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 Arquette, Rosanna Arquette, Patricia Arquette, Richmond Arquette and Alexis Arquette, David started working at an early age and his first major role came as Luke Perry 's best friend in the hit film "The Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) ...
show all 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 Arquette, Rosanna Arquette, Patricia Arquette, Richmond Arquette and Alexis Arquette, David started working at an early age and his first major role came as Luke Perry 's best friend in the hit film "The 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 (2001)". David and wife Courteney Cox reside in LA and produce their own DIY show "Mix It Up" (2003)" because of their love for home improvement.
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