Randy Quaid American actor Date of Birth: 01.10.1950 Country: USA

1. Randy Quaid: An American Actor
2. Early Career
3. Continued Success and Diverse Roles
4. Personal Life and Legal Issues

Randy Quaid: An American Actor

Randy Quaid, born Randall Rudy Quaid, is an American actor who was born in 1950 in Houston, Texas to Juanita and William Rudy Quaid, an electrician. He received his education at the University of Houston, specializing in drama. While still a student, Quaid made his film debut in 1971 in Peter Bogdanovich's "The Last Picture Show". The young actor's career started off incredibly successful, as the film received numerous awards, including an Oscar, a Golden Globe, and a British Academy Film Award.

Early Career

Following his debut, director Bogdanovich cast Quaid in his next film, the comedy "What's Up, Doc?" in 1972. Quaid then went on to secure roles steadily, with one of his most notable performances being in Hal Ashby's 1973 comedy-drama "The Last Detail", alongside Jack Nicholson and Otis Young. In the same year, he also appeared in another acclaimed film, the Oscar-winning comedy "Paper Moon", also directed by Bogdanovich. Throughout the 1970s, Quaid appeared in a number of notable films, including Tom Gries' "Breakout", Hal Ashby's "Bound for Glory", and Alan Parker's "Midnight Express", both of which were nominated for and received multiple Oscars and other prestigious awards.

Continued Success and Diverse Roles

Quaid's filmography consists of many outstanding films, with a balance of quality and quantity. In the 1980s, he continued to secure a variety of roles, starting with the western "The Long Riders" and the comedy "Heartbeeps" in the early part of the decade, and ending with the brilliant comedy "Christmas Vacation" by Jeremiah S. Chechik in 1989. In addition to his film work, Quaid also appeared on television, notably portraying Lyndon B. Johnson in the TV film "LBJ: The Early Years" in 1987, for which he received a Golden Globe. In the 1990s, Quaid starred in the sports comedy "Kingpin" directed by the Farrelly brothers, playing the main character, Ishmael Boorg, who is convinced by a passionate bowler, Roy Munson (played by Woody Harrelson), to leave his religious community to compete in a bowling championship. In 1999, he played the lead role in John Henderson's family television film "The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns", a bright, kind, and beautiful story about leprechauns and elves. A notable success in 2002 was his portrayal of the bungling robot Bruno in Ron Underwood's funny comedy "The Adventures of Pluto Nash". In 2006, he appeared in Milos Forman's drama "Goya's Ghosts".

Personal Life and Legal Issues

Randy Quaid is married to actress and model Evi Quaid. In September 2009, the couple was arrested in West Texas for an alleged unpaid hotel bill of $10,000 in California. Evi Quaid even resisted arrest during the incident. The charge of defrauding an innkeeper by theft through a conspiracy became a popular topic in the press. The Quaids were released on bail of $20,000 each.