David Arquette

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David Arquette
Born September 8, 1971
United States Winchester, Virginia
Height 5'11" (1.80 m)
Spouse(s) Courteney Cox (1999-)

David Arquette (born September 8, 1971) is an American actor.

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[edit] Biography

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[edit] Early life

Arquette was born in Winchester, 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. Arquette's mother, Mardi Olivia Nowak, was Jewish, the daughter of a Holocaust refugee from Poland. Arquette's father was a convert to Islam and a descendant of explorer Meriwether Lewis.[1][2] Arquette's siblings Patricia, Rosanna, Alexis and Richmond are all actors.

[edit] Acting career

Dwight 'Dewey' Riley (David Arquette) and Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox) in the movie Scream 2
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Dwight 'Dewey' Riley (David Arquette) and Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox) in the movie Scream 2

Arquette achieved his biggest success in the slasher horror trilogy Scream (1996), Scream 2 (1998) and Scream 3 (2000) as Deputy Dewey. 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.

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.

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[edit] Professional wrestling

David Arquette
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Ring name(s) David Arquette
Trained by Diamond Dallas Page
Chris Kanyon
Debut 2000
Retired 2000

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 and Brian Hildebrand as well as 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.

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  • Finishing and signature moves
  • Entrance music

[edit] 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.

[edit] Film career

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Pfefferman, Naomi. "Arquette Reconnects", The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, 2002-10-08. Retrieved on 2006-12-13.
  2. ^ Vallance, Tom. "Obituary: Lewis Arquette", The Independent, 2001-02-16. Retrieved on 2006-12-13.

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