Dennis Quaid

The golf tournament attracts numerous celebrities with the proceeds split between three local children's charities. In 2000, he collapsed, and was diagnosed with pancreatitis related to his diabetes. Quaid is an avid golfer and lends his name to the annual "Jiffy Lube/Dennis Quaid Charity Classic" in Austin, Texas. Schell has also served as a writer, producer and director for a variety of films. Quaid works with the charity "International Hospital for Children in New Orleans." He makes trips to Central America to help build medical clinics and transport sick children back to the United States for treatment they cannot get locally. Although he was top billed in a number of Nazi-era themed films as The Man in the Glass Booth, A Bridge Too Far, Cross of Iron, Julia and Judgment at Nuremburg, he has also appeared in Topkapi, The Black Hole, The Freshman, Stalin and Candles in the Dark. J. Soles. Schell has refused to be typecast.

His first marriage, from 1978 to 1983, was to actress P. In 1961, he took the role of the defense attorney in Judgment at Nuremberg, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. 1974's The Pedestrian, which Schell wrote, produced, directed, and starred in, was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film. They have one child together, Jack Henry (born April 24, 1992). In 2004, he married real estate agent Kimberly Buffington. Born in Vienna, he made his Hollywood debut in 1958 in the World War II film The Young Lions. Quaid was married to actress Meg Ryan from 1991 to 2001 (divorced). His elder sister is actress Maria Schell. Randy Quaid, Dennis' older brother, is also an actor. Maximilian Schell (born December 8, 1930) is an Austrian actor.

Aside from acting, Quaid is also a musician, and plays with his band the Sharks. 1961 - Won Best Actor in a Leading Role - Judgment at Nuremberg. Dennis initially had trouble finding work but began to gain notice when he appeared in Breaking Away (1979) and earned good reviews for his role in The Right Stuff (1983). 1976 - Nominated Best Actor in a Leading Role - The Man in the Glass Booth. He dropped out of college before graduating and moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue an acting career. 1978 - Nominated - Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Julia. Quaid studied drama at Bellaire High School in Bellaire, Texas and later in college.

Dennis William Quaid (born April 9, 1954 in Houston, Texas) is an American actor. 21, 2004. Retrieved Sep. The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) (http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0000598/).

"Dennis Quaid". Breaking Away (1979). The Right Stuff (1983). Innerspace (1987).

The Big Easy (1987). Postcards From the Edge (1990). Dragonheart (1996). The Parent Trap (1998).

Savior (1998). Any Given Sunday (1999). Frequency (2000). Traffic (2000).

Cold Creek Manor (2003). The Alamo (2004). The Day After Tomorrow (2004). Flight of the Phoenix (2004).