Dennis
William Quaid (born April 9, 1954) is an American actor.
Biography
Dennis was born to William Rudy Quaid and Juanita
Bonniedale Jordan in Houston, Texas, studying drama
at Bellaire High School in Bellaire, Texas and later
in college. He dropped out of the University of Houston
before graduating and moved to Los Angeles, California
to pursue an acting career. Dennis initially had trouble
finding work but began to gain notice when he appeared
in Breaking Away (1979) and earned good reviews for
his role in The Right Stuff (1983).
A talented actor who can change between
leading and supporting roles. Quaid has proven his
chops in a variety of films who seems to be on a career
resurgence during the late nineties. Some of Quaid's
most recent film credits include Traffic (2000) as
a lowlife attorney, Far From Heaven (2002) as a closeted
husband (a role which many felt the actor was overlooked
in the Oscar category), and In Good Company (2004),
as an aging ad executive whose new boss is a young
kid.
Aside from acting, Quaid is also a
musician, and plays with his band the Sharks. Randy
Quaid, Dennis' older brother, is also an actor.Quaid
was married to actress Meg Ryan from 1991 to 2001
(divorced). They have one child together, Jack Henry
(born April 24, 1992). His first marriage, from 1978
to 1983, was to actress P. J. Soles.
Quaid works with the charity "International
Hospital for Children in New Orleans." He makes
trips to Central America to help build medical clinics
and transport sick children back to the United States
for treatment they cannot get locally.
Quaid is an scratch golfer and, in
2005, was named as the top golfer among the "Hollywood
set" by Golf Digest. He lends his name to the
annual "Jiffy Lube/Dennis Quaid Charity Classic"
in Austin, Texas. The golf tournament attracts numerous
celebrities with the proceeds split between three
local children's charities. He is a member of Bel-Air
Country Club in Beverly Hills and tries to stay at
a home on a private course when he's on the road
Selected filmography
Yours, Mine and Ours (2005)... Frank Beardsley
In Good Company (2004)... Dan Foreman
Flight of the Phoenix (2004)... Frank Towns
The Day After Tomorrow (2004)... Jack Hall
The Alamo (2004)... San Houston
Cold Creek Manor (2003)... Cooper Tilson
Far From Heaven (2002)
The Rookie (2002)... Jimmy Morris
Traffic (2000)... Arnie Metzger
Frequency (2000)... Frank Sullivan
Any Given Sunday (1999)... Jack 'Cap' Rooney
Savior (1998)... Joshua Rose/Guy
The Parent Trap (1998)... Nick Parker
Dragonheart (1996)... Bowen
Postcards from the Edge (1990)... Jack Faulkner
Come See The Paradise (1990)... Jack McGurn
Great Balls of Fire! (1989)... Jerry Lee Lewis
The Big Easy (1987)... Det. Remy McSwain
Innerspace (1987)... Lt. Tuck Pendleton
Enemy Mine (1985))... Willis Davidge
The Right Stuff (1983)... Gordon Cooper
Jaws 3-D (1983)... Michael 'Mike' Brody
The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia (1981)...
Travis Child
The Long Riders (1980)... Ed Miller
Breaking Away (1979)... Mike
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