Dennis Quaid
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Dennis William Quaid is an American actor. He is known for his starring roles in many successful films, including Great Balls of Fire! (1989), Dragonheart (1996), The Parent Trap (1998), Frequency (2000), The Rookie (2002), The Day After Tomorrow (2004), In Good Company (2004), Flight of the Phoenix (2004), Yours, Mine & Ours (2005), and Vantage Point (2008). In 2003, Quaid received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Far from Heaven (2002).
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Dennis Quaid is an American film actor, voice actor, and aircraft pilot. Born in Houston in 1954, he is a member of the Republican Party and identifies as a Baptist. He attended the University of Houston and began his work period in 1975. Quaid speaks and writes in English.
He has been recognized with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Quaid is the sibling of Randy Quaid and the father of Jack Quaid. His marital history includes marriages to P. J. Soles and Meg Ryan, as well as an unmarried partnership with Meg Ryan. He also had an unmarried partnership with Shanna Moakler.
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Houston, Texas, USA
Dennis William Quaid (born April 9, 1954) is an American actor. He became known during the 1980s after appearing in several successful films, including as Mike Brody in Jaws 3-D (1983), Alex Gardner in Dreamscape (1984), Remy McSwain in The Big Easy (1987), Tuck Pendleton in Innerspace (1987), Jefferson "Jeff" Blue in Undercover Blues (1993), Bowen in Dragonheart (1996), Joe Doe/William in Gang…
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- Signal One — Sam Houston2026
- War Machine — Sheridan2026
- I Can Only Imagine 2 — Arthur2026
- The Florist — Carl Rikker2026
- A Dog’s Perfect Christmas — Sander Goss2026
- Broke — George Brandywine2025
- Sovereign — John Bouchart2025
- Saurus City — Rind - Shrouded Knight (voice)2025
- Twin Towers: Legacy — Narrator (voice)2025
- Happy Face — Keith Jesperson aka 'Happy Face Killer'2025
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- United States
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- 1954
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- Dennis
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- Quaid
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- male
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- United States
- Place of birth
- Houston
- Child
- Jack Quaid
- Sibling
- Randy Quaid
- Occupation
- executive producer
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Baptists
- Image
- Dennis Quaid Blue Angels.JPEG
- Number of children
- 3
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Encyclopedic overview
Dennis William Quaid (born April 9, 1954) is an American actor. He is known for his starring roles in many successful films, including Innerspace (1987), Great Balls of Fire! (1989), Dragonheart (1996), The Parent Trap (1998), Frequency (2000), The Rookie (2002), The Alamo (2004), The Day After Tomorrow (2004), In Good Company (2004), Flight of the Phoenix (2004), Yours, Mine & Ours (2005), and Vantage Point (2008). In 2003, Quaid received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Far from Heaven (2002).
Quaid portrayed President Bill Clinton in the HBO film The Special Relationship (2010), earning nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. He also portrayed Deputy U.S. Marshal Sherrill Lynn in the Paramount+ Western series Lawmen: Bass Reeves (2023), and President Ronald Reagan in the biopic Reagan (2024).
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