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Dennis Quaid on 'G.I. Joe': Fun to be part of a buzz film, even a ...

Orlando Sentinel - Found 14 hours ago
Dennis Quaid is one of the few stars who'll admit he keeps track of Internet buzz.

Posted on July 3, 2009, 1:08 pm

Dennis Quaid on GI Joe -- It's fun to be a part of something people ...

Orlando Sentinel - Found Jul. 2, 2009
Dennis Quaid is one of the few stars who'll admit he keeps track of Internet buzz.

Posted on July 2, 2009, 12:03 pm

Peter Morgan Pulls Out of "Special Relationship"

TheCelebrityCafe.com - Found Jun. 24, 2009
Starring Dennis Quaid, Michael Sheen, Julianne Moore and Helen McCrory, the film tells the story of Bill Clinton and Tony Blair's sometimes...
Scribe Peter Morgan leaves Relationship - ABC Online
"Queen" scribe drops directing debut - Reuters
No Special Relationship For Peter Morgan - Empire Online
Peter Morgan Backs Away From The Special Relationship - Cinema Blend
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Empire Online

Posted on June 24, 2009, 8:53 am

Peter Morgan leaves 'Relationship'

Hollywood Reporter - Found Jun. 23, 2009
Dennis Quaid is on board to play President Clinton, Martin Sheen as Prime Minister Blair, Julianne Moore as Hilary Clinton and Helen McCory as...

Posted on June 23, 2009, 4:14 am

Dennis Quaid awarded $500k compensation

AZCentral.com - Found Jun. 22, 2009
Dennis Quaid and his wife are to receive $500,000 from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
Dennis Quaid Awarded 500k Compensation - AOL Canada
Dennis Quaid awarded 500k compensation - Monsters and Critics
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Posted on June 22, 2009, 11:45 am

Modern day makeover for Macbeth

ABC Online - Found Jun. 22, 2009
Travis made his feature directing debut last year with Vantage Point, starring Dennis Quaid.
Modern 'Macbeth' lands director - Hollywood Reporter
Modern "Macbeth" lands director - Reuters
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Posted on June 22, 2009, 10:20 am

Quaids settle with hospital over overdose claim

MSNBC - Found Jun. 21, 2009
LOS ANGELES - Documents show actor Dennis Quaid and his wife have agreed to a $500,000 settlement with a hospital that sickened his newborn twins
Quaid Twins Win $500,000 Pay-Out - MaleFirst Mens Magazine
Settlement: Overdose payout - Herald Sun
Overdose payout - Herald Sun
Overdose payout - Herald Sun
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MaleFirst Mens Magazine

Posted on June 21, 2009, 3:32 am

Tattle: Miss New Jersey rises from the Ashleys

Philadelphia Daily News - Found Jun. 22, 2009
* Dennis Quaid and his wife have agreed to a $500,000 settlement with L.A.'s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where their newborn twins nearly...
Tattle: Miss New Jersey rises from the Ashleys - Philadelphia Inquirer
Tattle: Miss New Jersey rises from the Ashleys - Philly.com
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Posted on June 22, 2009, 2:50 am

Dennis Quaid - Quaid Twins Win 500000 Pay Out

Contactmusic - Found Jun. 20, 2009
Caption: Dennis Quaid (Picture) ShoWest Awards Gala held at the Paris Hotel and Casino - Press room Las Vegas, Nevada ....
Quaid Babies Settle Drug Lawsuit - TMZ
Quaids settle with hospital over overdose claim - Sydney Morning Herald
Quaids settle Heparin overdose claim - San Jose Mercury News
Dennis Quaid Twins Win $500,000 Pay Out - Starpulse
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Posted on June 20, 2009, 7:31 am

Quaid twins each win $250,000 US payout

CBC - Found Jun. 20, 2009
Actor Dennis Quaid's twins will each receive $250,000 US from Los Angeles's Cedars-Sinai Medical Center as part of a settlement over a drug overdose
Actor settles over Heparin blunder - Irish Times
Actor settles over Heparin blunder - Irish Times
Quaids settle with hospital over overdose claim - Modesto Bee
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Posted on June 20, 2009, 1:35 pm

Dennis Quaid Biography

Dennis Quaid
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Dennis Quaid

Dennis Quaid, August 1991
Born Dennis William Quaid
April 9, 1954 (1954-04-09) (age 55)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Years active 1975–present
Spouse(s) P. J. Soles (1978–1983)
Meg Ryan (1991–2001)
Kimberly Buffington(2004-)

Dennis William Quaid (born April 9, 1954) is an American actor. Raised in Texas, he became known during the 1980s after appearing in several successful films, and established a career as a Hollywood actor.

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Early life

Quaid was born in Houston, Texas, the son of Juanita Bonniedale "Nita" (née Jordan), a real estate agent, and William Rudy Quaid, an electrician.1 He is the younger brother of actor Randy Quaid. Quaid has Irish and Cajun ancestry.2 He attended Pershing Middle School in Houston. He studied drama at Bellaire High School in Bellaire, Texas and later in college, at the University of Houston, under drama coach Cecil Pickett.

Career

After his brother, actor Randy Quaid, was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in The Last Detail, he dropped out of the University of Houston before graduating and moved to Los Angeles, California, to pursue an acting career of his own.2 He initially had trouble finding work but began to gain notice when he appeared in Breaking Away (1979), the critically panned but commercial success Jaws 3-D (1983), and earned good reviews for his role in The Right Stuff (1983).2

Known for his grin,3 Quaid has appeared in both comedic and dramatic roles.2 Quaid had starring roles in the films Enemy Mine and Innerspace. He also achieved acclaim for his portrayal of Jerry Lee Lewis in Great Balls of Fire! (1989).2

Quaid's career lost steam in the early 1990s, after he fought and kicked a cocaine addiction.2 He continued to garner positive reviews in a variety of films, however, such as Doc Holliday in Wyatt Earp.2 He starred in the 1998 remake of The Parent Trap playing the part of the twins' father. Some of Quaid's more recent film credits include Far From Heaven (2002), In Good Company (2004), The Day After Tomorrow (2004), Yours, Mine and Ours (2005), Vantage Point (2008), and The Express. His role in Far From Heaven saw him receive Golden Globe, PFCS and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for "Best Supporting Actor," as well as NYFCC, CFCA, OFCS and Independent Spirit Award wins.

In 2011 he will play former US President Bill Clinton alongside Michael Sheen as Tony Blair and Julianne Moore as Hillary Clinton in the film The Special Relationship.

Personal life

Quaid golfing

Quaid was raised Baptist and is a practicing Christian.45

Quaid married actress P.J. Soles on November 25, 1978. The two divorced on January 23, 1983. Quaid's second marriage was to Meg Ryan on February 14, 1991 (Valentine's Day). Quaid and Ryan have a son, Jack Henry (born April 24, 1992). Their marriage ended on June 16, 2001. Quaid was also engaged for three years to actress Lea Thompson (Back to the Future, Caroline in the City), whom he met on the movie set of Jaws 3-D in 1983.

Quaid married Kimberly Buffington, an Austin, Texas real estate agent, on July 4, 2004 (Independence Day). The couple welcomed twins born via a gestational carrier on November 8, 2007 in Santa Monica, California. Their son Thomas Boone was born first at 8:26 a.m. and weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces (3.06 kg). Daughter Zoe Grace made her appearance two minutes later weighing in at 5 pounds, 9 ounces (2.52 kg).6

On November 18, 2007, hospital staff mistakenly gave Quaid's twelve-day-old twins a dosage of heparin 1,000 times the common dosage for infants.78 Their attorney said the newborns will "be fine now", but Quaid has filed a lawsuit against the drug manufacturer, Baxter Healthcare, claiming that packaging for the two doses of heparin are not different enough.9 In May 2008, the Quaids testified before the United States House of Representatives' Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, asking Congress not to preempt the right to sue drug manufacturers for negligence under state law.10

Aside from acting, Quaid is a musician and plays with his band the Sharks. Quaid also has a pilot's license and is a 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 "Dennis Quaid Charity Weekend" (formerly the "Jiffy Lube/Dennis Quaid Charity Classic") in Austin, Texas. The golf tournament attracts numerous celebrities with the proceeds split among local children's charities. He is a member of the Bel-Air Country Club in Bel-Air and tries to stay at homes on private courses when he is on the road.

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.

In a 2006 interview with Best Life magazine, Quaid said that in the mid-1990s he suffered from anorexia nervosa saying, "I'd look in the mirror and still see a 180 lb (82 kg) guy, even though I was 138 pounds (62 kg)," and "for many years, I was obsessed about what I was eating, how many calories it had, and how much exercise I'd have to do".citation needed

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1975 Crazy Mama Bellhop (uncredited)
1977 I Never Promised You a Rose Garden Shark, Baseball Pitcher
September 30, 1955 Frank
1978 Are You in the House Alone? Phil Lawver (TV)
Our Winning Season Paul Morelli
The Seniors Alan
1979 Breaking Away Mike
1980 The Long Riders Ed Miller
Gorp Mad Grossman
1981 All Night Long Freddie Dupler
Caveman Lar
The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia Travis Child
Stripes Extra at Graduation Ceremony (uncredited)
1983 Tough Enough Art Long
Jaws 3-D Michael 'Mike' Brody
The Right Stuff Gordon Cooper
1984 Dreamscape Alex Gardner
1985 Enemy Mine Willis Davidge
1987 The Big Easy Det. Remy McSwain Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Male
Valladolid International Film Festival Award for Best Actor
Innerspace Lt. Tuck Pendleton
Suspect Eddie Sanger
1988 D.O.A. Dexter Cornell
Everybody's All-American Gavin Grey
1989 Great Balls of Fire! Jerry Lee Lewis
1990 Come See The Paradise Jack McGurn
Postcards from the Edge Jack Faulkner
1993 Wilder Napalm Wallace Foudroyant/Biff the Clown
Undercover Blues Jefferson 'Jeff' Blue
Flesh and Bone Arlis Sweeney
1994 A Century of Cinema Himself (documentary)
Wyatt Earp Doc Holliday
1995 Something to Talk About Eddie Bichon
1996 Dragonheart Bowen
1997 Gang Related Joe Doe/William
Switchback Frank LaCrosse
1998 Savior Joshua Rose/Guy
The Parent Trap Nick Parker
Playing by Heart Hugh
1999 Any Given Sunday Jack 'Cap' Rooney
2000 Frequency Frank Sullivan Nominated — Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actor - Suspense
Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor
Traffic Arnie Metzger Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Dinner With Friends Gabe (TV)
2002 The Rookie Jimmy Morris
Far from Heaven Frank Whitaker Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor
Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
Nominated — Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture
Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
2003 Cold Creek Manor Cooper Tilson
2004 The Alamo Sam Houston
The Day After Tomorrow Jack Hall
In Good Company Dan
Flight of the Phoenix Frank Towns
2005 Yours, Mine and Ours Frank Beardsley
2006 American Dreamz President Joseph Staton
2007 Battle for Terra Roven (voice)
2008 Vantage Point Thomas Barnes
Smart People Lawrence Wetherhold
The Express Ben Schwartzwalder
2009 The Horsemen Aidan Breslin
SpongeBob SquarePants Grandpa Redbeard (1 episode)
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra General Hawk (post-production)
Pandorum Payton (post-production)
2010 Legion Bob Hanson (post-production)
2011 The Special Relationship Bill Clinton (pre-production)

References

Further reading

  • Silver, Murray, 2005. When Elvis Meets the Dalai Lama, (Bonaventure Books, Savannah), in which the author describes Quaid's participation in the film Great Balls of Fire.

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