Alexis Arquette (Courtesy Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Alexis Arquette (born Robert Arquette; July 28, 1969) is an American actress, musician, and cabaret performer.

Early life

Arquette was born Robert Arquette in Los Angeles, California to Brenda Olivia "Mardi" (née Nowak), an actor, poet, theater operator, activist, acting teacher, and therapist, and Lewis Arquette, an actor and director. Her paternal grandfather was comedian Cliff Arquette. Her mother was Jewish, the daughter of a Holocaust refugee from Poland. Her father was a convert to Islam from Catholicism, and was related to explorer Meriwether Lewis. Arquette's siblings are actors Rosanna, Patricia, Richmond, and David.

In 1982, at the age of twelve, Arquette's first job was as "this little kid who's on a ride with all these women and whatnot" in the music video "She's a Beauty" by The Tubes. In 1986, Arquette debuted on the big screen in an uncredited role as Alexis, the androgynous friend and bandmate of the sexually ambivalent, angst-filled teenager Max Whiteman (Evan Richards) in the comedy film Down and Out in Beverly Hills. Twenty years later, she transitioned 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.

Career

At twenty-two, Arquette landed her first featured film role, playing transvestite Georgette in Last Exit to Brooklyn. The majority of her film work has been in low-budget or independent films. She appeared in I Think I Do, Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror, Sometimes They Come Back... Again, and Killer Drag Queens on Dope, among 40 other independent pictures.

Arquette has appeared in supporting roles in Pulp Fiction as well as mainstream films, including Threesome, Bride of Chucky and an appearance as a Boy George fanatic in The Wedding Singer, performing "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?". In 2001, Arquette played the Roman emperor Caligula in two episodes of the cult television show Xena: Warrior Princess. That same year, Arquette guest starred in the Friends episode "The One with Chandler's Dad" and had a cameo appearance in Son of the Beach.

In September 2005, VH1 announced Arquette as one of the celebrity house-guests on the sixth season of its reality show The Surreal Life. On January 31, 2007, Arquette was a featured celebrity client and guest judge on the premiere episode of Bravo's reality television show Top Design. Arquette also made a cameo appearance in Robbie Williams' "She's Madonna" video.

Filmography

Films
Year	Film	Role	Notes
1986	Down and Out in Beverly Hills	Alexis	Uncredited Role
1989	Last Exit to Brooklyn	Georgette
1989	Death of a Schoolboy	Milan
1990	High Score	Yago/Freddie
1992	Jumpin' at the Boneyard	Dan
	Miracle Beach	Lars
	Terminal Bliss	Craig Murphy
	Of Mice and Men	Whitt
1993	Ghost Brigade	Cpl. Dawson	Alternative titles: Grey Knight The Killing Box
	Grief	Bill
	Jack Be Nimble	Jack
1994	Frank & Jesse	Charlie Ford
	Threesome	Dick
	Pulp Fiction	Man #4
	Don't Do It	David
1995	Paradise Framed
	Days of the Pentecost	Mechanic
	Frisk	Punk (Victim #3)
	White Man's Burden	Panhandler
	Wigstock: The Movie	Himself	Documentary
1996	Kiss & Tell	Amerod Burkowitz
	Sometimes They Come Back... Again	Tony Reno	Direct-to-video release
	Things I Never Told You	Paul
	Never Met Picasso	Andrew Magnus
	Scream, Teen, Scream	Lisa Marie
1997	Inside Out	Adam
	I Think I Do	Bob
	Goodbye America	Paul Bladon
	Close To	Deaf Mute
1998	Love Kills	James
	Fool's Gold	Mark
	The Wedding Singer	George Stitzer
	Cleopatra's Second Husband	Alex
	Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror	Greg	Direct-to-video release
	Bride of Chucky	Howard Fitzwater/Damien Baylock
1999	Out in Fifty	Kim
	Tomorrow by Midnight	Sidney	Alternative title: Midnight 5
	She's All That	Mitch
	Clubland	Steven
2000	Piccadilly Pickups	Henri de la Plus Ooh Arrgh
	The Price of Air	Willy
	Boys Life 3	Adam	Segment: Inside Out
2001	The Woman Every Man Wants	Onix	Alternative title: Perfect Lover
2001	Audit	Richard
2002	The Trip	Michael
	Spun	Moustache Cop
	Boxer Shorts	Richard	Direct-to-video release
2003	Killer Drag Queens on Dope	Ginger	Credited as Eva Destruction
	The Movie Hero	Strange, Yet Attractive Woman	Alternative title: Frame of Mind
	Wasabi Tuna	Champagne Anna
2005	Lords of Dogtown	Tranny	Alternative titles: American Knights Dogtown Boys

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Alien Nation	John Barrymore	1 episode
1991	The Hollow Boy	Werner Hauser	Television movie
1994	Lies of the Heart: The Story of Laurie Kellogg	Denver McDowell	Television movie
1995	Dead Weekend	McHacker	Television movie
1995	Roseanne		Episode: "December Bride"
1999	The Strip	Cleo	3 episodes
1999	Beggars and Choosers	Larry	Unknown episodes
2000	Felicity	Jim	1 episode
2000-2001	Friends	The Customer The waiter in drag	Episodes: "The One with Rachel's Sister" "The One with Chandler's Dad"
2001	Xena: Warrior Princess	Caligula	Episodes: "The God You Know" "You Are There"
2001	Son of the Beach	Beverly	1 episode
2005	Wanted	Paula	1 episode
2008	Californication	Lady In Jail	Episode: "The Great Ashby"

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