[M]Dennis William Quaid[/M] (English: Dennis William Quaid, April 9, 1954 -), [M]is a[/M] well-known American [M]actor[/M], born in Houston, Texas.
Dennis William Quaid (Houston, Texas, United States; April 9, 1954) is an American actor and film and television director. Candidate for the Golden Globes, Emmy Awards and Screen Actors Guild Awards, being the recipient of the Screen Actors Guild Award for best cast. He has appeared in films such as The Right Stuff (1983), Enemy Mine (1985), Innerspace (1987) ), Dead on Arrival (1988), Great Balls of Fire! (1989), Wyatt Earp (1993), Dragonheart (1996), The Parent Trap (1998), Any given Sunday (1999), Traffic (2000), Far from Heaven (2002), The Day After Tomorrow (2004) or G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra (2009) among others.
He is considered one of the best actors of his generation and yet he has never received an Oscar nomination. He was married for ten years to actress Meg Ryan, dramatically separating on July 16, 2001. He is also a singer. occasionally, in his own band nicknamed "Dennis Quaid and the Sharks".