CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS & TRIVIA

Celebrity Birthdays & Trivia


APRIL

5– Colin Powell – 72 – New York City, NY
6 – Zach Braff – 34 – South Orange, NJ
6 – Paul Rudd – 40 – Passaic, NJ
6 – Billy Dee Williams – 72 – New York City, NY
7 – Russell Crowe – 45 – Wellington, New Zealand
7 – Jackie Chan – 55 – Victoria Park, Hong Kong
7 – James Garner – 81 – Norman, OK
8 – Betty Ford – 91 – Chicago, IL
9 – Kristen Stewart – 19 – Los Angeles, CA
9 – Dennis Quaid – 55 – Houston, TX
9 – Hugh Hefner – 83 – Chicago, IL
10 – Seven Seagal – 57 – Lansing, MI


Trivia

DENNIS QUAID

Aside from acting, Quaid is a musician and plays with his band the Sharks. He also has a pilot's license and is a scratch golfer, in 2005, was named as the top golfer among the "Hollywood set" by Golf Digest. He lends his name to the annual "Dennis Quaid Charity Weekend" (formerly the "Jiffy Lube/Dennis Quaid Charity Classic") in Austin, Texas. The golf tournament attracts numerous celebrities with the proceeds split among local children's charities.

Quaid works with the charity "International Hospital for Children in New Orleans." He makes trips to Central America to help build medical clinics and transport sick children back to the United States for treatment they cannot get locally.

In a 2006 interview with Best Life magazine, Quaid said that in the mid-1990s he suffered from anorexia.

Known for his famous grin, Quaid has appeared in both comedic and dramatic roles.