Dennis Quaid
Birth Name:
Dennis William Quaid
Birth Place:
Houston, Texas, United States
Profession
Actor, Soundtrack, Producer, Director, Music department
Fast Facts
- Lends his name to the annual Dennis Quaid Charity Weekend golf tournament in Austin, Texas, which splits the weekend's proceeds among numerous children's charities
- Won the 2009 ShoWest Convention award for Male Star of the Year
- Studied at the University of Houston, where he received the President's Medallion in 2013
- Is the brother of actor Randy Quaid
- Quote: "Being a celebrity couple is not so easy - it's double publicity, and it's hard to have a private life․"
- Quote: "I've always considered myself a character actor․ That's the way I was trained, really․ A leading man just happens to be another character․"
- Quote: "(On not being identified with one type of role) "It's like when people go into the store and buy a candy bar, they know they're getting the same candy bar and that's why they go get that particular candy bar․ With me, I'm always changing my wrapper․""
- Is a cousin of country musician Gene Autry
- Learned how to fly a plane for hsi role in "The Right Stuff․"
Awards
- 1987Best ActorWinner
- 1988Independent Spirit Award - Best Male Lead:Winner
- 1989Jupiter Award - Best International Actor:Nominated
- 2001Saturn Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2001Actor - Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture:Winner
- 2001Blockbuster Entertainment Award - Favorite Actor - Suspense:Nominated
- 2002ACCA - Best Actor in a Supporting Role:Nominated
- 2002Sierra Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2002NYFCC Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
- 2002Seattle Film Critics Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2002TFCA Award - Best Supporting Performance, Male:Nominated
- 2003Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role:Nominated
- 2003CamieWinner
- 2003CFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
- 2003DFWFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2003Independent Spirit Award - Best Supporting Male:Winner
- 2003Gold Derby Film Award - Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2003Gold Derby Film Award - Ensemble Cast:Nominated
- 2003Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2003INOCA - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2003OFTA Film Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2003OFCS Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
- 2003PFCS Award - Best Actor in a Supporting Role:Nominated
- 2003Golden Satellite Award - Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Drama:Nominated
- 2003VFCC Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2005Movies for Grownups Award - Best Grownup Love Story:Nominated
- 2005Movies for Grownups Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2005Jupiter Award - Best International Actor:Nominated
- 2005Stinker Award - Worst On-Screen Couple:Nominated
- 2009Movies for Grownups Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2010OFTA Television Award - Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries:Nominated
- 2010Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie:Nominated
- 2010Satellite Award - Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television:Nominated
- 2011Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries:Nominated
- 2011Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television:Nominated
- 2012Grace Award - Most Inspiring Performance in Movies:Nominated
- 2018The BAM Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2019Grace Award - Most Inspiring Performance in Movies:Nominated
- 2019Satellite Award - Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries & Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television:Nominated
- 2024IFJA Award - Best Supporting Performance:Nominated
- 2024Grace Award - Most Inspiring Performance in Movies:Winner
- 2025Razzie Award - Worst Actor:Nominated
- 2025Razzie Award - Worst Screen Combo:Nominated
- 2025Septimius Award - Best American Actor:Nominated
- 2026C&I Movie Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated