Dennis Quaid
 Birthday: April 9, 1954 Age: 58 Sign: Aries Birthplace: Houston, Texas Hometown: Los Angeles, CA Big Break: Younger brother of Randy Quaid | Biography Dennis Quaid was born on April 9, 1954 in Houston, Texas. He is the younger brother of actor Randy Quaid. Dennis first acting role came in the 1979 film Breaking Away. His first notable role came in the 1983 film The Right Stuff. Over the years, he has appeared in various films like Wyatt Earp, Innerspace and Vantage Point. Quaid married actress Meg Ryan in 1991. The couple had a son together but divorced in 2001. He married real estate agent Kimberly Buffington in 2004. The two welcomed twins in 2007 but almost lost them when the hospital gave them a massive over dosage of heparin. Quaid filed a lawsuit against the drug manufacturer and appeared before Congress to increase safety awareness. Did you know…
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March 9, 2012
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Kimberly filed the divorce petition citing, “the marriage has become insupportable because of discord or conflict of personalities…that destroys the legitimate ends of the marriage relationship and prevents any reasonable expectation of reconciliation.”
Woa, that’s a lot of big words that basically means…Splitzville.
April 11, 2011
Dennis Quaid recently admitted to something I’m pretty sure everyone already knew: he had a coke addiction in the 80s.
“I’d wake up snort a line, and swear I wasn’t going to do it again that day. But then 4 o’clock rolled around, and I’d be right back down the same road like a little squirrel on one of those treadmills."
Hold on…I’m not done picturing a squirrel on a treadmill. Hahaha. Ok, I’m back. Quaid also recalls that he got one hour of sleep every night. He attributes his turning to the drug with being overwhelmed with success.
“Coming from where I came from -- lower-middle-class life, from Houston into Hollywood -- and all of a sudden this success starts happening to you, I just didn't know how to handle that,” Quaid wrote in a Newsweek essay.
Yeah, I guess there’s no real way of handling things that doesn’t involve hard drugs. Quaid says he came to a point where he “had one of those white-light experiences that night where I kind of realized I was going to be dead in five years if I didn't change my ways."
He was married to Meg Ryan at the time, and decided to check himself into rehab the next day. He went through his share of ups and downs after that, but eventually became sober.
“If I hadn’t gone through that period, I don’t know if I'd still be acting. In the end, it taught me humility. I really learned to appreciate what I have in this life,” Quaid said.
March 25, 2009
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The Special Relationship will examine the political ties between our President at the time and Prime Minister Tony Blair. Michael Sheen will take on the role of Blair.
What’s interesting is that Michael Sheen has already played the role before.
He was Tony Blair in 2006’s The Queen. Helen McCrory, who played Cherie Blair in that movie, will also reprise her role for The Special Relationship. And Quaid is no stranger to playing the President. He played the fictional prez in the movie American Dreamz.
This should be a great movie! Not only are we interested in seeing the way they portray the relationship between Blair and Clinton, but we’d like to see how they portray the marriage between Bill and Hillary too!
December 16, 2008
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The twins were accidentally given a massive overdose of a blood thinner called Heparin, which left them battling for their lives. They were given 10,000 units of heparin when they were only supposed to be given 10 units.
At the time Dennis and his wife not only filed a lawsuit with the hospital, but also the drug company that produces the drug Heparin, accusing it of negligence in packaging.
"The settlement is the result of extensive negotiations between the parties and their respective legal representatives, and is intended to avoid the time, expense and uncertainty of litigation," say papers filed in L.A. Superior Court on Monday.
On top of the lawsuit, Cedars-Sinai has been fined $25,000 by the California Department of Public Health.
The $750K settlement with Cedars does not affect the lawsuit they filed with Heparin, so they can probably expect another big pay out from the drug company soon.
Looks like the twins just got their college education (and much more) taken care of. Important thing is that they're happy and healthy now.
June 14, 2008
He says, "We have a lot of family there and we have a really nice plot of land. We have 30 or 40 friends and family members within two miles of us. Its kind of a no-brainer."
Maybe Dennis and his wife are trying to start off with a clean slate again. Last year was a really tough time for them when their twins, who are now seven months old, almost died from an accidental overdose at the hospital. This move would be the beginning of a new life for them with no Hollywood drama attached to it!
December 4, 2007
Dennis Quaid and his wife Kimberly Buffington are suing the maker of the drug company Heparin, because they want to prevent what happened to their kids to ever happen again.
Quaid’s and Buffington’s new born twins were in intensive care after accidentally being given a massive dose of Heparin.
Their lawyer says that the twins have since recovered and "everything looks good." The bright side is that the twins are all right!
November 21, 2007
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Dennis Quaid's newborn twins are fighting for their lives due to an accidental overdose and the Chief Medical Officer says that it was all “preventable.” The newborn twins were given 10,000 units of heparin(blood thinner) when they were supposed to be only given 10 units and are now fighting for their lives.
The Chief Medical Officer Michael L. Langberg, MD, has apologized for the mishap and released the following statement:
On November 18, three patients who were receiving intravenous medications as part of their treatment had their IV catheters flushed with a solution containing a higher concentration of heparin (a medication used to keep IV catheters from clotting) than normal protocol. As a result of a preventable error, the patients' IV catheters were flushed with heparin from vials containing a concentration of 10,000 units per milliliter instead of from vials containing a concentration of 10 units per milliliter.
The error was identified by Cedars-Sinai staff, who immediately performed blood tests on the patients to measure blood clotting function. Four additional patients in the unit were tested as a precaution. The tests indicated that four of the seven patients had normal blood clotting function, and three had tests indicating prolonged blood clotting function. In one of the three patients, the clotting tests returned quickly to normal. The other two patients were given protamine sulfate, a drug that reverses the effects of heparin and helps restore blood clotting function to normal. Additional medical tests and clinical evaluation conducted on the two patients indicated no adverse effects from the higher concentration of heparin or from the temporary abnormal clotting function. Doctors continue to monitor the patients.
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