David Arquette

David Arquette
Birth name	David James Arquette
Born	September 8 1971 (age 37) Winchester, Virginia, United States
Spouse(s)	Courteney Cox (12 June 1999 - present) 1 child

David James Arquette (born September 8, 1971) is an American actor. He became known during the late 1990s, having starred in several Hollywood films, including Scream. He has since had several television roles, including playing Jason Ventress on In Case of Emergency. Arquette is also the only celebrity to have ever held the now defunct WCW World Heavyweight Championship.

Biography

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Early life

Arquette was born in a Subud commune in Bentonville, Virginia. His father was actor Lewis Arquette, and his grandfather was comedian Cliff Arquette, best remembered for his "Charley Weaver" character, a fixture on the original Hollywood Squares. His mother, Brenda "Mardi" Nowak, was a pin-up girl and actress who appeared in such films as Olga's House of Shame.^[1] Arquette's mother was Jewish, the daughter of a Holocaust refugee from Poland, while his father was a convert to Islam and a descendant of explorer Meriwether Lewis.^[2][3] Arquette's siblings Patricia, Rosanna, Alexis and Richmond are all actors.

Acting career

Arquette achieved his biggest success in the slasher horror trilogy Scream (1996), Scream 2 (1998) and Scream 3 (2000) as Dewey Riley. He also met his wife Courteney Cox on the set. They have also appeared together in a Coke advertisement on TV in 2003. The two are currently executive producers for the TBS series Daisy Does America. In addition, they are also executive producers of Dirt, the show in which Cox stars in, herself.

Arquette appeared in the videogame ESPN NFL 2K5 and lent his voice as a celebrity adversary and his very own team, the Los Angeles Locos. Arquette is also unlockable as a Free Agent in Season Mode. He appeared in the 2001 EA videogame SSX Tricky as the voice of lead character, Eddy.

Presently Arquette is starring alongside Jonathan Silverman and Kelly Hu in the ABC comedy series In Case of Emergency.

There is a speculation that Arquette and former talk show host Ricki Lake will replace Tom Bergeron as the two brand new hosts of the ABC Network's "America's Funniest Home Videos" probably on the 2007-2008 season since Bergeron will focus more on his hosting duties for "Dancing with the Stars" that became a ratings phenomenon so Arquette and Lake could utlize their hosting stints with Lake ad-libbing the video clips while Arquette would provide voiceover to the clips.

Arquette is currently on tour promoting his new film The Tripper.

Professional wrestling

Arquette won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship on April 25, 2000 in an effort to promote his wrestling-based movie, Ready to Rumble. The storyline was hugely unpopular; even though Arquette himself was a wrestling fan, he reportedly thought it was a bad idea. He was eventually convinced to do the stunt by head booker Vince Russo. Arquette donated the entirety of his WCW salary to the families of Brian Pillman, Owen Hart, Brian Hildebrand, and Darren Drozdov.

During Arquette's short run in WCW, on WCW Thunder, April 25, 2000, in Syracuse, New York, Arquette won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship in a special tag team match, pitting Arquette and Diamond Dallas Page against Jeff Jarrett and Eric Bischoff. The stipulation was that whoever got the pin would become the WCW World Heavyweight Champion. Arquette was able to pin Eric Bischoff and win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. On May 7, 2000, on WCW Slamboree 2000 from the Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri, Jeff Jarrett defeated Arquette and Diamond Dallas Page in a Ready to Rumble style triple cage match to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. In the end of Arquette's short run in WCW, Arquette turned on Diamond Dallas Page.

Shortly afterwards, Arquette appeared in the crowd on an episode of WWE's Monday Night Raw holding up a sign that read "Former World Champion".

Wrestling facts

• Finishing and signature moves

• The Worm (Performing worm breakdancing moves towards the opponent and hitting the chop drop)
• Spear
• Diamond Cutter (Three-quarter facelock bulldog)

• Entrance music

• We're Not Gonna Take It was sung and recorded by Bif Naked for the WCW wrestling-based comedy movie, Ready to Rumble.

Championships and accomplishments

• World Championship Wrestling

• WCW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Personal life

Arquette is married to actress Courteney Cox. He married her on June 12, 1999. Their first child, a daughter named Coco Riley Arquette, was born on June 13, 2004.

Film career

• The Outsiders (1990)
• Parenthood (1990)
• Halfway House (1992)
• Cruel Doubt (TV)(1992)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)
• Where the Day Takes You (1992)
• Blossom(1992)
• Beverly Hills 90210 (1992)
• The Killing Box (1993)
• An Ambush of Ghosts (1993)
• The Webbers (tv) (1993)
• Frank and Jesse (1994) (uncredited)
• The Road Killers (1994)
• Roadracers (1994) (TV)
• Airheads (1994)
• Fall Time (1995)
• Double Rush (1995)
• Wild Bill (1995)
• Beautiful Girls (1996)
• Kiss and Tell (1996)
• Dead Man's Walk (miniseries)(1996)
• Skin and Bone (1996)
• Friends (1996)
• johns(1996)
• Scream (1996)
• Dream with the Fishes (1997)
• Life During Wartime (1997)
• Scream 2 (1997)
• RPM (1998)
• Penn and Teller's Sin City Spectacular (1998)
• Free Money (1998)
• The Runner (1999)
• Ravenous (1999)
• Never Been Kissed (1999)
• Muppets from Space(1999)
• The Hughleys (1999)
• Scream 3 (2000)
• Ready to Rumble (2000)
• Pelswick (2000) (voice)
• 3000 Miles to Graceland
• See Spot Run
• The Shrink is In
• The Grey Zone
• Eight Legged Freaks
• Happy Here and Now
• Son of the Beach
• It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
• Essentially Naked (2003)
• 2 Brothers and a Bride
• Stealing Sinatra
• Never Die Alone
• Riding the Bullet
• The Commuters
• Slingshot
• The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D
• The Darwin Awards
• The Tripper (2006) - Director
• In Case of Emergency (2007) (TV)
• Scream 4 (2009)

Footnotes

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