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Dennis William Quaid (born April 9, 1954 in
Houston, Texas) is an United States|American
actor.

==Biography==
Quaid studied drama at Bellaire High School,
Bellaire, Texas|Bellaire High School in Bellaire,
Texas and later in college. He dropped out of the
University of Houston before graduating and moved
to Los Angeles, California to pursue an acting
career. Dennis initially had trouble finding work
but began to gain notice when he appeared in
Breaking Away (1979) and earned good reviews for
his role in The Right Stuff (1983). 

Aside from acting, Quaid is also a musician, and
plays with his band the Sharks. Randy Quaid,
Dennis' older brother, is also an actor.

Quaid was married to actor|actress Meg Ryan from
1991 to 2001 (divorced). They have one child
together, Jack Henry (born April 24, 1992).  In
2004, he married real estate agent Kimberly
Buffington.  His first marriage, from 1978 to
1983, was to actress P. J. Soles.

Quaid works with the charity "International
Hospital for Children in New Orleans." He makes
trips to Central America to help build medical
clinics and transport sick children back to the
United States for treatment they cannot get
locally.

Quaid is an avid golfer and lends his name to the
annual "Jiffy Lube/Dennis Quaid Charity Classic"
in Austin, Texas. The golf tournament attracts
numerous celebrities with the proceeds split
between three local children's charities.

==Selected filmography==
*Yours, Mine and Ours (2005)... Frank Beardsley
*In Good Company (2004)... Dan Foreman
*Flight of the Phoenix (2004)... Frank Towns
*The Day After Tomorrow (movie)|The Day After
Tomorrow (2004)... Jack Hall
*The Alamo (2004)... San Houston
*Cold Creek Manor (2003)... Cooper Tilson
*The Rookie (2002 movie)|The Rookie (2002)...
Jimmy Morris
*Traffic (movie)|Traffic (2000)... Arnie Metzger
*Frequency (movie)|Frequency (2000)... Frank
Sullivan
*Any Given Sunday (1999)... Jack 'Cap' Rooney
*Savior (movie)|Savior (1998)... Joshua Rose/Guy
*The Parent Trap (1998)... Nick Parker
*Dragonheart (1996)... Bowen
*Postcards from the Edge (1990)... Jack Faulkner 
*Come See The Paradise (1990)... Jack McGurn
*Great Balls of Fire! (film)... Jerry Lee Lewis
*The Big Easy (movie)|The Big Easy (1987)... Det.
Remy McSwain 
*Innerspace (1987)... Lt. Tuck Pendleton 
*Enemy Mine (1985))... Willis Davidge 
*The Right Stuff (1983)... Gordon Cooper
*Jaws 3-D (1983)... Michael 'Mike' Brody
*The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia
(1981)... Travis Child
*The Long Riders (1980)... Ed Miller
*Breaking Away (1979)... Mike

==External links==
*imdb name|id=0000598|name=Dennis Quaid