A rising leading man, David Arquette is a fourth-generation performer in the family which has produced his vaudevillian great-grandfather Gus Arquette, homey comedian 'Charley Weaver' (his grandfather Cliff Arquette), his father Lewis and acting siblings Rosanna, Patricia, Richmond and Alexis. He broke into acting at the dawn of the 1990s and has continuously worked, initially portraying rebellious teens, later heroic leads.

Dark-haired and attractive, Arquette began his acting career while still in high school when he was cast as Two-Bit (originally created by Emilio Estevez in the film) in