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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Austin premiere of the documentary Grid Down, |
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Power Up provides a welcome opportunity to recognize its narrator, |
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native Texan Dennis Quaid, for his outstanding career as an actor; |
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WHEREAS, Born in Houston, Mr. Quaid graduated from Bellaire |
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High School and went on to attend the University of Houston; he left |
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college to join his older brother, actor Randy Quaid, in Los Angeles |
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and quickly landed roles in a number of productions; his on-screen |
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breakthrough came in 1979 in the coming-of-age drama Breaking Away; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In the subsequent years, Mr. Quaid continued |
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building his credits, most notably in The Right Stuff as Houston |
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astronaut Gordon Cooper; in 1984, he appeared on stage opposite his |
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brother in Sam Shepard's True West, and he later demonstrated his |
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range as an actor, playing a Louisiana detective in The Big Easy, a |
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U.S. Navy aviator in the science fiction comedy Innerspace, and |
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rockabilly legend Jerry Lee Lewis in the biopic Great Balls of Fire; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Beginning with The Parent Trap in 1998, Mr. Quaid |
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enjoyed one of the most successful stretches of his career, earning |
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plaudits as a beleaguered quarterback in Any Given Sunday, as an |
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unsavory lawyer in Traffic, and as a middle-aged high school |
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baseball coach who tries out for the big leagues in The Rookie; in |
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2003, he received an Independent Spirt Award for his powerful |
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performance in Todd Haynes's family drama Far From Heaven, and two |
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years later, he portrayed Lone Star State legend Sam Houston in a |
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remake of The Alamo; along the way, he acted in hit films such as The |
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Day After Tomorrow and In Good Company, and in 2010, he received |
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Emmy, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild nominations for his |
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depiction of former president Bill Clinton in The Special |
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Relationship; over the next decade, his credits included starring |
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in the CBS series Vegas, and more recently, he served as the |
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narrator in David Tice's documentary Grid Down, Power Up, which |
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focuses on the potential dangers of the U.S. power grid going down; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to his work as an actor, Mr. Quaid is a |
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talented musician, and he and his band The Sharks released their |
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debut album, Out of the Box, in November 2018; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than four decades, Dennis Quaid has |
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delighted audiences on stage and screen in a wide range of dramatic |
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and comedic roles, and it is indeed fitting to acknowledge the |
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contributions of this talented Texan; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Dennis Quaid for his achievements and |
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extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Quaid as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |