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| 2 | 2 | | By: Schaefer H.R. No. 551 |
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| 5 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The Austin premiere of the documentary Grid Down, |
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| 7 | 7 | | Power Up provides a welcome opportunity to recognize its narrator, |
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| 8 | 8 | | native Texan Dennis Quaid, for his outstanding career as an actor; |
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| 9 | 9 | | and |
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| 10 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Born in Houston, Mr. Quaid graduated from Bellaire |
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| 11 | 11 | | High School and went on to attend the University of Houston; he left |
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| 12 | 12 | | college to join his older brother, actor Randy Quaid, in Los Angeles |
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| 13 | 13 | | and quickly landed roles in a number of productions; his on-screen |
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| 14 | 14 | | breakthrough came in 1979 in the coming-of-age drama Breaking Away; |
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| 15 | 15 | | and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, In the subsequent years, Mr. Quaid continued |
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| 17 | 17 | | building his credits, most notably in The Right Stuff as Houston |
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| 18 | 18 | | astronaut Gordon Cooper; in 1984, he appeared on stage opposite his |
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| 19 | 19 | | brother in Sam Shepard's True West, and he later demonstrated his |
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| 20 | 20 | | range as an actor, playing a Louisiana detective in The Big Easy, a |
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| 21 | 21 | | U.S. Navy aviator in the science fiction comedy Innerspace, and |
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| 22 | 22 | | rockabilly legend Jerry Lee Lewis in the biopic Great Balls of Fire; |
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| 23 | 23 | | and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Beginning with The Parent Trap in 1998, Mr. Quaid |
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| 25 | 25 | | enjoyed one of the most successful stretches of his career, earning |
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| 26 | 26 | | plaudits as a beleaguered quarterback in Any Given Sunday, as an |
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| 27 | 27 | | unsavory lawyer in Traffic, and as a middle-aged high school |
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| 28 | 28 | | baseball coach who tries out for the big leagues in The Rookie; in |
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| 29 | 29 | | 2003, he received an Independent Spirt Award for his powerful |
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| 30 | 30 | | performance in Todd Haynes's family drama Far From Heaven, and two |
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| 31 | 31 | | years later, he portrayed Lone Star State legend Sam Houston in a |
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| 32 | 32 | | remake of The Alamo; along the way, he acted in hit films such as The |
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| 33 | 33 | | Day After Tomorrow and In Good Company, and in 2010, he received |
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| 34 | 34 | | Emmy, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild nominations for his |
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| 35 | 35 | | depiction of former president Bill Clinton in The Special |
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| 36 | 36 | | Relationship; over the next decade, his credits included starring |
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| 37 | 37 | | in the CBS series Vegas, and more recently, he served as the |
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| 38 | 38 | | narrator in David Tice's documentary Grid Down, Power Up, which |
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| 39 | 39 | | focuses on the potential dangers of the U.S. power grid going down; |
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| 40 | 40 | | and |
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| 41 | 41 | | WHEREAS, In addition to his work as an actor, Mr. Quaid is a |
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| 42 | 42 | | talented musician, and he and his band The Sharks released their |
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| 43 | 43 | | debut album, Out of the Box, in November 2018; and |
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| 44 | 44 | | WHEREAS, For more than four decades, Dennis Quaid has |
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| 45 | 45 | | delighted audiences on stage and screen in a wide range of dramatic |
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| 46 | 46 | | and comedic roles, and it is indeed fitting to acknowledge the |
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| 47 | 47 | | contributions of this talented Texan; now, therefore, be it |
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| 48 | 48 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 49 | 49 | | Legislature hereby honor Dennis Quaid for his achievements and |
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| 50 | 50 | | extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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| 51 | 51 | | further |
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| 52 | 52 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 53 | 53 | | prepared for Mr. Quaid as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 54 | 54 | | House of Representatives. |
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