David Arquette Reveals He's 'Studying to Be a Clown': 'It Takes a Lot of Training'

Photo: David Arquette/InstagramDavid Arquetteis not clowning around when it comes to becoming a professional clown.In an appearance on theLive with Kelly and Ryanshow Wednesday, the 50-year-old actor talked about his love for clowns and his long journey to becoming one.“I love clowns. I’ve been in sort of a clown period of my life. I’m studying to be a clown and I’m working with an amazing organization calledHealthy Humor.They go into hospitals and entertain people who are going through a tough time and make them smile and bring some joy and love and laughter into their lives,” Arquette told hostKelly Ripa.

David Arquette Says 'Scream' Director Wes Craven Encouraged Him to Date Courteney Cox: 'He Had a Real Impact'

David Arquetteand Courteney Cox’sScreamcharacters Dewey Riley andGale Weathersfell in love onscreen under the direction of Wes Craven. And as Arquette, 50, tells it, the late director also played a role in the actor entering a relationship with Cox off-screen, too.“Wes had a real impact,” Arquette tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue. “[He was] like, ‘David, you know she likes you and you should really get your stuff together.’ He gave me a real man-to-man talk and that had an impact on the course of my life.

David Arquette Says Daughter Coco, 16, Is 'Getting More Serious' About Performing: 'It's Exciting'

David Arquette and his wife Christina McLarty with Coco in 2019.Photo: Tasia Wells/Getty Images David Arquetteis opening up about his daughter Coco’s future in the entertainment industry. While serving as a special co-host forEntertainment Tonighton Tuesday, theScreamactor, who shares the 16-year-old with ex-wifeCourteney Cox, revealed that Coco is becoming more serious about her work as a performer. Arquette said that his daughter’s love for singing and acting began at a young age and has continued to progress over the years.

David Arquette Says He Had 'Lots of FOMO' Over Not Appearing in 'Scream VI'

Photo: Mark Von Holden/Variety via Getty David Arquetteis caught up onScream VI. On Thursday, Arquette, 51, toldVarietyat the premiere of the actor’s Peacock seriesMrs. Davisthat he has seen the latest installment in theScreamslasher franchise, even after his character Dewey was killed off in 2022’s entryScream. “It was hard for me to do it, but I also knew I wanted to see it,” Arquette told the outlet of his feelings on seeing the sequel.

David Arquette Says He Wants to Apologize to Daughter Coco, 16, 'Because Divorce Is so Difficult'

David Arquette and his wife Christina McLarty with Coco in 2019.Photo: Tasia Wells/Getty ImagesDavid Arquettehas opened up about wanting to apologize to his 16-year-old daughterCoco, whom he shares with ex-wifeCourteney Cox.In a recent Q&A withThe Guardian,the actor was asked “To whom would you most like to say sorry, and why?““My daughter, Coco, because divorce is so difficult,” Arquette, 49, replied.Arquette and Cox, 56, met on the set of the 1996 originalScreamand wed in 1999, later splitting 2010 andfinalizing their divorce three years later.