Dennis Quaid
Gender: Male
Born: 9th April 1954 (currently 58 years old)
Nationality: United States of America
Movies: American Dreamz, Any Given Sunday, Bill, Breaking Away, Cold Creek Manor, Dragonheart, Far from Heaven, Flesh and Bone, Flight of the Phoenix, Frequency, Gang Related, In Good Company, Innerspace, Jaws 3-D, Savior, Suspect, The Big Easy, The Day After Tomorrow, The Long Riders, The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia, The Parent Trap, The Right Stuff, The Rookie, Traffic, Wilder Napalm, Yours, Mine and Ours, Enemy Mine, Come See the Paradise, Vantage Point, All Night Long, Wyatt Earp, D.O.A., Everybody's All-American, Caveman, Undercover Blues, Dreamscape, Switchback, The Express, Great Balls of Fire!, Playing by Heart, Smart People, The Alamo, Something to Talk About, Gorp, Battle for Terra, Pandorum, Legion, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, The Horsemen, Postcards from the Edge, The Special Relationship, Tough Enough, Our Winning Season, Soul Surfer, I Never Promised You a Rose Garden, Footloose, Dinner With Friends, Crazy Mama, Are You in the House Alone?, Beneath the Darkness, Playing the Field, The Words, Freedom: A History of Us, Freedom: A History of Us, Freedom: A History of Us, Freedom: A History of Us, Freedom: A History of Us, What to Expect When You're Expecting, Everything That Rises, Bill: On His Own, September 30, 1955, Stripes, The Seniors, Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill, Wilder Napalm, Gang Related, Savior
Dennis William Quaid (born April 9, 1954) is an American actor known for his comedic and dramatic roles. First gaining widespread attention in the 1980s, his career rebounded in the 1990s after he overcame an addiction to drugs and an eating disorder. Some of his notable credits include Jaws 3-D, The Right Stuff, Enemy Mine, Great Balls of Fire!, The Big Easy, Far from Heaven, The Rookie, The Day After Tomorrow, Vantage Point, Footloose, The Parent Trap, Soul Surfer and Innerspace.
Quaid was born in Houston, Texas, the son of Juanita Bonniedale "Nita" (née Jordan), a real estate agent, and William Rudy Quaid (November 21, 1923 – February 8, 1987), an electrician and a third cousin of performer Gene Autry. He is the younger brother of actor Randy Quaid. The Quaid brothers grew up in Bellaire, Texas, which is a small city surrounded by Houston, and in southwest Houston. Quaid has English, Irish and Cajun (French) ancestry. He attended Paul W. Horn Elementary School in Bellaire and Pershing Middle School in Houston. He studied Mandarin and dance at Bellaire High School in Bellaire, Texas, and later in college, at the University of Houston, under drama coach Cecil Pickett, who had
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