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Times Online - Found Mar. 8, 2010
... written by Peter Morgan (The Queen), charts the shifting power balance between Blair and Bill Clinton (Dennis Quaid) in the mid-1990s, and...

Posted on March 8, 2010, 3:10 am

Dennis Quaid Shows Off His Toned Body On Surfing Trip

HotOnlineNews.com RSS Feed - Found Feb. 4, 2010
He may be 55, but when actor Dennis Quaid hit the beach in Hawaii today he revealed the body of a much younger man.

Posted on February 4, 2010, 10:00 am

Dennis Quaid's Situation

TMZ - Found Feb. 2, 2010
Dennis Quaid is shreddin' the gnar ... and his abs.

Posted on February 2, 2010, 4:06 am

The singer willstar opposite Dennis Quaid and Helen Hunt in the ...

Knix Country - Found Feb. 4, 2010
... s landed her big break in new movie "Soul Surfer." The singer will head to Hawaii to star opposite Dennis Quaid and Helen Hunt in the biopic...

Posted on February 4, 2010, 11:16 am

Dennis Quaid Says Apocalyptic ?Legion? Won?t Be On ...

Celebrity Mound - Found Jan. 20, 2010
?I don?t think it is going to be on the Vatican must-see list, but it is thought provoking,? the film?s star Dennis Quaid told Tarts.

Posted on January 20, 2010, 4:39 am

Full Cast for Steven Soderbergh?s Knockout: Ewan McGregor, Michael ...

/Film - Found Jan. 7, 2010
... casting news: also in the mix are Ewan McGregor , Michael Douglas and Dennis Quaid . (Hey, two news stories for Quaid today!) That makes for...

Posted on January 7, 2010, 2:34 am

First Look: Dennis Quaid as Bill Clinton in Peter Morgan?s The ...

/Film - Found Jan. 7, 2010
... first look at Dennis Quaid in costume as Clinton. It?s not as eerily convincing as Josh Brolin was as George W. Bush in W. , but Quaid looks...

Posted on January 7, 2010, 1:23 pm

Dennis Quaid?s Bill Clinton Emerges

Film School Rejects - Found Jan. 7, 2010
As we reported some time ago, Dennis Quaid ( G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra ) was cast in the upcoming HBO film The Special Relationship as

Posted on January 7, 2010, 1:55 pm

Dennis Quaid, Julianne Moore to play Bill and Hillary Clinton for ...

Monsters and Critics - Found Jan. 20, 2010
Dennis Quaid and Julianne Moore will play former President Bill Clinton and former First Lady Hillary Clinton in an HBO television movie.

Posted on January 20, 2010, 1:09 pm

'Pandorum,' starring Dennis Quaid, among new DVDs for Jan. 19

NOLA Live - Found Jan. 16, 2010
Jan. 19 View full sizeCourtesy of Anchor Bay Entertainment'Pandorum,' starring Dennis Quaid, is among the movies being released to DVD and Blu...

Posted on January 16, 2010, 12:26 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, United States
Occupation Actor
Years active 1975–present
Spouse(s) P. J. Soles (1978–1983, divorced)
Meg Ryan (1991–2001, divorced)
Kimberly Buffington (since 2004)

Dennis William Quaid (born April 9, 1954) is an American actor. He became known during the 1980s after appearing in several successful films.

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Early life

Quaid was born in Houston, Texas, the son of Juanita Bonniedale "Nita" (née Jordan) Quaid, 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 (French) ancestry.2 He attended Pershing Middle School in Houston. He studied Chinese and dance 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, Randy, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Last Detail (1973), Quaid dropped out of the University of Houston before graduating and moved to Los Angeles 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) 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 (1985) and Innerspace (1987). 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 (1994).2He also starred in the legendary film Dragonheart (1996) He starred in the remake of The Parent Trap (1998), playing the part of the twins' father, and as an aging pro football quarterback in Oliver Stone's Any Given Sunday (1999). Some of Quaid's more recent film credits include Far From Heaven (2002), The Flight of the Phoenix (2004), In Good Company (2004), The Day After Tomorrow (2004), Yours, Mine and Ours (2005), Vantage Point (2008), G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009), and Pandorum (2009).

He will portray U.S. President Bill Clinton, alongside Michael Sheen as Tony Blair and Hope Davis as Hillary Clinton, in the 2010 film The Special Relationship.

Awards

For his role in Far From Heaven (2002) he won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor, the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor, the Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male. He received nominations for Best Supporting Actor from the Golden Globe Awards, the Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards and the Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Personal life

Quaid golfing in 2006.

Quaid was raised in the Baptist faith and is currently a practicing Christian.45

Quaid and actress P.J. Soles were married on November 25, 1978. The couple were divorced on January 23, 1983. On February 14, 1991, he and Meg Ryan were married. Quaid and Ryan have a son, Jack Henry (born April 24, 1992). They were divorced on June 16, 2001.

Quaid married Kimberly Buffington, an Austin, Texas, real-estate agent, on July 4, 2004. The couple had 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 six pounds, twelve ounces (3.06 kg). Daughter Zoe Grace was born two minutes later weighing five pounds, nine 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 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 U.S. Congress not to preempt the right to sue drug manufacturers for negligence under state law.10

In addition to acting, Quaid is a musician and plays with his band, the Sharks. Quaid also has a pilot's license and is a scratch golfer. In 2005, he 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. 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, California, 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, Louisiana. He makes trips to Central America to help build medical clinics and transport sick children back to the U.S. for treatment they cannot get locally.

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 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
2001 Dinner with Friends Gabe
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 Horsemen Aidan Breslin
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra General Hawk
Pandorum Payton
2010 Legion Bob Hanson
The Special Relationship Bill Clinton (post-production)
2011 Soul Surfer (Filming)

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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