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Randall Rudy "Randy" Quaid (born October 1, 1950) is an Academy Award-nominated actor. He was born in Houston, Texas, and is married to former Helmut Newton model Evi Quaid. Quaid is the older brother of fellow actor Dennis Quaid.

Career history

Feature films

In a career that spans over 30 years, he has appeared in over 90 movies. Peter Bogdanovich discovered him when Quaid was a student at the University of Houston in Houston, Texas. He got his first exposure (in more ways than one) in The Last Picture Show, when escorting Jacy Farrow (played by Cybill Shepherd) to late-night indoor skinny dipping at a swimming pool. It was the first of several roles he has had which were directed by Bogdanovich and/or based on the writings of Larry McMurtry.

Quaid appeared in several National Lampoon's Vacation movies where he proved an impressive scene-stealer as "Cousin Eddie", the dim-witted, bucolic in-law of Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase). He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in The Last Detail (1973) and won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of President Lyndon Johnson in LBJ: The Early Years (1987). He was featured (with Margaret Colin) in two science fiction movies, the unsuccessful Martians Go Home and very successful Independence Day. Other movies include Kingpin, where he played the lovable Amish bowler Ishmael, alongside Woody Harrelson and Weird Science (the television version) cast member Vanessa Angel; a loser father in Not Another Teen Movie; and an obnoxious neighbor to Richard Pryor's character in Moving. Quaid is often considered to be one of the most versatile actors of his generation, easily adapting to suit incredibly varied roles in both comedy and drama. In fact he's often nominated for awards when playing complex dramatic characters. A running gag is that many of his characters are insane and/or former military personnel. These include his "Cousin Randy" character and his roles in Independence Day and Not Another Teen Movie.

In 2004, Quaid appearred on stage undertaking the starring role of Frank in the world premiere of Sam Shepard’s “The God of Hell” produced by the New School University at the Actors Studio Drama School in New York. In “The God of Hell” Quaid's portrayal of Frank a Wisconsin dairy farmer who's home is infiltrated by a dangerous government operative who wants to take over his farm was wellreceived and reviewed by New York City's top theatre critics. It also marked the second time that Quaid starred in a Shepard play, the first being the long running Broadway hit “True West.”

In 2005, Quaid starred as Bill Geurrard in the Universal Pictures film The Ice Harvest. His chilling portrayal of a Kansas City mob boss was voted as one of the Top 10 Film Gangsters of all-time in a UK poll, the number one slot went to Marlon Brando. He had a pivotal supporting role in the SAG Award nominated ensemble drama Brokeback Mountain (2005) in which he played a homophobic rancher whose two male employees are the movie's main characters. On March 23, 2006, Quaid filed a lawsuit for $10 million plus punitive damages against Focus Features (LLC), Del Mar Productions (LLC), James Schamus, David Linde, alleging that they both intentionally and negligently misrepresented Brokeback Mountain as being, "a low-budget, art house film with no prospect of making any money" in order to secure Quaid's professional acting services at a considerably lower rate to his usual fee. The film then grossed over $160 million. The lawsuit was closely monitored by many actors who forgo their usual fees to make low-budget movies they believe have artistic merit. On May 5, 2006, Quaid dropped his lawsuit after he was advised that a financial resolution would be made. In 2007, Quaid portrays King Carlos the IV in Goya's Ghosts, a role for which he learned to play the violin, and he stars in the comedy Gary the Tennis Coach alongside Sean William Scott.

Television

Quaid received both Golden Globe and Emmy nominations for his 2005 portrayal of talent manager Colonel Tom Parker in the critically acclaimed CBS television network mini-series "Elvis." Quaid's other television appearances include a season as a Saturday Night Live cast member (1985–1986), the role of real-life gunslinger John Wesley Hardin in the miniseries Streets of Laredo, and starring roles in the short-lived series The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire (2003) and Davis Rules (1991-1992). He was featured in the highly-rated TV movies Category 6: Day of Destruction and Category 7: The End of the World and starred in Last Rites, a made-for-cable Starz/Encore! premiere movie.

He also provided the voice of an animated Colonel Sanders character in a series of television commercials for fried chicken restaurant chain KFC.

Filmography

* Targets (1968)
* The Last Picture Show (1971)
* What's Up, Doc? (1972)
* Lolly-Madonna XXX (1973)
* Paper Moon (1973)
* The Last Detail (1973)
* The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974)
* Breakout (1975)
* The Missouri Breaks (1976)
* Bound for Glory (1976)
* The Choirboys (1977)
* Three Warriors (1978)
* Midnight Express (1978)
* Breaking Away (1979)
* Foxes (1980)
* The Long Riders (1980)
* Heartbeeps (1981)
* National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
* The Wild Life (1984)
* The Slugger's Wife (1985)
* Fool for Love (1985)
* The Wraith (1986)
* Sweet Country (1987)
* No Man's Land (1987)
* Moving (1988)
* Caddyshack II (1988)
* Parents (1989)
* Out Cold (1989)
* Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)
* National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) Uh, You serious Clark???
* Cold Dog Soup (1990)
* Martians Go Home (1990)
* Days of Thunder (1990)
* Quick Change (1990)
* Texasville (1990)
* Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas (1991) (documentary)
* Freaked (1993)
* The Paper (1994)
* Major League II (1994)
* Curse of the Starving Class (1994)
* Bye Bye Love (1995)
* Last Dance (1996)
* The Siege at Ruby Ridge (1996)
* Independence Day (1996)
* Kingpin (1996)
* Get on the Bus (1996)
* Vegas Vacation (1997)
* Bug Buster (1998)
* Hard Rain (1998)
* The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns (1999)....Jack Woods
* P.U.N.K.S. (1999)
* The Debtors (1999)
* Purgatory (1999)
* George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire (2000) (documentary) (narrator)
* The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (2000)
* Not Another Teen Movie (2001)
* Frank McKlusky, C.I. (2002)
* The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)
* Milwaukee, Minnesota (2003)
* Kart Racer (2003)
* Carolina (2003)
* Grind (2003)
* Black Cadillac (2003)
* Home on the Range (2004) (voice)
* Brokeback Mountain (2005)
* The Ice Harvest (2005)
* Goya's Ghosts (2006)
* Last Flag Flying (2007)
* Gary the Tennis Coach(2007)

Latest news about Randy Quaid

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