jakeem Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Alexis Arquette, a transgender performer and member of a renowned acting family, has died at the age of 47. The grandchild of comedian Cliff Arquette -- best remembered for his folksy character Charley Weaver -- Alexis was the sibling of actors Rosanna Arquette, David Arquette, Richmond Arquette and Academy Award-winner Patricia Arquette. Their father Lewis was an actor, too. Born Robert Arquette, Alexis made the transition to female 10 years ago. The decision was explored in the 2007 documentary "Alexis Arquette: She's My Brother." Arquette in "The Wedding Singer" Among Arquette's movie appearances: "Last Exit to Brooklyn" (1989), "Pulp Fiction" (1994), "The Wedding Singer" (1998, as the keyboard player and vocalist George), "Bride of Chucky" (1998), "She's All That" (1999), "Lords of Dogtown" (2005) and "Blended" (2014, a reunion with "The Wedding Singer" stars Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore). As a preteen, Arquette appeared as the youngster in The Tubes' 1983 music video "She's a Beauty." It was directed by choreographer/filmmaker Kenny Ortega ("Hocus Pocus," the "High School Musical" trilogy). http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2016/09/11/alexis-arquette-dead/90227518/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 What a thoughtful write-up! Thanks. I was very surprised to read this today. Life is SO HARD for transgender people, it's really disheartening how short many of their life spans are. And Alexis was lucky in that she had a very supportive family and career. Sadly, there are many others who do not. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayban Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 He was memorable as Georgette in 1989's "Last Exit to Brooklyn," which was a genuine trip to Hell. He also had a interesting role in Richard Glatzer's 1993 film, "Grief". He was also a member of the large cast of the engaging 1997 comedy, "I Think I Do". He had quite a career, making about 40 films in all. As per Alexis' wishes, his loved ones cheered as he transitioned to another dimension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midnight08 Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 What happened? What did she die from? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayban Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 What happened? What did she die from? The family has decided that it will not disclose the source of his long illness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedracer5 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 What happened? What did she die from? On Yahoo today, it said that she died from AIDS-related complications. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayban Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Incredibly, Alexis Arquette was NOT included in last night's "In Memoriam" section on The Oscars telecast. With so much coverage of the transgender issue in the media, this omission was a serious misstep for The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Alexis Arquette gained screen immortality in the film version of "Last Exit to Brooklyn". He gave a brave and fearless performance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepiatone Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 I had heard that one of the many Arquettes(now, THERE'S a dynasty for ya!) was transgender, but not which one it was. Nor that the person had died. I also didn't know that was Alexis in "The Wedding Singer". It's the only Sandler movie I ever liked, and thought the character that Alexis did was a hoot. And as she WAS from a long established and popular show-biz family, passing her over "in memoriam" was criminal. Sepiatone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayban Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 I had heard that one of the many Arquettes(now, THERE'S a dynasty for ya!) was transgender, but not which one it was. Nor that the person had died. I also didn't know that was Alexis in "The Wedding Singer". It's the only Sandler movie I ever liked, and thought the character that Alexis did was a hoot. And as she WAS from a long established and popular show-biz family, passing her over "in memoriam" was criminal. Sepiatone Alexis Arquette made a lot of gay indies - notably "Grief" and "I Think I Love You". He was quite the actor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepiatone Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Remember when we used the word "Transsexual"? When did THAT change? Sepiatone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayban Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Remember when we used the word "Transsexual"? When did THAT change? Sepiatone Probably around the time that Caitlyn Jenner began to appear on her own TV show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepiatone Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 Two of my wife's sisters were over yesterday for a visit, and I brought up the Oscar "gaffe", and I mentioned my membership in this forum and how a lot of us were discussing the omissions from the "In Memoriam" segment. When I mentioned Alexis as an omission, one of the sisters mentioned one of the Arquettes spoke out publicly about it somewhere, but she was fuzzy on any details. Sepiatone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayban Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 Two of my wife's sisters were over yesterday for a visit, and I brought up the Oscar "gaffe", and I mentioned my membership in this forum and how a lot of us were discussing the omissions from the "In Memoriam" segment. When I mentioned Alexis as an omission, one of the sisters mentioned one of the Arquettes spoke out publicly about it somewhere, but she was fuzzy on any details. Sepiatone I think that Patricia Arquette spoke about the omission of her brother in the "In Memoriam" tribute to the monthly publication, "Vanity Fair". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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