David Arquette | |
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![]() Arquette in 2019 | |
Born | Bentonville, Virginia, U.S. | September 8, 1971
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Years active | 1990–present |
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Children | 3 |
Parent | Lewis Arquette (father) |
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Ring name(s) | David Arquette |
Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] |
Billed weight | 161 lb (73 kg)[1] |
Trained by | Peter Avalon[2] |
Debut | 2000[3] |
Retired | 2021 |
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.
Actor David Arquette is 36.