Dennis Quaid

Actor Dennis Quaid and wife Kimberly Buffington arrive at the premiere of "Vantage Point" at AMC Lincoln Square Theatres, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008, in New York. The couple, who married on July 4, 2004, welcomed twins, a boy and a girl born to a gestational surrogate, on Nov. 8, 2007.

Actor Dennis Quaid heads toward Main Street at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2008. Quaid says his new movie shows "life imitating art." The actor, whose newborn twins were given an overdose of blood thinner in November, choked up with emotion at the sight of himself holding two healthy babies in the final shots of "Smart People."

Dennis Quaid arrives with his wife, Kimberly Buffington, at the premiere of a film in Los Angeles, April 11, 2006. A hospital put three children, including the couple's newborn twins, in danger by giving them overdoses of a blood thinner, California regulators said Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008.

Actor Dennis Quaid reacts during a photo call of the presentation of the movie "Vantage Point" in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008. Since his first film in 1975, Quaid has more than 50 movies under his belt.

From left, Thomas Haden Church, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Dennis Quaid, pose for a photograph to promote their film "Smart People" at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, on Monday, Jan. 21, 2008. The movie premiered at the festival.

Actor Dennis Quaid practices on the putting green prior to the celebrity challenge of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf tournament Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2006, on the Pebble Beach golf links in Pebble Beach, Calif. A scratch golfer, Quaid was named as the top golfer among the "Hollywood set" by Golf Digest in 2005.

Here's something you might not know about the twice-divorced actor: all three of Dennis Quaid's marriages took place on holidays. He married P.J. Soles on Thanksgiving Day in 1978, Meg Ryan on Valentine's Day in 1991 and wed Kimberly Buffington on Independence Day in 2004.

Aside from acting, Dennis Quaid has a pilot's license, and is an avid golfer and musician. Here he is performing with his band, the Sharks, on Feb. 24, 2007, at Club Regent Casino in Winnipeg, Canada, where Quaid was shooting a movie. He's also written songs for several of the films he's appeared in.

Actor Dennis Quaid poses on his new star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame after dedication ceremonies in Los Angeles Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2005. The veteran actor was celebrated for roles in such critically acclaimed films as "The Rookie," "Traffic," "The Right Stuff" and "The Big Easy."

Jack Quaid, 13, son of actors Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan, shoots a video of actor Topher Grace, right, as his father embraces an unidentified woman on the Hollywood Walk of Fame during dedication ceremonies for Quaid's new star in Los Angeles Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2005.

Actor Dennis Quaid, left, waves to the audience after being introduced by Texas Gov. Rick Perry, right, at a signing ceremony for House Bill 1634 Thursday, June 7, 2007, in Austin, Texas. The legislation provides $22 million toward attracting jobs to the state in television and filmmaking. Quaid was born and raised in Houston.

"Great Balls Of Fire!" (1989) — Amazon.com

Dennis Quaid has appeared in a host of memorable films. In 1989, he starred as Jerry Lee Lewis in in "Great Balls Of Fire!" His career lost steam in the early 1990s, after he fought and kicked a cocaine addiction. He also told a magazine he suffered from anorexia nervosa in the mid-90s.

After his brother, actor Randy Quaid, was nominated for an Academy Award, Dennis dropped out of the University of Houston and moved to L.A. to pursue acting. One of his earliest films was 1979s "Breaking Away." From left are co-stars Dennis Christopher, Jackie Earle Haley and Daniel Stern.