Dennis William Quaid (born on April 9, 1954) is an American actor, who rose to fame after appearing in several films during the 1980s. These successful films include Jaws3-D (1983), Dreamscape (1984), The Big Easy (1987) and Innerspace (1987).
He was born in Houston, Texas and attended Bellaire High School in Bellaire, Texas and the University of Houston but he quit before graduation and moved to Los Angeles for a career in acting.
At first, he had difficulties in finding jobs but he became noted after appearing in Breaking Away (1979) and in The Right Stuff (1983). He started to have starring roles, including in Enemy Mine (1985) and Innerspace (1987). He was critically acclaimed for his role in Great Balls of Fire (1989). His career started to fade in the early 1990s after fighting cocaine addiction and anorexia nervosa.
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