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Dennis Quaid
- From
- Houston, United States
- Since
- 1954–present
- Releases
- 1
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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).
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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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Dennis Quaid & The Sharks guitar, lead vocals
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- MusicBrainz
- f4de8ca5-be53-42b1-96cd-dcaa8b4b5a77
- ISNI
- 0000000115746970
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