Dennis Quaid - Biography

Last Editor: ashi.mish				Dennis Quaid Biography -   Name : Dennis Quaid Birth Date : 9 April 1954 Birth Place : Houston, Texas Height : 6' 2 Education : University of Houston in Houston, TX (dropped out) Bellaire High School in Bellaire, TX Nationality : American Occupation : Actor, singer, songwriter Relationship : Lea Thompson (actress; born on May 31, 1961; met in 1983 during the filming of Jaws 3-D; together for four years) Claim to fame : as Ramy McSwain in The Big Easy (1987) Spouse(s) : P. J. Soles (1978–1983) Meg Ryan (1991–2001) Kimberly Buffington (2004-)

Dennis Quaid Trivia -

Dennis is the younger brother of Randy Quaid. Son, with Meg Ryan, Jack Henry Quaid (b. 24 April 1992). He is also a musician and occasionally performs with his band, "Dennis Quaid and the Sharks". He wrote songs for 3 of his films: The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia (1981), Tough Enough (1983), and The Big Easy (1987). His favorite director of all time is David Lean. He lived with and was engaged to Lea Thompson for three years. The couple met on the set of Jaws 3-D (1983). When singing with his band, Dennis Quaid and the Sharks, he always plays with bare feet in order to feel comfortable as if playing in his living room. He got separated from wife Meg Ryan on 28 June 2000 and finalized divorced papers [that said Meg Ryan was able to keep all her jewelry and have joint custody of son Jack and the family car, a Jeep Cherokee] on 16 July 2001. He was scheduled to appear in the David Lean-directed "Nostromo" in 1991, before Lean died, and the production came to a halt. Loves golf, and his handicap is 6. His parents are William (Buddy Quaid) & Nita Quaid. He has a half-brother called Buddy Quaid (born in 1974). Was asked to play the role of Bob in Halloween (1978) because his then- girlfriend P.J. Soles was in the film, but he was working on another project and had to decline. Attended Bellaire High School in Bellaire, Texas. Became engaged to Kimberly Buffington in 2004. He attended Pershing Middle School in Houston, Texas. He is a licensed private pilot with single and multiengine instrument ratings. He also has a type rating for the Cessna Citation 500 series twin engine light jet. He regularly flies the jet to his property in Montana. Brother-in-law of Evi Quaid. His drama teacher at Bellaire High School and, then, the University of Houston was Cecil Pickett, father of Cindy Pickett. Was listed as a potential nominee on the 2005 Razzie Award nominating ballot. He was suggested in the Worst Actor category for his roles in the films The Alamo (2004) and The Day After Tomorrow (2004), he did not receive a nomination however. Tested for the part of Luke Duke on "The Dukes of Hazzard" (1979). Turned down the role of Thomas Wayne in Batman Begins (2005). Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. [November 16, 2005] Third cousin of Gene Autry. He and his ex-wife, Meg Ryan, have both appeared in remakes of films starring James Stewart. Quaid played Stewart's part in the remake of The Flight of the Phoenix (1965). Meg Ryan appeared in You've Got Mail (1998), which was a remake of The Shop Around the Corner (1940). He announced that he & his wife, Kimberly, are expecting twins via gestational surrogate at the end of 2007. Dennis and his wife, Kimberly, became the parents of twins, a boy and a girl, on November 8, 2007 in Santa Monica, California. Thomas Boone weighed in at 6 lbs. 12 oz. and Zoe Grace weighed in at 5 lbs. 9 oz. His newborn twins have been placed in an intensive care unit in a Los Angeles-area hospital after they were reportedly given an accidental drug overdose on November 18, 2007. His wife, Kimberly Buffington, is a real estate agent in Austin, Texas for Buffington Signature Homes. His father-in-law, Thomas B. Buffington, is the CEO of the company. Uncle of Amanda Quaid. Cousin of Corbett Tuck and Hillary Tuck. He was inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame in march 2005 in Austin, Texas. He was considered for the role of B.J. McKay in "B.J. and the Bear" (1979).

Dennis Quaid Detailed Biography -

Born in Texas in 1954, Quaid followed his big brother Randy's lead and began acting in high school before leaving college to give Hollywood a try. After several years of many rejections and a few insignificant roles, he was cast in a small coming-of-age film called Breaking Away (1979). With a paltry budget of $2.4 million and no stars, this movie about a group of working class friends in who compete for bragging rights in a bicycle race against silver spoon collegians became a huge box office success, putting Quaid on the map right along with Bloomington, Indiana. Although the doors to leading Hollywood roles were opened to him, Quaid initially ended up in forgettable films like The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia (1981) and Tough Enough (1983), which at least gave Quaid a chance to showcase his musical talents. Then with his carefree portrayal of astronaut Gordon Cooper in The Right Stuff (1983), Quaid's stardom was finally cemented. A few years later, in a film tailor-made for his talents, Quaid charmed audiences as New Orleans detective Remy McSwain in The Big Easy (1986) sharing the screen with Ellen Barkin in one of the sexiest (and amusing) love scenes ever put on film. In Great Balls of Fire (1989) Quaid drew on his own experience as a wild, party-all-night musician to play the role of Jerry Lee Lewis opposite Winona Ryder. Also starred as the redneck rapist in Johnny Belinda (1982) opposite Rosanna Arquette, as the best friend of a mentally retarded man played by Mickey Rooney in Bill (1981), and recently as Andie MacDowell's husband in the play adaptation Dinner With Friends (2001). Quaid's latest films include Steven Soderbergh's Traffic (2000), The Rookie (2002), and Far from Heaven (2002) opposite Julianne Moore. Despite the highly publicized dissolution of his long-time marriage to actress Meg Ryan in 2000, Quaid's career has continued to flourish, receiving an added boost from the surprise success of the inventive sci-fi thriller Frequency (2000). Ruggedly handsome with an endearing lopsided grin and seemingly perpetual devil-may-care glint in his eye, Dennis Quaid has evolved into one of Hollywood's most solid journeyman actors. Quaid's weathered maturity mirrors the experience and depth he is able to bring to his roles.