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In his first interview since his January rehab stint, David Arquette sat down with Oprah Winfrey to film a segment that will air today. The actor shared some of the dark secrets from his childhood and his troubled adult life.

David entered rehab on January 2, following an intervention that was staged in his Malibu home by Courteney Cox, his actress sister Patricia Arquette, his best friend, his business partner and a facilitator.

David recalls taking his first drink of beer before he was old enough to attend school. Things accelerated after that — by age 8 he was stealing pot from his father.

“When I had my first drink of beer, I must have been 4-years-old. I was down in the basement with my dad and beer was there and I just grabbed it and drank it. And I remember that. It’s one of my earliest memories.”

David admits by the age of 12 he had seriously taken up drinking. Watch a clip of David and Oprah below … looks like a must see interview.