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. 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 nineteen, 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

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Last Exit to Brooklyn	Georgette
1990	Gavre Princip - Himmel unter Steinen	Milan
1990	High Score	Yago / Freddie
1992	Jumpin' at the Boneyard	Dan
1992	Terminal Bliss	Craig Murphy
1992	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Vampire DJ
1992	Of Mice and Men	Whitt
1992	Miracle Beach	Lars
1993	Grey Knight	Cpl. Dawson
1993	Grief	Bill
1993	Jack Be Nimble	Jack
1994	Threesome	Dick
1994	Pulp Fiction	Man #4
1994	Don't Do It	David
1995	Days of the Pentecost	Mechanic
1995	Paradise Framed
1995	Frank & Jesse	Charlie Ford
1995	Frisk	Punk (victim #3)
1995	White Man's Burden	Panhandler
1996	Kiss & Tell	Amerod Burkowitz
1996	Cosas que nunca te dije	Paul
1996	Sometimes They Come Back... Again	Tony Reno	Video
1996	Never Met Picasso	Andrew Magnus
1996	Scream, Teen, Scream	Lisa Marie	Short film
1997	Inside Out	Adam	Short film
1997	Goodbye America	Paul Bladon
1997	I Think I Do	Bob
1997	Close To	Deaf Mute	Short film
1998	Fool's Gold	Mark
1998	'	George
1998	Cleopatra's Second Husband	Alex
1998	Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror	Greg	Video
1998	Bride of Chucky	Damien
1999	She's All That	Mitch
1999	Clubland	Steven
1999	Out in Fifty	Kim
1999	Love Kills	James
2000	Piccadilly Pickups	Henri de la Plus Ooh Arrgh
2000	'	Willy
2000	Boys Life 3	Adam	Segment: "Inside Out"
2001	Perfect Lover	Onix
2001	Audit	Richard	Short film
2001	Tomorrow by Midnight	Sidney
2002	'	Michael
2002	Spun	Moustache Cop
2003	Killer Drag Queens on Dope	Ginger
2003	'	Strange, Yet Attractive Woman
2003	Wasabi Tuna	Champangne Anna
2005	Lords of Dogtown	Tranny
2010	Here & Now	Ramona
2010	Hard Breakers	Ms. Independence
2011	Getting Back to Zero	Judy
2013	Tranzloco	Alexis	Pre-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Alien Nation	John Barrymore	Episode: "Contact"
1991	American Playhouse	Werner Hauser	Episode: "The Hollow Boy"
1994	Lies of the Heart: The Story of Laurie Kellogg	Denver McDowell	TV film
1995	Dead Weekend	McHacker	TV film
1995	Roseanne		Episode: "December Bride"
1999	'	Cleo	Episodes: "Games Without Frontiers", "Send Me an Angel", "Even Better Than the Real Thing"
1999-2000	Beggars and Choosers	Larry / Lola	TV series
2000	Felicity	Jim	Episode: "Docuventary II"
2000	Friends	The Customer	Episode: "The One with Rachel's Sister"
2001	Friends	The Waiter in Drag	Episode: "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	Episode: "B.J. Blue Hawaii"
2005	Wanted	Paula	Episode: "Lips Are Lips"
2008	Californication	Lady in Jail	Episode: "The Great Ashby"

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