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I owe the little formal education I got to my drama teacher, Mr. Pickett, who got us to read Shakespeare, Moliere, and other classics.

Dennis Quaid

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Dennis Quaid
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: April 9
Actor
Aircraft Pilot
Composer
Film Actor
Screenwriter
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Houston
Texas
Dennis William Quaid
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Drama
Teacher
Education
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Littles
Moliere
Little
Classics
Shakespeare

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