Randy Quaid: Biography in Details
Who is Randy Quaid?
Randy Quaid is an Oscar-nominated actor and producer. Quaid is renowned as the Meadows of the movie, The Last Detail.
Last, in 2011, he produced Star Whackers.
Randy Quaid- Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity, Education
Randy Quaid was born on the 1st of October 1950 in Houston, Texas, the U.S.
His father, William Ruby is an electrician. His mother, Juanita Bonniedale, is a real estate agent. They are of English-Irish-Scottish ancestry.
He is the elder brother of Dennis Quaid, an actor.
Randy attended the University of Houston in Texas. At the University he studied drama. Initially, he didn’t want to pursue acting but he enjoyed his acting classes.
Randy Quaid- Professional Career
Quaid as an Actor
During his University days, his teacher inspired him to give audition for the director, Peter Bogdanovich.
He won the role in the audition and debuted in the film, 1971- Last Picture Show.
In the film, he played the character of Lester Marlow. The movie is based on the life of a group of high schoolers who are in the verse of isolation.
The movie has two Oscars. In the movie, he established himself as a very strong actor.
After the movie, he was cast in the TV series, Night Gallery as John.
In the same year, he featured in a comedy movie, What’s Up, Doc? as Professor Hosquith with the director, Peter Bogdanovich. After a year, in 1973, he was featured the movie, The Last Detail as Meadow.
In 1987, Randy featured portrayed the character of President Lyndon Johnson in LBJ: The Early Years.
His character in the movie was highly appreciated by viewers and critics.
He said that he always wanted to play the character LBJ.
In the movie, 1992- Frankenstein he was cast as a monster which is truly different from his previous characters. Some of his Movies along with the year and character names are-
| Year | Movies | Characters |
| 2018 | Weight | Gordon |
| 2006 | Treasure Island Kids: The Battle of Treasure Island | Captain Flint |
| 2003 | Black Cadillac | Charlie |
| 1996 | Independence Day | Russell Casse |
Last, in 2006, he has featured the TV series, Texas Ranch House as Narrator. In the series, he contributed his voice as the Narrator.
Producer, Theater
As a producer, he debuted with the movie, The Debtors. In the movie, he was an executive director.
Last, he produced the documentary, Star Whackers. The documentary was based on Hollywood Assassins who are out for over a decade to kill Randy and his wife.
Apart from TV and Movies, he also appeared in Theater. In 2004, he was cast in the world premiere play of playwright, Sam Shepard, The God of Hell as Frank.
Later, he featured Broadway hit True West.
Awards, Nomination
-2000- Western Heritage Award for Purgatory.
-2009- VFCC Award for the best supporting role in Real-Time.
-1974- nominated for Oscar as Best Actor in Supporting Role.
-1993- nominated for Chainsaw Award.
Randy Quaid- Controversies, Rumors
- In 2006, Quaid sued the producers of Brokeback Moutain who misrepresented the movie as a low-budget film to provide him a fee below the market rate.
- The Actors’ Equity Association representing American stage Actors banned him for a lifetime and fined him $81k US in February 2008.
- In 2009, Randy and his wife, Evi were arrested for defrauding an innkeeper by using an invalid credit card. The due amount to be paid was $10k US. For the crime, Evi was on probation for three years. Later, she served in the community for 240 hrs.
- In October 2010, Randy and Eve seek asylum protection in Canada under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. They told that they fear living in the US.
- However, border authorities arrested them due to their outstanding warrant in the US. Later, in 2011, Eve was granted Canadian citizenship. However, Randy’s application for Canadian citizenship was denied.
Randy Quaid- Net Worth, Salary
As of 2022, he has an estimated net worth of -$1 million US.
His salary as an actor is $19k-$210k US.
Body Stats- Height, Weight
Randy Quaid has light brown eyes with auburn hair.
His height is 6 feet and 5 inches has a decent weight.
Social Media
He has over 159.7k followers on Twitter. But he is not active on Facebook and Instagram.
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Randy Quaid's Anniversary Dates
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|
| 2024 | October | Saturday |
| 2025 | October | Sunday |
| 2026 | October | Monday |
| 2027 | October | Tuesday |
| 2028 | October | Thursday |
Randy Quaid's Birthday Dates
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|
| 2024 | October | Tuesday |
| 2025 | October | Wednesday |
| 2026 | October | Thursday |
| 2027 | October | Friday |
| 2028 | October | Sunday |
