David Arquette is an American actor, director and producer who stars as "Dewey Cox" in the Wes Craven directed Scream films. Arquette made his television debut in 1990 as Keith 'Two-Bit' Mathews in the short-lived television series The Outsiders, and his film debut in 1992 as 'Rob' in Where the Day Takes You. Since then, Arquette has appeared in numerous television and film roles, including guest star appearances in television series like Blossom, Beverly Hills, 90210, Friends, The Hughleys, and My Name Is Earl.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1262416/ In October of 2010, Arquette made headlines when it was announced that he and his wife, actress Courteney Cox, were undergoing a trial separation.http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20433755,00.html

Born on September 8, 1971 on a Subud commune in Winchester, Virginia, David Arquette is the youngest of five children born into a family of actors and performers. Arquette's great grandparents were part of the vaudeville duo known as Arquette and Clark, while his grandfather, Cliff Arquette, was a regular on the Jack Paar Show and originated the character of "Charlie Weaver". His father, Lewis Arquette, had a recurring role on The Waltons from 1978-81, and appeared on numerous television series in day player roles. All four of Arquette's siblings followed family tradition, including actresses Patricia and Rosanna Arquette and actors Richmond and Alexis Arquette.http://www.venicemag.com/news/index/view/180

After 11 years of marriage, David Arquette and Courteney Cox announced a trial separation in October of 2010. The announcement came in the wake of comments made by Arquette about the couple's sex life on Howard Stern, among other things.http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20433755,00.html

On December 15, 2010, Arquette made comments on Howard Stern that he was drinking too much and embarrassing himself, and cited a recent incident at an Adam Sandler party where he called actor Tom Cruise 'Sean'. He also admitted to Stern that he was having a nervous breakdown, but responded less than 24 hours later, admitting that he was only joking.http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/celebrities/2010/12/17/16586146-wenn-story.html

After moving with his family to Los Angeles in the 1980s, David Arquette began landing roles in theater productions at his school. This led to his interest in acting, and by 1990 he had been cast in roles on two short-lived television series, The Outsiders and Parenthood. Film roles soon followed, and from 1992 through 1996 he had roles in movies like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Road Racers, Wild Bill, Johns, Beautiful Girls, and Scream. As 'Deputy Dewey Cox' in Scream, Arquette generated a fan following and earned roles in films like Ravenous, Ready to Rumble, and Free Money. From there, he turned toward more serious roles in films like Dream with the Fishes and The Grey Zone.http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800019202/bio

Since his debut role in The Outsiders in 1990, Arquette has continued to garner an extensive body of film and television work, and has even taken a turn into commercials and wrestling, This includes a series of AT&T commercials and promotional appearances at wrestling events that led to a 2000 crowning as WCW Hardcore Champion, a title he took from another non wrestler, Eric Bishoff.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000274/bio

• 1992: Where the Day Takes Youhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000274/

• 1992: Buffy the Vampire Slayer

• 1994: Airheads

• 1996: Beautiful Girls

• 1996: Scream

• 1997: Dream with the Fishes

• 1997: Scream 2

• 1999: Never Been Kissed

• 2000: Scream 3

• 2002: Eight Legged Freaks

• 2006: The Darwin Awards

• 2008-09: Pushing Daisies (TV series)

• 2011: Scream 4

I always speak my mind and I really don't care what people that don't know me may say. I'm a good person with a huge heart. I thank those that have been on my side during this rough time.—on comments he has made to the tabloids in the aftermath of his breakup with wife Courteney Coxhttp://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2010/12/david-arquette-claims-sanity/

It’s one of my favorites. And what was cool about that is I did Dream with the Fishes directly after Scream. I literally drove straight there. In Santa Rosa, I had bought either a ’69 or ’70 Riviera. It was second owner, and it was so cool. I don’t know if we were there during Fourth of July or something, but for some reason, I had a s***-load of fireworks in my trunk, and I drove the Riviera down to San Francisco, where we shot Dream with the Fishes. And it was just an amazing film. The first day we [filmed] we were all supposed to be on acid, and we stole a shot of being inside this aquarium.—on Dream with the Fisheshttp://www.venicemag.com/news/index/view/180