Dennis Quaidis more like hisParent Trappersona than he thought!
Speaking with PEOPLE forthis week’s cover story, on newsstands Friday, theAmerican Underdogactor, 69, opened up about his upcoming gospel album and chatted about being a dad to his three kids.
“I can be loud sometimes,” he admits.
“I kind of feel like a dorky dad a lot because…especially my daughter makes me feel that way,” he tells PEOPLE. “Very uncomfortable, awkward. Awkward. Teenagers are awkward.”
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“I love being a dad. I really do. I think I’m a good dad,” he adds. “It turned out so far so good. Jack really turned out well. I’m really proud of him, and Thomas and Zoe too.”
Quaid shares his 31-year-old sonJackwith his second wifeMeg Ryan. He shares his twins, Thomas and Zoe, 15, with his third wife Kate Buffington. Quaid married his fourth wife,Laura Savoie, in 2020.
In March 2018, the father of three told PEOPLE that he defines happinessbased on how his children are doing. As his kids have gotten older, the actor has opened up about what he loves most about fatherhood, revealing that his “favorite time” is when he is taking his two youngest to school in the morning.
“During breakfast, getting them up, you really get to know them,” Quaid said. “They’re as fresh as they’re going to get. It’s not the witching hour at night when it’s time to go to bed and all the excuses come out. A lot of bonding goes on in the morning, talking about life.”
Shortly after the actor’s twins were born, theywere hospitalizedat Cedars Sinai Medical Center in L.A. due to staph infections. While at the hospital, the twins were accidentally given 1,000 times the recommended dose of the blood thinner Heparin, placing them in immediate jeopardy.
A month later, the twins made a full recovery and were released from the hospital. As a result of the medical mishap, Quaid started The Quaid Foundation, which raises awareness about medical mistakes.
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source: people.com
