Alexis Arquette

Infobox actor

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birthname = Robert Arquette
birthdate = birth date and age|1969|07|28
birthplace = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
othername = Eva Destruction
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Alexis Arquette (born July 28, 1969) is an American male-to-female transgender actress, musician, and cabaret drag performer.

Biography

Early life

Arquette was born Robert Arquette in Los Angeles, California, to Mardi Olivia (née Nowak), an actress, poet, theater operator, activist, acting teacher and therapist, and Lewis Arquette, an actor and director. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/93/Rosanna-Arquette.html Rosanna Arquette Biography (1959-) ] ] Arquette's paternal grandfather was comedian Cliff Arquette. Arquette's mother was Jewish, the daughter of a Holocaust refugee from Poland,cite news | last =Pfefferman| first =Naomi| coauthors=| title =Arquette Reconnects| pages=| publisher =The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles| date =2002-10-08 | url =http://www.jewishjournal.com/home/preview.php?id=9457| accessdate =2006-12-13 ] and Arquette's father was a convert to Islam and a descendant of explorer Meriwether Lewis.cite news | last =Vallance| first =Tom| coauthors=| title =Obituary: Lewis Arquette| pages=| publisher =The Independent| date =2001-02-16 | url =http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20010216/ai_n14371793| accessdate =2006-12-13 ] [ [http://www.crankycritic.com/qa/pf_articles/patriciaarquette.html Patricia Arquette - Cranky Critic StarTalk - Movie Star Interviews ] ] [ [http://www.usaweekend.com/05_issues/050508/050508arquettes.html USA WEEKEND Magazine ] ] [ [http://www.independent.co.uk/arts/film/features/article1219872.ece Patricia Arquette: The not-so-dippy hippie - Features, Film & TV - Independent.co.uk ] ] Arquette's siblings are actors Patricia, Rosanna, Richmond and David Arquette. Arquette is also Courteney Cox's sister-in-law, as Cox is married to Alexis' brother David.

Arquette's first job was in 1982; 12-year-old Robert was cast as "this little kid who's on a ride with all these women and whatnot" in the music video "She's a Beauty" for the San Francisco-based rock band The Tubes [cite web |url = http://www.indexmagazine.com/interviews/alexis_arquette.shtml
title = Interview with Alexis Arquette |publisher = indexmagazine |author = Chris Lee |date = 1998 |accessdate = 2007-04-05 ]

Career

At 22, Arquette landed her first significant acting role, playing a transgender character in "Last Exit to Brooklyn". Sixteen years later, she went through her own transition from male to female, an experience that was documented in the film, "Alexis Arquette: She's My Brother", which debuted at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival.Lorraine Ali". http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18615747/site/newsweek/ None of Us Are Safe] " "Newsweek", May 13, 2007.]

Lesser known than her siblings, the majority of her film work has been limited to low-budget or independent films. These have included her critically acclaimed debut performance as male-to-female transsexual Georgette in "Last Exit to Brooklyn". She also appeared in "I Think I Do," "", and "Killer Drag Queens on Dope", [http://www.lagunaproductions.com/filmsAZ/Killer_Drag_queen.html Killer Drag Queen on Dope ] ] among 40 other independent pictures.

Arquette has appeared in supporting roles in mainstream films, including "Pulp Fiction," "Threesome," "Bride of Chucky" and a memorable appearance as a Boy George fanatic in "The Wedding Singer," singing "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?" over and over. In 2001, Arquette played the Roman emperor Caligula in two episodes of the cult television show "". Also in 2001, Arquette guest starred in the "Friends" episode "The One with Chandler's Dad" as a waiter in drag, in the show's 7th season. In September 2005, VH1 announced her casting in an upcoming season of the reality show "The Surreal Life".

On January 31, 2007, Arquette was a featured celebrity client and guest judge on the premiere episode of Bravo Channel's television show "Top Design", where she was described by one of the contestants as "Iggy Pop in drag". Arquette also made a cameo appearance in Robbie Williams' "She's Madonna" video. On February 26, 2007, Arquette was promoting the DVD Release of "Killer Drag Queens on Dope" on "The Adam Carolla Show". Danny Bonaduce, a co-host, asked Arquette if she had a penis. The question, and her refusal to answer sparked an argument between Carolla, Bonaduce, and Arquette, ending in Arquette storming out of the studio and violently pushing sound equipment at them as she was leaving. [cite web |url = http://adamradio.wordpress.com/2007/02/ |title = The Official Adam Carolla Show Blog |date = 2007-02-26 |accessdate = 2007-04-09 ]

Filmography

*"Last Exit to Brooklyn" (1989)
*"Death of a Schoolboy" (1990)
*"Miracle Beach" (1992)
*"Jumpin' at the Boneyard" (1992)
*"Terminal Bliss" (1992)
*"Of Mice and Men" (1992)
*"The Killing Box" (1993)
*"Grief" (1993)
*"Jack Be Nimble" (1993)
*"Frank and Jesse" (1994)
*"Threesome" (1994)
*"Pulp Fiction" (1994)
*"Don't Do It" (1994)
*"Paradise Framed" (1995)
*"" (1995)
*"Frisk" (1995)
*"White Man's Burden_(film)" (1995)
*"Kiss & Tell" (1996)
*"Sometimes They Come Back... Again" (1996)
*"Things I Never Told You" (1996)
*"Never Met Picasso" (1996)
*"Scream, Teen, Scream" (1996)
*"Inside Out" (1997)
*"I Think I Do" (1997)
*"Goodbye America" (1997)
*"Close To" (1997)
*"Love Kills" (1998)
*"Fool's Gold" (1998)
*"The Wedding Singer" (1998)
*"Cleopatra's Second Husband" (1998)
*"" (1998)
*"Bride of Chucky" (1998)
*"Tomorrow by Midnight" (1999)
*"Out in Fifty" (1999)
*"She's All That" (1999)
*"Clubland" (1999)
*"Citizens of Perpetual Indulgence" (2000)
*"Piccadilly Pickups" (2000)
*"The Price of Air" (2000)
*"Boys Life 3" (2000)
*"The Woman Every Man Wants" (2001)
*"" (2001)
*"Audit" (2001)
*"Digital Sex" (2001)
*"The Trip" (2002)
*"Spun" (2002)
*"The Movie Hero" (2003)
*"Wasabi Tuna" (2003)
*"Killer Drag Queens On Dope" (2003)
*"Lords of Dogtown" (2005)
*"" (2005)
*"" (2007)

References

External links

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