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Dennis Quaid
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April 9, 1954 in Houston, TX
Biography:Handsome, well-built and able to communicate a rangy sort of charm in front of the camera, "Dennis Quaid" possesses many star qualities. Despite attaining heartthrob status for his work in such films as "The Big Easy", however, Quaid has had a difficult time maintaining this status, thanks in part to work in a number of films that have failed to fully exploit his talent.

The son of an electrician and younger brother of actor "Randy Quaid", Dennis was born in Houston, Texas on April 9, 1954. He began acting in high school, and in college he enrolled in a drama program. He dropped out at the age of 20 to follow his brother to Hollywood and spent the next year mired in rejection and relative unemployment. He got his first break in 1977 when he was cast in minor roles in "I Never Promised You a Rose Garden" and "9/30/55", but it was not until 1979, when he starred in the seminal coming-of-age drama... Full Biography

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Dennis Quaid, 2000
Julianne Moore and Dennis Quaid in "Far From Heaven"
Dennis Quaid, 1981
Dennis Quaid and wife Kimberly Buffington attend a Conde Nast Traveler party in New York on April...
Dennis Quaid and then-wife Meg Ryan attend the Los Angeles premiere of "The Parent Trap" on July 20,...
Dennis Quaid attends the Los Angeles premiere of "Yours, Mine & Ours" on Nov. 20, 2005.
Dennis Quaid and Matthew Fox in "Vantage Point"
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