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David Arquette - Biography
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Last Editor: yisrael27
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David Arquette Biography -
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| Name : | David Arquette |
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Birth Date :
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September 8, 1971
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Birth Place :
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Winchester, Virginia, USA
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Height :
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5' 11
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Education :
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Fairfax High School, Los Angeles, California
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Nationality :
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American
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Occupation :
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Actor
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Spouse :
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Courteney Cox (actress, meeting on the set of their 1996 movie Scream; married on June 12, 1999)
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Claim to fame :
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as Deputy Dwight Dewey Riley in Scream Trilogy
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David Arquette Trivia -
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- He is the 1-800-CALL-ATT Guy.
- He dated Ellen Barkin. [1995]
- Brother of Richmond Arquette, Alexis Arquette, Patricia Arquette and Rosanna Arquette.
- Son of Lewis Arquette and Brenda Denaut.
- He is in a rock band called EAR2000.
- On "WCW Thunder" (1998) on 4/27/00, he became the WCW Heavyweight Champion in a special tag match, pitting him and his partner Diamond Dallas Page against Jeff Jarrett and Eric Bischoff. The stipulation was that whoever got the pin would become champ, and after his involvement in previous matches, Arquette was able to pin Bischoff and win the title.
- Grandson of Cliff Arquette, better known as Charley Weaver from "Hollywood Squares, The" (1968)_.
- Formerly brother-in-law of Nicolas Cage, who was married to his sister, Patricia Arquette.
- His wedding to Courteney Cox was held at San Francisco's Grace Cathedral.
- Is the voice of Eddie Wachowski, a character in the EA Sports Big game SSX Tricky (2001) (VG) (for Playstation2, Nintendo Gamecube, Xbox).
- Since radio host Howard Stern continually referred to his wife as "Courteney Cock" in a 2000 interview, Arquette responded by calling the King of All Media "Howard Sperm".
- He was among two people to be a non wrestler and hold the WCW World Title, the other was Vince Russo, a booker. Another non wrestler who held another title was Eric Bischoff, as WCW Hardcore Champion. The company was sold within a year of all of this.
- On a 2002 episode of "WWF Raw Is War" (1997), he sat behind announcers Jerry Lawler and Jim Ross for the entire show while holding a sign reading "Former WCW Champion". He was there simply as a fan, and the announcers never acknowledged him.
- Owns the former booking chair from the West Hollywood Police Department which was sat in by a number of different stars when they were arrested, among them Hugh Grant. David has mentioned this to Hugh, and publicly offered to give the chair to him on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993) in October of 2003.
- Attended The Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies in Los Angeles, California.
- He played a character whose last name is "Geller" in Never Been Kissed (1999). His wife Courteney Cox plays "Monica Geller" on "Friends" (1994). He appeared in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992), the title role of which was later portrayed in the TV show of the same name by Sarah Michelle Gellar, who appeared in Scream 2 (1997) with Arquette.
- 13 June 2004: birth of his daughter, named Coco Riley Arquette.
- During a live televised event in Los Angeles, the WWF was "fighting" an invasion from WCW and ECW. Arqutte, Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins and Arnold Schwarzenegger were all in attendance at the event in one night. This is interesting for that fact that David was a former WCW talent, Billy was a loyal ECW supporter and Arnold had always been a WWF supporter. The WWF showed each one of them on screen. David got a huge laugh for wearing a mask and then ripping it off to show who he was.
- Born on the same day as model Brooke Burke.
- He, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and Liev Schreiber are the only four actors to appear in all three "Scream" films. Although Jamie Kennedy also appeared in all three films, his character only appeared on a videotape in the third movie.
- Attended Mid-City Alternative school on the corner of Adams Blvd. and Arlington Avenue in the mid 1970s. His sister, Patricia Arquette, and brother, Richmond Arquette, also attended this school.
- Jennifer Aniston is the godmother of his daughter Coco. She co-starred with his wife, Courteney Cox, on "Friends" (1994).
- Former brother-in-law of James Newton Howard. He was married to his sister, Rosanna Arquette.
- He is brother-in-law of Thomas Jane.
- In 1990, he managed to appear in two unsuccessful television series based on popular movies: Parenthood (1989) (in which he played the role originally played by Keanu Reeves), and The Outsiders (1983) (in which he played the role originally played by Emilio Estevez).
- He and Robert Duvall, who preceded him in the role of Augustus McCrae, have also both shared a role with a member of the Sheen family. Duvall played Robert E. Lee in Gods and Generals (2003), a role previously played by Martin Sheen in Gettysburg (1993). Arquette played Two-Bit Matthews in the television series The Outsiders (1983), a role previously played by Emilio Estevez.
- Is a descendant of explorer Meriweather Lewis.
- He was succeeded in the role of Augustus McCrae in the "Lonesome Dove" film series by Steve Zahn. He and Zahn have both appeared on episodes of "Friends" (1994).
- He was considered for the role of Detective Shane Vendrell on "The Shield" (2002).
- He is of French and Jewish descent.
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David Arquette Detailed Biography -
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The youngest of five, David Arquette was born in Virginia and is part of the illustrious Arquette family whose work has spread over many generations. Like siblings Rosanna, Patricia, Richmand and Alexis, David started working at an early age and his first major role came as Luke Perry's best friend in the hit film Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) But his major break both personally and professionally didn't come until 1996 when he was cast in the slasher flick Scream (1996) starring opposite close friend Drew Barrymore, Neve Campbell and more importantly "Friends" (1994), with Courteney Cox who he married in San Fransisco in the summer of 1999. Scream (1996) earned worldwide success and acclaim as did Arquette for his role as loveable simple cop Dewey. His role proved to be so popular that in the original script his character was meant to die, but due to test audiances response to Dewey the script was changed and he returned for both Scream 2 (1997) and Scream 3 (2000). Usually known for his goofyness in more mainstream roles, his greatest preformances and reviews have come for his indie films such as Johns (1996), Dream with the Fishes (1997) and Grey Zone, The (2001). David and wife Courteney reside in LA and produce their own DIY show Mix It Up (2003) because of their love for home improvement.
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