Dennis Quaid - filmography, personal life

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Popular American actor Dennis Quaid (full name - Dennis William Quaid) was born April 9, 1954 in Houston, Texas. After graduating from Bellaire High School, he entered the University of Houston in the theater arts department, but soon left his studies and left for Los Angeles, hoping to become a film actor. In Hollywood, no one was waiting for him, and Quaid had to somehow get settled in order to earn a living. To begin with, he became a waiter in a cafe, but after working for two months, he realized that he was wasting his time. Then Dennis got a job as a clown in a children's amusement park. Performances took up all the daytime, but they managed to earn money - the knowledge gained at the theater department in Houston came in handy.

Debut in a big movie

At the same time, Dennis Quaid, whose photos were already in all casting agencies, did not give up trying to become a movie star, and in the end his perseverance was rewarded with several episodes in some low-budget film. And, as it turned out, it was only necessary to start. Graduallya capable novice actor was noticed, and he began to receive roles, albeit episodic ones, but already with a text. And in 1979, Quaid played the role of Mike, one of the four friends in the youth film "Going Out" directed by Peter Yates. The role was essentially one of the main ones and required real acting. By that time, Dennis had already gained experience in film episodes and coped with his task.

First nominations

The young actor received some very positive reviews from critics. And since the film received five Oscar nominations, four Golden Globes and one BAFTA nomination, Dennis's future promised to be promising. Indeed, Quaid starred in 1981 in three films at once: The Caveman, All Night Long and The Night the Georgia Lights Went Out. Films with Dennis Quaid were made more and more often, and this gave the young actor confidence.

Quade's main roles

The film "The Caveman" directed by Carl Gottlieb is an unusual and stylish production that tells about the very meaningful life of prehistoric people. Ringo Starr played the main character, Atuk, and Dennis Quaid played the role of Lar, his friend. The characters of the film communicated in a prehistoric language, understandable only to themselves. The most frequently used words were: Ul - food and Zag Zag - sex.

The Night the Georgia Lights Went Out, directed by Ronald Maxwell, is about young musicians trying to find a jobwithout any success. Dennis Quaid played Travis, who has created only one hit in his creative career and is very burdened by this circumstance. In the end, he quits music and indulges in all serious, constantly drinking in the company of random women and ends up in prison, from where his sister Christy tries to rescue him.

And All Night Long, directed by Jean-Claude Tramont, was marked by star performances from Barbra Streisand (Cheryl Gibbons) and Gene Hackman (George Dupler). Dennis Quaid played Freddie Dupler, son of George Dupler. Freddie has a close relationship with Cheryl. Freddie's father, in the course of events unfolding in the picture, is trying to ward off the too lively girl Cheryl from his son. However, he falls in love with her.

Role of space actor

Then, in 1982, actor Dennis Quaid played astronaut Gordon Cooper in Philip Kaufman's The Right Guys. Quaid's type was the best suited for fantastic stories, and the following year Dennis got the role of Alex Gardner in the film "Escape from sleep" directed by Joseph Reuben. And in 1985, Dennis Quaid, whose filmography was quickly replenished with new pictures, played Willis Davidge, a space liner pilot in the film "My Enemy" based on the story of Barry Longyear directed by director Wolfgang Petersen. Quaid's success in sci-fi films landed him another role in Inner Space, directed by Joe Dante. Dennis' character is Duck Pendelton involved in scientific developmentto reduce living beings to microscopic size.

Variety of roles

In 1989, Dennis Quaid starred in two films: "Fireballs" directed by Jim Mikebride and "From the Life of Secret Agents" directed by Herbert Ross. In the first film, Dennis played the legendary rock singer Jerry Lee Lewis, who was condemned by society for marrying the too young Myra Brown. The second film about a married couple working for the CIA. Special agents Jeff (Dennis Quaid) and Jane (Kathleen Turner) come under close surveillance by the local police upon their arrival in a small resort town.

Star partnership

Two films - "Look at Paradise" directed by Alan Parker and "Postcards from the Edge of the Abyss" directed by Mike Nichols - were filmed in 1990. In the first, Quaid starred, in the second he played Jack Faulkner, a supporting character, but his partners in the film were Hollywood stars of the first magnitude, Meryl Streep and Shirley MacLaine.

Dennis Quaid starred in his next film three years later, in 1993. It was a film directed by Glenn Gordon Karen called "Cleaner than Napalm", where the actor played Wallace, a man with supernatural powers. Quaid's character could use his mind to set fire to surrounding objects and even people.

In 1995, Dennis Quaid first met Julia Roberts on set. They were to play a married couple in the film directed by Lasse Hallstrom "A reason to talk." At the center of the story- Grace Bichon (Julia Roberts) and Eddie Bichon performed by Kuyed. The events in the picture begin to unfold after Grace finds out about her husband's infidelity.

Failure

From the most recent films with the participation of Dennis Quaid can be noted "Fort Alamo", filmed in 2004 by director John Lee Hancock. The filming of the film began after numerous rearrangements of directors and actors. Initially, Ron Howard was supposed to sit in the director's chair, and Russell Crowe was engaged to play the main role. However, at the second stage of discussions regarding the financial support of the film project, disagreements arose. Howard demanded a budget increase to $200 million and his proposals were not accepted. As a result, both Ron Howard himself and Russell Crowe left the project. But the most interesting thing is that "Fort Alamo" subsequently failed miserably at the box office, collecting only about 25 million of the required 120.

Dennis Quaid, whose filmography was already quite extensive at that time, did not feel this failure on himself and continued to act as if nothing had happened.

Private life

Dennis Quaid's personal life is only one shock so far, but what a shock! In 1991, he married the Hollywood superstar, the darling of all America, the charming Meg Ryan. How he succeeded, no one can still understand, including Meg herself, and even more so her mother. The whole being of this worthy woman, the mother of the actress, rebelled against the drinking and sniffing cocaine Quaid. But… the forbidden fruit is known to be sweet, and Meg Ryan did not listen to her mother. And although Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan did not quite fit together, the wedding took place.

At first everything was fine in the family of Dennis and Meg, the actor stopped drinking, the happy couple had a son. Both had successful film careers. This continued until 2000, and then on the set of the film project "Proof of Life" Meg Ryan met the lead actor - Russell Crowe. Meg also played the lead role, the female one. The interaction between the actor and actress was quite close throughout the filming process. And it ended with an unexpected flash of feelings.

For a while, the lovers managed to hide their meetings. But no matter how they encrypted, no matter how they flew from one city to another, the ubiquitous paparazzi tracked them down. Of course, you will not envy Dennis Quaid, the blow to pride was tangible. But the actor quickly recovered. As for Russell, he did not stay with Meg Ryan for long, he soon left her, citing his love for his native continent, Australia.