David Arquette

David Arquette
Arquette in 2019
Born	(1971-09-08) September 8, 1971 (age 52) Bentonville, Virginia, U.S.
Occupations	Actor professional wrestler producer
Years active	1990–present
Spouses	Courteney Cox ​ ​ (m. 1999; div. 2013)​ Christina McLarty ​ (m. 2015)​
Children	3
Parent	Lewis Arquette (father)
Relatives	Rosanna Arquette (sister) Patricia Arquette (sister) Alexis Arquette (sister) Cliff Arquette (grandfather)
Professional wrestling career
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 and headlined the Slamboree pay-per-view event. He also appeared in WWE and on the independent wrestling circuit.^[5]

Arquette rose to recognition with roles in several Hollywood 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.