The character he played in Wyatt Earp (Doc Holliday) may be a cinema classic that will be remembered for years to come. He last played Ronald Reagan in the project titled Reagan.
Dennis Quaid was born on April 9, 1954 in Houston, Texas, USA. His full name is Dennis William Quaid. His father is Buddy Quaid and his mother is Juanita Bonniedale Jordan.
He has siblings named Randy Quaid, Buddy John Quaid, and Brandy Quaid. He studied at Bellaire High School, in Texas. He studied theater in high school and university dropped out of the University of Houston in 1974 and moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career.
He starred with Winona Ryder in the movie "Great Balls of Fire", shot in 1989.
In 2004, Dennis Quaid starred alongside Jake Gyllenhaal in the movie "The Day After Tomorrow".
Who is Dennis Quaid?
Dennis William Quaid was born on April 9, 1954, in Houston, Texas, United States. Quaid, who has appeared in many Hollywood films, appeared mostly in drama and comedy roles. Dennis Quaid, who attracted attention in the early 1980s, managed to reach fame in the 1990s. However, Quaid, who had various health problems before the 1990s, became addicted to drugs and stopped eating and drinking. The American actor, who managed to get rid of this terrible situation by receiving treatment, literally rose from the ashes.
Leaving a difficult period behind, Dennis Quaid starred in films such as Breaking Away and The Rookie in the 1990s and managed to reshape his life. The American actor, who starred with Kevin Bacon in the movie Footloose, made his biggest breakthrough with the movie Last Detail. Dennis Quaid, who got rid of drug addiction, got married to actress Meg Ryan in 1991. Quaid, who also had a child from his 10-year marriage, later married Kimberly Buffington for the third time in 2004.
Dennis Quaid has appeared in countless films in his acting career, which started in 1975, but he was not even nominated for any major awards. In 2004, Quaid starred in the hit movie The Day After Tomorrow. Dennis, Quaid's origins are Irish, and a generation ago, Quaid, who is of French origin, speaks a little French as well as English.
Marriages:
1st wife: He married actress Pamela Jayne Soles on November 25, 1978. They divorced on January 23, 1983.
His second wife: He married actress Meg Ryan on February 14, 1991. They divorced on July 16, 2001. He has a son named Jack Henry Quaid (b.1992).
3rd wife: He married real estate agent Kimberly Buffington on July 4, 2004. On November 8, 2007, they had twin children named Zoe Grace Quaid and Thomas Boone Quaid.