David Arquette

Arquette was born in a Subud commune in Bentonville, Virginia.{{cite web | last=Wolff Peterson | first=Maggie | title=Peace, Love and Subud | website=VirginiaLiving.com | date=2016-06-17 | url=https://virginialiving.com/culture/peace-love-and-subud/ |quote = Arquette's youngest son, David, ... was born at the commune. |access-date=2019-12-28}}{{cite web | title=David Arquette Archives | website=Us Weekly | url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/david-arquette/ | access-date=2019-10-14}}{{cite web|url=http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/David-Arquettes-Life-After-Rehab/3|title=David Arquette's Life After Rehab|publisher=Oprah.com|date=2011-02-24|access-date=2015-10-31}} He is the youngest child of Brenda "Mardi" Olivia (née Nowak), an actress, burlesque dancer, poet, theater operator, activist, acting-teacher, and therapist, and Lewis Arquette, a puppeteer and actor.{{Cite web |last=Baum |first=Gary |date=2012-07-11 |title=David Arquette Celebrates Late Mother's Burlesque Past at His New Nightspot |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/style/david-arquette-bootsy-bellows-naked-mother-pictures-347261/ |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/36/Patricia-Arquette.html|title=Patricia Arquette Biography (1968–)|publisher=Film Reference|access-date=2015-10-31}}{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/82/David-Arquette.html|title=David Arquette Biography (1971–)|publisher=Film Reference|access-date=2015-10-31}} Arquette's paternal grandfather was comedian Cliff Arquette. Arquette's mother was Jewish (from a family that emigrated from Poland){{Cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/david-arquette-bar-mitzvah-trip-israel-tweets-finally-man-article-1.1093601|title=David Arquette has bar mitzvah during first trip to Israel, tweets: 'Finally I'm a man' |date=June 11, 2012|work=New York Daily News|access-date=May 23, 2018}}{{Cite news|url=http://jewishjournal.com/culture/arts_in_la/76709/|title=David Arquette: The Females of My Life|last=Pfefferman|first=Naomi|date=February 17, 2010|work=The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles|access-date=May 23, 2018}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/patricia-arquette-the-not-so-dippy-hippie-412274.html|title=Patricia Arquette: The not-so-dippy hippie|last=Hoggard|first=Liz|date=August 18, 2006|work=The Independent|access-date=June 22, 2018}}{{cite news|url=http://jewishjournal.com/culture/arts/6855/|title=Arquette Reconnects|last=Pfefferman|first=Naomi|date=October 17, 2002|work=The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles|access-date=June 23, 2018}} while his father was a convert from Roman Catholicism to Islam; through him, David is distantly related to explorer Meriwether Lewis.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-feb-13-me-24843-story.html|title=Lewis Arquette; Actor, Comic Continued Family Trade |work=Los Angeles Times |date=1986-07-10|access-date=2015-10-31}} His father, whose family's surname was originally Arcouet, was partly of French-Canadian descent.Finding Your Roots, February 9, 2016, PBS. Arquette's four siblings, Rosanna, Richmond, Patricia, and Alexis, all became actors as well.{{cite news|title=David Arquette – About This Person|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/2421/David-Arquette|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216084253/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/2421/David-Arquette|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 December 2013|work=The New York Times|date=2013|access-date=26 September 2015}} The Arquettes had an unusual upbringing, with a father who occasionally had issues with substance abuse.{{cite web|url=http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/David-Arquettes-Life-After-Rehab/4|title=David Arquette's Life After Rehab|publisher=Oprah.com|date=2011-02-24|access-date=2015-10-31}}{{cite magazine|url=http://www.life.com/gallery/59171/image/ugc1201171/david-arquette-his-life-now#index/12|title=David Arquette: His Life Now |magazine=Life |access-date=2015-10-31 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20110420192027/http://www.life.com/gallery/59171/image/ugc1201171/david-arquette-his-life-now%23index/12 |archive-date=April 20, 2011}} Their mother died of breast cancer.{{cite web|title=Brenda 'Mardi' Olivia Nowak (1939–1997) – Genealogy|url=http://www.geni.com/people/Mardi-Arquette-Nowak/6000000004561226291|website=Geni|date=August 21, 1939 |access-date=26 September 2015}}{{cite web|last1=Byron|first1=Ellen|title=David Arquette Turns His Grief Into Action|url=http://www.healthmonitor.com/breast-cancer/celebrity-stories-breast-cancer/written-article/david-arquette-turns-his-grief-action|website=Healthmonitor|access-date=26 September 2015|archive-date=September 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927141015/http://www.healthmonitor.com/breast-cancer/celebrity-stories-breast-cancer/written-article/david-arquette-turns-his-grief-action|url-status=dead}}

File:David Arquette 2010.jpg in July 2010|225x225px]]Arquette appeared in a number of films in the 1990s, including Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992), Airheads (1994) and Never Been Kissed (1999).{{cite web|last=Renae|first=Kirstie|title=THEN AND NOW: The cast of 'Never Been Kissed'|url=https://www.insider.com/never-been-kissed-cast-then-and-now-2019-2|access-date=2021-01-28|website=Insider}}{{cite web|date=2013-01-02|title=25 Little-Known Facts About 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer'|url=https://thoughtcatalog.com/nico-lang/2013/01/25-little-known-facts-about-buffy-the-vampire-slayer/|access-date=2021-01-28|website=Thought Catalog|language=en-US}} He had guest spots on television shows like Blossom (1992), Beverly Hills, 90210 (1992) and Friends (1996). Arquette achieved his biggest success in the horror/slasher film franchise Scream.{{cite web|date=2021-01-14|title=Scream: Ghostface Haunts the Revival's One Year 'Reminder'|url=https://www.cbr.com/scream-ghostface-revivals-one-year-reminder/|access-date=2021-01-28|website=CBR|language=en-US}} It was during the filming of the first film in 1996 that he first met his future wife, Courteney Cox. The couple married in 1999; together, they appeared in a 2003 advertisement for Coke and formed the production company Coquette (both a portmanteau of their last names and a word meaning a flirty woman),{{cite web|title=Courteney Cox Births Production Company|url=https://people.com/celebrity/courteney-cox-births-production-company/|access-date=2021-01-28|website=People|language=EN}}{{cite magazine|title=The Dirt on Courteney Cox and David Arquette|url=https://ew.com/article/2007/01/11/dirt-courtney-cox-and-david-arquette/|access-date=2021-01-28|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|language=EN}} which has produced a number of films and television series, including Daisy Does America, Dirt and Cougar Town. Arquette guest starred alongside Cox on Cougar Town in 2012.{{cite web|date=2013-01-04|title=Courtney Cox takes a break on Cougar Town set - Crushable|url=http://www.crushable.com/2009/09/01/entertainment/courtney-cox-takes-a-break-on-cougar-town-set/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104055156/http://www.crushable.com/2009/09/01/entertainment/courtney-cox-takes-a-break-on-cougar-town-set/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-01-04|access-date=2021-01-28|website=Archive.vn}}

Arquette appeared in the Sega video game ESPN NFL 2K5, voicing himself as a "celebrity adversary" and manager of his own team, the Los Angeles Locos, as well as appearing as an unlockable character in Season Mode. He also appeared in the 2001 EA video game SSX Tricky, as the voice of lead character Eddie. He also starred in See Spot Run in 2001. Arquette starred in the 2007 ABC comedy series In Case of Emergency, which was canceled after one season. Since then, he has appeared in the 2008 film Hamlet 2{{cite web|last=Ebert|first=Roger|title=Hamlet 2 movie review & film summary (2008) {{!}} Roger Ebert|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/hamlet-2-2008|access-date=2021-01-28|website=Rogerebert.com|language=en}} and reprised his role in Scream 4, again acting alongside Cox.{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/dimension-goes-back-to-its-roots-1118009176/|title=Dimension Goes Back to its Roots|author=|date=September 24, 2009|publisher=Variety|access-date=November 3, 2009}} He appeared alongside his sister in the TV show Medium in January 2011.

He appeared in Rascal Flatts' music video for their song "Why Wait" in 2010. Arquette, a well known horror fan, made his directorial debut with 2007's The Tripper and has signed on to direct Glutton, a 3D psychological thriller. The film began shooting in July 2011 in Canada.{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2011/film/news/david-arquette-hungry-for-glutton-1118034605/|title=David Arquette hungry for 'Glutton'|author=Jeff Sneider|publisher=Variety|date=March 29, 2011}} Arquette appeared on the 13th season of Dancing with the Stars, partnered with two-time champion Kym Johnson. He was eliminated on November 1, 2011. On October 7, 2013, Arquette's new show Dream School, in which he plays a mentor to high risk kids in L.A., premiered on the Sundance Channel.{{cite web|title=David Arquette Reveals New Details About His Relationship With Ex Courteney Cox|website = ABC News|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/david-arquette-reveals-details-relationship-courteney-cox/story?id=20438417}} In 2017, he starred in the reboot of Sigmund and the Sea Monsters as Captain Barnabus. In May 2020, it was confirmed that Arquette would be reprising his role as Dewey Riley for the fifth Scream film, which was directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett. The film was released on January 14, 2022.{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3629595/scream-5-slashing-theaters-january-14-2022/|title=Relaunch of 'Scream' Slashing Into Theaters on January 14, 2022!|last=Miska|first=Brad|work=BloodyDisgusting|date=August 28, 2020|access-date=August 28, 2020}}{{cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=June 24, 2020 |title=New Scream Movie From Spyglass Media Will Be Released by Paramount (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/paramount-and-spyglass-scream-1234648119/ |access-date=June 24, 2020 |work=Variety}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/film/scream-5-david-arquette-2750386|title='Scream 5' star David Arquette on what to expect from the new sequel|last=Kemp|first=Ella|work=NME|date=September 10, 2020|access-date=March 13, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/everything-we-know-about-scream-5/ |title=Everything We Know About Scream (2022): Title and Release Date Officially Announced|work=Rotten Tomatoes|date=November 18, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2562123/scream-5s-david-arquette-explains-upside-to-filming-pandemic/ |title=Scream 5's David Arquette Explains Upside To Filming Pandemic|work=CinemaBlend|date=January 29, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://movieweb.com/scream-5-david-arquette-returning-dewey-riley/ |title=Scream 5 Had David Arquette Easily Slipping Back Into the Role of Dewey Riley|work=MovieWeb|date=January 30, 2021}}

Arquette has appeared on The Howard Stern Show many times, including multiple times as the show's celebrity intern. Arquette purchased the rights to Bozo the Clown in 2021 and has plans to revive the character.{{cite web |last=Sherman |first=Robert |date=October 6, 2021 |title=Bozo the Clown rights sold to David Arquette |url=https://wgntv.com/news/deans-list/bozo-the-clown-rights-sold-to-david-arquette/ |access-date=2022-02-15 |website=Wgntv.com}}

{{Main|David Arquette in World Championship Wrestling}}

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In 2000, after filming the World Championship Wrestling (WCW) film Ready to Rumble, Arquette was brought into WCW storylines. He made his first appearance on the April 12, 2000, episode of Thunder, sitting in the crowd before leaping into the ring to take part in a worked confrontation with Eric Bischoff and his New Blood stable. Afterwards, he formed an alliance with Chris Kanyon and then reigning WCW World Heavyweight Champion Diamond Dallas Page, and with their help, he defeated Bischoff in a singles match on the April 24 episode of Nitro.{{cite web|url=http://www.ddtdigest.com/updates/2000044m.htm|title=WCW Monday Nitro Results – April 24, 2000|access-date=May 18, 2007|publisher=DDT Digest}} On the following episode of Thunder, Arquette teamed with Page in a match against Bischoff and Jeff Jarrett, with the stipulation that whichever man got the pin would take the championship. Arquette pinned Bischoff again in the match's finish, winning the WCW World Heavyweight Championship in the process.{{cite web|url=http://www.ddtdigest.com/updates/2000044t.htm|title=WCW Monday Thunder results – April 26, 2000|access-date=May 18, 2007|publisher=DDT Digest}}

During his time as champion, Arquette was mostly used as comic relief. He only appeared on two shows as champion, the May 1 Nitro and May 7 Slamboree pay-per-view. During the former, a vignette was shown, filmed on the set of Arquette's film 3000 Miles to Graceland, which also featured his wife Courteney Cox and their co-star Kurt Russell. In the vignette, Cox informs Russell that Arquette is the WCW World Heavyweight Champion, causing Russell to laugh and walk off and Arquette to chase after him with a steel chair. In another portion of the show, Arquette was seen backstage trembling in fear and attempting to "give back" the championship belt. However, he did successfully defend the title against Tank Abbott with help from Page.{{cite web|url=http://www.ddtdigest.com/updates/2000045m.htm|title=WCW Monday Nitro Results – May 1, 2000|access-date=May 18, 2007|publisher=DDT Digest}}

Arquette held the title for 12 days until the Slamboree pay-per-view on May 7, 2000, when he was booked to defend the championship against Jarrett and Page in a Triple Cage match, the same match featured in the climax of Ready to Rumble. In the end, he turned on Page and gave the victory to Jarrett.{{cite web|url=http://www.ddtdigest.com/updates/2000051p.htm|title=Slamboree 2000 results|access-date=May 18, 2007|publisher=DDT Digest}} After Slamboree, Arquette cut a promo on the May 8 episode of Nitro, explaining that his entire friendship with Page and title run was a "swerve". Page subsequently ran down to the ring and hit him with a Diamond Cutter.{{cite web|url=http://www.ddtdigest.com/updates/2000051m.htm|title=WCW Monday Nitro Results – May 8, 2000|access-date=May 18, 2007|publisher=DDTDigest.com}} Arquette made one final appearance with WCW at the New Blood Rising pay-per-view on August 13, when he interfered in a match between Buff Bagwell and Kanyon.

Arquette was against the idea of becoming the WCW World Heavyweight Champion, believing that fans like himself would detest a non-wrestler winning the title. Vince Russo, who was the head booker for WCW at the time, insisted that Arquette becoming the champion would be good for the company and for publicity, and Arquette reluctantly agreed to the angle. All the money he made during his WCW tenure was donated to the families of Owen Hart (who died in a freak accident), Brian Pillman (who died from an undiagnosed heart condition), and Darren Drozdov (who became a quadriplegic after an in-ring accident).The Death of WCW, pg. 258. After the World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment (WWF/WWE) purchased WCW, Arquette's championship run was listed as the top reason for the "failure" of Nitro in a list published by WWE Magazine.{{cite web|url=http://www1.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/341-01082008-1467608.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090415070616/http://www1.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/341-01082008-1467608.html|archive-date=April 15, 2009|title=WWE's top 15 reasons why WCW Monday Nitro failed|publisher=PhillyBurbs|first=Eric|last=Gargiulo|author-link= Eric Gargiulo|access-date=May 29, 2008}} Gene Okerlund stated in a 2009 interview on WCW's history that "once Arquette won the title, it might as well been thrown in the trash" due to losing what little credibility it had left at that point,The Rise and Fall of WCW DVD, 2009 and Arquette's reign as champion has been criticized in other WWE media in the years since, despite the fact that the then-WWF itself briefly booked Vince McMahon as WWF Champion months before Arquette's title win.

On the December 13, 2010, episode of Raw, Arquette made his WWE debut by teaming with Alex Riley in a handicap match against Randy Orton, which they lost.{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=58534|title=WWE Monday Night Raw #916 Results|website=Cagematch.net}}{{cite web|url=http://www.pwmania.com/wwe-raw-results-december-13-2010|title=WWE Raw Results – December 13, 2010|date=December 14, 2010|access-date=September 7, 2018|archive-date=September 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907071133/http://www.pwmania.com/wwe-raw-results-december-13-2010|url-status=dead}} File:David Arquette Alpha1 2019 kick.jpg in 2019|225x225px]]

In 2018, during an interview on The Wendy Williams Show, Arquette said that, in the years following his controversial WCW title win, he had been trolled on the Internet and that he wanted people to have respect for his name in professional wrestling.{{cite news|url=https://www.solowrestling.com/new/71417-david-arquette-asegura-que-esta-planeando-volver-a-los-cuadrilateros|title=David Arquette says he is planning to return to the ring|last=Romero|first=Jonathan|language=es|work=SoloWrestling|date=May 31, 2018|access-date=July 4, 2020}} He began training with professional wrestler Peter Avalon for his return.{{cite web|url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/david-arquette-vince-russo-thought-title-win-good-idea/|title=David Arquette On Why Vince Russo Thought His Title Win Was a Good Idea|last=Lee|first=Joseph|work=411 Mania|date=September 9, 2018|access-date=July 4, 2020}} On July 15, 2018, Arquette made his return to professional wrestling making his debut for Championship Wrestling from Hollywood (CWFH) in a losing effort against RJ City.{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/misc-news/109201-wcw-david-arquette-nwa-wrestling-appearance/|title=Former WCW Champion David Arquette wrestling for Championship Wrestling from Hollywood|website=Wrestleview.com|date=July 14, 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodwrestling.com/lets-get-ready-to-rumble/|title=Let's Get Ready to Rumble|website=Hollywoodwrestling.com|date=July 12, 2018}}

On October 6, 2018, Arquette teamed with RJ City to defeat the team of Halal Beefcake (Idris Abraham and Joe Coleman) in a tag team match at Border City Wrestling's 25th Anniversary show in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The event was filmed by Impact Wrestling to air as a One Night Only pay-per-view in November 2018. On November 16, 2018, Arquette wrestled Nick Gage in a deathmatch at Joey Janela's LA Confidential event.{{cite web|url=http://www.profightdb.com/cards/gcw/joey-janela39s-la-confidential-28380.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126221442/http://www.profightdb.com/cards/gcw/joey-janela39s-la-confidential-28380.html |archive-date=January 26, 2022 |title=GCW Joey Janela's LA Confidential |work=The Internet Wrestling Database |date=November 16, 2018 |access-date=February 16, 2023}} During the match, he suffered a severe cut in the neck, causing him to bleed profusely.{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/david-arquette-bloodied-up-bad-in-violent-amateur-wrestling-match-video/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814002931/https://www.thewrap.com/david-arquette-bloodied-up-bad-in-violent-amateur-wrestling-match-video/ |archive-date=August 14, 2022 |title=David Arquette Left Bloodied in Violent Wrestling Match (Video) |work=The Wrap |last=Rossi |first=Rosemary |date=November 17, 2018 |access-date=February 16, 2023}} After the match, he went to a hospital and was operated on. Arquette later stated that he was done with deathmatches.{{cite web|url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/david-arquette-says-hes-done-death-matches-nick-gage-brawl/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119073707/https://411mania.com/wrestling/david-arquette-says-hes-done-death-matches-nick-gage-brawl/ |archive-date=November 19, 2018 |title=David Arquette Says He's Done With Death Matches After Nick Gage Brawl |work=411Mania |last=Thomas |first=Jeremy |date=November 18, 2018 |access-date=February 16, 2023}}

On May 23, 2019, Arquette made his debut on Being the Elite, where he attempted to convince Nick and Matt Jackson to allow him to enter the Over the Budget Battle Royal at All Elite Wrestling's (AEW) Double or Nothing event. Neither of them recognized him at first, however they eventually recalled his WCW World Heavyweight Championship reign but still refused to let him compete, instead, giving him a double Superkick.{{Citation|last=Being The Elite|title="Who's The Best Tag Team In The World?" – Being The Elite Ep. 153|date=2019-05-23|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8EK2osMg08| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211110/N8EK2osMg08| archive-date=2021-11-10|access-date=2019-05-25}}{{cbignore}}

In June 2021, Arquette announced he was retiring as a wrestler.{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/celebrity/david-arquette-announces-his-retirement-from-wrestling/ar-AALcTpk|title = David Arquette announces his retirement from wrestling|website = MSN}} His last match was on 31 July 2021 as Rob Boss, teaming with A Little Angry Tree and defeating Whopper Texas Ranger for Wrestling Pro Wrestling in Burbank, California.{{cite web |title=Events Database - Wrestling Pro Wrestling|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=6406&page=4&year=2021&promotion=1151 |website=Cage Match |access-date=February 10, 2024|quote=10.2.2021}}

On April 23, 2023, Arquette appeared on AEW's internet television show Hey! (EW).{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nzzg9oLpYgM|title=Why Is David Arquette Here? – Hey! (EW), 4/23/23|date=April 23, 2023|accessdate=April 23, 2023|work=All Elite Wrestling}}

In May 2007, Image Comics (in conjunction with Raw Studios) published David Arquette's the Tripper, which was adapted for the comic book medium by artist Nat Jones and writer Joe Harris, with whom Arquette shared writing duties. Propr Collection is a clothing line run by Arquette and Ben Harper.{{cite web|date=2009-03-26|title=David Arquette's Propr Clothing Collection|url=http://stylefrizz.com/200903/david-arquettes-propr-clothing-collection/|access-date=2015-10-31|publisher=StyleFrizz}} Arquette was briefly in a band by the name of Ear2000, who contributed a song to the Scream 2 soundtrack and Scream 3 soundtrack. The group, whose style blended hip hop and rock, has since broken up. Arquette has also been a part of Washington's Red Museum and recorded "Post Empire" with the band, which was released in 2011.{{cite web|title=Red Museum Facebook page|url=https://www.facebook.com/pages/Red-Museum/78066715876|access-date=2015-10-31|website=Facebook.com}}

Arquette is part owner of Bootsy Bellows, an exclusive nightclub in Los Angeles.{{cite web|title=Bootsy Bellows|url=http://www.people.com/people/news/venue/0,,20623136,00.html|access-date=9 September 2014}} The club is named for Arquette's mother, a burlesque dancer who performed by that name.{{cite web|date=11 July 2012|title=DAVID ARQUETTE CELEBRATES LATE MOTHER'S BURLESQUE PAST AT HIS NEW NIGHTSPOT|website=The Hollywood Reporter|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/david-arquette-bootsy-bellows-naked-mother-pictures-347261|access-date=9 September 2014}}

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
• Ranked No. 453 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2019{{cite web|url=http://www.profightdb.com/pwi-500/2019.html|title = Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2019 - the Internet Wrestling Database}}
• World Championship Wrestling
• WCW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time){{cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/titlehistory/wcw-world-championship|title=WCW World Championship|website=WWE|language=en|access-date=2019-05-25}}{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-h.html|title=WCW World Heavyweight Title|access-date=May 18, 2007|publisher=Wrestling-Titles.com}}
• WrestleCrap
• Gooker Award (2000) {{small|Winning the WCW World Heavyweight Championship}}{{cite web|first=RD|last=Reynolds|title=David Arquette: 2000 Gooker Award Winner|url=https://www.wrestlecrap.com/inductions/david-arquette-wcw-world-champion/|website=WrestleCrap|date=January 2, 2011|access-date=July 2, 2024}}
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter
• Most Disgusting Promotional Tactic (2000) {{small|Winning the WCW World Heavyweight Championship}}{{cite journal|last=Meltzer|first=Dave|author-link=Dave Meltzer|date=January 26, 2011|title=Biggest issue of the year: The 2011 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards Issue|periodical=Wrestling Observer Newsletter|location=Campbell, CA|pages=1–40|issn=1083-9593}}

{{See also|Lucha libre#Luchas de Apuestas|l1=Luchas de Apuestas}}

Arquette married his Scream co-star Courteney Cox on June 12, 1999.{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/gallery/friends/contenttemplate5.htm|work=USA Today|title=Mad for Monica}} They have a daughter, Coco Arquette, born in June 2004.{{cite news | url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,26334,640639,00.html | title=Courteney Cox Welcomes a Baby Girl | date=June 13, 2004 | work=People | access-date=June 12, 2012 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026011942/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,26334,640639,00.html | archive-date=October 26, 2012 | df=mdy-all }}Middle name per [http://tmz.vo.llnwd.net/o28/newsdesk/tmz_documents/0612_arquette_3.pdf Arquette divorce filing PDF] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109225401/http://tmz.vo.llnwd.net/o28/newsdesk/tmz_documents/0612_arquette_3.pdf |date=November 9, 2013 }} at {{cite web | url=https://www.tmz.com/2012/06/12/david-arquette-divorce-courteney-cox/ | date=June 12, 2012 | publisher=TMZ | title=David Arquette Files for Divorce from Courteney Cox | access-date=June 12, 2012 }}{{cite news | url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,26334,640639,00.html | title=Courteney Cox Welcomes a Baby Girl | date=June 13, 2004 | work=People | access-date=June 12, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110004102/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C26334%2C640639%2C00.html | archive-date=November 10, 2013 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }} Jennifer Aniston is her godmother.{{cite web |title=Moono.com |work=Jennifer Aniston is Coco Arquette's godmother |url=http://www.moono.com/news/news00752.html |access-date=March 2, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405135854/http://www.moono.com/news/news00752.html |archive-date=April 5, 2012 |df=mdy }} On October 11, 2010, the media announced that Arquette and Cox were having a trial separation, but "still love each other deeply."{{cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/latest/2010/10/12/cox-and-arquette-reveal-separation-115875-22627110/|title=Cox and Arquette reveal separation – mirror.co.uk|date=October 12, 2010|work=Daily Mirror|publisher=Daily Mirror|access-date=October 12, 2010}} In June 2012, Arquette filed for divorce after nearly two years of separation from Cox.{{cite news|url=http://ca.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idCABRE85B1MP20120612 |title=David Arquette files for divorce from Courteney Cox |access-date=June 12, 2012 |work=Reuters |date=June 12, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109225847/http://ca.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idCABRE85B1MP20120612 |archive-date=November 9, 2013 |df=mdy }} The divorce became final in May 2013.{{cite news |last=Oldenburg |first=Ann |title=Courteney Cox, David Arquette divorce is finalized |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2013/05/29/courteney-cox-david-arquette-divorce-is-final/2370165/ |work=USA Today |access-date=May 29, 2013 |date=May 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608055046/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2013/05/29/courteney-cox-david-arquette-divorce-is-final/2370165/ |archive-date=June 8, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }} He started dating Entertainment Tonight correspondent Christina McLarty in 2011. They announced they were expecting their first child together in November 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/477743/david-arquette-s-girlfriend-christina-mclarty-pregnant-with-their-first-child-together|title=David Arquette's Girlfriend Christina McLarty Pregnant With Their First Child Together|date=November 5, 2013|publisher=E! Online|access-date=2015-10-31}}{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/478061/david-arquette-s-baby-mama-5-things-to-know-about-christina-mclarty|title=David Arquette's Baby Mama: 5 Things to Know About Christina McLarty|date=November 6, 2013|publisher=E! Online|access-date=2015-10-31}}{{cite web|last=McRady|first=Rachel|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/david-arquette-girlfriend-christina-mclartys-pregnancy-2014121|title=David Arquette Talks Girlfriend Christina McLarty's Pregnancy – Us Weekly|publisher=Usmagazine.com|date=2014-01-12|access-date=2015-10-31}} McLarty gave birth to the couple's son in 2014.{{cite magazine|url=http://news-briefs.ew.com/2014/04/29/david-arquette-baby-son/|title=David Arquette welcomes son|last=Bacle|first=Ariana|date=April 29, 2014|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=April 29, 2014}} The couple announced their engagement in July 2014.{{cite web|title=David Arquette Engaged to Christina McLarty|work=People Magazine|author=Alexis Loinaz|date=July 2, 2014|url=http://www.people.com/article/david-arquette-christina-mclarty-engaged}} They were married on April 12, 2015.{{cite web|last=Webber|first=Stephanie|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/david-arquette-marries-fiancee-christina-mclarty-details-2015124 |title=David Arquette Marries Fiancee Christina McLarty: See The Wedding Pic – Us Weekly|publisher=Usmagazine.com|date=2015-04-12|access-date=2015-10-31}} McLarty gave birth to their second son in 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/david-arquette-wife-christina-welcome-second-baby-boy-first-pics-w471304/|title=David Arquette, Wife Christina Welcome Baby Boy Augustus: First Photos!|last=Webber|first=Stephanie|work=US Magazine|date=March 9, 2017|access-date=July 4, 2020}}

Arquette checked into a rehabilitation center for treatment of "alcohol and other issues" on January 1, 2011.{{cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2011/01/02/david-arquette-rehab-alcohol-new-years-eve/|title=David Arquette Rehab – Arquette Checks In|work=TMZ|date=2011-01-03|access-date=2015-10-31}} On April 8, 2011, Arquette announced on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno that he had reached the 100-day sober milestone. Later that year, Arquette said he has been sober for over nine months. In June 2012, while in Israel to film an episode of the travel show Trippin, Arquette belatedly celebrated his Bar Mitzvah at the Western Wall.{{Cite web|url=https://www.haaretz.com/jewish/.premium-its-official-hollywood-actor-david-arquette-can-now-make-a-minyan-1.5176455|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120624081925/http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/jewish-world-news/it-s-official-hollywood-actor-david-arquette-can-now-make-a-minyan.premium-1.435764|url-status=dead|title=It's Official, Hollywood Actor David Arquette Can Now Make a Minyan|archive-date=June 24, 2012|access-date=February 15, 2022|website=Haaretz}} The presiding rabbi was Shmuel Rabinovitch.{{cite news|title=David Arquette celebrates bar mitzva in Jerusalem|work=Yedioth Ahronoth|author=Itamar Eichner|date=June 11, 2012|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4240932,00.html|access-date=June 11, 2012}}

The band the Black Math Experiment released "You Cannot Kill David Arquette", a tongue in cheek song about Arquette's acting and wrestling career. Arquette himself helped promote the band on MTV's Total Request Live{{cite web |title=Original TV Shows, Reality TV Shows |url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/trl/interviews.jhtml?interviewId=1549649 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070118145539/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/trl/interviews.jhtml?interviewId=1549649 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 18, 2007 |access-date=2015-10-31 |publisher=MTV}}{{cite web |last=Guerra |first=Joey |date=2007-02-02 |title=Black Math Experiment on MTV's TRL – HandStamp |url=http://blogs.chron.com/handstamp/archives/2007/02/black_math_expe.html |access-date=2015-10-31 |publisher=Blogs.chron.com |archive-date=March 13, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080313144817/http://blogs.chron.com/handstamp/archives/2007/02/black_math_expe.html |url-status=dead }} and during his promotional tour for The Tripper.{{cite web |last=Guerra |first=Joey |date=2007-03-28 |title=BME and David Arquette: An immortal Houston meeting – HandStamp |url=http://blogs.chron.com/handstamp/archives/2007/03/bme_and_david_a_1.html |access-date=2015-10-31 |publisher=Blogs.chron.com |archive-date=October 7, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007180529/http://blogs.chron.com/handstamp/archives/2007/03/bme_and_david_a_1.html |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |date=2007-03-30 |title=The Tripper Tour, Pt. 8 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuAHzH-OV80 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211110/GuAHzH-OV80 |archive-date=2021-11-10 |access-date=2015-10-31 |publisher=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}{{cite web |date=2007-03-28 |title=Video from the Black Math Experiment show – HandStamp |url=http://blogs.chron.com/handstamp/archives/2007/03/post_15.html |access-date=2015-10-31 |publisher=Blogs.chron.com |archive-date=June 26, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090626025130/http://blogs.chron.com/handstamp/archives/2007/03/post_15.html |url-status=dead }}

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