Dennis Quaid

American actor

Photo by: Toglenn · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Born:April 9, 1954

Age:72

Zodiac Sign:Aries

Children:3

Born in:Houston, United States

Languages:English

Film Director Actor Screenwriter Composer Aircraft Pilot Executive Producer Television Actor Film Actor Film Producer Voice Actor

Related People

Spouse: Meg Ryan(1991–2001 – divorce)

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Photo credits (2)

Dennis Quaid:
Photo by: Toglenn · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Meg Ryan:
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Famous For

Movies & TV

The Day After TomorrowThe SubstanceTrafficThe Parent TrapG.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

Awards

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Dennis Quaid

American actor

Biography

Dennis William Quaid (born April 9, 1954) is an American actor. He is known for his starring roles in many successful films, including Breaking Away (1979), Jaws 3-D (1983), Innerspace (1987), Great Balls of Fire! (1989), Dragonheart (1996), The Parent Trap (1998), Frequency (2000), The Rookie (2002), The Alamo, The Day After Tomorrow, In Good Company, Flight of the Phoenix (all 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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Quotes

“The way I look at it, I am the alien! I'm the one devoid of human values. Drac has them. Not me. Not Davidge, the spaceman. For me, the film is the discovering of the human side of myself. You know – How to be human!”

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Photos

Dennis Quaid at the "Cinemoi" 21st Annual Academy Awards Viewing Party on February 9, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California - Photo by Glenn Francis of www.PacificProDigital.com

Dennis Quaid on the red carpet at the Big Screen Achievement Awards at the 2024 CinemaCon at The Colosseum Theater at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere.

Actor Dennis Quaid prepares for a VIP flight with the US Navy (USN) Blue Angels.

Dennis Quaid and his wife, Laura Savoie, on the red carpet at the Big Screen Achievement Awards at the 2024 CinemaCon at The Colosseum Theater at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere.