David Arquette is an American actor, screenwriter and producer. Over his many years of career, he has worked on dozens of different projects. Most of all he was remembered by the audience for his roles in the film "Scream", as well as a number of popular TV shows. However, let's learn more about this talented man and actor.
David's family and childhood
The future actor was born in 1971 in the USA. He has 3 sisters and one brother, and they are all famous and popular actors. It seems understandable why David also chose this particular path of life. In particular, David's elder sister, Rosanna, starred in Tarantino's cult film Pulp Fiction, as well as in many others. And David's other sister, Patricia, also managed to make a successful career in cinema. And besides everything else, Patricia is known for marrying Nicholas Cage - a Hollywood star and a mega-popular actor.
It is not surprising that David was able to become a successful actor and receive so many interesting offers. Now let's focus on it.
Debut in the cinema
When did David Arquette make his movie debut? Films in which he was shot by a beginner were popular, and this greatly helped him in the future. David Arquette debuted in 1990. At first, he received episodic roles in various popular series. So in 1990, he appeared in the sci-fi movie Outlaws, and besides that in the sitcom Beverly Hills. In the following years, Arquette appeared in other popular projects. For example, he had a small role in Buffy, and then an appearance in Friends.
As you can see, the actor appeared in all cult projects of the distant 1990s. This became a useful experience and helped the man in the future to receive more interesting and worthwhile offers.
Further movie roles
In 1995, the actor starred in several films at once. In particular, they were the fighters "Fall Time" and "Wild Bill". In these paintings, the man received secondary roles, but was already filming along with recognized actors at that time, such as Mickey Rourke and Jeff Bridges.
In 1996, a mini-series in the Western genre was already released, in which Arquette played the main role. The series talked about young rangers who joined the Colonel's expedition in the hope of capturing a large booty. Arquette shared the screen space with the young Johnny Lee Miller, as well as with the famous F. Murray Abraham.
It becomes clear that Arquette is able to not only play a supporting role and act in episodes, but also look great in the title role in some cool action movie or thriller.
"Scream" and meeting with the future wife
In 1996, Arquette had another noteworthy role: he starred in the scream youth horror film. Who could then predict that the audience would like this story so much that there would be several full-length sequels, their own series, and the like.
Arquette not only received one of the main roles - the role of Sheriff Dwight Riley, but also met Courtney Cox, who became his wife a few years later.
In 1997, the sequel to this horror movie was released, and Arquette once again returned to his role.
When did Courtney Cox and David Arquette get married? The wedding took place in 1999. It is worth saying that David's wife was also a famous actress and a popular person in Hollywood. First of all, we all remember Courtney as Monica from Friends, as well as her roles in the movie Scream and Ace Ventura.
2000s: how did the actor's career develop further?
In 2001, the man received one of the supporting roles in the crime film “3000 Miles to Graceland, ” in which the title roles were played by Kevin Costner and Kurt Russell. Despite the star composition, the picture failed at the box office and received negative reviews from critics.
Another failed film for the actor was the film "Agent named Spot." The acting, as well as the plot of the film, was criticized, so he did not collect a large box office at the box office.
In addition, in 2001, the young couple starred in the film “And Here Is the Doctor, ” which received mixed reviews and generally went unnoticed.
The following works of Arquette did not receive much success, and it might seem that the peak of popularity had already passed.
David Arquette as producer, screenwriter and director
It is worth noting that the man has established himself not only as an actor, but also shown on the other hand. In particular, he was engaged in directing and in 2006 the film “Tourist” was released, in which his wife Courtney Cox also starred.
Arquette even tried himself as a composer and wrote the musical accompaniment for the movie "Scream 3", which was released on large screens in 2000.
David Arquette: Movies in Recent Years
Of the recent works, only participation in the fourth part of the cult franchise “Scream” can be distinguished. Arquette and his wife returned to their roles and starred in the sequel. The plot was classic: someone tried to kill Sidney Prescott, and the characters in the picture tried to prevent this, as did Sidney herself, who had already suffered a lot in her life.
In 2015, the film “Bone Tomahawk” was released, which can be described as a western with horror elements. The main role is played by Kurt Russell, and one of the secondary was given to Arquette. This film received high marks from world critics and was well received by the audience.
Despite the fact that most of the praises did not go to David, he was still part of the cast of this picture.
