You May Know Dennis Quaid's Actor Son Jack, but Did You Know He Has Teen Twins?
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Dennis Quaid is a household name for his many famous roles, but did you know he's a dad of three? The star welcomed his oldest child, Jack Quaid, while married to Meg Ryan in the '90s, and he shares twins — just like his "Parent Trap" character, Nick Parker — with his third wife, Kimberly Buffington. Although Dennis hasn't shared photos of his children on social media, Jack tends to post tons of throwbacks of himself, and in the past shared a handful of snaps of his younger siblings.
Speaking to People in July, Dennis admitted that when it comes to parenting, he's a "dorky dad" because his daughter "makes me feel that way." He added: "Very uncomfortable, awkward. Awkward. Teenagers are awkward."
"I love being a dad. I really do. I think I'm a good dad," he continued. "It turned out so far so good. Jack really turned out well. I'm really proud of him, and Thomas and Zoe too."
Of his children, Dennis said, "They're really just great kids. I love watching them grow up and watching them change. I look back on us when I was 15 and you just don't have a clue what's going to happen to you in your life. I don't have a clue what's going to happen with them either, but it's day by day that they're coming along."
Keep reading to learn more about Dennis's three kids and to see Jack's photos of them.
Jack Henry Quaid
Dennis's first child, a son named Jack — whom he shares with ex-wife Meg Ryan — was born on April 24, 1992. Jack has followed in his dad's footsteps as an actor, and is most commonly known for his roles as Hughie in Amazon's superhero series, "The Boys," and Marvel in "The Hunger Games." Although he has younger half siblings on his dad's side, Jack first became an older brother to Meg's daughter, Daisy True Ryan, in 2006.
Thomas Boone and Zoe Grace Quaid
Dennis's youngest children, fraternal twins Thomas and Zoe — whom he shares with ex-wife Kimberly Buffington — were born in November 2007 via gestational carrier. Two weeks after their birth, the twins fought for their lives after they were both given an accidental overdose of Heparin, a blood thinner. Of the medical scare, Dennis told People in 2015: "You go to a dark place. But you gotta pull yourself away from that, you gotta remain optimistic. But everything turned out okay. We had a happy ending."