Background
Arquette was born in New York City, the son of Brenda Olivia "Mardi" (née Nowak), an actress, poet, theater operator, acting teacher, and therapist, and Lewis Arquette, an actor.
Arquette was born in New York City, the son of Brenda Olivia "Mardi" (née Nowak), an actress, poet, theater operator, acting teacher, and therapist, and Lewis Arquette, an actor.
Arquette"s paternal grandfather was comedian Cliff Arquette. Arquette"s mother was Jewish (from a family that immigrated from Poland and Russia). His father, whose family"s surname was originally "Arcouet", was of part French-Canadian descent.
He was the brother-in-law of actress Courteney Cox and actor Thomas Jane.