| Dennis Quaid  Born: 9-Apr-1954
Birthplace: Houston, TX
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor
Party Affiliation: Democratic Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Any Given Sunday Dennis Quaid came from a middle class background, and was raised in Texas. He was drawn to drama in high school, and studied acting at the University of Houston, but not for long. His older brother Randy was having some success in Hollywood, and suggested that Dennis could get on-the-job training as an actor in L.A. In his film debut, Quaid played a bellhop in the Cloris Leachman film Crazy Mama. His first major role came in 1977's 9/30/55, mourning the death of James Dean alongside Richard Thomas and Tom Hulce. Quaid's breakthrough came in 1979, as the frustrated former high school quarterback in the charming Breaking Away.
In the 1980 western The Long Riders, several famous Hollywood brothers played wild west brothers, including Dennis and Randy Quaid as Clell and Ed Miller. It is the only film the Quaid brothers have made together, though they worked together on Broadway in a mid-1980s production of Sam Shepard's True West.
Quaid played another quarterback in Any Given Sunday, and broke into the major leagues as a 35-year-old pitcher in The Rookie (Quaid himself was 45). He played Jerry Lee Lewis in Great Balls of Fire! and Gordon Cooper in The Right Stuff.
A lot of cocaine has gone up Quaid's nose, but he kicked his addiction in 1988. "I saw myself being dead in about five years if I didn't stop. So I went and got help. I went away for a month." He later joined Weight Watchers and lost 44 pounds for his role in Wyatt Earp (1994). Father: William Quaid ("Buddy", electrician, d. 1987, heart attack)
Mother: Nita Quaid (real estate agent)
Brother: Randy Quaid (actor)
Brother: Buddy Quaid (half-brother, actor, b. 26-Nov-1974)
Wife: P. J. Soles (actress, m. 25-Nov-1978, div. 23-Jan-1983)
Girlfriend: Lea Thompson (actress, cohabited 1983-87, broken engagement)
Wife: Meg Ryan (actress, dated 1987-91, m. 14-Feb-1991, div. 16-Jul-2001, one son)
Son: Jack Henry Quaid (b. 24-Apr-1992)
Girlfriend: Andie MacDowell (actress, together 2001)
Slept with: Shanna Moakler (actress, together 2001)
Wife: Kimberly Buffington (real estate agent, m. 4-Jul-2004, sep. 2012, one son, one daughter)
Son: Thomas Quaid (twin via surrogate mother, b. 8-Nov-2007)
Daughter: Zoe Quaid (twin via surrogate mother, b. 8-Nov-2007)
High School: Bellaire Senior High School, Bellaire, TX (1972)
University: University of Houston (dropped out)
unknown detox facility
Risk Factors: Cocaine, Yoga
TELEVISION
Vegas Sheriff Ralph Lamb (2012-13)
FILMOGRAPHY AS DIRECTOR
Everything That Rises (12-Jul-1998)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
The Intruder (2-May-2019)
Kin (29-Aug-2018)
I Can Only Imagine (16-Mar-2018)
A Dog's Purpose (19-Jan-2017)
Truth (12-Sep-2015)
Playing for Keeps (5-Dec-2012)
At Any Price (31-Aug-2012)
What to Expect When You're Expecting (17-May-2012)
The Words (27-Jan-2012)
Beneath the Darkness (22-Oct-2011)
Footloose (6-Oct-2011)
Soul Surfer (8-Apr-2011) · Tom Hamilton
The Special Relationship (29-May-2010)
Legion (21-Jan-2010) · Bob Hanson
Pandorum (25-Sep-2009) · Payton
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (5-Aug-2009) · Gen. Hawk
The Express (12-Sep-2008)
The Horsemen (14-May-2008) · Aidan Breslin
Vantage Point (20-Feb-2008)
Smart People (20-Jan-2008)
Battle for Terra (8-Sep-2007) · Roven [VOICE]
American Dreamz (4-Mar-2006) · President Staton
Yours, Mine and Ours (23-Nov-2005) · Frank Beardsley
Flight of the Phoenix (17-Dec-2004)
In Good Company (6-Dec-2004)
The Day After Tomorrow (17-May-2004) · Jack Hall
The Alamo (27-Mar-2004)
Cold Creek Manor (17-Sep-2003) · Cooper Tilson
Far from Heaven (1-Sep-2002) · Frank Whitaker
The Rookie (26-Mar-2002)
Dinner with Friends (11-Aug-2001)
Traffic (27-Dec-2000) · Arnie Metzger
Frequency (28-Apr-2000)
Any Given Sunday (16-Dec-1999)
Playing by Heart (30-Dec-1998)
The Parent Trap (20-Jul-1998) · Nick Parker
Everything That Rises (12-Jul-1998)
Savior (1-May-1998)
Switchback (31-Oct-1997)
Gang Related (8-Oct-1997) · William
Dragonheart (31-May-1996) · Bowen
Something to Talk About (4-Aug-1995) · Eddie
Wyatt Earp (24-Jun-1994)
Flesh and Bone (5-Nov-1993) · Arlis Sweeney
Undercover Blues (10-Sep-1993) · Jeff Blue
Wilder Napalm (20-Aug-1993)
Come See the Paradise (23-Dec-1990) · Jack McGurn
Postcards from the Edge (12-Sep-1990) · Jack Falkner
Great Balls of Fire! (30-Jun-1989) · Jerry Lee Lewis
Everybody's All-American (4-Nov-1988)
D.O.A. (18-Mar-1988)
Suspect (23-Oct-1987)
Innerspace (1-Jul-1987) · Lt. Tuck Pendleton
The Big Easy (27-Mar-1987)
Enemy Mine (12-Dec-1985) · Davidge
Dreamscape (15-Aug-1984) · Alex Gardner
Bill: On His Own (9-Nov-1983)
The Right Stuff (9-Sep-1983) · Gordon Cooper
Jaws 3-D (22-Jul-1983) · Mike Brody
Tough Enough (20-May-1983)
Bill (22-Dec-1981)
The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia (29-May-1981)
Caveman (17-Apr-1981) · Lar
All Night Long (6-Mar-1981)
The Long Riders (16-May-1980) · Ed Miller
Gorp (May-1980)
Breaking Away (18-Jul-1979) · Mike
Are You in the House Alone? (20-Sep-1978) · Phil Lawver
The Seniors (30-Jun-1978)
Our Winning Season (May-1978)
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (29-Oct-1977)
September 30, 1955 (Aug-1977)
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