Younger brother
of Randy Quaid
Son, with Meg Ryan, Jack Henry Quaid (b. 24 April 1992).
Is also
a musician and occasionally performs with his band, "Dennis Quaid and the Sharks".
Wrote songs for
3 of his films: The Night the Lights
Went Out in Georgia (1981), Tough Enough (1983), and The Big Easy (1987).
His favorite
director of all time is David Lean.
Lived with and
was engaged to Lea Thompson for three years. The couple met on the set of Jaws 3-D (1983).
When singing
with his band, Dennis Quaid and the Sharks, he always plays with bare feet in order to feel comfortable as if playing in his
living room.
Separated from
wife Meg Ryan on 28 June 2000 and finalized divorced papers [that said Meg Ryan was able to keep all her jewelry and have joint custody of son Jack and the family
car, a Jeep Cherokee] on 16 July 2001.
Was scheduled
to appear in the David Lean-directed "Nostromo" in 1991, before Lean died, and the production came to a halt.
Loves golf,
and his handicap is 6.
His parents are
William (Buddy Quaid) & Nita Quaid.
He has a half-brother
called Buddy Quaid (born in 1974).
Was asked to
play the role of Bob in Halloween (1978) because his then- girlfriend P.J. Soles was in the film, but he was working on another project and had to decline.
Attended
Bellaire
High School in Bellaire, Texas.
Became
engaged to Kimberly Buffington in 2004.
He attended
Pershing Middle School in Houston, Texas.
He is a
licensed private pilot with single and multiengine instrument ratings. He also has a type rating for the Cessna Citation 500
series twin engine light jet. He regularly flies the jet to his property in Montana.
Brother-in-law
of Evi Quaid.
His drama teacher
at Bellaire High School and, then, the University of Houston
was Cecil Pickett, father of Cindy Pickett.
Was listed as
a potential nominee on the 2005 Razzie Award nominating ballot. He was suggested in the Worst Actor category for his roles
in the films The Alamo (2004) and The Day After Tomorrow (2004), he did not receive a nomination however.
Tested for the
part of Luke Duke on "The Dukes of Hazzard" (1979).
Turned down the
role of Thomas Wayne in Batman Begins (2005).
Received
a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. [November 16, 2005]
Cousin of Gene Autry.
He and his ex-wife,
Meg Ryan, have both appeared in remakes of films starring James Stewart. Quaid played Stewart's part in the remake of The Flight of the
Phoenix (1965). Meg Ryan appeared in You've Got Mail (1998), which was a remake of The Shop Around
the Corner (1940).
Dennis
and his wife, Kimberly, are expecting twins in late 2007. The couple are using a gestational carrier.
Announced
that he & his wife, Kimberly, are expecting twins via gestational surrogate at the end of 2007.