting into the holiday tune.

"That's sort of the idea behind it, but I just ... got out of the dentist and I have nice white temporaries on so that I'm back to normal in case I get a job or something."

And what did Coco think of them?

"Coco actually liked them, which is so funny because I can't do anything that doesn't embarrass her," he said. "She was like, 'I like those, Dad, they're fun."'