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Dennis Quaid: Biography

Dennis Quaid
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  • Birth Place: Houston, TX
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 04/09/1954, Aries
  • Profession: Actor; director; singer; songwriter
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Dennis Quaid Fast Facts:
  • As a teen, he performed stand-up comedy and did impressions at nightclubs.
  • Earned a pilot's license to help him portray the role of astronaut Gordon Cooper in 1983's The Right Stuff.
  • Formed the rock band Dennis Quaid and the Sharks, in which he sang lead vocals and played rhythm guitar.
  • Made his directorial debut with the 1998 made-for-TV movie Everything that Rises.
  • Won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor for 2002's Far from Heaven.
  • Dennis Quaid Relationships:
  • Buddy Quaid - Half Brother
  • Jack Henry Quaid - Son
  • Kimberly Quaid - Wife
  • Lea Thompson - Ex-fiancĂ©e
  • Meg Ryan - Ex-wife
  • Nita Quaid - Mother
  • P.J. Soles - Ex-wife
  • Randy Quaid - Brother
  • Thomas Boone Quaid - Son
  • William Quaid - Father
  • Zoe Grace Quaid - Daughter
  • Dennis Quaid Awards:
  • 2003 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
  • College:
  • Attended University of Houston, Houston, TX

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Dennis Quaid, Julianne Moore, Dennis Haysbert courtesy Jeff Vespa/WireImage.com
Natasha Richardson, Dennis Quaid courtesy Steve Granitz/WireImage.com
Dennis Quaid courtesy Michael Caulfield/WireImage.com
Dennis Quaid And The Sharks courtesy Denise Truscello/WireImage.com
Dennis Quaid, Meg Ryan, Hurleyburly courtesy Steve Granitz/WireImage.com
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