Dennis Quaid Bio, Age, Height, Family,Engagement, Wife, Net Worth, Movies and TV Shows

Dennis Quaid Biography

Dennis William Quaid best known as Dennis Quaid is an American actor known for his comedic roles. He was born on April 9th, 1954 in Houston, Texas, USA. He is the son of Juanita B. Quaid and William Rudy Quaid.

Dennis Quaid Age

He was born on April 9th, 1954 in Houston, Texas, USA. He is 65 years old as of 2019.

Dennis Quaid Height

Dennis stands 6 feet tall.

Dennis Quaid Family and Education

Dennis was born in Houston Texas. He has two brothers and a sister; Randy Quaid, Brandy Quaid, and Buddy Quaid. His older brother Randy Quaid is also an actor. He went to Paul W. Horn Elementary School located in Bellaire and then Pershing Middle School in Houston. He then studies Mandarin and dance at Bellaire High School, Texas. He attended college at the University of Houston. He was raised in the Baptist faith.

Dennis Quaid Acting Career

Quaid dropped out of the University of Houston before graduating and moved to Hollywood to seek after an acting vocation. He at first experienced difficulty looking for some kind of employment, however, he started to pick up notice when he showed up in Breaking Away (1979) and earned great surveys for his job as space explorer Gordon Cooper in The Right Stuff (1983).

Known for his smile, Quaid has shown up in both comedic and emotional jobs. Quaid had featuring jobs in the movies The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia (1981), Jaws 3-D (1983), Enemy Mine (1985), Innerspace (1987) and The Big Easy (1987).

He likewise accomplished approval for his depiction of Jerry Lee Lewis in Great Balls of Fire! (1989). In 1989, he additionally showed up all through the Bonnie Raitt music video for the melody “Thing Called Love.”

Quaid’s vocation lost steam in the mid-1990s after he battled anorexia nervosa expedited when he shed 40 pounds to play the tuberculosis-beset Doc Holliday in Wyatt Earp and recouped from a cocaine compulsion. He kept on accumulating positive audits in an assortment of movies, be that as it may. Quaid was additionally the visitor star of a season 2 scene of Muppets Tonight (1997).

He featured ahead of the pack job in the 1996 experience film Dragonheart, the change of The Parent Trap (1998), filling the role of the twins’ dad, and as a maturing ace football quarterback in Oliver Stone’s Any Given Sunday (1999). In 1998, he made his introduction as a movie chief with Everything That Rises a TV motion picture western in which he likewise featured.

A portion of Quaid’s later film credits incorporate Frequency (2000), The Rookie (2002), Far from Heaven (2002), Cold Creek Manor (2003), The Flight of the Phoenix (2004), The Alamo (2004), In Good Company (2004), The Day After Tomorrow (2004), Yours, Mine and Ours (2005), Vantage Point (2008), G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009), and Pandorum (2009).

In 2009, Quaid visitor featured in a scene of SpongeBob SquarePants, playing Mr. Krabs’ granddad, Captain Redbeard. He depicted U.S. President Bill Clinton, close by Michael Sheen as Tony Blair and Hope Davis as Hillary Clinton, in the 2010 film The Special Relationship.

In 2012 and 2013, Quaid played Sheriff Ralph Lamb in the CBS TV show arrangement Vegas. In 2017, he featured in A Dog’s Purpose as Ethan Montgomery, charged as “a festival of the uncommon association among people and their mutts”.

In 2018, Quaid featured in I Can Only Imagine, where he played Arthur Millard, the dad of the artist and musician Bart Millard, and Kin, where he plays Hal, the dad of the film’s two heroes. In March 2018, it was affirmed by executive Sean McNamara that Quaid would depict President Ronald Reagan in an up and coming biopic, titled Reagan. The film is scheduled to have a mid-year 2019 discharge.

Quick Facts About Dennis Quaid

Dennis Quaid Girlfriend – Dennis Quaid Engaged

Dennis is formally locked in. The 65-year-old on-screen character proposed to sweetheart Laura Savoie, 26, following a while of dating, the star affirmed to Extra throughout the end of the week. “I had the ring in my pocket,” spouted Quaid to the outlet.

“It has been somewhat of a month-and-a-half arrangement — I needed it to be private.” The “Parent Trap” entertainer uncovered he trusted that the ideal dusk will pop the inquiry. “She was really taking a selfie of us, and I put the ring in front and stated, ‘Will you wed me?’ And then she tumbled down,” said Quaid.

“It occurred on the extremely northernmost purpose of Oahu, at Turtle Bay,” he proceeded. “It was somewhat unconstrained. It was especially amazement.” The couple was first seen together in May of this current year in the wake of eating at Craig’s in West Hollywood.

A rep for Quaid didn’t react to Fox News’s solicitation for input at the time. Already, Quaid was connected to Santa Auzina, 32. It is accepted the pair were last shot together in December. As per People, Savoie graduated as valedictorian from Pepperdine University. During her time at the school, she purportedly dated entertainer Jeremy Piven.

Us Weekly revealed Savoie’s private Instagram record includes a few photos of the understudy with Quaid. The outlet reports that Savoie shared a photograph of herself and Quaid kissing and inscribed a snap of the couple grasping: “Never been happier.

“People announced that Savoie additionally got an ace’s at the University of Notre Dame and is at present progressing in the direction of acquiring a Ph.D. in bookkeeping at the University of Texas at Austin in their McCombs School of Business with a normal 2021 graduation date.

Quaid was recently hitched to Kimberly Buffington from 2004 until they declared their split in 2016. He was additionally hitched to entertainers P. J. Soles from 1978-1983 and Meg Ryan from 1991-2001. He has three kids.

Dennis Quaid and Kimberly Buffington

He has been married 3 times. He first married actress, P.J. Soles on November 25th, 1978 and divorced her in 1983. He then married Meg Ryan on February 14th, 1991. They then got separated on June 28th, 2000. They had a son together, Jack Henry who was born on April 24th, 1992.

He got married to a real estate agent, Kimberly Buffington, on July 4th, 2004 at his ranch in Paradise Valley, Montana. They had fraternal twins together, Thomas Boone and Zoe Grace born on November 8th, 2007 via a surrogate. Buffington filed for divorce in March 2012 but later withdrew the suit.

In October 2012, Quaid and Buffington again decided to separate, and Buffington filed for legal separation, seeking joint legal and sole physical custody of the twins. Quaid filed for another divorce on November 30th, 2012 but it was dismissed by September 2013. On June 28th, 2016, the couple made an announcement that they were divorcing and the divorce was finalized on April 27th, 2018.

Dennis Quaid Net Worth

He has an estimated net worth of $ 40 million. He has amassed this amount from his leading roles in the entertainment industry.

Dennis Quaid And The Sharks

He is a musician with his band, The Sharks, though he only does this as a hobby.

Dennis Quaid And Harrison Ford

Dennis and Harrison are just look alike and are not related in any way.

Dennis Quaid, I Can Only Imagine

He played the character role of Arthur Millard in this 2018 movie. Growing up in Greenville, Texas, Bart Millard suffers physical and emotional abuse at the hands of his father, Arthur. When Arthur becomes terminally ill, he finds redemption by embracing his faith and rediscovering his love for his son. Years later, Bart’s troubled childhood and mended relationship with his dad inspires him to write the hit song “I Can Only Imagine” as a singer of the Christian band MercyMe.

Initial release: 31 May 2018 (Brazil)
Directors: Andrew Erwin, Jon Erwin
Box office: 85.4 million USD
Producers: Kevin Downes, Cindy Bond, Daryl C. Lefever, Mickey Liddell

Dennis Quaid Baseball Movie – Dennis Quaid Rookie – Dennis Quaid Baseball

In 2002, he portrayed Jim Morris in Rookie. A true story about a coach who discovers that it’s never too late for dreams to come true. Jim Morris (Dennis Quaid) never made it out of the minor leagues before a shoulder injury ended his pitching career twelve years ago.

Now a married-with-children high-school chemistry teacher and baseball coach in Texas, Jim’s team makes a deal with him: if they win the district championship, Jim will try out with a major-league organization.

Release date: 11 October 2002 (United Kingdom)
Director: John Lee Hancock
Box office: 80.7 million USD
Initial DVD release: 27 August 2002

Dennis Quaid Parent Trap

In 1998, he played the character role of Nicholas “Nick” Parker in this movie. In this update of a 1961 film, twins Annie and Hallie (Lindsay Lohan) are strangers until happenstance unites them. The preteen girls’ divorced parents, Nick (Dennis Quaid) and Elizabeth (Natasha Richardson), are living on opposite sides of the Atlantic, each with one child.

After meeting at camp, American Hallie and British-raised Annie engineer an identity swap, giving both the chance to spend time with the parent they’ve missed. If the scheme works, it might just make the family whole again.

Release date: 11 December 1998 (United Kingdom)
Director: Nancy Meyers
Featured song: Here Comes the Sun
Box office: 92.1 million USD
Producers: Charles Shyer, Roger Birnbaum

Dennis Quaid Vegas

From 2012-2013, he was in this TV series for 21 episodes playing the role of Sheriff Ralph Lamb. He was also the executive producer. During the 1960s, Las Vegas began to emerge as a mecca of gambling and entertainment, attracting outsiders that included mobsters looking for a piece of the action.

When a casino worker is murdered, the mayor remembers local rancher Ralph Lamb’s turn as a military police officer and asks him to look into the crime, setting off a clash between Lamb and Chicago gangster Vincent Savino. As sheriff, Lamb is joined by his two deputies, his brother, Jack, and his son, Dixon, in the fight to keep order in his city and keep Savino’s corrupting forces at bay.

First episode date: 25 September 2012
Network: CBS
No. of episodes: 21 (list of episodes)
Executive producer: James Mangold

Dennis Quaid Any Given Sunday

He played the character role of Jack ‘Cap’ Rooney in 1999 in this film. Four years ago, DAmato’s (Al Pacino) Miami Sharks were at the top. Now, his team is struggling with three consecutive losses, sliding attendance, and aging heroes, particularly 39-year-old quarterback Jack “Cap” Rooney (Dennis Quaid).

Off the field, DAmato is struggling with a failed marriage and estranged children and is on a collision course with Christina Pagniacci (Cameron Diaz), the young president/co-owner of the Sharks organization.

Initial release: 16 December 1999
Director: Oliver Stone
Box office: 100.2 million USD
Awards: ALMA Award for Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film, Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actress – Drama
Screenplay: Oliver Stone, John Logan

Dennis Quaid Enemy Mine

He was Willis Davidge in this film. During a war between humans and the reptilian Drac race, spaceship pilot Willis Davidge (Dennis Quaid) ends up stranded on an alien world, along with enemy fighter Jeriba Shigan (Louis Gossett Jr.).

While both Willis and his Drac counterpart can breathe on the planet, the environment and its creatures are relatively hostile, forcing the two to work together to survive. As time goes by, Willis and Jeriba become unlikely friends, though their unique relationship faces considerable challenges.

Initial release: 12 December 1985
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Story by: Barry B. Longyear
Language: English
Screenplay: Barry B. Longyear, Edward Khmara

Dennis Quaid Footloose

He played the role of Rev. Shaw Moore in this 2011 film. As a transplant from Boston, teenager Ren MacCormack (Kenny Wormald) gets a big dose of a culture shock when he moves to a small Southern town called Bomont.

A few years prior, a fatal accident involving five youths led local councilmen and a beloved clergyman (Dennis Quaid) to enact ordinances against loud music and dancing. Ren — never one to toe the line — challenges the ban, simultaneously revitalizing Bomont and falling in love with the clergyman’s troubled daughter (Julianne Hough).

Release date: 14 October 2011 (United Kingdom)
Director: Craig Brewer
Box office: 63.5 million USD
Story by: Dean Pitchford

Dennis Quaid Frequency

He played the role of Frank Sullivan in 2000. What if you had the chance to travel back in time and change just one event in your life? What would it be? For John Sullivan (Jim Caviezel), there is no question.

He would undo the events of October 12, 1969, when the out-of-control Bruxton fire took the life of his father (Dennis Quaid), a heroic firefighter. Now John may get exactly what he wished for — and much more than he bargained for.

Initial release: 28 April 2000 (USA)
Director: Gregory Hoblit
Featured song: When You Come Back to Me Again
Screenplay: Toby Emmerich
Music composed by Michael Kamen

Dennis Quaid Great Balls Of Fire

In 1989, he played the character role of Jerry Lee Lewis in this movie. Upstart rock ‘n’ roll singer Jerry Lee Lewis (Dennis Quaid) has just cut a record at Sun Studio. Jerry’s cousin, pastor Jimmy Swaggart (Alec Baldwin), tries to steer him away from a depraved life in the music business, but Jerry was born to play the so-called “devil’s music.” With rock ‘n’ roll king Elvis Presley busy with military service, Jerry sees his chance to claim the throne of popular music. But, his unabashed love of his 13-year-old cousin, Myra (Winona Ryder), may ruin his chances.

Initial release: 30 June 1989 (USA)
Director: Jim McBride
Box office: 13.7 million USD
Music composed by Jerry Lee Lewis
Screenplay: Jim McBride, Jack Baran

Dennis Quaid Pandorum

He was Payton in this movie. Astronauts Payton (Dennis Quaid) and Bower (Ben Foster) awake in a hypersleep chamber with no memory of who they are or what their mission might be. While Payton stays behind to monitor the radio transmitter, Bower ventures out of the chamber into the seemingly abandoned spaceship. The men quickly realize that they are not alone and that the fate of mankind hinges on what they do next.

Release date: 2 October 2009 (United Kingdom)
Director: Christian Alvart
Budget: 33 million USD
Box office: 20.6 million USD
Screenplay: Christian Alvart, Travis Milloy

Dennis Quaid Fortitude

He portrayed Michael Lennox in this TV series for 10 episodes. Fortitude is a town in the Arctic that is unlike any other place on Earth. Surrounded by the picturesque polar landscape and filled with residents who form a tight-knit community, the town has never been the site of a violent crime.

That changes, though, when a research scientist is killed, which leads to an investigation that prompts police officers to begin to suspect and mistrust one another. Members of the community also struggle to understand the terror that has been unleashed among them. While all this is going on, above-average temperatures result in record ice melt, which reveals secrets that have long been hidden underneath Fortitude’s frozen landscape.

First episode date: 29 January 2015
Network: Sky Atlantic
No. of episodes: 26 (list of episodes)
Composer: Ben Frost

Dennis Quaid Breaking Away

He played Mike in this 1979 movie. Dave (Dennis Christopher) and his working-class friends Cyril (Daniel Stern), Moocher (Jackie Earle Haley) and Mike (Dennis Quaid) spend their post-high school days in Bloomington, Indiana, sparring with snooty students from the local university, chasing girls and–in Dave’s case–dreaming of competitive bicycle racing. The four friends face opposition from all corners as they decide to make Dave’s dreams come true in the university’s annual bicycle endurance race.

Initial release: 13 July 1979
Director: Peter Yates
Screenplay: Steve Tesich
Budget: 2.3 million USD

Dennis Quaid Wyatt Earp

In 1994, he portrayed Doc Holliday in this movie. The epic biography of western lawman Wyatt Earp, who at an early age, are taught that nothing matters more than family and the law. He becomes a respected sheriff in Dodge City and Tombstone. Joined by his brothers and Doc Holliday, Earp wages war on the dreaded Clanton and McLaury gangs.

Initial release: 24 June 1994 (USA)
Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Box office: 25.1 million USD
Budget: 65 million USD
Music composed by: James Newton Howard

Dennis Quaid Movies – Movies With Dennis Quaid

Movies

• Midway
• The Intruder
• A Dog’s Journey
• Kin
• I Can Only Imagine
• A Dog’s Purpose
• Truth
• Movie 43
• At Any Price
• Playing for Keeps
• The Words
• What to Expect When You’re Expecting
• Beneath the Darkness
• Footloose
• Soul Surfer
• Legion
• Pandorum
• G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
• Horsemen
• The Express
• Smart People
• Vantage Point
• Battle for Terra
• American Dreamz
• Yours, Mine and Ours
• Flight of the Phoenix
• In Good Company
• The Day After Tomorrow
• The Alamo
• Cold Creek Manor
• Far from Heaven
• The Rookie
• Traffic
• Frequency
• Any Given Sunday
• Playing by Heart
• Savior
• The Parent Trap
• Switchback
• Gang Related
• Dragonheart
• Something to Talk About
• Wyatt Earp
• A Century of Cinema
• Flesh and Bone
• Undercover Blues
• Wilder Napalm
• Postcards from the Edge
• Come See the Paradise
• Great Balls of Fire!
• Everybody’s All-American
• D.O.A.
• Suspect
• Innerspace
• The Big Easy
• Enemy Mine
• Dreamscape
• The Right Stuff
• Jaws 3-D
• Tough Enough
• Stripes
• The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia
• Caveman
• All Night Long
• Gorp
• The Long Riders
• Breaking Away
• The Seniors
• Our Winning Season
• September 30, 1955
• I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
• Crazy Mama

TV Shows

• Fortitude
• Workaholics
• The Art of More
• Drunk History
• Inside Amy Schumer
• Vegas
• Chasing Zero: Winning the War on Healthcare Harm
• The Special Relationship
• SpongeBob SquarePants
• Dinner with Friends
• Everything that Rises
• Bill: On His Own
• Johnny Belinda
• Bill
• Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill
• Are You in the House Alone?
• Baretta

Dennis Quaid Music

Here is a list of his songs;

• On My Way To Heaven
• Closer to You
• Hangin’ up the Gun
• Amanda
• Out Of The Box
• L.A. Woman
• Good Man, Bad Boy
• After The Fall
• Riders On The Storm
• You’re So Fine
• I’m In Love
• Peaches No. 9
• What You Got To Say For Yourself
• Walk With The Angels
• Slow Down
• Gloria

Frequently Asked Questions About Dennis Quaid

Who is Dennis Quaid?

Dennis William Quaid best known as Dennis Quaid is an American actor known for his comedic roles. He was born on April 9th, 1954 in Houston, Texas, USA. He is the son of Juanita B. Quaid and William Rudy Quaid.

How old is Dennis Quaid?

He was born on April 9th, 1954 in Houston, Texas, USA. He is 65 years old as of 2019.

How tall is Dennis Quaid?

He stands at a height of 6 feet.

Is Dennis Quaid married?

He was married three times before but he is now engaged to 26-year-old fiance Laura Savoie.

How much is Dennis Quaid worth?

Dennis has an approximate net worth of $40 million. This amount has been accrued from his leading roles in the entertainment industry.

Where does Dennis Quaid live?

Because of security reasons, He has not shared his precise location of residence. We will immediately update this information if we get the location and images of his house.

Is Dennis Quaid dead or alive?

He is alive and in good health. There have been no reports of him being sick or having any health-related issues.

Where is Dennis Quaid now?

He is currently one of the greatest actors in the USA.

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