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Dennis William Quaid 9 April 1954, Houston, Texas, USA Dennis Quaid was born in Houston, Texas, the son of an electrician. He studied drama in high school and in college, but dropped out before completing his studies, moving to Los Angeles to pursue a career. His brother, Randy Quaid, had already began to build a successful career, but Dennis initially had trouble finding work. He began to gain notice when he appeared in Breaking Away (1979) and earned strong reviews for his role in The Right Stuff (1983). Aside from acting, Quaid is also a musician, and plays with his band, the Sharks.
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The Name Game: Back to Basics
added by newsBotCelebrities are known for pushing the envelope when it comes to naming their babies — to say the least! Nameberry.com co-founder Linda Rosenkrantz notes that recently some celebrities have been blazing a different trail, however. “One of the latest trends among celebrity parents is the trend away from trendiness,” she notes. “Even though we still see some extreme choices like Bandit and Bronx, more and more celebs seem to be opting for classic, traditional, ‘normal’ names.”
Although it’s possibly a backlash against all the negative publicity provoked by their “kooky” celebrity baby name counterparts, Linda suspects that “a bigger »
- Missy
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Top 7 Actors playing Athletes in Sports Films
added by newsBotWe start the Top 7. You finish the Top 10.
With Whip It swirling its way into theaters, it’s a wonder no one has fully acknowledged the absolutely amazing athletic work these brave actresses have put into the final product. Let’s face it, not all actors can “bring it” when it comes to believably portraying a real-life athlete.
Truth of the matter is, it’s about as rare a feat as you’re likely to see capably pulled off in Hollywood. Ellen Page (who will more than likely make a later edition of this list) made frantically scuttering around a cylindrical death-track look effortless, even graceful. Hell, the entire cast made roller derby look like the ballet with brute violence. This got me to thinking – Which other Hollywood actors have been the most convincing athletes on the big screen? They deserve their due (to go along with their millions of »
- Chris De Salvo
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Battle for Terra - Blu-ray Review
added by newsBotA nice little animated eco-sci-fi film that features an all star voice cast. Frankly, I wasn.t expecting much but was pleasantly surprised that the film turned out to be pretty good with some interesting production design. On a distant planet, the curious alien Mala (Evan Rachel Wood) and her friend Senn (Justin Long) discover that a mysterious object has entered their atmosphere. Mala wants to investigate, but her father Roven (Dennis Quaid) is satisfied to accept whatever the Elders say the object is. Mala builds a telescope to investigate the object and discovers that it is a spaceship and not a .new god. as the Elders speculated. The .new aliens. turn out to be humans who attack »
- Jeff Swindoll
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