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'Alexis Arquette' (born Robert Arquette on July 28, 1969) is an American male-to-female transgender actress, musician, and cabaret drag performer. Arquette was born in Los Angeles, California to a family of actors that includes siblings Patricia, David, Richmond, and Rosanna Arquette, father Lewis Arquette and grandfather Cliff Arquette.
At 17, Arquette landed her first significant acting role, playing a transgender character in ''Last Exit to Brooklyn''. Eighteen years later, she went through her own transition from male to female, an experience that was documented in the film, '', which debuted at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival.[1]
Arquette , in the earlier years of her career, primarily performed as a female impersonator, frequently under the name "Eva Destruction". Later in her career, she made public that she had begun the process leading to sex reassignment surgery.[2] To this end, Arquette has publicly declared that she considers her gender to be female.
Her first job in 1982 at age 12, was in the music video ''She's a Beauty'' for the San-Francisco-based rock band The Tubes, cast as a young boy, "this little kid who's on a ride with all these women and whatnot."[3]
Lesser known than Patricia, David, and Rosanna, 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,'' 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''. In January 2007 it was announced she would become the latest contestant in the UK television show, '' Celebrity Big Brother'', although she never actually appeared.
On January 31, 2006, Arquette was a featured celebrity client and guest judge on the premiere episode of Bravo Channel's television show ''Top Design'' where she was humorously described by one of the contestants as "Iggy Pop in drag."
Arquette also made a cameo appearance in Robbie Williams's "She's Madonna" video.
On February 26, 2007, Arquette was a guest on ''The Adam Carolla Show''. Danny Bonaduce, a co-host, asked Alexis if she had a penis. The question, and Alexis' 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.[4]
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| Filmography |
| References |
| External links |
Filmography
References
1. Lorraine Ali. "None of Us Are Safe" ''Newsweek'', May 13, 2007.
2. Alexis Arquette's Sex Change Documentary to Air on A&E
3. Interview with Alexis Arquette Chris Lee
4. The Official Adam Carolla Show Blog
External links
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