David Arquette (born September 8, 1971) is an American actor and former professional wrestler. He is best known for his role as Dewey Riley in the slasher film franchise
Scream, for which he won a Teen Choice Award and two Blockbuster Entertainment Awards. As a professional wrestler, he is best remembered for his widely panned 2000 stint in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), where he won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship and headlined the Slamboree pay-per-view event; he later received praise for his work on the independent wrestling circuit. A member of the Arquette acting family, he first became known during the mid-1990s after starring in several Hollywood films aside from the
Scream franchise, such as
Wild Bill,
Never Been Kissed,
Buffy the Vampire Slayer,
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