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Randall Rudy Quaid (born October 1, 1950 in
Houston, Texas), commonly known as Randy Quaid, is
an actor and the elder brother of fellow actor
Dennis Quaid. 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. He was nominated for an Academy
Award for his role in The Last Detail (1973 in
film|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 (movie)|Independence Day.

His television appearances include a season as a
Saturday Night Live|SNL cast member (1985-1986),
the role of real-life gunslinger John Wesley
Hardin in the mini-series Streets of Laredo, and a
starring role in the awkwardly-titled The
Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire (2003).

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

He also had a part in the Roland Emmerich directed
movie Independence Day (movie)|Independence Day.
He played Russell Casse, a retired fighter pilot,
who is a drunk, loving family man. He returns to
combat after the aliens are endangering Earth. He
is the hero of America, when he is the only one
with a missile, and it jams and he must take
drastic measures to save Earth.

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Randall Rudy Quaid (born October 1, 1950 in
Houston, Texas), commonly known as Randy Quaid, is
an actor and the elder brother of fellow actor
Dennis Quaid. 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. He was nominated for an Academy
Award for his role in The Last Detail (1973 in
film|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 (movie)|Independence Day.

His television appearances include a season as a
Saturday Night Live|SNL cast member (1985-1986),
the role of real-life gunslinger John Wesley
Hardin in the mini-series Streets of Laredo, and a
starring role in the awkwardly-titled The
Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire (2003).

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

He also had a part in the Roland Emmerich directed
movie Independence Day (movie)|Independence Day.
He played Russell Casse, a retired fighter pilot,
who is a drunk, loving family man. He returns to
combat after the aliens are endangering Earth. He
is the hero of America, when he is the only one
with a missile, and it jams and he must take
drastic measures to save Earth.

==External links==
* imdb name|id=0001642|name=Randy Quaid