Dennis Quaid is an American actor and musician famous for playing comedic and dramatic roles in movies and on television. The younger brother of popular actor Randy Quaid, he has worked in a number of films, including ‘Breaking Away’, ‘The Rookie’, ‘Vantage Point’, ‘The Parent Trap,’ and ‘Far from Heaven’. The actor has also made appearances in several TV programs, the most prominent one being the period drama series ‘Vegas’ in which he also served as the executive producer. As a musician, Quaid performs in the band ‘The Sharks’. He is known for writing and performing a song titled "Closer to You" in the 1987 flick ‘The Big Easy’. Born to William Rudy Quaid, an electrician, and Juanita B. "Nita" Quaid, a real estate agent, the actor grew up Houston, Texas alongside his brother Randy. He went on to attend Bellaire High School where he studied dance and Mandarin Chinese. Quaid later enrolled at the University of Houston but dropped out from there before graduating. Extremely benevolent, he has raised money for charity multiple times. He has worked with the New Orleans-based International Hospital for Children. In the 1990s, the actor had made numerous trips to Central America to help develop medical clinics and transport sick kids back to the USA for necessary treatment.