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6 October 2008 9:01 PM, PDT | From avclub.com | See recent The AV Club news

There are many reasons Dennis Quaid has been such a durable movie star—his gruff Texan masculinity, his athleticism, his musicianship—but most of all it's that famous grin, a sly and disarming gesture from an actor who usually plays it straight. After his older brother Randy started to make a career for himself in Hollywood, Quaid dropped out of college and pursued acting, eventually landing a key role in the 1979 sleeper hit Breaking Away. From there, he slowly moved up the marquee in the '80s, joining an impressive ensemble as a cocky astronaut in 1983's The Right Stuff, then landing lead roles in such hits as Enemy Mine, Innerspace, and The Big Easy. As Jerry Lee Lewis in 1989's Great Balls Of Fire!, Quaid was at the center of a critical and commercial fiasco, but few could deny his fevered performance or his musical chops, which lead to him fronting.

Scott Tobias

1 article from 2008