David Arquette

David Arquette
Arquette in 2019
Born (1971-09-08) September 8, 1971 (age 53)
Bentonville, Virginia, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • professional wrestler
  • producer
Years active1990–present
Spouses
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    (m. 1999; div. 2013)​
  • Christina McLarty
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    (m. 2015)​
Children3
ParentLewis Arquette (father)
Relatives
Ring name(s)David Arquette
Billed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Billed weight161 lb (73 kg)[1]
Trained byPeter Avalon[2]
Debut2000[3]
Retired2021

David Arquette (born September 8, 1971)[4] is an American actor, producer, and retired professional wrestler. As an actor, he is known for playing Dewey Riley in the slasher franchise Scream (1996–2022), which won him a Teen Choice Award and two Blockbuster Entertainment Awards. As a professional wrestler, he is best known for his panned 2000 stint in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) where he won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, headlining the Slamboree pay-per-view event, and appearing in WWE and on the independent wrestling circuit.[5]

Arquette rose to recognition with roles in films such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992), Wild Bill (1995), Never Been Kissed (1999), See Spot Run (2001), and Eight Legged Freaks (2002). He directed, wrote, and produced the film The Tripper (2006), and has additionally produced the films Just Before I Go (2014) and 12 Hour Shift (2020). His television credits include CBS' Double Rush (1995), ABC's In Case of Emergency (2007), and Disney Channel's animated series Jake and the Never Land Pirates (2011–2016). He executive produced the game show Celebrity Name Game (2014–2017), for which he received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination.

  1. ^ a b "David Arquette profile". Cagematch. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "The Atonement of Arquette - David Strikes Back". PlayerFM. July 31, 2019. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  3. ^ "WCW Thunder Results – April 12, 2000". DDT Digest. Retrieved May 18, 2007.
  4. ^ "Today in History". Associated Press via NBC News. September 8, 2007. Retrieved June 12, 2012. Actor David Arquette is 36.
  5. ^ "David Arquette redeemed himself among pro wrestling fans by nearly bleeding out in a death match". The A.V. Club. November 20, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2022.