Very sad news as Alexis Arquette has passed away at age 47, according to a post made by her brother, Richmond. Arquette was an actress, a transgender activist, a musician, and a stage performer. Her transition from male to female was the subject of the 2007 film Alexis Arquette: She’s My Brother.
Richmond posted, “Our brother Robert, who became our brother Alexis, who became our sister Alexis, who became our brother Alexis, passed this morning September 11, at 12:32 am. He was surrounded by all of his brothers and sisters, one of his nieces and several other loved ones. We were playing music for him and he passed during David Bowie’s “Starman”. As per his wishes, we cheered at the moment that he transitioned to another dimension.
I am feeling immense gratitude to have been afforded the luxury of sharing life with him/her, for learning from Alexis, for being given the gift of being able to love her/him and to be loved by him/her. He was a force.
He died as he lived, on his own terms. I am immensely grateful that it was fast and painless. It was an incredibly moving experience and I am humbled and grateful to have been able to have been with him as he began his journey onward.”
Arquette was a horror fan who appeared as “Damien” in Bride of Chucky, Tony in Sometimes They Come Back…Again, as well as Greg in Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror.
We send our condolences to Arquette’s friends and family.
