Researching David Arnott
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The name David means "beloved" and is of Hebrew origin.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 3247 people with the Arnott surname in the UK? Arnott is now ranked number 1716 for popularity in the UK. |
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Some Famous People called David Arnott
David Arnott
David Arnott is an American actor, screenwriter and musical composer living in Southern California. Among his credits, Arnott co-wrote Last Action Hero, and starred in The Last Man with Jeri Ryan. David is a member of the legendary "Pad O' Guys" screenwriting group, including Shane Black and Fred Dekker, and is the son of banjo player Peter R. Arnott. He also provided additional voices in Happy Feet Two and Finding Dory.
Arnott also appeared as "Cal Evans" in the 1995 UPN sitcom Pig Sty. He also appeared in a 1992 television remake of the classic film, "Christmas in Connecticut" directed by Arnold Schwarzenegger. This gives Arnott the probably unique distinction of both having written for, and having been directed by Schwarzenegger.
David is also a board game enthusiast, and can be seen on GameNight!, a YouTube web series in which he and 2-4 other participants play different designer board games.
Source: David Arnott, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaDavid Arnott (politician)
David Levis Edmund Andrea Arnott (15 January 1899 – 18 September 1960) was an Australian politician.
He was born in Portland to farmer John Arnott and Theresa Valentine Pedrazzi. He attended state schools and became a farmer at Tyrendarra. On 21 May 1924 he married Amy Stanford, with whom he had four children. He was president and secretary of the local Pastoral and Agricultural Society and a member of the Victorian Dairyfarmers Association. In 1952 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council as a Labor Party member for Western Province. He served until his defeat in 1958, and he died at Tyrendarra two years later.
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